A staycation and travel addict who tries to toe the balance between living the atas life and maintaining some resemblance of financial sanity.
This was my choice of hotel for an impromptu trip booked only 1 week proper, somewhat incentivized by the current Bonvoy promotion of double elite nights. It was the second cheapest property in Kuala Lumpur so I decided to go for it – was excited to experience a new neighborhood too!
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Well, this was impromtu.
Such was the joy of knowing the fuss-free re-opening of land borders to Malaysia that we woke up at 5am to leave for a last-min trip to the land of gula melaka. The planned 1-nighter also made DoubleTree an impractical option (and too expensive) to explore the streets, so Ibis it was. I admit I was a little apprehensive about an older Ibis property especially when the state of maintenance is unknown but onwards we went!
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I’ve actually kind of stalked this place every since it transformed from being a Trader’s. Online pics of it showed the refurbished vibrant colors and youthful outlook. I thought to myself I will try this property one day!
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This is my 3rd DoubleTree experience but my first a resort property.
I stalked Tripadvisor prior to my visit and saw some negative reviews of the property including stained sofas etc. But I steeled myself knowing it cannot be that bad as it still carries the Hilton brand. Plus my reservation was non refundable.
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I kind of regret picking this hotel over JW Marriott, Sigh.
If only I’d known I would be Platinum Elite with Bonvoy at the time of my stay. And thanks to my itchy fingers, I wanted to try somewhere else other than Westin which I’ve stayed for the past 2 trips. And I didn’t quite get around to booking JW before prices went up from MYR630 to MYR700.
I mean, how bad can a Banyan Tree be right.
This trip would prove me wrong unfortunately.
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Spurred by a life changing event (well, kind of), I decided to run away for a short trip. Perhaps the most life changing part of the trip was that I paid $300 for a ticket from Singapore.
THREE HUNRED. FOR A 1-HR FLIGHT.
To make things worse, the price had increased by $40 overnight since I last checked the night prior but decided I know better and told myself that prices won’t go up when I was asleep. I’m still convincing myself that some higher powers up there wanted me to max out the Amex offer of 3 bonus miles per $1 spent, up to $300. Hello miles, goodbye money.
Hilton Mattress Run Schedule:
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Hilton Mattress Run Schedule:
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It took quite a bit of time and effort to get this family trip organized, both in terms of dates and flights. Fighting with Silk Air was such an experience gosh.
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