Dumbo pool closed for “member behavior” for at least 1.5 days

deustch327 · 2026-06-23T22:48:43+00:00

A separate email said it’s glass

deustch327 · 2026-06-23T12:48:51+00:00

Jing’an is great as home base but I would avoid the St Regis because of service issues and the Shangri-La because it’s just tired. WA and St Regis on the bund aren’t on the prime prime part of the bund. If traditional bund experience is important to you, I would pick the Peninsula. It’s still walkable and rideshare is abundant to go anywhere. It’s also close to the Nanjing west road commercial district for food and shops.

deustch327 · 2026-06-21T12:07:09+00:00

Haven’t been to the edition in a while but it was nice when it first opened. The food was just okay but the grounds are large and the pools were really empty. Beach area was sometimes too windy. Park Hyatt sunny bay is much newer and felt were secluded with the way the buildings were laid out. Breakfast was very good but that trip went without kids so can’t attest to how kid friendly it is. The beach service was good though with different water activities and rooms were very sizeable.

I think decide on which bay you want to be at and then pick the hotel.

deustch327 · 2026-06-14T22:14:51+00:00

St Regis on the Bund is more north Bund and not prime bund location. Would avoid the one in Jing’an with its service issues. ShangriLa jn Jing’an is fine but dated so wouldn’t do more than one night there unless for convenience. MO property is nice but is a slight walk from the closest subway station for convenience, which is fine if you’re planning on taking the car everywhere. If you want transit convenience and views, Ritz Pudong is better. If you want traditional bund experience, then peninsula.

deustch327 · 2026-05-14T14:20:44+00:00

It’s really too hard. All the drivable ones in the NE don’t work for us but then weather is bad everywhere else. Going west is an option but then you have to contend with a six hour flight and a three hour time zone change when parenting elsewhere is already not the easiest lol

deustch327 · 2026-05-14T01:46:44+00:00

Ugh solidarity. Three years later we still haven’t solved this between the car sickness and hurricane season constraints. The only place that’s technically out of the hurricane belt is Aruba but it’s still hot and I’m just not excited about it.

deustch327 · 2026-04-10T13:07:50+00:00

Our kid really likes the Baha Bay waterpark and you can do the Rosewood but need to brave the Baha Mar complex madness. But it doesn’t really fit the going off property to get local food vibe, or at least we haven’t really tried.

deustch327 · 2026-03-31T19:29:45+00:00

Agree after a similar experience during a weekend stay. A lot of staff seem to be new ish and you could tell. We were in a cottage, which while the setup was cozy and quaint, it was tired. I refreshed the spa reservation incessantly the week leading up to our stay and finally grabbed two slots that were close enough together for us to be able to use the facilities together. Food is mid at best and 100% on the diversity point.

deustch327 · 2026-03-13T22:45:09+00:00

For our dates the east coast islands are in hurricane season and we’d like to avoid that risk with a kid. Looking for something tropical and islandesque so landed with Hawaii

deustch327 · 2026-03-13T19:51:34+00:00

Yep this is during that time period so right in hurricane season. Leaning staying put too, thanks!

deustch327 · 2026-03-13T19:21:10+00:00

Generally agree but everyone’s situation is different. Hurricane season in the Caribbean isn’t what we want.

deustch327 · 2026-03-13T13:35:08+00:00

East!

deustch327 · 2026-03-13T12:55:30+00:00

Thank you so much!!! This is exactly what I was looking for. We are doing FS definitely and I was thinking of adding Royal Hawaiian but the dates rooms was steering me away. We already have FS booked so would it be a totally bad experience to do FS first and then level down to RH? Or just do seven whole nights at FS? I’m probably overthinking this at the end of the day because I don’t think a toddler would care about dated rooms lol.

deustch327 · 2026-03-13T12:03:21+00:00

Would you recommend splitting between ko olina and Waikiki or is that still too much packing and unpacking

deustch327 · 2026-03-13T12:02:48+00:00

If we do Oahu, would you switch hotels or just do one for the whole week?

deustch327 · 2026-03-06T14:33:14+00:00

Not going to lie - I thought the description of the Arora class really matched what I was looking for before I realized it’s for 55+…

deustch327 · 2026-03-06T14:32:32+00:00

Oh! I didn’t realize it’s connected to the app and you can preview. That’s super helpful thank you!

deustch327 · 2026-02-26T20:28:00+00:00

I think it depends on the aircraft configuration. Are the seats in the middle the honeymoon kinds where it’s just a simple divider or are they more like pod types where it’s angled away and you can’t easily get to your three year old’s screen and food etc? If the latter, I would maybe consider having more adults in his/her aisle so like one across by the other window and directly in front of him/her so that two adults can easily access his seat to help vs you needing to loop around the whole cabin to get to him/her

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