Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Buy 1 night Get 1 night free at Kuala Lumpur!

Again, I have the luck of getting real good travel deal for my recent birthday retreat at KL. I booked Tiger Airways at $86 return ticket with tax free offer! Isn't it a good deal? Why choose KL? Well, because of a female colleague from Alexandra office told me it is a MUST try for their Fish Spa for RM28 (3 times lesser than you pay in SG) to nibble your feets till as smooth as silk, and another female colleague from Tampines office told me that I must visit the newly opened Gigantic Pavilion Mall to burn my pocket! How can I not tempted to go with their recommendation?

I really want to pamper myself for this short getaway for my birthday. I got a 5-Star hotel by Starwood Luxury Collection at US$197 per night, with super large room plus Club Floor Facilities and you know what, my 2nd night is free! Moreover, I have a breath taking view of Petronas Twin Tower and KL Viewing Tower from my windows at the same time! Do you know how beautiful it could be at night? Just romantic... : )

As usual with huge sumptious breakfast (so wide range of choices that I have to split 2 mornings to try out 2 sections of the restaurant), evening cocktail, 42 inch tv, dvd player and bla bla club thingy. Also, the monorail is just right at the door step so going to Bukit Bintang is just 2-3 stops away. But wait, they allow me to have free laundry up to 6 pieces of clothings per day! So which means, I manage to wash 12 pcs of clothings absolutely free for my entire 3D2N stay! Kewl!

Which means, I brought back my clothings all freshly cleaned and need not bother my mum for that washing of dirty clothings, apart from those I wore it during my flight home.... : )

S$26 per night for a 5-Star Hotel Deal in Hong Kong?

Recently I went for a shopping vacation to Hong Kong for its Summer Sales. Gosh, could not remember when was my last crazy shopping deal prior to this trip. Anyway, that's not the point. The point is, I managed to get an unbelievable deal for this trip... Till now, I still could not believe it is true or are they stupid to offer this price at a BIG loss?


I was reading a travel forum somewhere and trying to find a good travel deal to Hong Kong as well as getting to know the latest IN thing there. Then there was this lady wrote that she found a website that costs her only a fraction of 50 pounds for a 5-star hotel in Causeway Bay. So I follow through and went to that travel website that allows you to book hotel room at selected cities. I anyhow keyed in a date that i prefer to and it went on searching for the price. Then, my eyes wide opened when the price appeared. S$26 per night for a Hotel in Causeway Bay??!?!?!


Rubbing my eyes, I went through step by step and checked if I have keyed in mistakenly somewhere or the website creates an error page. Oh my, it is indeed a 5-star hotel and better still, it is a Club Floor Room!! Are they crazy?? With free breakfast, evening cocktail, free shuttle bus to and fro airport and seaview... only S$26?? I tried 2nd time, 3rd time, 4th time again and even on other selected dates, it was indeed S$26! Without hesitation, I booked immediatelyfor 5 nights to secure the room! I only pay for $130 for 5 luxury nights stay! Who would want to miss this super great deal? At most, I only lost $130 opportunity cost even it is a fraud, and moreover the website is a reliable airline website. How could it be fake?


Continue from there, I proceed to book SAFRA discounted airfares at 50% off for that promotional month and the airfare only cost me $345 per person including tax! So in total, I only pay $345+$130=$475 for a 6D5N Hong Kong trip with airfares and hotel! That's my 1st luck and needless to say, the hotel is damn good and luxury. I even extended this deal to my parents with 1 week stay after I returned home. Anyway, the offer price went up as per normal from October onwards, but who knows the next offer will be soon?

See yourself with the pictures here! U will envy me.... :)


My Hotel Room worth S$26 per night from my pocket :))
Sea-view from my room @ 32rd floor