Sunday 14 December 2014

Hotel in Johor Blog: 11@Century Hotel, Johor Bahru - Travel ... - Hotel in Johor Blog

Hotel in Johor Blog: 11@Century Hotel, Johor Bahru - Travel ... - Hotel in Johor Blog

Hotel in Johor Blog: 11@Century Hotel, Johor Bahru - Travel ...

Posted: 05 Oct 2014 11:22 PM PDT

I've been to Johor quite number of times but most of the times, either I stayed at my friends' house or mainly just for stopover to Singapore. So when I about to go Johor for Legoland, I asked my sister, who is currently working in Singapore and she always went to Johor for weekend trip, asking her which hotel would she recommend me to stay and she suggested me this - 11@Century Hotel, Johor Bahru.

#1: Overview of 11@Century Hotel

As we reserved the room through Agoda.com, all we need to do was printed out the hotel reservation number and showed our identification card upon check-in. The check-in process was smooth and hassle-free and the next thing we know, we were given room card as well as breakfast coupon without any deposit needed.

#2: Standard queen size room

The size of the room was moderately spacious and it looked very modern and descent. The room was pretty simple which equipped with a queen size bed, LCD flat screen, free WiFi internet access and in-room safety box. There is no mini bar, table and chair provided within the room and in case you need hairdryer, iron and ironing board, you need to request from the housekeeping or counter desk, which I found it's kinda troublesome.

#3: Bathroom with standard toilet amenities provided

When we looked into the bathroom, we were quite surprised with the huge size of the bathroom. Like I mentioned above, there is no hairdryer within bathroom and they will provide you upon request.

#4: Complimentary coffee and tea making facilities

The room was adequate comfort but there still need a room for improvement when comes to cleanliness. We spotted quite number of small cockroaches not just inside the room, but also in the bathroom. Well, of course we weren't afraid of those cockroaches but somehow felt kind disgusting seeing them crawling within the room.

#5: Complimentary breakfast buffet

Throughout our stayed here, we were entitled for complimentary breakfast buffet every morning. The buffet spread was pretty simple with the range from Asian to western meals such toast bread, eggs, nasi lemak, fried noodle, baked bean and fruit juices.

#6: The main plus point of this hotel was it located very near to KSL City Mall

Tip

If you plan to go to JB Sentral for entering Singapore Woodlands customs, it took less than 10 minute drive and the taxi fare mostly cost less than RM10.

Date Stayed: 24 January 2013 - 27 January 2013 (3 nights)

Rate We Paid : RM115.00 per night for a standard queen size room inclusive breakfast (Booked via Agoda.com)

Disclaimer:
This review is truly based on my own personal experience and is my genuine and honest opinion of this hotel, and that I have no personal or business relationship with this establishment.

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Saturday 13 December 2014

Johor to have over 13,000 three-star hotel rooms next year ... - Hotel in Johor Blog

Johor to have over 13,000 three-star hotel rooms next year ... - Hotel in Johor Blog

Johor to have over 13,000 three-star hotel rooms next year ...

Posted: 11 Nov 2014 10:54 PM PST

NUSAJAYA: Johor will have 13,360 three-star hotel rooms next year to meet the needs of the state's growing tourism industry, said State Tourism, Trade and Consumerism Committee chairman, Datuk Tee Siew Kiong.

"Currently, the state has only 12,500 hotel rooms of three stars and above. The increase in the number of rooms is in line with the construction of many hotels this year and next," he said.

Tee said this in reply to questions by Hamimah Mansor (BN-Penawar) and Dr Zaini Abu Bakar (BN-Nusajaya) at the state Legislative Assembly today.

He said based on Tourism Malaysia survey, the number of tourists who stayed overnight in Johor last year was over five million from 3.95 million in 2012.

Tee said the state government adopted comprehensive measures to encourage the tourists to stay longer in the state.

