Subscribe in a reader | Subscribe by Email We reach Swiss Garden at about 3.30pm, after a slow drive from Maran Temple. The hotel (resort?) is located along Jalan Beserah (linking Kuantan and Kemaman), near a place called Pantai Balok (Balok Beach). The place is quite nice, but unfortunately, I have few complaints. Firstly, our room was near to the pub and the noise was audible till about 1am. Changed to another room the next day, and the management gave a suite (two rooms and two TV) further away from the pub. Guess it pays to look as if you are honeymooning and want much more privacy and quietness. 🙂
The TV was another problem. They advertised that upgraded the channels, which sounded very promising. But when I flipped through it, the upgrade was RTM 1, RTM2, TV3, NTV7, CH9, 8TV, and in-house promotion, plus 2 music channels! Oh my…what happened to CNN, BBC, Star Movies, ESPN etc? No more Astro, but only local free channels? That’s a new definition of upgrade!!!!
Breakfast was nothing much to shout about. In fact, I would say slightly disappointing since there were not many choices.
The beach was inaccessible due to jellyfish threat, so we didn’t venture out to the beach much. We went to Kuantan in the evening. Went to Berjaya Megamall and caught The Brave One at the cinema.
We also took their Ramadan dinner buffet at RM48 each. There were about 60 people at the most, and the food finished very fast. That’s where we meet a familiar face, Thirumila. It was great to meet up an old friend after so long.
The resort had its spa packages under Samsara Spa. We took one of their packages. It was refreshing and really relaxing feeling after the treatment. Plus, their ginger tea was super!
