After the business trip, as hard as it is, I need to face the reality that I’m not a luxurious traveler and that I will have to give up my little piece of heaven in Marriott Champs Elysees and transfer to a more down-to-earth level of a hotel room in Campanile Tour Eiffel Paris 15. … Continue reading »
Category Archives: Hotel Reviews
Day 12 of 363 blog post challenge: Al Qasr Hotel
Blogging from phone so excuse the incorrect spellings (if there is any). So last night, we finally used one of my Entertainer Fine Dining vouchers at the Al Hambra, a spanish restaurant at Al Qasr Hotel. I don’t really know why we haven’t been going to this hotel when in fact it boasts a good … Continue reading »
Day 30: Of the worst hotel ever and the 7 star experience.
Regent Beach Resort is not a 3 star property. It should be categorized as a 1 star or it should not even exist at all. First off, the whole check-in procedure was funny and the agent absolutely useless: Mi: Hi! checking in for the night. Agent: Where did you make the reservation? Mi: booking.com, I … Continue reading »
Day 21: The real Media One experience.
So this weekend, I once again used my Entertainer Travel voucher for Media One hotel. Instead of paying AED840 for 2 nights, I only paid AED420 (stay for 1 night and get the 2nd night complimentary). Total Entertainer Travel savings: AED1588.80 (woot woot!) Anyway, let me tell you what I really really think about this … Continue reading »
Day 7: Ready for the weekend with all guns blazing.
I got home from an all-nighter drinking spree at around 3am the day prior and woke up at around 7am. Yeah, my body clock sucks! I couldn’t go back to sleep anymore so I ate breakfast (sisig with crab and corn soup and rice, yesh! that’s a drunk’s breakfast for me) and packed my things … Continue reading »
Metropolitan Hotel @ Sheikh Zayed Road
I was hoping to maximize the coupons and discounts that the Entertainer travel book has to offer but the thing is, there are only a few hotels which has the Stay 2, Pay for 1 coupons and the 10% discounts offered in some other hotels are based on BAR (Best Available Rate) which is more … Continue reading »
Crowne Plaza @ Sheikh Zayed Road
So last month, I joined a competition at Expat Echo Dubai . They asked for travel bloggers to post their website on their site for a chance to win The Entertainer Travel book – well at least that’s how easy I thought it was. I saw their update thru my phone and upon seeing the … Continue reading »
Arabian Park Hotel
I have not written for a long time and I felt like I have a lot of explaining to do. But before that, let me first share the marvelous weekend that I just had. For a change, I spent 2 nights at Arabian Park Hotel at Al Jaddaf area. Yeah, it’s kinda hard to find … Continue reading »
Four Seasons Kuda Huraa Resort & Spa
Distance from the airport: 25 mins by speedboat Wifi: yes, but chargeable Kids Club: Yes. Personal babysitter is chargeable per hour. Flexibility on room capacity: Upto 3 pax only. Restaurants and bars: there are 4 restaurants – Café Huraa, their main restaurant which serves Western, Asian and Maldivian cuisine; Baraabaru which serves fine Indian cuisine; … Continue reading »
Lily Beach Resort & Spa
Distance from the airport: 25 mins by seaplane Wifi: yes, free access anywhere in the island. Kids Club: Yes. Personal babysitter is chargeable per hour. Flexibility on room capacity: Very flexible (depending on the type/size of room). Restaurants and bars: there are 2 restaurants and 3 bars. They also have a live DJ thrice a … Continue reading »
