Meantime, to forestall talk about the cost of keeping the Arthur Andersen team in the country for almost a year, the group was moved from the Sheraton to the Centrepoint, a marginally more modest hotel.
The Starwood group, which owns the Sheraton, Westin and W brands, has responded to Chinese guests with in-room tea kettles, slippers, translated restaurant menus, on-site translation services and comfort food such as congee (rice porridge) and noodles.