Lunch and tour of Vistana Hotel, Kuantan with General Manager, Wayne Lee

This lunchtime we had the pleasure of visiting Vistana Hotel in Kuantan for lunch and a tour of the hotel.

General Manager, Wayne Lee, accompanied us throughout our visit to Vistana Hotel, Kuantan.

We were also joined by Sales Director, Nurul Raffar for lunch, and later by another Nurul from the Front Desk for the tour of the hotel.

Wayne Lee is young, up-to-date, and passionate about his job. He makes for nice company at Vistana Hotel, where guests are made to feel that the staff are part of a large family at this neat and clean hotel in Kuantan.

The highlight of lunch was the huge ABC (some sort of ice dessert popular in Malaysia) that my wife ordered. As we saw it coming I remember thinking "What the hell is that?!" Anyway, Fie enjoyed it!

Sivabalan served us our food and drinks with a constant smile and is a lovely man who works at the restaurant there. Very impressed with him. In fact, Vistana Hotel belongs to YTL Hotels group, and prides itself on excellent customer service. Make sure you check out the link to that fantastic YTL Hotels website!

Wayne Lee previously worked at JW Marriott Hotel, which also comes under YTL Hotels, and upholds superb standards of service and excellence.

The rooms at Vistana Hotel Kuantan, as with the hotel itself, are simple, clean and attractive, following a contemporary style of design. The main target customers are those coming here on business. 

There is a 'Suite' on each floor. Here is what it looks like:

Lauren modelling on a corner sofa in another room

All hotels in Malaysia are required to have some local batik art on display which goes towards the star rating of the hotel. Here is an example of Vistana Hotel Kuantan's batik art collection:

Here are a few images of the swimming pool at Vistana Hotel Kuantan, which is open from 7am - 7pm daily...

Vistana Hotel Kuantan is a beautiful hotel located near the heart of Kuantan town, and just 10 minutes drive from the famous Teluk Chempedak beach. The staff there are very welcoming, friendly and helpful, and the hotel is simple, clean and attractive.

With the same beds that are used by JW Marriott and Ritz Carlton Hotels, consisting of many layers in a thick mattress, Vistana Hotel could just offer the best night's sleep in Kuantan.

We are very much looking forward to staying there for a night soon!

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Batik and Tenun

The Ministry of Tourism, Handicrafts and Arts arrived in Kuantan's East Coast Mall for a roadshow yesterday. Along with the Sunshine Academy of dancers and the Bonsai Tree competition, it seems EC Mall is attracting more interest in recent times.

The woman doing this Pua Kumbu is actually my wife's friend from Kuching. She has woven many items and sells them with much success.

Here is another intriguing work station, the woman making a songket. As you can see, it looks very much like a sarong, which I love to wear at nights, only that a songket is worn by men as part of the traditional Malay clothing.

Here is a beautifully crafted 'Congkak' game, played by two players moving as many marbles as possible into their end pockets. Tricky to pick up at first, but quite addictive once one gets going.

We left the activities for a while to buy some bargains including a tray of 30 eggs for just RM5.99. Here is Lauren pulling her own basket...and later, with her favourite Japanese girl...

The area here is developing well. East Coast Mall, Chinatown, India Town, Malay Town, Construction Town and an ICT hub are transforming this patch of land into somewhat of an attraction. Currently in progress is the building of a hotel, convention centre and office block which is slated for completion by October 2010.

Yes, it looks rather like the facade of a temple, and how I wish it was, but a hotel will do fine in this part of Kuantan. We might give it a try ourselves next year.

And here is Lauren saying goodbye, and thank you for reading.