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Trouble Down Below
Something struck me as off while we were being checked in to Silks Place Tainan. The front desk attendant was pushing hard for a series of breakfast buffets that weren’t in the main restaurant, even...
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This is How You Hipster Hotel
You know what, Hotel Indigo Kaohsiung Central Park? You’re not fooling anyone. You can pretend to be an indie boutique hotel all you want, but discerning travellers know that you’re inextricably...
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Are We Still Even in Canada?!!
Ordinarily a property like The Loden would be a bit beyond our means. A chance mid-January reservation, however, revealed it to be suddenly within reach. As Canadians we’ve been largely unimpressed...
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Besieged by Seniors
One of the few perks of jet lag is that after passing out on arrival you can be first in line for the hotel breakfast buffet the next morning. And for our first few days at JR Tower Hotel Nikko...
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Safe Distance
Anyone who’s been will understand when I say this: Shibuya is insane. For maximum sensory overload (and convenience) there’s a well-known four-star Excel Hotel Tokyu right in the middle of the...
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Chitchat
How is it that here in North America smalltalk has come to equal excellent customer service? I don’t have a problem with friendly hotel staff, of course, but I do value efficient service over idle...
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Welcome Bonus
First impressions go a long way towards a favourable hotel review, and our stay at the QT began with the best possible news: even with our early-morning arrival (after 3 flights and 19 hours total in...
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Breakfast à La Carte
Unexpectedly enormous room, surprisingly slim pickings for breakfast. This pretty much sums up our 4-night stint at this luxury hotel. Location Vancouver’s Shangri-La sits just a few short blocks from...
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No Worries
Our first-ever trip to Fukuoka, Japan was sadly cut short by a pet-related medical emergency—he’s fine, thanks for asking. Anyway, our arrival at the Hotel Okura ended up being three days later than...
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One of a Kind
There are at least three ways to visit Taiwan’s Taroko National Park: You can blow through on a bus tour, hunker down in nearby Hualien and visit via rented scooter or car, or you can stay at Silks...
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