One night at W Kuala Lumpur from February 21–22, 2025. Photographs and personal notes on a 105 sq m Marvelous Suite on the 18th floor, close-up Twin Towers views, WET Deck drinks, FLOCK breakfast and afternoon tea.
Three nights from February 14, 2025 at Four Points Flex by Sheraton Osaka Honmachi: the top-floor room on level 29, city views, compact bathroom and interiors. This records the stay before the hotel ended operations under the brand on April 30, 2025.
Two nights from January 23, 2025 at Four Points Flex by Sheraton Kyoto Oike: a Kyoto-style garden, bright lobby, approximately 14 m² double room on the ninth floor, bathtub and hotel facilities.
A January 2025 night at JW Marriott Hotel Nara to celebrate with my mother and grandmother. Photographs and short notes on a 92 sq m Executive Suite, the lounge, Japanese breakfast, afternoon tea and indoor pool.
A night from December 28, 2024 at Moxy Suzhou City Centre: an approximately 20 m² Standard Queen room on the third floor, neon lobby, breakfast noodles, bar and laundry, in photographs and short personal notes.
One night at W Suzhou from December 27, 2024. Photographs and short notes on a roughly 52 sq m Fabulous Room on the 20th floor, Jinji Lake views, WOOBAR afternoon tea and breakfast.
One night at Renaissance Shanghai Putuo Hotel from December 25, 2024. Photographs and short notes on a fifth-floor king corner room, separate bathtub, lounge egg tarts and breakfast noodles and eggs Benedict.
One night at The Hongta Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Shanghai from December 24, 2024. Photographs and short notes on a 25th-floor Executive Deluxe Room, the 40th-floor lounge, breakfast and indoor pool.
Two nights from December 11, 2024 at Four Points Flex by Sheraton Yokohama West: the double room, bathtub, lobby and laundry, in photographs and short personal notes.
A one-night stay at Moxy Osaka Honmachi in December 2024: the Secret Base Room, playful lobby, lunch and breakfast, in photographs and short, honest personal notes.
A night from November 29, 2024 at Fairfield by Marriott Kyoto Kyotamba: the king room, warm miso soup, and katsu curry and shopping at nearby Michi-no-Eki Ajimu no Sato, in photographs and short personal notes.
A November 2024 stay at Four Points Flex by Sheraton Kobe Sannomiya: the 11th-floor double room, compact bathroom, hotel facilities and Starbucks in Kitano, in photographs and short personal notes.