Just inquired about booking the Murray hotel once my 7 day mandatory, strict quarantine at the Conrad is over, where, for the record, I am required to pass a PCR test on day 1, 3 and 5, plus a daily self administered antigenic test, plus a twice daily temperature check... short of a colonoscopy, a very comprehensive and safe health check regimen, one would easily contend.
The reservation desk manager told me, not without an exaggerated sense of authority not uncommon with those usually bereft of it, that the hotel policy dictates that only guests who have stayed in HK for 14 days, including the 7 day mandatory, plus the 7 day self monitoring recommended by the government, are permitted to grace this establishment with their presence and of course, cash.
Now let us examine this for a brief moment: if one is not living in HK but simply visiting, how is one supposed to stay in HK other than in a hotel post the 7 day mandatory, strict quarantine? That explanation was, but of course, not forthcoming.
From here, one can only reach two conclusions: either the Murray is doing exceptionally well or the current management could do well to pass a health check too, but perhaps of a different nature this time, such as an IQ test.
Good luck to the Murray
RP
PS: to be sure, this is a review on this hotel's reservation procedure, which by no means reflects the quality - or lack thereof - of its facilities, rooms, service, etc... which I in fact experienced in the past much to my satisfaction... but then again with this latest episode, one cannot be so sure! read more