Maxims Genting @ Genting Highlands

Now, this is another place that my kids always like to go......normally, I would only do a  one night stay at Genting Highlands. My normal 02D/01N itinerary would be:

10am 

- Arrive Genting, go out-door Theme Park for whole day playing. Lunch / tea  or whatever at the Out-Door theme park. In between, check in hotel. Out-Door theme park opens till 6pm on weekdays, but runs till 10pm during school hols & saturdays. So make sure you make full use of the park the whole day as we normally buy a 01 day full pass. 

7pm

- Dinner then play In-Door Theme Park as they are open till 1am during school hols & saturdays, and till 12midnite for weekdays. So , make use of the night time here.

The next day, because we only bought a 01 day pass, spend some time shopping if you want, but for us, we normally would just go back to KL ......

Anyway, we stayed at the latest converted hotel in Genting. The Maxims Genting, which is definitely on the top. 

Lets see some photos, shall we ? 

Lighted door way to the rooms 

Rooms are slightly tight, comes with single beds for twin rooms 

Nice his and hers vanity

Toiletries Set by Aigner

Toiletries Set in this bag, like the airlines concept 

M - Maxims

Nice gadgets on the table

Safety Box , Mini Bar, all in one cabinet 

Limited King Size beds if you come during peak days 

Yay ! Kids Channel

Just another angle shot

Nice landing area on each floor 

Chating area outside the rooms 

This is how Maxims looks like, from outside...I got this from Genting's website though...all my facade pictures have my photos or the family's :D


So, ok,lets talk....what can I say about the hotel ?

1. I would honestly prefer to stay at the Theme Park Hotel since I have 02 children with me. For a simple reason, their rooms are bigger and of course, rates are too :)
2. This hotel is above the arcade centre, so it would be so easy to just play at the arcade and then go up and sleep.....
3. OK, since its near the arcade, so it is near the casino as well *huhuhuhuhuhuhu
4. Unless you are coming typically only 02 persons, then this hotel is fine
5. But as a family, it is not so much of a family oriented hotel
6. Oh, they have a nice cafe at the Lobby.....with nice pastries.
7. Again, it is not a family oriented hotel

Right, so that's my 02 cents worth of thoughts..... you may like or you may don't but its all up to you..... 

xoxo

Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa

Hey peeps, 

My daughter has bugging me to go to Sunway Lagoon, the theme park. The last time we went there, she was like 1 year old :=) :=) 

But I didn't want to go to just Sunway Lagoon, so I made the arrangements to be put up at the same owner's hotel too. I opted for Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa, instead of the Pyramid Tower.

Now, as you all may know by now, my travellings are 02Adult + 02 Children. If I can't get everyone in the same room due to the bedding, then I would have to take 02 rooms.... so not cost effective !!! 

So I am kinda like hotels that have Super Single or Junior Queen beds for the twin sharing. Because....hubby and I can take one child each for each bed !!! Or at the most, just take 1 additional Extra Bed !

Sooooo.....for those families like mine, when you go to this hotel, ask for the twin sharing room, instead of 1 King Size bed and everyone pop on the bed !!!! Muuahahahahahahaaa....

Let's look at the pictures now, shall we ?

A seating area at the poolside to hang around.....

Some decorations at the Lift Landing

The view from the lift landing of our floor and that's the hotel's pool 

And this from our room

We can see Sunway Lagoon pretty clear !

More pictures from our floor of Sunway Lagoon

The twin bedded Premier Room

I so like the curtains !! Its dragonflies inprint

Its Junior Queen bed, so can fit an adult and a child :=)

So in conclusion, or whatever my thoughts are worth, I feel that the hotel :-

1. Is very child friendly and also cater to both corporate and leisure business....so daddy can go all meetings, while children enjoy the pool.
2. Mummies would be happy as well as the shopping mall is just next door and connected to the hotel !
3. Rates can be sky rocket high when it is the Middle East Season, so choose your dates wisely. 
4. Otherwise, if you feel that you just want to go to the theme park for a day, spend another day at the pool and shopping, then you can do all these here at this hotel
5. Food wise as well, since its next to a Mall, so lots of choices, and also there are shop lots in front of the hotel....you can run for a teh tarik anytime.....
6. When the hotel runs high in occupancy, you may feel that its too crowded....but then , just escape to the pool , your room or the mall !

Now, these are all my thoughts ya, you may like it, and you may don't.....but with the school hols coming, or any long weekends, this could be a short all 3 in 1 hotel ?


xoxo