The ferry trip was remarkably short luckily since try as I might, I can never fall asleep easily. The hotel was such a disappointment. One child in the hotel mini bus remarked, "How come the hotel is becoming old?" This is a literal transalation. Just moments before his remark, I was thinking, "Omigod, am I actually staying at this old thing! I wanna go home!!!!!"
When we stepped into the lobby, things didn't much improve. The signs of the years, 20 to be exact, were clearly visible. And my Dearest Hubby had to confirm that this was indeed the hotel that he stayed at with his family when he was 10!!! I am not kidding you. Can you beat that! And he pointed out the exact spot where he had taken a photo. I really thought then that we should just pick up our bags and escape from this historical monument.
This picture was taken from our room (we didn't run away after all). It must have been the 'in' thing in the 80s but it definitely looks decrepit to me. If you look closely, one of the fish on the roof of the pool house seems to have commited suicide. Even Dear Hubby said, "What have you gotten us into?" And he is the least fussy person I know. The most fussy person I know would have hightailed it out of there and checked herself in somewhere else. Believe me, I tried getting myself somewhere else but our trip was last minute and this was the ONLY place I could get. I know now the reason why. At least I'm wiser now.
But it wasn't all bad though. Although the exterior leaves a lot to be desired, the room was surprisingly okay. And the view was fantastic! Hard to believe, but it's true!
I'm having a little trouble uploading the pics, so that's all for now ... More to come!
5 comments:
ape ada kat batam...? i've never been there before? Asal tak gi bali or christmas island or sentosa island or tekong island? asal gi batam??!!!
LAST MINUTE!! Thought wanna go KL .. no hotel! At first I thought its such a SLEAZY place .. but the shopping is OK .. can get cheap Adidas n Osh Kosh and food also cheap. 1 Osh Kosh shirt abt $10!! Sapa tak nak!! My hub bought 2 Adidas shirt for $20!! POLO shirts also cheap .. but must know where to go .. the ones at the malls more ex. Didn't see any ladies of the night ... hahaaa! The shopping malls are also ok .. n fake branded bags if u r into such stuff!!!
Nasib baik aku tak gi eh! Kalau tak aku dah muntah exorcise!
serious aaahhh osh kosh for just 20 bucks? hmmm.....but tempat tu banyak nyamuk ahhhh...bapak aku gi sana with my mum a few years back....balik singapore masok CGH kena malaria....tak balik modal!!!
Alamak ... so kesian. I brought insect repellant but surprisingly didn't even have to use it!!
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