Today I am staying at Avangio Hotel Kota Kinabalu. Check in was smooth. They have the option to pay the bill upfront. So I have made my payment during check in.
There's a bar next to the lobby
PC area next to the restaurant. I am using the Mac to update my blog after dinner. First time using it. Not very used to it...
I staying in a king room. RM 265 per night with breakfast.
TV and a study table. No room service here.
The view from my room
Tea making facilities
See through bar.
Toilet
There's a rain shower. The toilet can be seen through from the room. There's a blind to cover it up if you are not feeling sexy with your roommate. Haha.
Hair dryer. I hope hotels can purchase better hair dryer. These type of hair dryers dry very slow...
Toothbrush only. They didn't supply the other toiletries like shower cap, ear buds etc… In line with their environmental friendly cause?
Soap/shampoo 2 in 1 dispenser. Their soap was very watery.
Lift lobby at my floor
Hotel swimming pool
They are providing water dispenser so that you can refill your bottles. This is a good move.
Sadly the bar was closed
You can get towels and locker key from the counter.
Hotel Gym
Yoga studio equipped with yoga mat, steps and exercise ball.
There's a phone holder at the panel. So you can use your own app to exercise if you don't like their pre-set programme.
Leg Press. I would like to give praise to this design. This is much safer than our conventional bench press as the weight is not directly fell onto a person's leg. Which it eliminates the risk of nasty accident (warning: gruesome video).
Water dispenser provided.
Sanitizer and wiping cloth
Weighing scale
Locker inside the toilet
Shower
Shampoo and shower gel
Mirror and hair dryer
Sauna room
After I enjoyed their sport facilities, I felt hungry. So I walked around and see anything good to eat. Outside was hazy. So I end up dine in the hotel restaurant, Mercato.
The hotel buffet dinner's normal price is RM 45. For in-house guest, weekday RM 25 and weekend RM 35. Since today is a Friday (considered as weekend price), I paid RM 35 for my dinner.
Salad bar. Too much process meat used in their salad.
This coffee machine is chargeable. So I didn't use.
Pandan Cake, lemon cake, and yam cake. Cake was a bit dried.
Coffee jelly… Not my favourite.
Fruit tart with cream.
Sorry this photo was out of focused. It was a corn based dessert with cream and sago rice. I hope it could be thinner.
Papaya and watermelon.
Coffee and tea. Coffee was thin...
Cold water and apple juice
Chicken soup noodle
I took the soup only. The pepper was very strong. Not to my liking.
Sweet bun with butter.
Steam rice
Fried noodle
Pasta with tomato sauce
Irish beef stew. This was the best dish in this buffet. Beef was soft, the consistency was soup like. It was light and refreshing. Just a little bit salty to drink as soup.
Grill chicken with brown sauce
Fish in lemon sauce. I miss having real fish. In West Malaysia we often served with Pangasius. This fish is good.
Red braised beancurd.
Broccoli, cauliflower and mushroom.
Long bean stir fry with soy sauce
Looks like pumpkin soup, taste like tomato and onion soup… No label here.
My dinner.
Verdict:
Taste: 3/5
Could be better. I didn't give high expectation towards a cheap hotel meal anyway.
Price: 4/5
Great price for in-house guess. Consider this is a buffet.
Ambiance: 4/5
Environment is comfy. I like their silverwares and cutlery. Tastefully designed and decorated.
Service: 4/5
Since I am the very few customer here, their service is quick.
Overall: 3.75/5
Serve it's purpose as a hotel buffet. Nothing fancy.
Taste: 3/5
Could be better. I didn't give high expectation towards a cheap hotel meal anyway.
Price: 4/5
Great price for in-house guess. Consider this is a buffet.
Ambiance: 4/5
Environment is comfy. I like their silverwares and cutlery. Tastefully designed and decorated.
Service: 4/5
Since I am the very few customer here, their service is quick.
Overall: 3.75/5
Serve it's purpose as a hotel buffet. Nothing fancy.
They do serve ale-carte meal too.
Rise and Shine! It's time for breakfast!
Coffee and Tea
Cold water, orange juice and apple juice
Cereal bar with fresh milk
Egg Station
Fruit and Salad Bar
Salad bar
Salad Bar
Chicken Soup
Toaster
Warnings about things that can't go into the bread toaster
Plain bread
Butter, peanut butter and jam
Assortment of bread
Assortment of Pastry
Cakes
Bread pudding with Vanilla Sauce
Pancakes
Roti Jala
Butter veggies
Steam chicken that is not out yet...
Pandan rice
Fried kuey tiow
Ham
Rendang Chicken
Cream Potato that is not thoroughly cooked...
Baked egg corn. Taste like hard steamed egg.
Wok fried toufu with Mushroom
Baked beans
Coffee machine is not chargeable during breakfast.
Porridge. The casserole cover was too heavy I accidentally drop on the table...
Taste: 3/5
Nothing special. Could be better.
Price: ?/5
Price is inclusive in room rate.
Ambiance: 2/5
They need to buff up on their cleanliness as I saw a few flies flying around.
Service: 3/5
I didn't get assistance when I dropped the casserole cover. Service was normal.
Overall: 1.6/5
Serve it's purpose as a hotel breakfast buffet. Nothing fancy. Could be better.
Nothing special. Could be better.
Price: ?/5
Price is inclusive in room rate.
Ambiance: 2/5
They need to buff up on their cleanliness as I saw a few flies flying around.
Service: 3/5
I didn't get assistance when I dropped the casserole cover. Service was normal.
Overall: 1.6/5
Serve it's purpose as a hotel breakfast buffet. Nothing fancy. Could be better.
I think the hotel facilities were great but the number of patron was a little. The facilities were under utilised. Restaurant is cutting down selection to cut cost. Today there's only 10 adults and 2 kids dining in. Overall I felt a bit pity to the owner here. Working here should be relaxing… Hahaha…
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