KK Trip - Day 1 (Promenade Service Apartment)

So dari airport, we get a Innova ‘taxi’ utk ke Promenade Service Apartment. Rasenye rate dia sama shj utk any hotels yg kt KK city. Kalau taxi kereta biasa, RM 30. Utk Innova (can fit 5 of us and seat blkg diturunkan utk luggage) is RM 48. Memula bajet kompem kene amik 2 taxi ni. Tp the lady at the counter offer Innova after we explained on our luggage and so on. Lagi murah la kan.. so OK la.

The journey took us 10 minutes je…consider dekat. And masa tu tak byk traffic pon.

Rupenya apartment ni mmg bersebelahan je dgn Marina Court (yg nampak lg cantik) and Centre Point is just across the street. Mmg bebetol seberang jalan.

The taxi drop us dgn lobby apartment. Very basic lobby dia ni. Since nak dkat raya cina, so bile dia gantung deco CNY-like, rasa mcm nk check-in hotel Ah Hong lak…nampak cam cikai. Uhuk.

Sblm ni baca review org, tak bape paham sgt bentuk apartment ni. Dh sampai, baru tau. Sbb bile ckp apartment, I bayangkan apartment yg tinggi. But its not. It’s actually mcm flat 4 tingkat, yg bawahnye ade shop lots. Ade a few kedai mamak, grocery stores, 7 Eleven, Cyber Café, toys shop, a clinic, McD (kami x mkn ye.), sports shop and many more. Mmg very convenient dok sini.

Cut the story short, they recognized us as the one yg called in earlier, and fortunately, our rooms are ready. We booked 2 units of Studio Suite for 4d3n at 70++ per night. Altogether is RM428. The cheapest deal we could find. Infact lg murah dr agoda by RM5 (more or less) per night. Yeah. We’re cheapskate like dat sampai 5 ringgit pon nk berkira. Hahahaha. Oh yes. We booked directly from Promenade Sevice Apartment website http://www.promenadeapartment.com.my/

Our unit (3212 and 3213) is at Blok 3, 3rd floor. Apartment ni ade 4 Blocks. The lobby is at Block 2. Tp boleh je u dok Blok 3, naik lif blok 2…tembus je..Cuma jln jauh skit la dr lif. Unit kitorg tum mg paling dkt dgn lif. So ok la…as mentioned in many reviews, corridor apartment ni mmg tak bersih skit. Takdela sampai tahap kotor. Tp mmg ade bau yg kurg menyenangkan and rusty skit la. But overall is acceptable, sebaik shj weols masuk unit.

Our Studio Suite tu ade King sized bed, tv (basic channels), sofa, full length mirror (Nurin’s fav!), oven, stove (siap kuali sudip bagai), basic kitchenette, kettle, fridge and closet, bantal ade sediakan 2 (on the bed) and another 2 in the closet. Bilik air mmg basic. No bath tub. Ade review org katanya ade bath tub. But our’s don’t. mmg sgt selesa biliknya. We loved it. Luas pon just nice. For the price we paid, mmg berbaloi sesgt.

IN terms of location, consider OK. Mmg tmpt2 yg best is walking distance. Mcm Filipino Market tu. Nk ikutkan, mmg jauh…dlm 15-20 minit walk. Tp sbb sepanjang jln tu, mmg lalu kedai2 yg boleh disinggah, so tak terasa sgt. Especially the warisan square. Mmg mcm2 ade. Kalau yg ter’short’ duit, kt situ ade RHB Bank. Weols yg dok menyorong stroller ni pon boleh handle d distance, apetah lg org yg berlenggang kangkung kan. Hikhik. Tp bile dh penat, mmg bercinta jugak la nk jln balik tu.

Tapi kan, weols ttp jeles dgn org yg dok Le Meridien. IMHO, Le Meridien is the best hotel to stay, Location wise. Kalau yg tak kesah bajet lah. Tp kalau bajet, and nk jugak location yg best tp taki kisah kalau hotel tu mcm Rumah Tumpangan Ah Hong, boleh try AJ Hotel. Sbb these 2 hotels mmg mengadap waterfront and the Filipino Market. Turun naik 10 kali pon no hal. And to me, tak perlu pilih hotel yg dekat dgn Jesselton Point (utk Island hopping) sbb kite pegi situ sekali je. yg penting area Filipino Market. Sbb sederet tu lah pasar ikan masin, pasar jual amplang, Pasar yg mkn best2…huhuhu

Pendek kata, mcm kami yg dok Promenade Apartment ni, sbb kami berjalan kaki, we mostly keluar sekali shj…. Takde la keluar pagi, tghari balik, petang keluar semula. Mmg penat le gitu….

So I guess that’s it on the Apartment, nnt I cite on what we did the first day tu.