Starwood properties in Hong Kong

[KeithMEL]

I vehemently believe that "W" and "luxury hotel" have no business being in the same sentence...let alone the same article!

WorldWide WoW now enough for ya? What more do ya want?

[jhm]

I was checked in and lying on my bed 90 minutes after my flight touched down.

Impressive for HKG perhaps given its location but I'd be disappointed if I'm not lying on my bed in any hotel in SIN within 60 minutes after the wheels touch down.

The hotel has two dining options: Fire, a refined restaurant with a fine-dining feel, and Kitchen, a more relaxed bistro-style area that serves "global comfort food".

Are Fire and Kitchen standard names across some W hotels ? The W Maldives has:

Fish - focusing on seafood (surprise!); modern fusion (e.g. sea urchin sausage)/fine dining; pretty expensive but also rather good

Fire - all you can eat (seafood, different steaks, chicken, vegetables etc) from a selection of different cooking stations

Kitchen - quick meals and the cheapest of the three

[HUGE AL]

Are Fire and Kitchen standard names across some W hotels ? The W Maldives has:

Fish - focusing on seafood (surprise!); modern fusion (e.g. sea urchin sausage)/fine dining; pretty expensive but also rather good

Fire - all you can eat (seafood, different steaks, chicken, vegetables etc) from a selection of different cooking stations

Kitchen - quick meals and the cheapest of the three

They must keep things the same as to not confuse their staff.

[Gunnar Smithsen]

They're just using the K.I.S.S principle HUGE AL

[KeithMEL]

Are Fire and Kitchen standard names across some W hotels ? The W Maldives has:

Fish - focusing on seafood (surprise!); modern fusion (e.g. sea urchin sausage)/fine dining; pretty expensive but also rather good

Fire - all you can eat (seafood, different steaks, chicken, vegetables etc) from a selection of different cooking stations

Kitchen - quick meals and the cheapest of the three

I think it's meant to be for the new ones only. I'm quite surprised they'd come up with 'generic hotel style' restos like that, as the early Ws did pride themselves on their individuality - from a resto perspective that meant a unique and high quality 'destination' resto, such as Nine Thirty at the W LA , Wave at the W Chicago-Lakeshore, XYZ at the W SF, or Heartbeat at the W NY Lexington. IIRC most of the earlier Ws have 1 resto only.

Further, this might be due to the fact that the older Ws are mostly corporate-owned whereas the latter ones could be franchises.

As much as it pains me to say it, I don't like the direction the brand has taken restaurant wise if they've indeed started prescribing in this manner. Yes there's merit in brand familiarity but this is also a brand that prides itself on breaking the mould (as ironic as that sounds). Then again I've only seen the menus at W HK and I'm not sure whether other Kitchens and Fires have the same offerings - hopefully not or it'd be lame.

[HUGE AL]

All kidding aside, I will take my good friend, KeithMEL's, suggestion and try the W HK then next time I'm in town...if that ever happens again...

Really miss HK pre-1997...

[jhm]

try the W HK then next time I'm in town...if that ever happens again...

Something terrible must have happened the last time you were in HK ? One of your fans recognised you and got a bit too eager perhaps ?

[milehighj]

try the W HK then next time I'm in town...if that ever happens again...

Something terrible must have happened the last time you were in HK ? One of your fans recognised you and got a bit too eager perhaps ?

Or his real name is Edison Chen...

[HUGE AL]

Something terrible must have happened the last time you were in HK ? One of your fans recognised you and got a bit too eager perhaps ?

Or his real name is Edison Chen...

I have been introduced as Michael Chang a few times...


Nah, I just miss the cleanliness and they way things were during the British occupation. Many others do as well...

[jhm]

Nah, I just miss the cleanliness and they way things were during the British occupation. Many others do as well...

How so ? I've been to HK loads of times - pre- and post-1997 (I was even there on the night of the handover lining a road waiting for the PLA troops to come across) - and I can't say it feels that different to me ... but that may jsut be me!

[HUGE AL]

How so ? I've been to HK loads of times - pre- and post-1997 (I was even there on the night of the handover lining a road waiting for the PLA troops to come across) - and I can't say it feels that different to me ... but that may jsut be me!

I think it's just you.

Perhaps an HK DO?

[jhm]

Perhaps an HK DO?

There's actually a mFT HK DO the week(end) after next but I at least have no inclination to fly all the way to HK to spend it in the company of other Brits in a English pub drinking all weekend!

[9V-JKL]

Perhaps an HK DO?

That I can do but hurry....

[HUGE AL]

That I can do but hurry....

How much time do I have?

[9V-JKL]

How much time do I have?

Mid-Jul