Category: Hotels
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Ramada Hong Kong Grand View: Hotel Intel
Many Hong Kong hotel rooms suffer from Jimmy Choo Syndrome: they are the size of a shoebox and as expensive as a pair of the famous heels. The Ramada Hong Kong Grand View is a standout for its modest rates and spacious rooms. But is it worth booking a stay? Read on to find out.…
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Ramada Hong Kong Grand: Hotel Intel
Unlike many of its counterparts in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong is not a city where Western visitors will find great bargains when traveling. The Ramada Hong Kong Grand (check prices on Expedia) costs as much per night as four nights in Phuket for example. But at around $75 a night it is less expensive than…
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White Lotus Saigon: Hotel Intel
I haven’t seen the White Lotus TV series yet so I can’t really make a comparison of this hotel to the show. What I can say with confidence is that the White Lotus Saigon was a great place to stay in a convenient location in the center of District 1. Expedia shows hotels in District…
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Angkor Mithona Guesthouse: Great Location for a Church Basement
The term guesthouse is not in common use in the US. Somewhere between a hostel and a hotel, a guesthouse typically has a small number of rooms in a private home available for rent, usually at a nightly rate. The Angkor Mithona Guesthouse on Phnom Penh’s riverfront falls squarely into this category. On some sites…
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Hotel Zing in Phnom Penh: Hotel Intel
Phnom Penh can be a great city to score a very cheap hotel room. The only problem is that even after arriving in the city and looking around at hotels it is difficult to gauge the quality of each one without actually staying inside the rooms. Ramshackle buildings sit side by side with modern luxury…
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April Suites in Pattaya: Hotel Intel
There are a lot of hotels in Pattaya and most of them are budget friendly. You have to try hard to really spend a lot on a hotel here, but the $20 a night category is low even by Pattaya standards. The April Suites is in that category and the value it delivers for that…
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Ibis Sathorn Bangkok: Hotel Intel
When looking around at Asian hotel rooms on TripAdvisor or Booking.com it can be difficult to believe that rooms so cheap could match the hotel’s photos or be of very high quality. If you are considering booking the Ibis Sathorn a high quality room in a well kept property is not a gamble, it’s a…
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Nanatai Suites Bangkok: Hotel Intel
Anytime you’re visiting a very large city there’s a competing interest in finding a hotel. Part of you wants to be in the central district and near the heart of the action. The other part wants to find a secluded hideaway where you can sleep peacefully through the night. If you’re visiting Bangkok for the…
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Thong Ta Resort BKK Airport: Hotel Intel
Flying to Thailand from the US is a schlep. My trip from Nashville took more than 24 hours just in flight time. Even with everything going smoothly I arrived at BKK after 10 pm local time, which is early morning back in the US. Rather than spend another 90-120 minutes trying to deal with traffic…
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Ramada Sea-Tac: Hotel Intel
There are times it makes sense to splurge on a nicer hotel and times it makes sense to be as economical as possible. Spending one night near an airport before a flight is certainly not a special occasion and paying a premium for a pricier hotel brand seldom makes sense in this scenario. That’s where…