3/5 Lumi W. 2 years ago on Google
After
an
inauspicious
start
to
our
stay,
we
arrived
at
the
hotel
at
4am
and
we
weren't
checked
in
until
after
6am,
the
night
clerk
having
gone
awol,
we
settled
in
to
a
decent
breakfast
before
a
well
earned
morning
nap.
Our
airline(the
always
confused
KQ)
changed
our
arrival
time
from
1pm
to
2am
so
we
had
to
pay
for
an
extra
night
so
as
to
be
able
to
enter
our
room
upon
our
arrival.
We
had
considered
getting
an
airport
hotel
but
the
thought
of
a
double
hop
seemed
more
trouble
than
it
was
worth.
We
had
a
"garden
view"
room
which
in
reality
was
just
a
patch
at
the
backside
of
the
hotel
the
more
interesting
view
being
that
of
the
mountains
surrounding
the
capital
in
the
background.
Given
that
all
the
activities
for
the
hotel
take
place
at
the
front
this
was
not
a
bad
thing
and
we
enjoyed
relative
quiet.
The
rooms
were
well
laid
out
and
were
comfortably
sizable.
The
only
downside
was
the
smell
of
cigarette
smoke
that
would
permiate
from
neighbouring
rooms
at
certain
times
of
the
day.
Service
at
the
hotel
was
generally
good
though
we
found
the
limitations
around
when
one
could
have
meals,
lunch
12:00-2:15pm
only,
to
be
at
odds
with
a
holiday
program,
especially
if
you
had
a
late
breakfast.
We
couldn't
establish
whether
this
was
the
normal
program
or
just
part
of
of
the
new
year
timetable
where
even
ordering
from
the
menu
required
checking
with
the
chef
as
to
whether
that
particular
item
was
on
offer
that
day.
Ordering
food
and
drinks
at
the
poolside
required
the
guest
to
go
and
place
the
order
at
the
main
bar
which
was
a
nuisance,
and
again
one
can't
be
sure
if
this
was
how
it
normally
works
or
just
a
limitation
for
the
time
of
year.
The
staff
with
a
few
exceptions
were
extremely
amiable
and
the
reception
team,
sans
check
in,
were
particularly
accommodating
affording
us
a
late
checkout
which
went
some
way
to
making
up
for
the
first
day
shenanigans.
The
location
of
the
hotel
right
next
to
the
citys'
waterfront
area
meant
that
one
could
explore
many
dining
and
entertainment
options.
The
hotels'
free
water
taxi
service
was
particularly
handy
in
this
respect.