A staycation and travel addict who tries to toe the balance between living the atas life and maintaining some resemblance of financial sanity.
It has taken me this long to try this property.
While I had my eyes on this spot pre-COVID, prices were hovering around SGD300+ which was too expensive for Batam. So COVID came and went (or still around) and the idea for a short family trip came up, I decided to spring for this as the prices had gone down and I would be able to utilize my Suite Night Awards (SNA) which otherwise would have expired end 2023.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Batam Marriott Habour Bay”
With the inaugural flight out of the way, it was time to make my way to my home for the next 3 days! This stay ended up with more hiccups than I anticipated though but I survived.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] Starlux-ury: Hilton Taipei Sinban”
This trip happened due to my friend’s mileage run which was the perfect excuse to have another holiday. Yay.
Knowing our sole intention is to chill and not really wanting to mess with the infamous Jakarta traffic, we then decided that this spot is the best option we have to allow us to simply chillax. After all, it’s not everyday you come across a Ritz where all guests get club access – time for us to find out if this is a good thing!
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] The Ritz Carlton, Jakarta, Pacific Place”
[EDIT: the hotel is now called Natra Bintan, a Tribute Portfolio Resort]
My first Marriot Bonvoy experience in Bintan, checked!
My first Tribute Portfolio experience, also checked!
The Canopi had a lot to live up to, given that its actually Glamping only 1-hr ferry from Singapore. It also had to live up to Marriot standards after being bought over and is now operating as a Tribute Portfolio property.
Continue reading “[Hotel Review] The Canopi, Bintan, A Tribute Portfolio Resort”
I’ve always felt abit iffy about going to Batam again after my 2015 trip as most of the hotels there are old and icky. I still shudder thinking about my last choice of hotel there.
I was stoked to see the announcement of this new Accor property in 2017 and figured one day I should check it out while its still relatively new. Yays to another excuse for a quick getaway hehe.