[Hotel Review] SUITE DREAMS – Conrad New York Downtown

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My last night in NYC was supposed to be spent in TWA as I thought it would be quite a cool experience but then I saw a pretty decent deal on Hotelux which included a USD100 hotel credit, double points, free breakfast, plus possible late check out due to my Diamond status. I was going to have to pay about the same at TWA as the property required cash top up for a late check out which I needed, so I figured why not stay here and earn some points while at it.

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[Hotel Review] SUITE DREAMS – Kimpton Eventi New York

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I thought long and hard about choosing this property for 2 nights after RC Nomad because I’ve never tried a Kimpton, and it’s a 5-min walk from RC so I can just roll my luggage over (yays to saving on Uber!). Then came along the Kimpton Annual Sale which was (I think) a solid 30% discount off the rates for my dates and cancellable so I went ahead to book while brosing other options. And then came along the IHG Ambassador 20k points for any 2-night stay so that sealed the deal.

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[Hotel Review] SUITE DREAMS – The Ritz Carlton New York, Nomad

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Ah, the hotel splurge of my trip.

It was only a few months back that the opening of this property popped up on my reading list and I was hooked. Ritz Carlton? New? Club Lounge? With Titanium status? YES PLEASE.

But prices? NO PLEASE.

Nonetheless, massive stalking of anything related to this fancy property commenced.

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[Hotel Review] SUITE DREAMS – New York Marriott Marquis

  • The Private Room
  • SQ26 SIN-FRA-JFK Suites
  • Luftansa Senator Lounge
  • New York Marriott Marquis
  • The Ritz Carlton New York Nomad
  • Kimpton Eventi New York
  • Conrad New York Downtown
  • SQ25 JFK-FRA Business
  • The Westin Grand Frankfurt
  • Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel and Conference Centre
  • Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge
  • SQ25 FRA-SIN Suites

Where does a New York noob stay? Times Square of course.

Okay so the strategy was to find a spot for a NYC first-timer convenient enough to explore sufficiently, and most of my research turned up Times Square, the ever-buzzing heart of New York. And I settled on this property because they are newly renovated, seem to have decent sized rooms, and has a M Club to settle breakfast and dinners in. The plan is to spend the first four of my nine nights here as a base for exploring the Big Apple.

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[Trip Report] Suite Dreams

After my completely devastating forced cancellation of my Etihad Apartment due to COVID (thankssss again), I had shelved any thoughts of flying First (on any airlines) as the roller coaster of disappointment was not something I want to go through again. Yeesh.

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[Flight Review] Singapore Airlines SQ1 San Francisco to Hong Kong Boeing 777-300ER – Business

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[Lounge Review] United Polaris Lounge San Francisco

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[Hotel Review] San Francisco Marriott Marquis

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[Hotel Review] Carmel Valley Ranch

  • Singapore Airlines SQ34 Singapore to San Francisco A350-900 – Premium Economy
  • Carmel Valley Ranch
  • San Francisco Marriott Marquis
  • United Polaris Lounge, San Francisco International Airport
  • Singapore Airlines SQ1 San Francisco to Hong Kong 777-300ER – Business
  • SilverKris Lounge, Hong Kong International Airport
  • Singapore Airlines SQ1 Hong Kong to Singapore 777-300ER – Business
  • The Haven, Changi Airport Terminal 3

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[Flight Review] Singapore Airlines SQ34 Singapore to San Francisco A350-900ULR – Premium Economy

I decided to write this next few reviews as a series so it seems abit more coherent.

So the background of this trip is that I knew I had a work trip to Carmel, California. Nearest flight stop will be San Francisco (SFO).

Flight wise, we were all booked on Singapore Airlines Premium Economy due to the long fight hours. I was honestly quite excited about trying PE on SQ!

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