Cordis, Foshan, Lingnan Tiandi, China
Situated in Lingnan Tiandi, a cultural and commercial hub nestled in Foshan’s centrally located Chancheng district, the Cordis, Foshan, Lingnan Tiandi hotel is just a 10-minute walk from Zumiao subway station and 55 minutes by car from Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport.
With 390 rooms and suites, all of which have private balconies, the property also has one- and two-bedroom service apartments available. Facilities include an indoor pool, a two-storey club lounge, fitness centre, two restaurants, eight function rooms, and a 1,260m² ballroom.
Surrounding the hotel are offices, shops and historic temples such as the 900-year-old Song Dynasty Ancestral Temple, which regularly hosts Chinese opera performances.
Courtyard by Marriott Perth, Murdoch, Australia
Courtyard by Marriott Perth, Murdoch features 150 rooms, an all-day dining venue, fitness centre, and flexible meeting spaces.
Located approximately 10 minutes from Perth’s CBD and 25 minutes from Perth International Airport, the hotel is also nearby hospitals like Fiona Stanley and St John of God, as well as Murdoch University.
Perhentian Marriott Resort & Spa, Malaysia
Perhentian Marriott Resort & Spa is nestled amid the Perhentian Island Marine Park on the island of Perhentian Kecil in Terengganu, on the East Coast of Malaysia. The resort is easily accessible by ferry from Kuala Besut Jetty, which is an hour’s drive from the city of Kota Bharu.
Boasting 200 deluxe rooms and 17 villas, Perhentian Marriott Resort & Spa offers an all-day dining restaurant, poolside restaurant, bar and lounge, spa, fitness centre, kids and teens club, pillarless grand ballroom and two flexible function rooms.
The resort organises dive excursions with equipment provided, and led by experienced instructors, while the Terengganu Arts, Crafts & Cultural Centre lets guests discover more about Terengganu’s traditional arts and crafts through workshops, demonstration and activities.
DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station, Japan
The 266-key DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station features an all-day dining restaurant, café and lounge, fitness centre, executive lounge, and an 88m² meeting space.
The nine-storey hotel is conveniently located within walking distance of Kyoto Station, providing easy access to the city’s famed historical landmarks, dining scene, and shopping districts.
Singapore will welcome its first-ever co-living train hotel by transforming a decommissioned SMRT train carriage into a boutique co-living space.
The hotel is currently in the works, and is scheduled to open in September this year.
Leading this project is local start-up company Tiny Pod with the support of statutory board JTC Corporation. The train hotel is part of the Tiny Pod’s pop-up shipping container initiation, LaunchPad @ one-north, which was launched in 2020. The company also has other containers up for rent at spaces like Gardens by the Bay and Haw Par Villa.
The train hotel will have eight rooms, each of them with an attached bathroom. A special feature is the LCD panels that will be mounted inside the driver’s compartment showing real-life footage of the train’s earlier journey through the tunnel, creating quite a surreal experience for the guests.
It will be located at Ayer Rajah Crescent with a recreational green space integrated with F&B vending machines and bicycle racks, as well as repurposed train chairs redesigned as outdoor public benches.
“By transforming underutilised spaces into unique accommodation experiences, we unlock new revenue streams and minimise our environmental footprint,” commented Tiny Pod’s founder and CEO, Seah Liang Chiang.