we were expecting a budget room
although everything which was
displayed online
looked quite okay
we chose it based on
- proximity from the beach
- budget price
- wifi facility
- relatively positive review
but who knows
only seeing is believing
only walking is tiring
Lamai Hotel
really has given us
a pleasant surprise indeed
just take a look at our room
beside(s) the 42” tv
there’s a desktop
complete with webcam, headset
and even color printer
everyday
we had our breakfast and supper
and sometimes tea
in the room itself
the day after Phi Phi Island hopping
we practically spent the whole day
in the room
potato couching
surfing the 85 channels
our picks: Boomerang
but sometimes cartoons
are dubbed in Thai
then we will switch to AFC then
especially the badminton matches
it ended with a perfect full stop
Lin Dan has made it again!!
you may laugh at us
for spending the day
in the hotel room
what a waste of time
yet
it is a way to recharge ourselves
more over
after all
this is supposed to be a vacation
why rush ourselves into
tight and packed schedule
which end up
making ourselves tired and stressed up
the main point here is
the room is quite comfortable
that we can stay in there all day
sometimes rooms can be quite bad
that all you look forward to
is the bed to sleep on
when you come back with drooping eyes
and a shower before
you sleepwalking into the bed
that’s an awful idea of a vacation
isn’t it
the strategic location:
- 3 minutes from the beach
- 3 minutes from the bus stop (to town)
- 3 minutes from the mall & supermarket
- on the main road, making it safer to walk
additionally
the compensation
for the cab fare incident
during our arrival
gave the hotel
some extra point too
on The Night We Got Stuck at the Airport!
by the way
from a pricing board
displayed at the receptionist counter
realized that
May-Aug is actually
considered the low season
where
the standard rate
for a room like ours
(two single beds / one master)
is available for 800 baht
of course
we booked it for lower rate
through Agoda
contrary to popular believe
actually
Dec – Jan is the peak season
where the price rises to 1800 baht
make sense
since May – Aug is the monsoon season
and year end Christmas break
makes a perfect summer vacation
while escaping the winter
for those from the Northern hemisphere
it is a small hotel
with only 32 rooms
4 storeys
no worries
with elevator
which can only carry 3 persons
there is even
a small rooftop garden
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please be reminded that
Lamai Hotel and Lamai Inn
do not make any huge difference
since they are only 10 steps away
located on the same stretch of road
the one and only
unfortunate incident
which I did not complain
is that
the housekeeping team
actually threw away
my contact lens case
which I left them opened
to dry up
probably he or she
doesn’t have idea what the case is for
probably just a plastic waste
luckily
got a pair of case from Boots
it solved everything
even if I have complained
do not think they can do anything about it
writing in an e-mail
as a friendly reminder, maybe
then one of the nights
when I could not find my mini note and pen
I was quite mad
so they did it again
how could they kept doing this to me
or it could be due to my own carelessness
since I left everything on the bed
it may get trapped in between bed sheets
therefore
you know while they are changing the sheets
then I found my pen and note
underneath my bed
thank goodness!!!
it landed there and never got thrown away
or I could have mis accused them
until the very last day
packing up
my spec case was missing too
and since I did not use for the past few days
I did not even know
when did it actually go missing
must be on the same day
as my contact lens case
forget it
it is just an old, not so branded one
just leave it
give and take
give and take
I am given a good vacation instead
and losing two cases
funnily enough
at least
it is much better than
losing your favourite cardigan
and you don’t even know
how, when and where
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