Even if you weren’t specifically interested in architecture or history, you’d be in for a treat at Imperial Hotel Tokyo. Location & Access The Imperial Hotel Tokyo, close to the Imperial Palace, Ginza, and Hibiya Park, also has very good rail connections. In addition to being a hop and a skip from Hibiya metro station, […]
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Raffles Sentosa Singapore, an All-Villa Resort
What do you do when your country’s best tourist attraction is its airport? For starters, try to tempt visitors to leave it. To wit, Singapore’s first all-villa resort, Raffles Sentosa Singapore, is opening soon. Even though its opening date is slated for 1 March, bookings have already opened for Raffles’ second property in its home […]
Hotel Review: Kimpton Virgilio, Mexico City
Disclaimer: In exchange for a hosted stay, I am writing this review of Kimpton Virgilio. After a nice stay that was coincidentally almost across the street, it was time for my first Kimpton experience. As the newest hotel in Polanco — it will be celebrating its 1st anniversary this February — the Kimpton Virgilio, an […]
Hotel Review: Las Alcobas, Mexico City
Disclaimer: In exchange for a hosted stay at Las Alcobas, I am writing this review. In the heart of the leafy and eminently walkable Polanco district, Mexico City’s Las Alcobas, a member of Marriott’s The Luxury Collection, is a gem of a boutique hotel. And I do mean boutique; at only 35 total rooms and […]
Hotel Review: Park Hotel Tokyo
Disclaimer: In exchange for a 2-night stay, I am writing this review of Park Hotel Tokyo. Before we jump into particulars, you might be interested to learn more about the concept behind the hotel. Art Much like its sister property the Shiba Park Hotel, there is a core theme at the Park Hotel Tokyo. Whereas […]
Hotel Review: Shiba Park Hotel, Tokyo
Disclaimer: In exchange for a two-night stay at Tokyo’s Shiba Park Hotel, I am writing this review. At the other end of the frenetic Tokyo spectrum, we have the 76-year old Shiba Park Hotel; you wouldn’t be surprised to know that the hotel is just a few minutes walk from the eponymous Shiba Park, and […]
Oita Airport in Japan has One Unusual Amenity
London Heathrow, Frankfurt, and Vienna have airport supermarkets. Singapore Changi, a butterfly garden, swimming pool and jacuzzi, and yes, they, too have a supermarket. But Oita Airport in Japan? Try a foot bath. Oita Airport is the sole commercial airport in Oita prefecture, whose primary destinations include the eponymous capital, and a pair of hot […]
The Wuppertal Schwebebahn and Paternoster Lift
I have been a railfan for many years, but not traditional rail. Rather, it is more of an interest in metro systems and monorails. Depending on one’s point of view, that hobby reached its apex — or nadir — a few years ago, when I created a metro system ticket design for home and travel […]
