Sri Manja Hotel | selesa wangi puas hati

sambungan kisah entry semalam ie lps kena cancel booking (ala2 kena scam jugaklah wpun belum bayar), kami pun beria lah meng-google apa2 accommodation yg masih available..masa tu around 6 pm dh ie lps setel late lunch dan solat jamak (kat surau shell petrol station)

gigih lah MZ, mr hubby, zharfan dan ariff menggunakan skills google masing2...MZ cuma fokus booking,com dan agoda..memang tak de lah, hampir zero availability...kuciwa!!!

mr hubby byk jumpa yg via normal google search, lps dpt contact number from google, kena call plak tanya ada bilik ker tak..mr hubby call laaa mostly budget hotels (memang desperate gaklah sbb dh pukul 6 pm--mr hubby mcm letih nak drive balik KL)

last2 mr hubby yg berjaya jumpa our accommodation..yayyy alhamdulillah...bila call, staff tu ckp masih ada bilik kosong, so bergegaslah kami ke sana (dlm 10 km from our location masa tu ie tak jauh la)

so MZ tepek piclah yer

kami impressed dgn hotel ni sbb one whole big building!!! tak nampak mcm budget hotel pun..actually if kat google, rating 3 star gaklah hotel ni..location wise, sgt dekat dgn UIA kampus kuantan

lobbynya spacious dan cantik!

ni view dari main entrance..ada byk parking dan dpn hotel ni sgt byk kedai2 dan ada food court jugak!

that's our room!! MZ amik family room..ada satu katil double dan satu katil single, so masa check in, MZ dh byr siap2 mintak extra bed..then lps masuk bilik, memang dh provide siap2 satu tilam single!! so total ada one double bed, one single bed,  plus one tilam single dan one extra bed (single) . meriah la katil2 utk kami 5 beranak hahahah. lantai kayu so i likeeee, dan ada sofa/kerusi merah tu 2 bijik, ada mini bar jugak

ada coffee making facilities dan complimentary drinking water

ada toiletries set

bathroom nya sgt ok. shower kat atas kepala tu sgt besh ie air besar/laju (feeling2 sama mcm mandi kat rumah sendiri hahahah)

ada plastic utk laundry bag jugak

bilik ni dh includes breakfast for 3 pax dan dpt 1 bf sbb amik extra bed...then utk razeen kena tambah RM15 (byr cash)...menu bf ok jer, standard 3 star (ada nasi lemak, mee goreng, roti bakar etc)

ni mknn MZ

pun mknn MZ jugak ni

hotel ni ada swimming pool! so razeen bolehlah mandi kolam

pool utk dewasa tu tak dlm mana so razeen pun boleh masuk...in pic, razeen dan ariff dlm air, zharfan duduk tepi pool

gambar dlm lif! bilik kami kat tingkat 2 - gmbr ni masa nak check out dah ni

ni masa dh setel check out ie pagi ahad 26/5/24

rate utk family room ialah RM288, then MZ tambah RM50 (cash utk extra bed)

ni room tour...MZ syukur sgt2 sbb terjumpa hotel ni..ratenya sgt ok, biliknya wangi dan comfy (hotel management letak ambi pur kat atas rak wardrobe)

cuma part kolam tu...tak de kerusi tau area kolam, so kena duduk atas lantai if nak tunggu anak2 mandi..dan my boys ckp, kolam tu ada habuk/dirts kat dasar kolam ie not properly maintained/clean up...tu jerlah yg needs improvement...(MZ ada bg feedbacks kat Sri Manja hotel management via their website ie isi kat feedback contact us form tu..tak sure the message will be read or not anyway) selain dari tu, memang hotel ni sgt ok laaa..cantik dan berbaloi2 dgn rate!!

tulah kisah overnite stay our family...1st time lah kami gamble google2 dan terus walk in (MZ jenis org yg buat proper planning utk apa2 trip/travel/staycation)

Lousy experience | Homestay kat area Teluk Cempedak/Kuantan

alkisahnya, MZ buat booking one homestay ni (tapi dinamakan sebagai hotel dlm listing agoda tu) few days in advance via agoda..rasanya2 awal minggu MZ book...MZ memang biasanya booking hotel or even homestay guna agoda or booking.com--sebab utama MZ pilih homestay tu, sbb ada family room dan ada pool (razeen nak mandi kolam) dan rate pun ok ie RM340 for one nite stay (tak de breakfast pun, bilik basic jer, highlightnya cuma pool kecik)

so masa booking via agoda tu, memang dh key in credit card number siap2, so in case no show, memang agoda akan auto charge full rate. agoda memang bg option pay cash masa check in.

then lps setel book online, homestay tu bagi mesej (via apps agoda) suruh MZ bank in byrn full siap2...MZ pun ckp eh, saya dh key in credit card tadi so MZ dh ckp akan byr cash time check in

then dia kata okay (ada MZ tepek screenshot kat bwh2 ni)

then pagi sabtu 25/5/ ie hari yg MZ supposed to check in, tiba2 jer dpt message dari homestay tu...terkejut la MZ..sbb time tu tgh nak bertolak ke kuantan...and then peak season kan..susah la nak cari tmpt lain yg sesuai dgn bajet/facilities (ie nak yg family room dan ada pool)

ni mesej yg merosakkan mood MZ pagi2 sabtu tu...suka suki jer dia batalkan, tp dlm sistem maintan jer status confimed tu

yg MZ geram/marah, dlm status apps agoda, memang confirmed elok jer my booking tu..MZ ada contact homestay tu via wasup jugak (dan call jugak), tp memang staff tu ckp bilik dh tak de, sbb dh release kat org yg byr full siap2 dan org tu amik 2 nite stay (hampeh kan!!!)

