Grand Emperor Hotel

Firstly, we got upgraded to a suite, which was really sweet. Secondly , they used loads of marble, which was incredible. The size of the suite was about 1000 +\- 100 square feet, which was spacious enough. There was an abundance of free water, and the linen and duvet was very comfy , the jet stream bathtub was a bonus and the staff were immaculate. However, since it was in the middle of the city, there weren’t much view. Being on the top floor, the water pressure was decent for the shower but took eons to fill the tub. The mattress was able to provide adequate support for now, but much alike my old girlfriends, with time has lost some of its firmness. The aircon in the bedroom also created ghost sounds which would has been a nice touch in Halloween. As far as I know though, when the hotel was build the aircon was installed by one of the most respectable aircon company in Hong Kong, guess that everything ages. The chair with the foot rest wasn’t ergonomic and the coffee machine, much alike my firm young beautiful friend, who is also a gambler, just doesn’t know when to stop. I tried a session of hot stone therapy at the Thai Spa on the 20th floor, around 900 mop for 90 min, my therapist was 601, and it was better than most spas I have had in Bangkok. What’s interesting though was how they mixed up the gender sign on the male toilet, guess that when it comes to gender issues the Thai ain’t too keen about it. The Chinese restaurant was prompt in making their dishes , and the char siu was tasty, though not nearly the best that I have tasted but was good for its price in terms of quality and quantity. The fried vegetable was up to standard, but the crab meat stew was rank. All in all, I was grateful that they upgraded us, the staff were wonderful people, and the hotel was good for its price and convenience of location. - [ ]

CP value high.good

Pros : 1) excellent location, walkeable to the old district of Largo do Senado, St Pauls, Fort etc 2) surrounded by lots of food options from fine dining to budget foodcourts 3) excellent concierge and front door teams 4) refurbished large rooms, clean and airy 5) lots of buses and taxis Cons : Hotel attracts really uncouth gamblers who behave badly at public areas and restaurants - like sticking their bare feet on seats and talking really loud Breakfast is bare minimally called a buffet. I am not sure if its because we were there on a weekday but options are really not large.