Cordis Langham Hotel - Staycation
As there are no tourists in Hong Kong at the moment, many of the hotels are putting together great ideas for a staycation, usually involving a theme around couple and families. A new batch became available on June 1st, and as June is our birthday month we decided on the "Love is in the Air" package. This included a night in a studio room with breakfast, Club Lounge access, dinner in the Food Truck at the Garage Bar, and Spa treatments for two, and a late checkout.
We decided to maximise our stay and book our Spa treatment for an hour before we could check in. We have been lucky enough to experience massages all over Asia and India, and were well impressed with the Chuan Body Massage. We then checked into the Club Lounge, and after a quick tour of the facilities we were shown to our Studio room on the 37th floor, giving great view down over to the harbour and Hong Kong Island, and the hotel provided us with a plate for strawberries and a bottle of prosecco as a welcome.
As the hotel has a rooftop pool we decided to spend the afternoon swimming, reading and relaxing. The hotel also provide poolside drinking water, sun lotion and ice-lollies to cool you down. We knew afternoon tea was served in the Club Lounge from 3 p.m. so we made our way down a few floors to the 36th, and we settled in with some savoury snacks, and a typical English cream tea with scones, jam and clotted cream. The food and drink on offer were of excellent quality, and the staff on hand to cater to every need. I was particularly impressed with the loose leaf tea selection, which I really enjoyed trying.
After sampling the goods on offer we returned to the room just to chill and have a nana nap. We got ourselves dressed and ready for the evening drinks and canapes Lounge servings at 5pm.
This time more nibbles on offer from fried rice, salads, cold meats, cheese and sandwiches, not to mention the extensive drinks selection. We had booked dinner for 8:30pm and just before one of staff came to collect us, and escort us to the Food Truck. Which certainly needs and explanation.
The Garage themed bar is at the side of the hotel on the Lobby level. The food truck is a converted tuk-tuk type vehicle, a table which could comfortably sit four, or a family of six. We had pre ordered our food and the oysters arrived just after we sat down. We were also offered our choice of drinks, and two glasses of a very nice Australian Red were soon served. The truck was also air conditioned, and had as a feature a vinyl record player with a choice of 6 albums to play, we plumped for Queens Greatest Hits, followed by The Carpenters.
For main course we had the beef and king prawn, which was just right for the evening. Lastly we were served a dessert platter consisting of various fruit puddings and cheesecakes, all served on a floating bed of dry ice, which I thought was a nice touch. The whole experience with music, wine and coffee took around 2 hours, and was a lovely way to end the evening, and afterwards we had a short walk around Mongkok, just to stretch our legs and walk the meal off.
The Sunday morning was fathers day, so the hotel began to fill with families all celebrating their fathers. We had a very relaxing breakfast at The Place restaurant, which really did cater for every breakfast need. with fruits, cereals, and both Western and Chinese traditional breakfast dishes.
The Sunday was also the day of my wife's birthday, and we decided to go to the rooftop pool for a swim and just be able to relax for the rest of our stay. We managed a few hours by the pool until it was time for us to get our stuff together and prepare to leave, though there was one more surprise to have. I had told the team at the hotel, that it was Janes birthday, and just after we got to the room, they delivered a birthday cake and a bottle of fizz, just to end the day in style. Before checking out we made our way back to the lounge for afternoon tea, and it was a really nice touch of the staff who all wished Jane a happy birthday at various times during our last visit to the lounge.
We had a few nibbles and sandwiches, and a very nice glass of Pinot Grigio, before admitting defeat that our time in the hotel was at an end, and we caught a taxi for our short trip home.
We have already decided to go back to the hotel sometime before the end of summer, still taking advantage of the offer, and I have to admit will look forward to the massage, good service, and great food.
Hope this has given you an idea what different kinds of service are offered by the hotel, and with a great team to look after your stay, its a hotel i'd thoroughly recommend.