IHG Phuket / Bankok / Koi Samui options

[pbcold]

Good morning,
A minor illness means I have a completely free day ahead of me and I want to try and kick start my BA year from the end May with QR ex-eu flights to somewhere in Asia during half term.
I can`t see anything under £2k (maybe those days have gone) but FCO-HKT and OSL-BKK look reasonable.
Does anyone have any good experiences to share of IHG properties in these areas please, or should I add another leg to USM and stay at the I/C or Kimpton? I`m a solo, diamond AMB traveller.
Many thanks.

[BJ]

First point, why would you want to go to EU to start a flight on Qatar Airways that will most likely involve a middle of the night connection? You can fly Finnair SofaLonge which is by far the best business flat bed available IMO return from the UK for around £2300 in standard business. Regarding the specified hotels, there are thousands of reviews on each across the web. You’ll get much more useful detailed reviews and insights by exploring them that you will get here on HFP. That said, in Bangkok I think location trumps hotel quality, I’d trade the latter for the former. Best location in my opinion are around Lumpini Park (eg CP) and Central World (eg IC and HI Bangkok). New HIX and Suites Central Pier opening with 25% discount. This might be worth a punt given it’s new, discounted and being in Asia likely much more superior to what you’d expect. There is a new IC Sukhumvit too but I don’t think it’s so close to opening.

[pbcold]

Thank you very much indeed for these ideas. Routing from LHR means a significant reduction in tier points doesn`t it?

[jeff]

Bumping this one for Samui IHG recommendations? Looking at two out of three of Kimpton, IC and Six Senses. Cheers!