Kuantan 18 - 20 Sep 09

It costed me RM247 a night at the resort. It is in a class on its own. When entering the room, I noticed a sweet scene. The room was spacious although it was not a sea view one. It was not a problem because the beach is just in front of the resort. The trip from Kuantan airport to Swiss Gardnen should cost between RM45 to RM50 and would take about 20 minutes.

Swiss Garden Resort & Spa, at the point of my visit, had complimentary shuttle bus service that bring guest from the resort to Kuantan town (Berjaya Megamall) at 11am and 2pm, and returning by 4pm. In my opinion, the 5 hours trip to town was defintely sufficient, if the aim was to see what the town could offer. I had asked the receptionist the charge for booking a taxi from the Resort to Kuantan Town and was informed that it would be RM60. I suppose that amount would include the resort commission.

The water at Balok Beach was murky and not exactly clean. This was because further down the beach, there was small river that was presumably taking discharge from villages in the vincinity. It was as murky as the one in Vung Tau, Vietnam. The sand from the sea was also dark coloured. Nonetheless, there was a swimming pool for guest in the hotel.

Breakfast was reasonable and of the same standard as any other Swiss Garden Hotel. As I did not venture to road side restaurants, I went to the chinese restaurant within the hotel for dinner. A plate of fried rice and duck meat with satay sauce cost RM42 (including tax and service charge). The strength of Wi-Fi in the restaurant was stronger than in the room.

Overall, the experience at Swiss Garden Resort & Spa at Kuantan was pleasant.