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Posted: 22 Nov 2012 12:48 PM PST

1. LEGOLAND MALAYSIA

Legoland Malaysia theme park, the first in Asia, is situated in Nusajaya, Johor. Situated on 76 acres of land, the park is the sixth such park to open in the world.

Previous parks are located in Billund, Denmark (1968), Windsor, England (1996), California, USA (1999), Germany (2002), Florida, USA (2005).

Legoland is built with over 40 interactive rides, shows and attractions. One of the main attractions here is the Miniland. More than 30 million lego bricks are used in the building of these monuments including the Petronas Twin Towers, The Merlion Statue, Taj Mahal and others.

These well-known buildings are built using lego bricks, an interactive world on a scale of 1:20 where people, trains and aeroplanes come to life at the touch of a button. Other attractions at the park include Lego City, Land of Adventure, Imagination, Lego Kingdom and Lego Technic.

In the theme park, there is also an Observation Tower which is the highest tower in Legoland Malaysia, some 60 meters from the ground. This is also the third Legoland observation tower in the world after Denmark and Germany.

Legoland is a fascinating place to visit for children and adults alike!

Don't miss out this wonderful family holiday opportunity in Johor Bahru! You can also grab your at Pulai Springs Resort. To book your Legoland Packages, click http://www.pulaisprings.com/packages/legoland-malaysia-hotel-packages

2. KOTA ISKANDAR, JOHOR

Kota Iskandar, Johor State Administrative Centre was opened in April 2009 and is now one of the must see places in Johor. Inspired by Moorish-Andalusian and Johor Malay designs and motifs, Kota Iskandar is Malaysia's first Experiential Parliament where visitors through our guided tours will be allowed the chance to enter Johor's beautiful state parliament hall and immersed in Johor's rich culture and history while understanding the symbolisms and abstract interpretations in true style and splendour of Kota Iskandar- Johor's Living Legacy.

3. ROYAL ABU BAKAR MUSEUM

This architectural wonder was completed in 1866. It was commissioned by the late Sultan Abu Bakar and is also known as the Grand Palace (Istana Besar Johor).

Following a Renaissance style, the building was constructed by local artisans under the supervision of an European architect. The original furniture of the palace was made in England and ordered by the late Sultan Abu Bakar in 1866.

The palace was renovated to become a museum in 1982 and was officially opened in 1990.

Catch a glimpse of the grand lifestyle of the royal family through the silverware, ornaments as well as souvenirs by dignitaries that are on display at the museum. There are also pictures of the royal family from the reign of Sultan Abu Bakar.

Visit the museum today for an interesting historical journey of Johor's famous royal family. Opening hours are Saturday through Thurday, 9am– 5pm.

4. SULTAN ABU BAKAR MOSQUE

On top of a hill in downtown Johor Bahru, overlooking the Straits of Johor and neighbouring Singapore, stands the magnificent Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque, one of the most beautiful old mosques in Malaysia.

The construction of the mosque marked the start of Johor's modernisation process in 1892, which was commissioned by the "Father of Modern Johor", the late Sultan Abu Bakar. It took eight years to build and was completed in 1900. The mosque can accommodate 2,000 worshippers at any one time.

The mosque is a mix of architectural styles, but principally Victorian. It is said that the minarets look like British watch towers.

Today, the Sultan Abu Bakar Mosque is listed as a protected heritage monument by the Department of Museums and Antiquities.

5. Hello Kitty & The Little Big Club, Malaysia

The first Hello Kitty theme park outside of Japan consists of various walk-through attractions, interactive activities and rides which follow the Hello Kitty theme. Key features include Black Wonder, a hi-tech interactive themed experience and Kitty House, an iconic Hello Kitty house complete with living room, bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. Visitors can also look forward to the "Purrfect" stage which will house Hello Kitty and her friends where they will showcase a live performance.

Don't miss out this wonderful family holiday opportunity in Johor Bahru! You can also grab your Hello Kitty Malaysia & The Little Big Club package at Pulai Springs Resort.

Hello Kitty Malaysia is located only 25 minutes away from the resort.

6. Johor Premium Outlets

Shop brilliantly at the Johor Premium Outlets – less than 10 minutes away from the Resort! Johor Premium Outlets features more than 80 designer stores and brand names and offers impressive savings of 25% to 65% every day. Pulai Springs Resort also provides free shuttle service to its hotel guests.

(Present Pulai Springs Resort's pass at Johor Premium Outlets and get a complimentary VIP Coupon Book filled with added savings and free gifts at participating outlet stores to shop up a storm)

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My Trips: The Traders Hotel at Puteri Harbour Nusajaya, Johor.

Posted: 20 Jan 2014 11:17 PM PST

The Traders Hotel (N1.41773 E103.65641) is located next to the Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park at Nusajaya, Johor. The hotel was just started operation in the year 2013 which only few months ago...
There is a highway connected to the Second Link and North South Expressway to the location, so there shouldn't be any problem if you drive from the north or even coming from our neighbor country - Singapore. (you can refer from the G map below)

"The mid-market Traders brand, managed by Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, cater to today's savvy and passionate traveler with brilliant simplicity and warm sincerity. They provide a friendly yet professional environment designed to complement guests at work, rest and play.

