Hotels

January 18, 2026

Hotel Metropolitan Sendai, Sendai, Japan

Generally I’ve been choosing to stay at hotels close by...
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December 17, 2025

Mercure Sapporo, Sapporo, Japan

For my stay in Sapporo I’d chosen the Mercure in...
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November 19, 2025

Premier Hotel – Cabin President, Hakodate, Japan

I’d decided to stay close to Hakodate train station as...
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October 15, 2025

APA Hotel Ueno Ekimae, Ueno, Tokyo, Japan

I’d decided I would stay around the Ueno area for...
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September 10, 2025

Novotel Melbourne Airport, Melbourne, Australia

It was time to head off overseas again, and rather...
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September 18, 2024

Seoul & Taipei 2024 retrospective

I was off on my first holiday since going to...
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September 11, 2024

Four Points by Sheraton Josun, Seoul Station

For my last night in Seoul I’d decided to stay...
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August 18, 2024

Palais de Chine, Taipei, Taiwan

I’d made a last minute decision to change hotels after...
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May 29, 2024

Novotel Suites Ambassador Seoul Yongsan – Seoul Dragon City, Seoul, South Korea

I will start off saying that the Novotel Suites Ambassador...
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April 20, 2024

Novotel Sydney International Airport, Sydney, Australia

It was a big day for me, I was off...
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November 17, 2019

Europe 2019 retrospective

For my Europe trip this year I decided to head...
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November 10, 2019

Eden Hotel Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

I stayed here last year, and despite the small room...
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October 6, 2019

Hôtel ibis Styles Lyon Centre – Gare Part Dieu, Lyon, France

Hôtel ibis Styles Lyon Centre – Gare Part Dieu is...
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September 15, 2019

Hotel ibis Styles Montpellier Centre Comedie, Montpellier, France

In Montpellier I had decided to stay around the Comedie...
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August 4, 2019

Aparthotel Adagio Toulouse Centre Ramblas, Toulouse, France

Aparthotel Adagio Toulouse Centre Ramblas, also called the Aparthotel Adagio...
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July 10, 2019

Hotel ibis Bordeaux Centre Gare Saint Jean, Bordeaux, France

For my stay in Bordeaux I’d chosen to stay at...
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May 8, 2019

Peppers Mineral Springs Hotel, Hepburn Springs, Australia

For our offsite we were checked into Peppers Mineral Springs...
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April 3, 2019

Japan 2018 trip – a retrospective

My fourth trip to Japan took place in the northern...
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March 31, 2019

ANA InterContinental Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

I like the InterContinental Tokyo hotel. This was my 5th stay...
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February 13, 2019

Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka, Osaka, Japan

This was my second stay at the Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka...
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January 20, 2019

Crowne Plaza ANA Kobe, Kobe, Japan

I’d gotten to the shinkansen platform at Himeji station early...
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January 16, 2019

Toyoko INN Himeji Station, Himeji, Japan

Toyoko Inn is very much a Japanese salaryman’s hotel. No...
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December 31, 2018

2018 travel retrospective

My how 2018 has flown by. I was lucky enough...
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December 19, 2018

Hotel M’s Est Shijo Karasuma, Kyoto, Japan

Hotel M’s Est Shijo Karasuma is a modern hotel near...
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November 18, 2018

ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama, Toyama, Japan

Crowne Plaza hotels, particularly in Japan, always seem to live...
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October 3, 2018

InterContinental Grand Stanford, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

I’ve been staying at the InterContinental Grand Stanford in East...
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September 3, 2018

Eden Hotel Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Eden Hotel Amsterdam is in a perfect location on the...
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August 26, 2018

Brasserie FLO Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Brasserie FLO Amsterdam is part of the sprawling Eden Hotel Amsterdam...
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May 23, 2018

Albe Hôtel Saint-Michel, Paris, France

After a bit of a train delay on the RER...
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May 13, 2018

