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I know it's too early to plan...but here's the suggested itinerary anyway =P Feel free to add in your comments

Day 1
Arrive at 10.15am at HK airport

Day 2
Whole day at HK Disneyland..yeay!!

Day 3
Depart at 8.30pm from HK airport

Date of Visit
1 July 2009

Room Category
Pool View Room (Medium Room Category)

Room Rate
RM nett with 2 breakfast

Cleanliness


Food (Breakfast Buffet)

Facilities

Overall Rating


Hotel Room (Pool View)

View From Room

Package Prices (air ticket + 2 nights accommodation)
1. Eastin - RM468 per person

2. Citadines - RM359 per person

3. Dusit Thani - RM482 per person

4. Holiday Inn - RM394 per person (no breakfast)

5. Admiral Premier - RM432 per person

6. Sommerset - RM428 per person

7. Citin Pratunam - RM393 per person

8. Park Plaza - RM500 per person

Places of Interest:

1. Tanah Lot (45mins from Kuta)

2. Besakih, Mount Agung

Travel itinerary from tour agency:

Day 2 - Full Day tour & visit Batubulan for Barong & Keris Dance, Art Villages (Celuk, Mas & Ubud), KINTAMANI for it's valcano scenery and Lake Batur scenery, GOA Gajah the 18th century cave, Tirta Empul Holy Water Spring.

Day 3 - Full day tour & visit TANAH LOT the sea temple , Mengwi Taman Aman Ayun Royal Temple, BEDEGUL high land with beautiful mountain scenery and also Lake Bratan, Alas Kedaton Monkey forest and it's giant bat.

Flight ranges from RM175 - RM218 per person depending on the travel date

Hotels
1. All Seasons - RM255 per room per night
http://allseasonslegian.com/

Came here with some ex-colleagues for a quick catch-up..damage for the night was RM56 per person
Appetiser 1 - Saute mushrooms @ RM16. Packed with creamy sauce and served with toasted baguette..yummy....

Appetisers 2 & 3 - Fried calamari @ RM17 and Fried wantan @ RM15. Very small portion for their prices and the taste is mediocre...I'd give these dishes a pass the next time I'm here...

Linguine vongole @ RM32. Star of the meal. With a slight hint of chardonnay and black pepper, this pasta dish is definitely worth a try...

Pollo (Chicken) pizza @ RM32. Can give this a miss...the chicken strips are a bit dry and the pizza base is not flavourful enough..might be due to lack of tomato sauce and mozarella cheese

Sweet ending - Tiramisu @ RM15. Slight disappointment...doesn't taste the same as the first time I had it at the Alexis outlet in Bangsar Shopping Centre

Date of Visit
15-18 May 2009

Room Category
Deluxe Sea View Room (Higher Room Category)

Room Rate
RM310 nett with 2 breakfast

Cleanliness

Swiss Garden Resort manage to refurbish the room. As a result, everything is new, stylish and clean.
Please refer to PART 1 for futher descriptions.

http://two-perspectives.blogspot.com/2009/04/swiss-garden-resort-spa-kuantan-pahang.html

Food (Breakfast Buffet)

Please refer to PART 1 for futher descriptions.

Facilities

Please refer to PART 1 for further descriptions.

For the WIFI services, you will get a better signal at the lower floor (2nd floor). If you are staying at level 4 room, you might not be able to access internet due to poor & unstable signal. As a result, it is advice to get a room at level 2.

Overall Rating


Comments

I will fully recommend this hotel to anyone. It can totally fulfill everyone's expectation & needs (Business Trip, Couple or Family). This is the best resort around Cherating & Balok Beach.

P/S: Get Deluxe Seaview Room rather than Deluxe Garden View Room. The design of these 2 rooms are totally 100% different.

Deluxe Sea View Room

View From Room

Date of Visit
14 May 2009

Room Category
Deluxe Sea view Room (Lowest room category)

Room Rate
RM253 nett with 2 breakfast

Cleanliness

The hotel is based on kampung style. Impiana Resort had refurbish some of the area recently. The lobby area look nice and i really enjoy sitting there while surfing Internet. The design of resort room is simple and 95% of it is made of wood.
Overall the room is considered clean.

Food (Breakfast buffet)

Limited range of foods available at the breakfast buffet. Beside that, the foods
doesn't taste good. There are some shops just outside the Impiana Cherating
Resort. You can choose to have your lunch or dinner there (Malay foods).

Facilities

Swimming pool, Tennis court, Table Tennis, Bicycles Ridding,
Beach Volleyball, Beach Soccer, Free WIFI at lobby area & etc.

Overall

Comment


Lobby Area (Check In Counter)


Deluxe Seaview Room