In bangkok i will probably stay in an spg not sure which one yet.In Beijing i am planning on staying at the st regis using c&p having a platinum spg make me the reservation. I've heard that they really treat plats well over there. In Hong Kong i'm looking to stay at the ic Gran Stanford just because its near the cahabad and i will be there over shabbos. That leaves me with hawaii where i have the option of either buying a bunch of hyatt nights or staying at spgs with c&P. Dan when you said that i should definitely not stay at the spgs in kauai was that including the new st regis princville. It looks really gorgeous on the website and VERY expensive, but i think i can do 2 nights using the c&p of 8000 +150. Do you think it is worth it.(also a factor is that i will have to buy the nights to the stay at the hyatts, where i have no status, but for the spg hotels i already have the points plus i am a gold member+ i may have a plat make the reservation for me) As far as maui is concerned i am waiting for your trip report to help me decide. Sorry if this is ot dan, not sure where to post it.
And thanks steve2 for the link the prices look great. Did you do a personal tour or did you go with a group?
did the group it was all in English and was nice meeting people from all over the World 1/2 the van was empty as they do hold to that 10 people max. I didnt eat the meals but did drink the soda. also at the Great Wall instead of taking the cable car up I walked up and down a much better experience and had more tehn enough time
As for HKG there are 2 Chabads 1 on HK Island he used to be at the MO and now is up on top, the other in Kowloon where we stayed alot more touristy and I took the Star Ferry over after my friends moved after Shabbos to the Hyatt
Much better at Kililat Zion a reg minyan of Biz SYs and others doing biz in HKG and China. BTW join KZ for shaharis and they serve a free breakfast. They too have Shabbos meals theres a Sheraton thats a 5-10 min walk from KZ. I stayed across the road at the Renaissance that is closing up 2/10 link to KZ
http://www.kehilat-zion.org/ If you want HKI theres a Hotel called Bishops Lei not far from the reg Chabad or Ohel Leah , its owned by the Church I know numerous people who when collecting in HKG stay there
Ill stick with KZ and next time the Sheraton or Holiday Inn around the corner on Nathan Lane from the Sher
KZ is located in a mixed use building with the 1st few floors being a shopping mall in an attirum , KZ is on the top floor of that mall and the restaurant is in the same place
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