We were told 18 December.

We walked round to where the new shop will be, and it already has the big Welcome sign outside, and I see the new Hotel will be a Marriot.

Not a rumour a friend of mine works for Ben and Jerry's - free ice cream tomorrow sometime late afternoon I believe!

That might be why there was a stall at the weekend in the plaza promoting the 'Marriot'.

Something to do with naming turtles...competition

Lets hope the new Welcome ends the long lines at PnS, ends all the whining, and thus improves the shopping experience for us living in the south end of DB. As for Welcome, I have shopped with them for several years and my only complaint was how unfriendly the cashiers were. Welcome stocks a large quantity of Western foods. And about the same as PnS, is inconsistent: sometimes they have what you want, and sometime not. Their addition, plus the new hotel will make DB a better place for everyone.

I agree, tbrcgrad, it will be nice to have some options available instead of just the one plaza area.

Hopefully the competition will be good for both companies and we will all benefit, north and south.

As for the Ben & Jerry's....bring it on today, just don't run out of stock before I get the ferry home, please

TTG ASIA - Lantau's eco-nomics
More development is on the cards: a new Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel opens ... Airport Hotel, and will be followed by a new 300-room hotel in 2010 in the ... Excluding the airport, none of the existing or soon-to-open projects will ...
www.ttgasia.com/index.php?option=com_content...id... -

In part...
The Hong Kong SkyCity Marriott Hotel is racing towards a December 15 opening, while a still-unnamed property in the Discovery Bay residential community will be ready for business in 2010.

Twenty minutes from the airport, a still-unnamed, 300-room hotel is under construction in Discovery Bay – an project by HKR International, the same owner and operator of Bangkok’s Sukhothai and The Sentosa in Singapore.

Its location in a residential community provides guests with facilities outside the property, such as a large al fresco dining scene, a 27-hole golf course and meeting and teambuilding facilities at Discovery Bay’s new draw The Bounty, a European tall ship.

HKR’s senior manager for marketing, Ms Polly Kong, said: “With comprehensive MICE facilities within and around the hotel, our major target market would be the MICE segment as well as local companies looking for off-site venues.

“On the other hand, the serene resort setting of the hotel would also appeal to the leisure segment looking for a different experience in Hong Kong.” – Sharon Desker Shaw

Link: http://www.ttgasia.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14563&Itemid=28...

Um, that link is a year old. From Nov '08. The Mariott Sky City already opened in December LAST YEAR.

Maybe the new DB hotel will be a Marriott given that they were down at the plaza last weekend and ChillyPepper said they went for a walk around the area. But currently I can not find anything on the web or on google that actually confirms this.

I am almost certain it will be a Marriott Hotel. They were probably waiting to clear up the transport problem. Now that taxi and coaches will be allowed in DB, and their participation in the Christmas Market, I would expect an official announcement soon.

if you go down to the community centre - WELCOME is written on the side of the building - so I guess it depends on how long it takes for them to complete renos before it opens??/

There has been no official announcement about the Wellcome opening this month. Seems strange, and even DB has not promoted it. Maybe is was a false rumor? Does anyone live near that part of DB who could find out?

As I previously have said we were told in a meeting with Welcome that they planned on opening 18th Dec but this could have been delayed of course by the not completed work.

Am sure we will be told when it is open!!!

Ok that sorts it out thanks, not that I will go down that way anyway but might make Fusion a bit less crowded!

To TBRCGRAD from 2nd Dec

Whats the reference to MICE? Is it those pesky creatures from Disney or those cuddly little things under the floorboards!!?

After the Wellcome opens, I suggest that Fusion take over the old Flying Pan location and make it a Wine and Beer sales. Then, the old wine an beer shop in the store can be expanded into more products.

tbrcgrad wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2009, 8:54am:


With 7-11's share of take-out beverage sales for consumption in the plaza, I wonder if they might try and circumvent such a move.

Interesting dynamics at work here.

I walked over yesterday and visited the new plaza, still a bit of a construction site. But the Wellcome store is coming on nicely, there were staff inside the shelves not all but some were stacked. It seemed like a big supermaket with wide corridors/lanes.

I'd give it another month or so.

Heard from a reliable source today that the Wellcome is hoping to open on March 15th...so realistically we can cross our fingers and add a month onto that..prob. a safe bet.

Letter in mail box today saying it opens on 12th march by dbay management

Going to be interesting to see how many people go to Wellcome and whether this makes Fusion less crowded.  

Time will tell!!!

Yeh, come to think of it, it is pretty sad how excited I've been about the new Welcome and how much of a talking point it's become here. I really need to get out more!  

HK1980.  Sadly, you are missing the point.Bikerchic got it right.So much time and dribble over a f.....ing MINIMARKET.Surely this forum deserves better.Just shows how bored we all are. PLEASE....WELCOME comments R.I.P.

PLEASE DONT WRITE LIKE THIS. IT KILLS MY EYES.