China Hotel, A Marriott Hotel, Guangzhou 中国大酒店

Because we were coming in Guangzhou from Hong Kong, we took the train that departed from Hom Hung Station in  Hong Kong and arrived at Guangzhou East Railway Station. Upon arriving, we are really lucky to use the hotel shutter bus service and saved the transport from the Guangzhou East Railway to the hotel. So basically, they have shutter bus service back and fo between the Railway Station to the hotel by timing bases.

This 5* hotel is located at yuexiu (越秀) and it is about 10 mins drive from the Guangzhou East Railway station. The hotel is beside 越秀公园 (Yuexiu Park) metro along line 2. So its pretty convienent. Its 2 stations from Beijing Road , 4 stations from wedding street and 5 stations from Shangxiajiulu. Taxi is everywhere in Guangzhou and all the taxi drivers knows this big hotel when you said “我要去大中国酒店”. We did not encounter any experience of taxi driver refuses or needed direction help. 

The lobby of the hotel was really BIG and spacious. Both of us really went.. "Wow" when we first stepped in.  The lobby is divided into 2 parts. One side is the check in counter and check in was quite fast. The other side is the information counter which we used it almost everyday. Most of the staff can speak and understand English. So communication wasn't a problem.  

The size of the room was decent. And the bed was really comfortable honestly. It was clean too.

They have see through bathroom but they do have the blind if you are too shy. :). The bathroom comes with bathtub which is huge and shower. There is rain shower too and normal showering head beside the bathtub. 

Our room came with breakfast for the 2 of us. And we were very impressed by the spread. They had both western and chinese breakfast which include salad, sausage, pancakes, bread, toasts, pastries, porridge, fruits and etc. 

2 different types of fresh fruit juice included in the breakfast.

This is only 30% of the spread. Honestly, we were well fed during the past 3 days.

The hotel is thoughtful. They came up with a list of shopping places to go to. And also it indicated the nearest metro station of the respective places.

There were 2 small problems during our stay. We were given 1 bathrob instead of 2 but they were quite responsive after calling them and sent the another bathrob within 5 mins. The another one was our safe in room was faulty but they repaired immediately after told.

By the way, we booked our tickets back to Hong Kong from the Hotel on the same day when we returned. But do aware that there was  an additional administrative charges for that.  

In short, we enjoyed our stay here and i have to say that their customer service was really excellent. The staff from the hotel who went to the Railway Station with us went extra mile to help us carrying our luggage to the departure gate and we were really thankful for that. 

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China Hotel, A Marriott Hotel, Guangzhou

Address: China, 广东省广州市越秀区流花路122号 邮政编码: 510015 

                (122 Liu Hua Lu, Yuexiu District Guangzhou Guangdong 510015 China)

Phone:+86 20 8666 6888

Website: http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/canmc-china-hotel-a-marriott-hotel-guangzhou/

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Batam: Montigo Resort Nongsa

Today's post is going to be about the Montigo Resorts @ Nongsa. Early in the morning, we took a early timing ferry from Tanah Merah Ferry Terminal to Nongsa. When we reached Nongsa, staff from the Monitgo was waiting at the ferry terminal to pick us using their in-house minibus. And after a short bus ride... Here comes the paradise!!

Welcome to Montigo Resort!!!

We were greeted by their friendly staffs with welcome drinks and dance. While our friend went to check in to the room, their staffs offered to do a free shoulders massage for us. Very nice of them!!!!!! 

Soon after we checked in, we followed one of the staff to the buggy and here we went to our villa. Because the resort was big, they offered buggy service to transport us around the area.

  After we opened the door and walked towards the hall.... HUH!! Am I dreaming?  The hall was so BIG and it comes with kitchen. And there was a mini swimming pool that called yours! Look at view!! I was totally sold by the mini pool. Ohh.. Where is the bedroom? Actually, they are at the second level! 

On the second level, there were 2 rooms. 1 with double bed and the other is the twin bed. 

Now let's take a look at their bathroom!! And their lovely big and deep bathtub.

And the 3rd levels was a open space for chilling out. Love the view so much!!!!!

Because our villa was near their inhouse restaurant, we walked there the next day to have breakfast.  The spread was good too. 

If you don't like their spread, they also have menu to order other food and drinks.

Montigo Resorts

Address: Jalan Hang Lekir Nongsa, Batam, Kepulauan Riau 29465, Indonesia

Phone:+62 778 7768888

Website: www.montigoresorts.com/

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Things to do in Bali - Kuta, Legian, Seminyak

1. Chilling out at the beach

Nothing beats better than just doing nothing and chilling out at the beach. The best thing here is going to the beach is free of charge. I love going to beach because it just give me the best time to slow down my pace and start observing the people around me. By the way, the sunset at Kuta Beach is beautiful.

2. Surfing

I have not tried surfing in Bali. However, Surfing is one of the attractions in Bali. I noticed that there are many people doing this activity. Just rent a surf board from the surf shop along the beach and you are good to go.

3. Shopping

Bali is a shopping heaven for beach wear. Whether you are in Kuta or Legian or even Seminyak, you will never failed to get something home. I did bought alot a few sun dresses home because they are really cheap and nice.

4. Massage/Cream Bath

Massage parlor is everywhere in Bali. Its not difficult to find one and their price are quite comparative. And yes, we went massage every single day when we were there. I did cream bath too which is a kind of hair treatment. Apparently, we can only get cream bath in Indonesian. I quite like it because my hair feel alot smoother after the session. Oh.. i am missing it again. 

5. Waterbom

Waterbom is a Water Theme park in Bali, Kuta. Waterbom is rated as the top Water Theme park in Asia. 

If you love water theme park, this is the right place for you. Its also a perfect place to spend a whole day there. Check out their webby: http://waterbom-bali.com/

Bondi Beach - Trio Cafe for Brunch

Trio Cafe - This is the right place for brunch if you are looking for something nice in the morning. It is abit pricey but its totally worth it. We had a good time over in the cafe and we promised to revisit again when we pop by Bondi in the future.

The cafe is located along the road and after you across the road, that's the beach. So technically, you can say that the cafe is along the beach. So you wouldn't miss it.

The inside of the cafe gives a very simple and yet modern look.  I really like how the way they match the white table cloth with brown furniture.

The staffs are really very friendly. I have to say that they do provide excellent customer service. 

Here comes my favorite Eggs Benedict. This is for sure a MUST to try. Its very rich and tasty. Initially, i thought the portion is very small when it came to my table. However, i realized that is not true because i felt full after my very last bite. And i was very satisfied after eating it. Thumbs up for this!

 Nutella French Toast which comes with caramelised bananas and hazelnut crumble. I am not a fan of Nutella but this is really very good and i love it too. I guess the bananas and the crumble help the texture of  the bread with the Nutella.

Butter Coffee, apparently its a very healthy drink according to Ron. However, i am not really a fan of it. 

Overall, we concluded that this is one of the best cafe we had ever been.

Address: 56 Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach NSW 2026, Australia

Phone: +61 2 9365 6044

Website: www.triocafe.com.au