Hyatt Regency Long Beach Ca

2 days at a meeting with beautiful weather in Long Beach. 20 degrees centigrade and sunny. Hotel rooms were modern minimalist. The pool was outdoors and good for lying around. Gym was adequate as there were better running tracks outdoors around the hotel. Hotel next to convention center. So the place to stay if you're meeting there. The cable tv was good and working so managed to keep entertained when in the room. Hotel service was good. Staff were friendly & helpful. Gave me xtra paper cups for coffee. The computers in the lobby worked & we were able to print our boarding passes. Free wifi. Hotel 7 minutes from El supermarket which sells local produce. 99 cents for large packages of tostadas. Missed out on conference pricing so paid almost double the rate at around four hundred & fifty USA dollars per night. It was worth it for the convenience and location plus the great views from my hotel room. For some reason I didn't qualify for the special shuttle rate of $20 to LAX with Karmel shuttle arrangements. Despite paying  $40 one way or $80 return (or $100 including tips) was still a great deal for the convenience. One tip get to LAX early - really long security queues.

Hilton Melbourne South Wharf

Wharf-side retreat south Melbourne docks. Nice wooded paneling in lobby.

Many indigenous paintings in lobby. From the Kimberley

Generally decent & kind staff who provided great service. The room service was good. I had club sandwiches and chicken caesar salad on the night I arrived. The gym was neat and tidy with good views. Glare of the morning sun gets into the treadmill and bicycles but get the screens down. Couldn't find a pool in the hotel. Decent sized rooms and near the convention centre for those attending meetings. Short walk about 20 minutes to the Southern Cross station and the Sky bus to the airport. Previously I had shunned the 20 minute walk and stayed closer to the CBD but this has changed my mind. 

Swissotel Stanford vs Hilton Singapore

Stayed at Swissotel Spore on Frid 15 Apr. Then visited the Hilton Singapore on Saturday 16 Apr. The Swiss hotel bath with the robe.

Swissotel had easy access being on the train line from the airport. $Sing 2.50 for the train arriving at the City Hall station. The rooms were larger and had a better view as the building is taller. Closer to Chinatown for cheap eats.

Next to Raffles Hotel for a drink at the long bar. Chinatown sleep in below on Saturday morning during run 430 am run to Clarke quay & looking for Raffles medical in Raffles Place.

Breakfast included in the Swisshotel $232 per night fee. After breakfast caught the MRT to orchard station.
Hilton was on Orchard road for  easy shopping. The super cars parked out side the Hilton below.

Shopping for Iphone SE in Singapore. Price in duty free Perth was AUD$770 with free carry bag worth $25.

After lunch in Bugis Junction outside the Singtel store getting the SIM card registrations removed. Each passport is only allowed 3 Singtel SIMs.

The Refurbished Hilton hotel rooms. Good sleep with fine linen.

Prawn noodles at Takashimaya for Sunday brunch before shopping

Masala Thosai at T's before shopping

More Masala Thosai.

After lunch went to the airport. Qantas business lounge with meals to order. Pork cutlets.

Egg with sambal & rice at the Qantas club on Sunday arvo before the flight home. Delicious banana & chocolate cake or brownies to finish.

Hilton KL vs Singapore

Hilton KL then Hilton Singapore the next day. An opportunity to compare services. On checking in at KL Hilton you are served guava juice and a cold towel.

The pool in KL has orchid's on the pool towels. The pool has water features and pool slide and winds around the hotel on level 8.

The pool in Singapore is on level 24 and has a more traditional central position on the top floor.

The event on Orchard road close to Hilton Singapore. Next to MRT Orchard station.

KL Hilton is next to KL Sentral train station with direct line to KL international airport.

An event in KL.

On checking out Hilton Singapore has electronic sign off panel for credit cards.

Backpackers Inn Chinatown Singapore

On a 12 hour layover in Singapore. So took the train to Chinatown Inn.

Had a good nap, shower and managed to get some rest. This was not the facility on Mosque st but in a street behind it. Reception is on Mosques st. There is not actually a room. It is an alcove in a passage way with 3 double bunk beds. No door to passageway just a curtain. This is good as it allows the air to circulate.

Air con was adequate.There were also bunks in the passageway.  There was wifi, communal recharging station and a lamp on the bunk. Two showers cum toilet in the annexed building.

Useful to have ear plugs as all the rooms or alcoves open into the passageway. Close to people's park for hawker food, shopping and money exchange.

Hilton Sydney

Via Adelaide. Sydney Hilton Check in.

The view from room 2711

Bath tub

Divan

Breakfast menu on the way from Perth to Adelaide.

Strawberry energizer for breakfast.

One of the best beef sandwiches I have had in the air.

Samsung S7 release George St

More people queuing up for S& Samsung Outside

The inside queue

Qantas Business Lounge Perth

The QF business lounge in Perth. Level below QF club lounge. Healthy choices?

Fresh fruit juice to order.

New ambience.

Meeting Rooms

Wood paneled personal toilets

Spacious Showers.

Worth a visit.

Roast beef on the flight across the Nullaboor. Steel cutlery.

Power points

Ample leg room

Large screen movies