Bob,

> >About the same, in my experience.
>
> I would be extremely surprise if my Singapore Conrad room is
> comparable to the HK Conrad's 61st floor room.  For one thing,
> it's about three times cheaper than the HK Conrad.  :-)

Singapore hotels are generally much cheaper than HKG, but even so, I'd say
you must have had a real treat up there. But the rooms that mere mortals
such as myself have stayed in at the Conrad in both locations, are quite
comparable.

> I assume you're referring to the Hilton, the 3-star one.

Only one in Singapore that I know of.

> That's blind luck on my part!  Didn't have any idea where ADEX will
> be when I booked it.  If the rooms have spittable balconies, they
> must be really oldies.  :-)

More a figure of speech :-) No balconies, and I doubt you can even open the
windows in these litigious days :-) But it certainly is within very
comfortable strolling distance.

> We flew all the way to Chicago for ONE EVENING of a scuba show,
> and it could interest us only 2 hours of that evening.  :-)  By
> extrapolation, the ADEX might keep us awake for perhaps half a day?

If that. Unless you go to any of the seminars. And of course the real
industry event if the party, which I believe a certain Viking God is
MC'ing...

> But since both you and Strike mentioned it, what's the difference
> between the "trade-only" day and the "public exhibit" show??

On the trade-only day, only those in the trade are allowed to view the
exhibit. That's it :-)

> I didn't realize Layang Layang could be dived within that time
> frame, and was contemplating add on days on either end if we
> are going to dive.  Since we have never been to Singapore, I
> figure there should be plenty to keep us entertained there
> during that week without getting wet.

3 night/4 days should be enough for LL

Bjorn