GRADING

GRADING

My favourite part of any trip.

SOFITEL PALM RESORT JOHOR BAHRU
Jalan Persiaran Golf, Off Jalan Jumbo, Senai
81250 Johore

All out of 5*

Room
Bed **** (Nice and firm)
Pillows **** (Good support)
Toilet *** (The flush refill mechanism is so noisy you'd think you're in a JUMBO jet toilet that's perpetually flusing during refilling)
Minibar **
Free drink items *** (2 Boh tea, 2 Nescafe, 2 Coffee Mate, 2 brown sugar, 2 white sugar sachets and 2 bottles of mineral water)
Brightness ***
TV programming **
Security **** (There's an in-room safe, Guards who patrol the carpark)
Amenities ** (Not enough to use)
Sofa **** (Surprisingly comfortable)
Room Service offering **** (Looks of it only)
Writing materials * (No pen even!)
Cleanliness ** (*** if not for dust bowl)
View * (What's the big deal looking at a grass lawn?)

Swimming pool
Cleanliness ** (Water was so dirty they had to throw in lots of chlorine)
Amenities ** (Free towels helped to salvage the score)
Jacuzzi in toilet ** (If you can take the stink of heavily used, extended use water)

Sobasei
Value for money *
Service 1/2
Ambience -** (How can sitting beside a bunch of bragging loud Taiwanese comparing their heights when they were 12 years old help?)
Sashimi * (Actually ***1/2)
Udon (No, you didn't see wrong)
Suki Yaki 1/2 (Actually *1/2)
Cleanliness -***** (yes, negative 5 stars! Imagine that the AFBM said that his inspection results was that the kitchen was UNACCEPTABLE. WHATEVER THAT MEANS!)

Breakfast at Ishwara
Value for money * (part of room price - we paid $70 for the room but the hotel only got $45. The rest went to the agent. But hey, that's still good money because this is off-peak rates!)
Service (Again, of course!)
Ambience * (Quiet enough to talk softly)
Food **
Cleanliness **

Overall
Value for money **
Comfort *
Security ***

Will I go back again?
SHOULD I GO BACK AGAIN?