so apa lagi yg MZ boleh buat...MZ terus contact agoda CS laaa...syukur CS respond wpun bkn instant, kiranya dlm setengah jam lps MZ pm CS tu, dpt reply

CS mintak semua bukti screenshot, then CS plak tak paham sbb conversation in BM, so MZ ckp lah memang screenshot tu in bahasa melayu..lps tu may be ada staff yg in charge paham BM, then last sekali nilah mesej agoda CS

memang menyirap jer rasa darah MZ..sbb tiba2 kena cancel by homestay tu bodo2 jerrr huh.

tp MZ and family masih meneruskan perjlnn to Gambang, sambil2 gigih mencari tmpt lain utk check-in..memang semua pun fully booked lah sbb last minit kan...if bilik utk 2 org memang tak bolehlah sbb kami ber5 (biasanya MZ akan cari bilik utk 3 or 4 adults to accommodate all 5 of us)

yg available pun hanyalah zenith kuantan ie 5 star, rate RM1k+ utk family room...over budget plak!! sbb biasanya MZ allocate around RM600-700 utk family room (or equivalent)kalau dok hotel yg above 3 star.

so kat mana kami nak overnite stay lps setel late bday lunch dgn our zharfan?

mr hubby ckp terpaksa day trip lah ie bertolak balik semula ke KL pd waktu mlm..

sambung story in next entry yer

Birthday lunch | All the way from Gombak to Kuantan

ari sabtu weekend yg lps (25/5/24) ie sehari slps bday zharfan, weolls pergi tmpt zharfan lah..bertolak dh pukul 11 am lebih ari sabtu tu (sbb mr hubby kurang sihat)...then weolls lekat kat traffic jam kat highway karak (sbb peak season ie 1st day cuti sekolah dan weekend and gomen staff baru dpt gaji)...

syukur akhirnya selamat sampai kat CFS gambang around 3 pm..

amik zharfan then weolls pergi late lunch kat Lila Wadi (repeat tempat yg sama, dh pernah pergi sini last few months)

yang diraikan!

tak de proper pic sbb staff restoran nmpk sgt bz so pyh nak mintak tlg snap pic dan kami plak starving masa ni, so wefie sekeping dan terus mkn

ni zharfan yg pilih ie dessert (ganti kek) for his bday...ni Toblerone cheese cake..kami share2 mkn pun sbb manisss ni

ni mknn ariff ie spageti beef bolognese

ni appetizer ie chicken wings

ni mknn razeen ie chicken chop

ni mknn MZ dan zharfan ie nasi goreng beef (dh pernah mkn masa 1st time dtg sini so kami repeat sbb suka nasi goreng ni)..portion bykkk then MZ memaksa diri utk habiskan this portion la sorang2

tu bilnya..total RM129.15

lps dh setel late lunch, kami singgah solat jamak kat shell station (sgt besar, luas, baru dan best) tp MZ lupa nak snap pic..

lps tu kami cari tmpt nak check-in for overnite stay...nanti MZ citer kat next entry sbb ada kisah yg kurang besh psl our homestay booking

Gambar studio | wedding my adik

dh dpt dah gambar2 studio (semua soft copy jer), so my adik akan buat photobook lah tu (wajibbb katanya hehhe)

so MZ tepek sini for future memories..cantik hasil keje professional photoG, studio ni kat prima gombak ie area umah MZ ajer, nama studio ni MyStudio71, rate pun sgt2 reasonable! puas hati alhamdulillah

ni gmbr MZ dan family..mana2 yg ada jer ni..sbb photoshoot ni pagi jumaat 24/5 right after setel akad, so ramai yg tak leh join (mr hubby pun tak leh join sbb keje tak dpt cuti)..others yg not in pic adalah anak2 my adik (nizar aimi sbb sekolah), my ariff, my zharfan, dan anak2 my kakak sbb all 3 of them keje!

memang pilih tema dark blue utk side pengantin perempuan

love this pose!

ni combined both sides ie family pengantin lelaki jugak (adik2 pengantin lelaki and their families, pun mana yg ada jer sbb majority adik beradik pengantin lelaki stay kat sabah bah)

ni MZ, my mom, adik2 MZ dan kakak MZ...kami semuanya 7 beradik, tp sorang dh meninggal (abg ie anak kedua), dan sorang lagi tak leh dtg sbb tak sihat utk travel (ie kakak sulung), so dlm gmbr ni ada 5 beradik semuanya, bermula dgn kakak MZ sebg anak ke3, MZ anak ke4, adik yg kawin anak ke5, adik lelaki yg pakai songkok tu anak ke6 dan adik lelaki yg baju corak2 tu anak ke7 ie bongsu. mak MZ umur 82 dh tahun ni..dan ayah MZ dh meninggal dunia sejak 15 tahun yg lps... :(

i'm so happy for my lil sister (kami beza umur 3 tahun), my adik ni lecturer kat USM penang (bidang sains)

welcoming a new member in our big family

moga my adik dan suami akan kekal bahagia hingga jannah..aamiin