Hotel Review : Centrair Hotel, Chubu Centrair Airport

 Review, photo copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Centrair Hotel is of less than one minute walk from Chubu Centrair Airport Terminal 1, about four minutes walk from the Flight of Dreams and Terminal 2, and of five minutes' walk to Aichi Sky Expo. On the day that I stayed, it costs me around S$235 and it is the first day of trade event JATA Tourism Expo 2025. This is by far my most expensive airport hotel stay in Japan. I hope the hotel can review the rate in comparison with standard airport hotels in other parts of the country when a trade event is held. Other airport hotels do not charge that extremely high.

                                      

Despite the exorbitant rate, I enjoy my stay as I am able to view paintings with the aviation theme, aircraft models, see aircraft landing on and moving along the runway, see the giant Dreamlifters from my room, stand showering in the small bathroom and the bed is comfortable but the toilet bowl is separated from the bathroom. 

The Pacific side level rooms are accessible by touch of the hotel keycard before the main door and this section comes before the guest lounge.

There is the dedicated Vegetarian Menu area for vegetarians at the hotel's Cosmos Restaurant. The queue for breakfast starts from 5.50 am and the last order for breakfast is at 9.30 am. Guests will like dining at this restaurant but on the day of check-out there is no queue at all. The restaurant does not allow takeaways. So, I wonder why the room rate was that high and rooms were sold out under the free breakfast option. 

Three typhoons dancing together, Typhoon Bualoi expected to form on 24 September 2025

Report by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Image : Another tropical depression is developing east of the Philippines, and it could intensify into Typhoon No. 20, "Bualoi," as soon as 24 September 2025. (Photo courtesy of the Central Weather Agency)

The land warning for Typhoon Ragasa has just been lifted, but another tropical depression is developing east of the Philippines, and it could intensify into Typhoon No. 20, "Bualoi" (provided by Thailand, meaning Thai dessert) as soon as 24 September 2025. The western Pacific will once again see three typhoons in parallel.

According to the Central Weather Agency, Tropical Depression TD23 was located at 11.0 degrees north latitude and 135.6 degrees east longitude, off the east coast of the Philippines, at 8.00 am on 23 September. It was moving southwest at 16 km per hour, with a central pressure of 1004 hPa and maximum winds near the centre of 12 m per second. The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a Gale Warning (GW) for TD23, and the Central Weather Agency predicts that TD23 will develop into a light typhoon within 18 hours, potentially strengthening into Typhoon No. 20, Bualoi, on 24 September.

It is expected to cross the Philippines and enter the South China Sea, heading toward the Indochina Peninsula. Three typhoons, Mitag, Ragasa, and Naeguri, formed simultaneously in the western Pacific on the 18th. Ragasa and Naeguri are still developing, and the possibility of three typhoons coexisting again may be seen shortly.

Inflight Pictures : Air Incheon B737F

 Photo copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Airport Pictures : Osaka Itami Airport, Osaka

 Photo copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

Hotel Review : Hua'erxi Sanya, Airport Hotel opposite Sanya Phoenix Airport

 Review, photo copyright by : Gan Yung Chyan, KUCINTA SETIA

I kept cancelling room stay at Sanya Hua'erxi previously as I am afraid of encountering typhoons. My original plan was to stay at this hotel on 23 August 2025 but I cancelled the room stay because the typhoon shut Sanya down on 24 August 2025 and the high-speed train company informed me that there is no train service between Sanya and Haikou on 24 August. So, two days before I checked-in on 20 September 2025, I decided to re-book the fourth level room at Sanya Hua'erxi after knowing another typhoon will not hit Sanya and Hainan on 21 September 2025. 

I thank receptionist Xiao Fang for arranging the room that faces Sanya Phoenix Airport runway. The airport is beautiful at night and during sunrise. The bed is comfortable. The toiletries are sufficient although there is no razor. I am very happy that I manage to spot planes on the rooftop and in the room. There are no dog barks and cock crows after the typhoon. The plane noise is bearable although ear bugs are available in the room.

I was the only guest to eat complimentary breakfast, a bowl of noodles without any fruit. The place to eat appears to be smaller that what is depicted on Trip.com. There are only two rows of tables and the drinks dispenser machine after the hotel entrance.

Sanya Hua'erxi (华尔汐酒店), formerly known as Hua'erxi Beauty Inn (华尔汐美宿), is of ten minutes' taxi ride from Sanya Phoenix Airport. It is located very near to Hinze Hotel. One-way taxi fare from the airport to this hotel costs 24.90 RMB. The hotel does not have its own shuttle van for return airport transfers. The transfers are by private car. Late check-out until 2 pm is not allowed but the guest can still go up to the roof for plane-spotting until 4 pm after storing the luggage at the reception desk. 

The rooftop is only open when the guest requests Xiao Fang and other receptionist to open the rooftop. There are no official opening hours of the rooftop. 

There are no lampposts along Fenghuang Road.  It is advisable to only walk outside the hotel after 6 am when the sun rises.