It would be too rushed from Genting Highlands to Subang Airport; hence, in my recent trip, we opted to stay a night at Sunway Pyramid Hotel, a four-star establishment, and took the opportunity to meet up a few of Alex's game friends.
Checking in and instead of getting a welcome drink; we were gifted a welcome cookie instead. Unlike those pre-packaged cookies, these were served warm with a taste similar to those from Subway! I am not complaining at all.
Collected our room keys!
Our deluxe room at 28 square meters on the 9th floor. Recently renovated in 2017, with over 600 rooms, our block was the shorter one; albeit nearer to the reception and main entrance.
Classy looking and fully carpeted, I did find the layout a bit strange as the first thing that greeted us immediately after entering the room was the double bed.
Typical room amenities that included the in-room safe, the mini-fridge, the electric kettle, and also an iron with ironing board. For me, the most important had to be the safe since I do bring along my personal laptop along when I travel.
Our room was supposed to have a window view and it sure did; although it looked out into the inner corridors, that didn't appear to be accessible, serving as an aesthetic purpose with no practical use for hotel guests. This to me, felt somewhat cheated.
The washroom seemed like it was based on the 1980s design; functional no doubt, and without a bathtub, which I can really do without as a walk-in shower is safer in my opinion. Emergency escape plan for your reference.
A lot of rooms for just one level.
The resident fitness center was located on the block right behind ours, and required taking another set of lifts to access. Decently sized; my issue was that it's pretty isolated and when I am the only one using the gym at around 9.00pm, it felt a bit too eerie.
You can opt to visit another gym at the sister hotel next door; Sunway Resort Hotel. A much pricier hotel, you would be guaranteed with a much bigger, bigger equipped facility. There's even lemon-infused water!
Swimming Pool
Even though Sunway Pyramid Hotel had no swimming pool, you can also choose to visit the one at Sunway Resort Hotel. Pretty nice, with a cascading waterfall; the only disadvantage is its proximity to the buffet breakfast restaurant, and the gym.
Located at Sunset Terrance of Sunway Resort Hotel, this buffet breakfast was already included in our room package, with no option to opt out since I am not exactly a breakfast person and could do without.
However, if it is already part of the room pricing, I am not going to waste my money! To host all the guests from
Sunway Pyramid Hotel and
Sunway Resort Hotel, the restaurant had a lot of seating, with plenty to offer, from local delights to international cuisine like Middle Eastern.
Hope the above gave you a good gauge.
It's easy to miss out on the live stations as they were placed outside the air-conditioned area. In addition to the egg station, there were also stations for tosai and Swedish crepes.
I didn't have much, attacking more on the fruits. For the rest of the food, I thought they were okay; not really worth wasting my precious calories on.
One thing that I really enjoyed though; was the teh tarik!
There's even a section for kids, with their favorite food, at a height that's just right for kids to help themselves, like adults. Not sure if the parents were happy with the food selection though.
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A primary benefit to stay at either Sunway Resort Hotel or Sunway Resort Hotel would be the ease of access to Sunway Lagoon theme park, which should be considered as Malaysia's best, and most comprehensive given that one ticket gave you entry to "water, amusement, wildlife, extreme, scream, and Nickelodeon zones"!
Access for Sunway Pyramid Hotel and Sunway Resort Hotel, respectively. Since my annual pass for Genting Skyworlds had lapsed, maybe I should go for for the Sunway Lagoon theme park annual pass instead.
And maybe next time, I could book for the more atas Sunway Resort Hotel. Problem was that a recent accident at Sunway Lagoon theme park, and this kind of gave Alex the jitters and he is having second thoughts! Not for me though; an accident means the theme park will tighten safety even more, and that's beneficial!
Address
Persiaran Lagoon, Bandar Sunway,
47500 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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Website
Pricing
Deluxe Room - S$127.76