In 1989 the first Traders Hotel opened in Beijing to complement Shangri-La's China World Hotel. Building on Traders Hotel, Beijing's success, today there are 15 Traders hotels in operation, with a scheduled opening in Doha Qatar."

Traders Hotel, Nusajaya - Johor.

We were having our 2 days 1 night city escape trip in the hotel on one of the weekend during this school holiday.
The hotel provided 2 storey of basement parking and limited parking at the front of the hotel. The lobby is situated on the 1st floor and the whole lobby is decorated by the nature theme of ocean. You can see the shape of waves are decorated everywhere included the lighting, reception counter and the sofa for the guests. The carpet is pepper stone design in the wave shape too, and if you notice one of the wall paper is in blue color that represent the ocean...
This lobby is special!

The lobby of Traders Hotel

The comfort lighting in the shape of waves

The carpet at the lobby

Even the lift lobby also having the wave's shape wall light...

We were invited politely to the Lobby Lounge by the women at the counter while waiting for our room checking...impressed.

The Lobby Lounge
The lounge is just located next to the lobby and it was a relax and comfort place to have a drinks or enjoy your favorite coffee. The lounge is having a simple and yet relax design, it'll be a good area for a tea break with your friends or clients.

Photos of the Lobby Lounge :-

The old Johor map on the glass. This is the map where Johor was started.

I was surprised when the staff brought over their iPad for my signature to check in the room, and I found out later that the hotel is practice in the paperless concept to "Protect and save the Earth"! There will be no paper during your check-in and check-out, if you insist on the receipt while check out, the management will email it to you. Amazing and I like it very much!
This was the first hotel within Johor I came across practicing this 'green' concept. Excellent!

Let me bring you for a virtual tour around the hotel before the rooms...

The function rooms are located at the 4th floor (which also the top floor) of the building 1, and we walked passed the main ballroom...

The corridor access to the Main Ballroom

The decoration of the ballroom is mainly about wood, and we saw some interesting 'Batik' wood craft decor in the room...

The Batik wood craft as a decor in the room

There's also a VIP waiting room situated at the lift lobby of the 4th floor, provided for those who are waiting for the event.

Walk across the sky-bridge to the building 2, the roof top garden is perfect relax area for guests and you can capture the breathtaking view of the Puteri Harbour.

Puteri Harbour of Nusajaya, Johor.

At the left side of the roof top garden, there's the Traders Club Lounge exclusive for VIP guests. It's the place for VIP guests to meet and dine their clients who visit them. There's also a meeting room in the Traders Club Lounge where the guests to held a discussion with their customers.

Once you step into the lounge, you'll see rows of comfort sitting area...where you can having a chat or reading your favorite books...

The lounge designed a full grass on the other side that makes a nice view of the Puteri Harbour.

The dining area is located next after the relax area...

All the decorations are based on nature and fishermen. If you notice the walls are decorated like the fishing net and the main attractive area is the foods area. There are many different type of fishes hanging on top and there are beautiful! Nice!

Awesome decor of the Traders Club Lounge

You will have a option to choose a privacy dining area which is separated. The fishing net deco are more clearer at this corner...

The harbour view meeting room has all the basic facility such as fax machine, printer, internet access and etc.

On the right of the Roof top garden is the health and fitness center.

The health and fitness center of Traders Hotel, Nusajaya

The GYM center

It's definitely a nice place for gym because it has a nice harbour view from the glasses...

The health center will be start operating soon in the months later...

After walk through the fitness center, another sky bridge connected from building 2 to 3. I like this well designed bridge very much! The Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park is on my right and the Puteri Harbour is on my left. I cross it many times...:)

On the other side of the bridge, we reached the infinity swimming pool and the SkyBar of Traders Hotel.

There are children pool, jacuzzi pool and a big pool overview the scenic view of the harbour, coastal of Johor, Straits of Johor and partial of Singapore.

Lazy chair are ready to serve in every corner of the pool...

You even can enjoy a few mugs of ice cold beer or your favorite cocktail in the SkyBar (just open not too long ago) just next to the swimming pool...the SkyBar is a total new concept that you can refer to my previous post.

The SkyBar of Traders Hotel Puteri Harbour, Johor.

Among all the area in Traders Hotel, I like this view (below) very much! Standing on the bridge connected building to building overview the Little Red Cube below...(I snapped more than 30 photos just about this view...)

Me and my family had awesome breakaway on the 2 days 1 night city escape! We all love the hotel and the surrounding very much! I over heard the conversation between my wife and my daughter said...they want to come here and stay always...:)

Below photo was one of the wood (tree) decor I like, it located at the forth floor of the building 2.

Please visit their official website (below) for the rooms rate. Their rates are different that depends on the earliest booking, means if you book early you'll get a better rate!

I'll continue the room that we stayed and other type of room available on my next post, that will also include the delicious meal that we enjoy in the hotel. Not to forget the Puteri Harbour Family Theme Park too. So stay tune!

Traders Hotel, Puteri Harbour, Johor.

Persiaran Puteri Selatan, Puteri Harbour.

Nusajaya, Johor.

Tel : +607-560 8888 Fax : +607-560 8999

Email : thph@tradershotels.com

Website : www.tradershotels.com

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tradersputeriharbour

Location map of Traders Hotel at Puteri Harbour Nusajaya, Johor.