The girlfriend isn't fussy about hotel rooms. I am. This is MY vacation, not a work trip. I'm not restricted by any sort of budget. So she left the choice of our hotel, location and all other details for me to pore over. I'm spoilt and have my preferences. She only wants a clean room, hot shower with a strong water pressure and a comfortable bed, but wouldn't mind anything really. I love my girlfriends. When it comes to this sort of thing, they always let me make the final call.
It's a short trip. But we've vastly different interests. Although this girlfriend is very indulgent of me, I'm of the view that little things help to keep the peace, like having enough space in the room, thick towels, warm beds and a clean carpet. I was considering the suite when she pointed out that we wouldn't be in the room very much. So I skipped the suites and picked a normal room. I'm very pleased with the 45-sqm room. It's spacious for the both of us to lounge, line up 8 pairs of shoes along the wall, hang up all our clothes for 5 days and have enough sitting areas for friends to come over to chill. The bathroom is big enough to contain each of us in a comfortable dry space after a bath or a shower. That allows us to towel dry and dress in peace. Importantly, it has a separate shower stall so that I don't have to fall out of the tub each time I take a shower!
The girlfriend placed full trust in the hotel toiletries and refused to pack her own, except for facial products. She forgot her toothbrush and toothpaste as well. Win lor. So the very nice L'occitane stuff sitting around with a proper toothbrush came in very handy. The lemongrass shower gel provided in cute bottles is one of my favorite scents.
The service at the hotel is excellent, precisely what I expect each time I stay at one of their chains. This stay is no different- they said yes to everything I requested for. Internet access was fuss free, steady and fast. :p Naturally, I didn't have to get bottled water on this trip. The hotel provided an endless supply of Fiji water. I forgot the speakers, so it was great to see a cool Bose ipod dock all ready to be utilized. Obviously I also liked the hotel's meet & greet services at the airport which swept me from passport control to baggage to the private in-room check-in within 50 minutes from the point the plane disgorged me.
It's been all VERY NICE.
3 comments:
YOU make me very envious la..
Good service, comfy rooms.. Very very nice indeed! After reading all your vacation entries, I feel like planning for a short HK getaway now :p
jingjing + joooness: time for a quick getaway for both of you?
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