Talk:The Peninsula Hong Kong

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The article reads like it was written by the hotel's own marketing staff, with the following non-neutral or unsupported statements:

• "one of the most internationally recognizable" (sourced to hotel's website)
• "is the flagship property" (unsourced / hotels talk about their "properties" this way)
• "widely regarded as one of the region's legendary properties." (unsourced)
• "the finest hotel east of Suez." (unsourced)
• "From the moment the hotel opened...the Peninsula name has been synonymous with welcoming the rich, the famous, the titled and the titans of industry to a place of unsurpassed luxury and service." (unsourced)
• "shade of green known as "Peninsula green". (known by whom?)
• "The Peninsula Hotel has a collection of highly acclaimed restaurants." (unsourced)
• "one of the oldest fashion arcade in Hong Kong" (unsourced)

KevinCuddeback (talk) 12:53, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

I took out some of the worst. Feel free to help. Kendall-K1 (talk) 13:35, 24 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks, I found a source for their notably large Rolls Royce fleet, so I promoted this fact to the opening (they've several times made Record-setting orders from Rolls Royce). Demoted the founding Kadoorie family to the History section KevinCuddeback (talk) 00:23, 30 January 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Sources do not support article's statements

Helipad superlatives are not supported by the source cited (http://www.monstersandcritics.com/movies/news/article_1358968.php)

• "one of only two private rooftop helipads in the territory" (unsupported by source)
• "flight duration being 7 minutes" (unsupported by source)

Lobby description as "reminiscent of Hong Kong's colonial era" is not supported by the Frommer's citation given (http://www.frommers.com/destinations/hongkong/D51949.html) KevinCuddeback (talk) 12:53, 11 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]