Best Hotels in Asia Survey: : Final Results 1999-2003

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THE BEST HOTELS IN ASIA (BUSINESS CLASS)

This page presents the final results of our previous Best Places in Asia survey. Click on the links below to see results and vote in the 2003 survey.

Places
City Hotels 5 Star/Business
City Hotels 3 to 5 Star
Resorts
Guest Houses/Other accomodation
Restaurants Business/up-market
Cheap Eats Hawkers, cafés, cheap eats
Pubs/Bars/Meeting Places
Airports
Airlines

From the Business Travel section of the Asian Business Strategy Ezine. Results validated and managed by Orient Pacific Century.

Rank	Last move		Comments & Voting
1		Oriental, Bangkok Thailand Responses: 32 Av. Vote: 4.7	Rooms were shabby, service was average. Peninsula Bangkok is much better \| It's really the most terrific hotel that i've been to \| Hilarious! The Best of The Best \| For a hotel voted the best hotel of the world the renovated rooms are very well equipped for a business traveller, sound system in the room and the mail box is fantastic. Service could improve and should match with the image the Oriental has. The presentation of food could be better. Hard to get a taxi to and from that hotel without being ripped off. \| The BEST!!! \| Still the best \| A Thai hospitality that is dying out in other hotels \| Gracious and Refined \| 6 stars \| Outstanding SERVICE! \| One must stay here once in their life. \| Above and beyond any other hotel I have stayed.
2		Peninsula, Hong Kong Responses: 13 Av. Vote: 4.6	Lovely rooms, awful service despite visiting several times. Will no longer go back \| The best hotel I have ever stayed in, book a suite!!! they are out of this world \| Go Hong Kong! \| Great European style luxury hotel. Excellent service and environment. Convenient location and shopping.
3		Four Seasons Hotel, Singapore Responses: 12 Av. Vote: 4.5	Good service, rooms were quite nice \| Your basic four seasons. Willing to go the extra mile for guests, but its too bad the staff feel they are superior to their clients. Sheesh. They work in a friggin hotel for crying out loud. \| Excellent service,but check bills upon checkout. Prone to errors. \| Warm Welcome with personalized service. Excellent room with exclusive facilities. Lovely bathroom. highly reccomendable to business travellers. Good location. could do better on the movie system. Staff friendly and well groomed.
4		Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Responses: 12 Av. vote: 4.4	excellent... but try to make a reservation thru telephone, youll be waiting for hours for someone to answer the call! \| Truly fabulous hotel. Fine dining room best. Rooms and service truly splendid. Perfection in every way. \| Friendly and helpful staff.
5		Ritz Carlton, Singapore Responses: 11 Av. Vote: 4.35	Excellent service, lovely rooms, good restaurants and location \| My room was not very clean \| Best business hotel I've experienced \| Professional and efficient \| Victims of their own hype. Minimal effort to please. Sterile too \| Bathroom with window is the best. \| Totally Awesome, Dude!
6		Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Responses: 2 Av. vote: 3.9	One of the best hotels in Asia,right next to KLCC (Petronas towers) which houses the best shopping mall in KL. Beautiful rooms,spacious and lovely lobby, great restaurants! Enjoy! \| Unlike one of the oldest and established luxury hotel in KL, the Mandarin is very choosy with the type of people they want to serve; drive a flashy car you get better service while if you drive the national car, you get no service at all! Big disappointment.
7		Hilton, Bangkok, Thailand Responses: 6 Av. vote: 3.85	Right in the middle of business area \| There is no place the same as here! \| Well established meeting place and excellent service \| I found it starting to get run down, they need to renovate to regain former glory
8		The Regent, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Responses: 7 Av. vote: 3.8	Excellent service to all customers alike. Excellent chinese cuisine can be found here!
9		Shangri-La, Manila, Philippines Responses: 4 Av. vote: 3.75	I consider it as the best hotel in Asia Pacific \| Considered Flagship of Shangri-La, Asia; that speaks for itself.
10		Rendezvous, Singapore Responses: 5 Av. vote: 3.7	Clean and modern rooms, good location \| New with great location and impressive architecture. Still new so rates reasonable
11		Hilton, Tokyo, Japan Responses: 3 Av. vote: 3.65	Would rate below Osaka Hilton for service and friendliness. But a classy establishment.
12		Le Royal Meridian Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand Responses: 3 Av. vote: 3.3	Located in the best shopping area of Bangkok \| The hotel is situated next to the best shopping centre in the region
13		Grand Hyatt, Fukuoka, Japan Responses: 2 Av. vote: 5.0	Excellent location and atmosphere. Glass basin in toilet! Reasonably priced and excellent service.....Great food at restaurant prices at Food Live in Basement.
13		Julie Complex Hotel, Pattaya, Thailand Responses: 3 Av. vote: 2.9	good for a beach city \| Location, location, location. \| Forget it - full of sex tourists

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