"The state's Tourism Department, together with the private sector, planned various international-level programmes to encourage them to stay longer in the state," he said.-Bernama

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Wednesday 10 December 2014

8 Days Boutique Hotel in Taman Impian Emas - Hotel in Johor Blog - Hotel in Johor Blog

8 Days Boutique Hotel in Taman Impian Emas - Hotel in Johor Blog - Hotel in Johor Blog

8 Days Boutique Hotel in Taman Impian Emas - Hotel in Johor Blog

Posted: 11 Oct 2014 11:21 PM PDT

Last weekend, we had an awesome staycation at the new Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at Jalan Ngee Heng, Johor Bahru. The hotel building was previously Landmark if you are familiar. We were one of the folks who were invited to stay there for 2 nights, for their 'test run'. Could this be the best hotel in Johor Bahru?

YES!

Here's why:

The Service:
It is impeccable. The staff is attentive, friendly, polite, helpful and efficient. I must say they are very well-trained for the hotel and tourism industry. We need more people like them!

The Reception. I love the flock of birds wall art.

The Design:
Oh where do I even start!! I LOVE EVERYTHING IN THAT HOTEL! It's modern yet organic. I would love to meet the designer and the one who sourced for the cool awesome stuff in it, seriously. To give you a bit of the style, if you love MUJI, you'll love staying here. And I noticed the unique lamps and light fixtures.

Wooden block chandelier...

...above this dining table at Makan Kitchen.

The Lobby:

Love this long big table. Other hotels may not have the luxury of space for this but they don't know how useful it is! And for me, I am so tempted to cut fabric on it!

The Room:

The corridor leading to our room.

Bathrobes and extra pillow.

What I love about this door is that the bottom is lined with squeegee, so it sweeps away any excess water on the floor outside the shower cubicle.

Crabtree & Evelyn toiletries.

Enlarge mirror. And see that 'up down' switches?

They are for opening and closing this shade. Some people just want to watch TV when they shower huh...tsk tsk tsk.

The phone.

The other stuff worth mentioning is that all the switches are labelled so you don't have a hard time finding which switches are for which lights. This is one of the little things that make a hotel room rock.

The Makan Kitchen:
Serves local cuisine buffet.

Keropok station

My favourite station. Ulam, cucumber, local salad, and the belacan dips!

Indian Cuisine.

Rojak.

Satay.

The noodle station.

There are local kuehs too on the other side.

LOVE the chairs.

The jacuzzi and steam room:

The ladies changing room.

The jacuzzi, overlooking JB townscape.

Steam room.

And *DRUMROLL*... THE POOL!
I'm not boasting or anything (OH YES I AM!) but I think it is the most awesome pool I have seen and swam in. Because it is built by the husband! I have to tell you though, this area is very breezy, and is shaded from 3 pm onwards, so the water is quite cold! If you want the sun, go before 3pm.

Panoramic view.

Shower area.

Kids just love to walk along this shallow path.

Poolside chillax area. This place comes alive at night! It is a very cool place to hang out for drinks after dinner.

The gym: You get the perfect poolview when you're running on the treadmill.

The signature cookie:

How cute is that a hotel has a signature cookie. It is not too sweet, has lots of chocolate chips and nuts in it. Just awesome.

It was such an honour to be one of the very first guest to experience Doubletree's immaculate standard.

The location:

Update: I would like to add that this hotel is located very near to my favourite area in Johor Bahru, the old JB town! If you come out of the hotel lobby and turn right, you will see this:

Walk straight and you'll reach (in sequence): The bus and taxi terminal to Singapore, Pan Pacific Hotel (and the Persada Convention), the famous Jalan Trus old temple and Kotaraya Galleria. After Kotaraya, the area is filled with old coffeshops (Hwa Mui and Kin Hwa), Hiap Joo Bakery (the famous bakery using the 100 year old oven that looks like a kiln!). At night this area becomes festive with the JB Bazaar.

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