Splatted wrote:I'm told by Qantas crew who I believe stay at the Swissotel side that the lower levels are more run down, but the higher levels are much better condition. (renovated, I think)
As they are permanant guests of the hotel, they usually get the lower "well-used" levels. Perhaps this is what you ended up with?
Then you probably ended up with one of the rooms British Airways cabin crew normally stay in.JR8 wrote:Splatted wrote:I'm told by Qantas crew who I believe stay at the Swissotel side that the lower levels are more run down, but the higher levels are much better condition. (renovated, I think)
As they are permanant guests of the hotel, they usually get the lower "well-used" levels. Perhaps this is what you ended up with?
Er no, as I have only ever stayed at the Fairmont
Yeah, they actually have two towers, more like west and east, whereas the third one (south-east) is the big one run by the Swissotel. It's that one that's the best place to stay at.JR8 wrote:Looking at Google Earth the Fairmont appears to have a north west and a south east tower that are minimally interconnected.
zzm9980 wrote:Oh, however will you cope. If it turns out that unbearable, I can pull my mountainbike out of the utility room and you can rent the floor thereJR8 wrote: So.... (under some duress) booked the Fullerton instead.
aster wrote:Yeah, they actually have two towers, more like west and east, whereas the third one (south-east) is the big one run by the Swissotel. It's that one that's the best place to stay at.JR8 wrote:Looking at Google Earth the Fairmont appears to have a north west and a south east tower that are minimally interconnected.
Ah but, have you seen both towers at the Fairmont, because if you're comparing vs one of their older rooms then yes I expect the Swissotel does come out better. The new rooms at the Fairmont are damned spiffy though.aster wrote: IMO the Swissotel has better rooms and much better views as well.
aster wrote: As mentioned before you need to go for the "Grand Rooms" which are priced just slightly higher but give you much more room, two balconies, etc. The room numbers will be XX70 (where XX is the floor).
The views might be great for tourists but views don't really do much for me (for example I found visiting the skydeck at MBS a complete waste of time and money), having seen them already from the Swissotel F&B outlets and other nearby tall buildings. Maybe though I'll consider Swissotel another time... so thanks for 'the feedbacks'aster wrote: I booked my parents into one of these rooms recently and the view they had was spectacular, as their room was on the 33rd floor (already higher than the roof of the Fairmont, and still many floors higher up available as I think they have rooms until the 68th floor even): http://i.imgur.com/QcOFg.jpg
Yeah, and that's how I always talk myself into the nicer bigger hotel rooms I don't need.... "It's only $100 more and I get the HARBOR VIEW! Oh, $50 more than that and I get free internet and club access!" By the time it ends, I'm in checked into a $600 a night room in HK that I'm not even using since I'm slumming it at some crappy wanna-be british pub in Wan ChaiJR8 wrote: p.s. It's not the kind of place I'd usually stay, but the increment to stay there is not that big in the scheme of things
I don't quite believe in "fate", but I believe in people that do that living for 50 more years running low on cash. People put off enjoying their $$ will get hit by a car in 2 yrs.JR8 wrote:
Ideally I should sit down and say, ok I probably have 30 years left, what's my wealth/30, and I must now spend that every year... hmmm ... but I just couldn't do it...So I expect I'll die not short of money, and yet still feel driven to walk a mile to save a $1 on a 6-pack. ... silly isn't it... lol
Oh that's a happy thoughtzzm9980 wrote:JR8 wrote: I don't quite believe in "fate", but I believe in people that do that living for 50 more years running low on cash. People put off enjoying their $$ will get hit by a car in 2 yrs.
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