June 28, 2012
Cyberview Lodge Resort and Spa
Came here for a short getaway from the hustle & bustle of the city as well as a quick escape from my work. I was quite taken aback with the size of the room. Was really big and comfy, most importantly, it's clean. Too bad the bathroom doesn't come with a bath-tub. My room faced the wading pool and my car was parked right outside my room, which is a plus-point.
My room (I stayed in a deluxe chalet), is really big, for a solo traveller. It has a small pantry next to the entrance (too bad no microwave). The bed was king-sized but the pillows are just too soft, I woke up with a stiff neck the next day. It has a 2-seater sofa next to the bed, which it's a weird position as the TV was facing the bed. But, the TV is rotatable, so I'm not really complaining.
As I stepped out of the balcony, I realized my neighbour is just too close for comfort. The railing is low, anyone can easily climbed over. But fortunately, throughout my stay, nothing unforeseen happened to me. As it was raining, at that time, I couldn't go anywhere, so I just grabbed my book, made myself a nice, hot Milo and sat on the wooden chairs at the balcony and read my book, at the same time enjoy the rain and the serenity of the place.
I spent most of my time in the hotel. Planned to go to Alamanda Mall, but sadly there're no shuttle service available as it's all fully booked. And I'm too lazy to drive out, so I just stay in the hotel premise; went for a massage at Sembunyi Spa, which is absolute bliss, then I dipped myself in the jacuzzi and hid in the steam room and sauna and then swam a few laps in the swimming pool. I was all alone in the jacuzzi. Perfect. The massage is good, too. They have promo for hotel guests, whereby there's a 20% discount for any treatment starting at 10AM - 2PM only. So I try out their Tranquility massage, which is the basic Aromatherapy massage. It was really relaxing. After the massage, I was brought outside to the verandah, and I was served a glass of warm water and pandan pudding with cherry. I was seated on the wooden bench facing a lake with fountain and the weather was breezy, dressed in a sarong. What more can I ask for?
On my last day of stay, I wanted to dip myself in the jacuzzi, which was located inside Sembunyi Spa, but unfortunately I was told that I must bring my own towel as they do not provide any unless I do treatments, so I end up going back to my room, disappointed. I'm too lazy to walk all the way to my chalet and back to the spa, because by the time I'm done, I'll be late for my check-out. I find that policy silly, really. I'm not sure if men can use the jacuzzi as the jacuzzi, steam and sauna room is inside the Ladies', so I'm not sure where Men' are. A tip for the ladies, if you're planning to use the jacuzzi, steam and sauna, please bring your own swim wear and towel (from the chalet) as the Spa will only provide the locker, towel and sarong if you BUY their treatment.
Oh, gotta give credit to the Hotel staffs, too. They are really friendly, attentive & helpful, which made my stay a pleasurable one. Will come here again if I'm really stressed out. LOL
June 7, 2012
Ibis Manchester Charles Street Hotel, Manchester, UK
Location-wise, it's about 10 minutes to Chinatown and 15-20 minutes walk to City Centre. And the nearest tram is about 15 minutes away. There's some eateries along the way. The area is quite quiet, except, I think there's a bar/pub nearby as I heard some loud talking and laughing outside. The staffs at the reception is friendly and helpful.
The room is quite spacious and comfortable. There's a double bed in the centre of the room and a small single bed at the corner of the room (suitable if you planning to bring a kid). The room and bathroom is clean and the shower is good. Only 1 complaint; the left bathroom glass door has a loud bang sound when open and close. Both me and my friend got a shock as we thought the door is gonna come off.
There's a small rack and shelves to hang and store our clothes and backpack. There's TV provided, but I think you need to pay to use it. The air-conditioner is functioning well and the lightings are just right.
Overall, I'm satisfied with the hotel. A nice hotel to stay especially a long and tiring day of travel.
The room is quite spacious and comfortable. There's a double bed in the centre of the room and a small single bed at the corner of the room (suitable if you planning to bring a kid). The room and bathroom is clean and the shower is good. Only 1 complaint; the left bathroom glass door has a loud bang sound when open and close. Both me and my friend got a shock as we thought the door is gonna come off.
There's a small rack and shelves to hang and store our clothes and backpack. There's TV provided, but I think you need to pay to use it. The air-conditioner is functioning well and the lightings are just right.
Overall, I'm satisfied with the hotel. A nice hotel to stay especially a long and tiring day of travel.
June 3, 2012
easyHotel London Earls Court, London, United Kingdom
The room is miserably, awfully and ridiculously tiny. My own bedroom is much bigger and comfortable than this. We barely can even put our bags, how bout walking around. The air-conditioner was faulty, too and the windows were bolted shut, hence we can't open the window to let the cool air in. There's suppose to have 2 pegs to hang clothes, but unfortunately, 1 peg is broke, so I have to hang my clothes on the door knobs. Thankfully, my friend and I carried backpacks, if we were to carry those luggage bag, I think it literally take up all the space left in the room. As the bathroom is tiny, there's only 1 peg to hang clothes and towel, so we have to take turns to step out of the room so we can wear our clothes outside the bathroom.
The bed is, well, quite comfortable. However, if you are super-tall, then please consider another hotel or get a bigger room.
As the room was really stuffy, I have to go all the way down to the reception (I stayed at the 3rd Floor and the stairs are quite steep... and NO, there's no elevator) - twice, to be exact - to complain on the air-conditioner, however they only able to change our room the next day as there's no room available. I have to ask permission with the receptionist if I can loan the little small table fan that is placed on the corridor, outside my room and thankfully (Praise God), he said yes, without any charges. If it wasn't for the little fan, my friend and I would have died of suffocation in the room, and that is not the kind of holiday we are expecting. And we are not opening the entrance door to let the air in, like what our neighbour did, due to safety reason.
Otherwise, the room is considerably clean, the customer service is good, the location is OK, about 10 minutes walk to the Earl's Court Station, but have to cross a couple of roads to get there. There's nice eateries near the tube station and there's a Tesco about 10 minutes from the hotel.
This hotel is suitable for solo travellers or who planning to stay for ONE night. Choose this if its your last resort.
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