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ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Court Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan

by gavin, posted in Bars, Hotels, Travel

After landing at Haneda Airport around 5am and finding I couldn’t exchange my JR Pass at the airport until close to 8, I decided to see if I’d have better luck at Shinagawa station, but alas it was not to be (they open at 9am), so I headed to Tokyo station where I knew the ticket office started exchanging JR Passes at 7:30am. I was 2nd in the queue and I had my JR Pass and a reserved seat on the Shinkansen to Nagoya in my hands by 7:45. A quick snack at Tokyo station and I was on my way to Nagoya at 200km/h around 8:30am.

I arrived in Nagoya station around 10:20am. The ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Court Nagoya is in the Kanayama area of Nagoya right next to Kanayama station. You can get there using your JR Pass for the ~5 minute train trip.

ANA Crowne Plaza Hotel Grand Court Nagoya, Nagoya, Japan

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DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

by gavin, posted in Bars, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel

The last stop on my European adventure was Amsterdam.

For my Amsterdam home I’d chosen the DoubleTree by Hilton right next to Amsterdam Centraal Station and this was to prove to be my favourite hotel of my trip.

DoubleTree by Hilton Amsterdam Centraal Station, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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Hilton Brussels City, Brussels, Belgium

by gavin, posted in Bars, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel

After the train trip from Lyon to Brussels Central station I was in a taxi for a short ride to my next hotel The Hilton Brussels City in Rogier.

If I’d done my homework a bit better I’d have gotten a train to either the Rogier Metro station or to Brussels Nord station which are both a ~5 minute walk from the hotel… but alas I’m not known for planning so spent ~€15 on the taxi.

Hilton Brussels City, Brussels, Belgium

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Hilton Paris La Défense, Paris, France

by gavin, posted in Bars, Hotels, Restaurants, Travel

Landing in Paris at around 7am I was heading to my hotel, the Hilton Paris La Défense, via the RER – 2 trains with a interchange at Châtelet – Les Halles for the onward train to La Défense – all up probably 75 minutes. I was hoping that I could check in early to get some shut eye after the flight from Hong Kong and I struck it lucky in that my room became available just as I was checking in around 10am.

Hilton Paris La Défense, Paris, France

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ANA InterContinental Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

by gavin, posted in Hotels, Travel

After Kyoto I returned to Tokyo and decided to stay at the other InterContinental property near Roppongi.

As soon as you walk into the lobby you know you’re in a classy place. Check-in was super efficient and I got a personal welcome from the manager due to my IHG Ambassador status.

ANA InterContinental Tokyo, Tokyo, 東京都, Japan
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