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As mentioned before I initially booked the Courtyard Marriott in Hong Kong for our stay but decided in favor of the Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Sha Tin later on. First I found a good rate at a Canadian hotel booking website and Hyatt matched it with a 25% discount as per the terms of the BRG program. Second as a Hyatt Diamond I could apply one of my suite upgrade certificates (they only allow that on a paid stay unfortunately).

The taxi ride to the hotel from HKG airport is about 35 minutes and costs HKD 260. Now Sha Tin is in the 'New Territories' which are part of the islands territory the British leased from China back in the 19th century. As per the lease terms it needed to be returned in 1997 (Hong Kong island technically was never in need to be returned). Sha Tin is big suburb and in typical Hong Kong fashion features it's own skyline of condominium buildings instead of office towers. It's dominated by transport options, the river and green jungle hills.