Sunway Pyramid Hotel - Deluxe Room @ Petaling Jaya, Selangor [Malaysia]

Nowadays, when I travel to Genting Highlands, I prefer to fly instead, using the Seletar Airport to/fro Subang Airport route, via the propeller plane of Firefly Airlines, as I couldn't endure the long bus ride back to Singapore! 

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!

Room Number 09134

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. 

Gymnasium

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.

Buffet Breakfast

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"! 

Acc

ess 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

Map

As above.

Website

https://www.sunwayhotels.com/sunway-pyramid/

Pricing

Deluxe Room - S$127.76

(via Agoda.com)

Annie 1 Wanton Mee with Char Siew @ Petaling Jaya in Malaysia

After a not too satisfying nasi lemak at Village Park (it used to be so good, as per my first visit here), we proceeded on foot to just about 120 meters away; location of the interesting named eatery known as Annie 1 (or anyone if I may).

Time was 5.40pm and for a dining establishment with a google maps review rating score of 4.1 from more than 1,800 reviewers, I was expecting a much bigger crowd! To be fair, customers did start streaming in after 6pm. 

Dry Wanton Mee with Char Siew - signature wanton mee with a serving of char siew that was said to be really good. One thing about wanton mee in Kuala Lumpur (and its surroundings); it was mixed with black sauce which could be cloyingly sweet for some. But this one appeared lighter in color. 

Let's start with the good-looking char siew that featured a nice level of fattiness and charred exterior; it was thick cut but pity not as breathtaking as I thought it would have been. Decent tasting for sure though. 

I did clean up everything; waste not would be my objective, so long the food wasn't nasty. Noodle was oily yet palatable. I would say the sweetness was manageable even though I would very much prefer wanton mee mixed with ketchup! An abhorrence, according to some.  

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Address

20, Jalan SS 21/58, Damansara Utama, 

47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia

Map

As above. 

Menu

As above. 

Pricing

Dry Wanton Mee with Char Siew - RM 12.50

(Subject to Tax)

Additional Information

You can buy boxes of ready to eat pork lard from the eatery! They were not bad tasting but definitely not as unforgettable as the ones from Ah Jie Hokkien Mee in Singapore!