Hart Hotel, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong

After the quick train ride on the Airport Express from...
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March 28, 2018

Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

On my many trips to Singapore over the past 15...
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March 14, 2018

Shangri-La Hotel, Sydney, Australia

I’d attended a seminar at the Sydney Shangri-La before but...
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February 18, 2018

Pier One Sydney Harbour, Sydney, Australia

This is a little out of the way gem of...
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January 31, 2018

Sydney Harbour Marriott Hotel, Sydney, Australia

In over a hundred trips to Sydney I’d never stayed...
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January 24, 2018

Customs House Bar, Sydney, Australia

I’ve been doing a bit of travel to Sydney every...
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October 26, 2017

Hyatt Regency, Sydney, Australia

I’ve stayed at a lot of hotels, and I mean...
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September 20, 2017

InterContinental Tokyo ANA, Tokyo, Japan

A great hotel, great location, a quick walk to Tameike-Sanno Subway Station...
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September 17, 2017

Hotel Metropolitan Nagano, Nagano, Japan

As the Shinkansen from Kanazawa pulled into Nagano Station I...
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September 13, 2017

ANA Crowne Plaza Kanazawa, Kanazawa, Japan

After the relatively long, and slow, train trip from Shin-Osaka...
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September 10, 2017

ANA Crowne Plaza Hiroshima, Hiroshima, Japan

After Kyoto I jumped on the Shinkansen to Shin-Osaka, and...
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September 6, 2017

ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

The Shinkansen from Shinagawa Station (Tokyo) arrived at Kyoto Station...
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September 3, 2017

InterContinental Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan

Having landed at Narita Airport at the start of my...
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September 9, 2016

Crowne Plaza ANA Osaka, Osaka, Japan

After the Shinkansen trip from Nagoya to Shin-Osaka and then...
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September 9, 2016

ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Court Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan

After landing at Haneda Airport around 5am and finding I...
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July 31, 2016

DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

The last stop on my European adventure was Amsterdam. For...
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July 31, 2016

Crowne Plaza Antwerpen, Antwerp, Belgium

Antwerp is about 70 minutes north of Brussels by intercity...
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July 31, 2016

Hilton Brussels City, Brussels, Belgium

After the train trip from Lyon to Brussels Central station...
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July 20, 2016

Hilton Paris La Défense, Paris, France

Landing in Paris at around 7am I was heading to...
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April 4, 2015

ANA InterContinental Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

After Kyoto I returned to Tokyo and decided to stay...
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April 3, 2015

ANA Crowne Plaza Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan

After a short stay in Tokyo I took the Shinkansen...
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April 3, 2015

InterContinental Tokyo Bay, Tokyo, Japan

Having just arrived in Tokyo and being totally overwhelmed by...
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February 28, 2015

Park Regis, Auckland, New Zealand

With the Cricket World Cup and Chinese New Year happening...
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February 28, 2015

Brisbane Marriott Hotel, Brisbane, Australia

I don’t normally stay at a Marriott hotel as I...
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November 6, 2014

Holiday Inn, Suva, Fiji

Sometimes life can be difficult, like the 3 days I...
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January 19, 2014

Mantra on Murray, Perth, Australia

I was back in Perth for the week and after...
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November 2, 2013

Duxton, Perth, Australia

I’d stayed at the Duxton once before, probably about 5...
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October 27, 2013

Hanoi Hilton Opera, Hanoi, Vietnam

This was my first trip to Vietnam and, as you’ve...
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September 9, 2013

World’s most expensive beer – a new candidate

I’d previously thought that I’d found the world’s most expensive...
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September 9, 2013

Four Points by Sheraton, Perth, Australia

It’d been 6 months since I was in Perth and...
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June 1, 2013

InterContinental Dubai, Dubai, UAE

This is the “real” InterContinental hotel in Dubai. Like the...
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June 1, 2013

Yas Viceroy, Abu Dhabi, UAE

After the weekend in Dubai we were off to Abu...
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May 31, 2013

