One word to describe Kempinski Hotel in Suzhou, China - S P A C I O U S, both horizontally and vertically. Step into the hotel and guests will be greeted by the high ceiling lobby lounge with floor-to-ceiling glass wall providing a panoramic view of the Jinji lake.
MICEreview has so far been featuring venues with facilities for 100-500 conference attendees. There is also a market for smaller management retreats that has different requirements. Of course, the large five-star hotels would have no problem housing management groups of 10-40 people. However, smaller groups may prefer more private venues than to be dwarfed by other large events happening at the same time in a big convention hotel.
In recent years, many villa-styled accommodation have been sprouting up in Bali’s Seminyak area. Although the main clientele for these villa hotels are couples and honeymooners, they can be creatively transformed for small management retreats. The Kunja Hotel, offering 18 fully serviced private villas, is one of these boutique hotels. Hangzhou is well known as a romantic city favored by famous poets and writers throughout history, and the tranquil West Lake has inspired many Chinese folklore and love stories. Today, it is fast developing into a MICE destination with high-speed train service to and from Shanghai, and improved air-links.
Hence, it is no wonder that when the Shangri-la Hotel Group first explored opportunities beyond Hong Kong, it was not Shanghai but Hangzhou that the Group chose to set up its first hotel in China. Located at another end of the West Lake, Hyatt Regency Hangzhou is nearer to the city centre and shopping district. The hotel lobby is grand with a warm feel, quite distinctively Hyatt-styled. All the guestrooms have a good, unblocked view of the lake
Looking for hotels to hold conferences and corporate meetings in Bali is not a problem, as there are many well-known brand-name hotels on this island. Here’s an excerpt of MICEreview’s site evaluation of key convention hotels in Bali:
The Westin Resort Bali, together with the adjoining Bali International Convention Centre (BICC), has a whole range of function rooms to cater to different needs. The Nusantara ballroom can comfortably sit up to 600 people classroom style. Unlike the hotels reviewed above, all the function rooms and hotel lobby here are housed within the air-conditioned complex... The Westin Resort Bali may not offer stunning views or exotic architecture, but it gets MICEreview’s vote for offering comfort and logistic convenience to event organisers and delegates. By now, the Venetian Macao-Resort-Hotel needs no introduction. Thanks to the successful publicity campaign since its opening in 25 August 2007, people in Asia and beyond must already be familiar with the distinctive images of Venice transplanted right here in Macau, complete with canals and gondolas. With its luxurious hotel, convention facilities, food, shopping and casino all under one roof, The Venetian has raised the profile of Macau as a tourist and MICE destination overnight.
There are several branded international hotel chains in Hanoi, including the Hilton, InterContinental, Sheraton and Sofitel, etc. However, the only one that can truly be categorized as convention hotel is Melia Hanoi, Vietnam.
Although the first impression of Melia Hanoi comes across as being a tad old and dated, the hotel does have the most comprehensive function facilities. This probably explains why most foreign embassies, trade missions and multinational companies hold their functions in this hotel. Bangkok is vibrant convention city. It is supported by large convention and exhibition facilities and many local and international hotels. However, for a conference and exhibition of about 400-600 participants, major convention halls are way oversized, while hotels with the capacity to house such events are far and few between. Shangri-La Hotel Bangkok is about the only few hotels that can cater to an event of this size.
The Oriental is conveniently located in Singapore’s Marina centre, and is within walking distance to the Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre in Suntec City. Fully renovated and re-opened in 2005, the hotel is ideal for meetings or banquet of 200-250 people. The interior décor of the main ballroom and pre-function areas are modern with a touch of class. The ballroom is fitted with built-in ceiling mount LCD projector and boasts state-of-the-art sound system.
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