Nurie Hashim: Day 5 : Trip to Kota Kinabalu (Part I)

Monday, 14 May 2012

Afternoon of 13 May...Heading on to Nexus Resort & Spa, Karambunai upon checking-out from Novotel 1Borneo.

"...hallo, reception?...yea, could you please send someone up to help me with the luggage?...I wanna check-out...thanks!"
...room door bell ringing..."miss, your luggage..."
"..o hi..yes, over here...yea, that's all...and could you help me to get a cab to Nexus please?..."
"...Nexus?...ya, sure ma'am.."
"..thanks.."

Done checked-out...hopped into the waiting cab.

"...nexus karambunai pak...berapa ya?"
"ya, 60..."
"eh...napa mahal pak?...bukan biasa dalam 30 ke 35? boleh kurang pak?..."
"ooh, memang harganya begini. ada ditulis di papan itu.."...showing me the rates board at where cabs await for passengers in front of the hotel.
"oo, kalau gitu pak, tak apa. maaf pak ya?...saya ambil teksi lain...maaf ya?.."
"ya, boleh, ndak apa."

Cab charge for a 20 minutes drive away at MYR60??...Whaatt the...??...I negotiated with another cab driver in front of the hotel and got it at MYR45...phewww!...even if it was more than MYR35 (was told by the city cab driver the other day when asked), but it was much way down from the MYR60 initially!...thanks pak!

Arriving in Nexus Resort & Spa, Karambunai...

the main lobby of the resort

me on pose with "nexus"...hee

hubby on pose while waiting for check-in...

Spa Suite...the block for the suites are located about 10 minutes drive away from the main lobby. the resort's shuttle van then took us to our room...woo hoo!...

Resort's shuttle van commute schedule to and fro to resort's main lobby. Just place your request by dialling the reception.

As we were on our honeymoon trip (something like that...actually, it's my 1 year wedding anniversary...yea, time flies fast huh...), we were greeted with a complimentary small cake and fruits...thanks Nexus...you are soo sweeettt..heheh...

complimentary honeymoon cake from nexus...

a complimentary fruits for the honeymooners too!
tea peeps??...

I just love travelling...and when you travel, you would want to make the right selections on the place to stay. Worth of your every ringgit spent! However, I realized that sometimes I could not decide. There were limited pix provided in certain hotel or resort's website on the whole view of the room, the bathroom or even to know if the room comes with a private balcony.

Just to share with you travellers out there on this suite I had been in on my honeymoon trip recently.

Concept?...1 bedroom suite
The occupancy?...2 adults and 2 kids
Facilities seen upon entrance?...kitchen with table top, 4 bar stools, jug kettle, microwave, fridge and electric cooking stove.

We stayed on the topmost 5th floor, Suite 353. The 5 storey block serviced with a lift. Stay cool u olls...hahahah, yup...stairs is a no-no huh!...hee...

main entrance...kitchen...

electric cooking stove and microwave...

kitchen...living hall...
the door next to the main door is the 1st bathroom

The second door adjacent to the main door is the 1st bathroom.

Let's hop in and I shall tour you around...it could be of a help to those travellers who would wish to select the suite for their stay during their trip here...

living hall with a balcony...

the balcony...with a sliding door

The balcony was with another sliding door, apart from the sliding door that separates the balcony and the living hall.

set of table and chairs and a wooden towel hanger

the inside view from the balcony

view from the entrance

dining light

From the living hall to the bedroom...overlooking the full view of the ocean and the swimming pool. No balcony in the bedroom but only covered by a glass panel.

door to the bedroom

super king size bed

comfy firm pillow and mattress

seater by the bed to rest and enjoy the ocean view...

From the bedroom to the suite bathroom, fully equipped with spa system facilities...a great total rejuvenation after a tiring day out...

bedroom...overlooking your way to the suite bathroom equipped
with spa system facilities

the bath tub and the toilet section

tub with spa hydromassage system facility...

tub full of water with the hydromassage system on...

tub that provides a total relaxation

There is a note provided fixed on the wall, a step-by-step instructions on how to operate the system.

It is a must have for those who has been spending their time all day long shopping and sight-seeing out there...

It is as easy as A...B...C guide to operate it...just follow the instructions and you are on your way to a perfect harmony on your vacation...

Another spa facilities provided...the steam bath...

Other views of the bathroom...

The views from the balcony and the bedroom...awesome views I can tell you peeps!...just take a stroll down and see them for yourself...many people, many different tastes and opinion, yes...as for me, it was just a view that I could screen on for hours and definitely superbly breathtaking!