InterContinental Residence Suites, Dubai, UAE

This was my first time in the UAE so I’d...
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March 6, 2013

Swissotel Merchant Court, Singapore

I’ve been to Singapore a heap of times. I’ve mostly...
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December 8, 2012

Ibis, Perth, Australia

Anyone else find it incredibly hard to get a hotel...
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December 2, 2012

Holiday Inn Old Sydney, Sydney, Australia

At work we have a list of hotels we’re allowed...
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December 2, 2012

InterContinental Hong Kong, Hong Kong

The past couple of times I’d been in Hong Kong...
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December 1, 2012

Hotel Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16, Macau

I had a 3 day training course in Macau of...
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December 1, 2012

Beijing Hilton, Beijing, China

I was lucky enough to spend 8 days in Beijing...
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September 11, 2010

InterContinental Grand Stanford, Hong Kong

I was in Hong Kong for a week for a...
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March 31, 2010

Stamford Plaza, Adelaide, Australia

Do you ever have that sense of foreboding when you...
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February 8, 2010

The Bolton Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand

This was my second stay at The Bolton Hotel in...
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October 19, 2009

InterContinental Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand

I’ve never stayed at a bad InterContinental hotel, and the...
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October 17, 2009

Don’t you just hate it when…

you end up in a swish hotel in a new...
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September 24, 2009

Medina Grand, Perth, Australia

Let me start off by saying that this is the...
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August 8, 2009

The great Singapore beer rip – day 2…

Well, decided to change tack a little, and rather than...
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August 7, 2009

Worlds most expensive beers?

I think I may have just bought three of the...
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May 10, 2009

Crowne Plaza, Norwest, Sydney, Australia

We were in Sydney to attend a training course at...
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March 8, 2009

The Westin, Auckland, New Zealand

First time at the Westin in Auckland… Asked the cabbie...
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January 24, 2009

Sofitel, Brisbane, Australia

I’ve stayed at this particular hotel probably around 5 years...
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November 12, 2008

Sebel Citigate, Brisbane, Australia

This is a review in two movements. I’ve stayed at...
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August 1, 2008

The Sebel, Chatswood, Sydney, Australia

And this weeks winner of Gavin’s “another hotel of the...
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July 21, 2008

Terraces on Wickham, Brisbane, Australia

Well, its another week, therefore I must be traveling. OK,...
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June 16, 2008

Hyatt Hotel Canberra, Canberra, Australia

This is one of my favorite hotels… its a real...
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May 26, 2008

The Regent, Singapore

Stayed for one night, well 13 hours really, on my...
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May 26, 2008

Shangri-La, Jakarta, Indonesia

Another very nice hotel, this time in Jakarta. This is...
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May 26, 2008

Swissotel The Stamford, Singapore

I’ve stayed at at this hotel many times over the...
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April 24, 2008

InterContinental Burswood, Perth, Australia

All round, not a bad hotel though it is showing...
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March 5, 2008

Hilton San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA

Well, I’m on my way home after six and a...
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November 26, 2007

Brisbane Hilton, Brisbane, Australia

Now, this is a nice hotel. Well appointed, good location,...
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November 23, 2007

Rydges Lakeside, Canberra, Australia

This hotel is old… mutton dressed up as lamb. The...
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November 18, 2007

InterContinental, Wellington, New Zealand

Had to head off over the pond to Wellington at...
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September 28, 2007

Four Seasons Hotel, Sydney, Australia

Stayed at the Four Seasons hotel, George Street, Sydney last...
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February 24, 2007

Sydney Marriott Hotel, Sydney, Australia

Not the one down by Circular Quay! Back in Sydney...
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February 17, 2007

InterContinental Sydney, Sydney, Australia

I had the chance to stay at the InterContinental Hotel...
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January 18, 2007

Griffin Hotel, Kingston, Canberra, Australia

The Griffin Hotel, aka Griffin Apartments, in Kingston, ACT is...
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