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Hotel Armada - Petaling Jaya

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Hotel Armada is located in Petaling Jaya just next to  Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel . The route leading to the hotel is a little convoluted, and we practically overshoot it twice. We stayed one night in a deluxe twin room that comes with a twin bed, a working desk, a wall-mounted TV with limited channels, an i ron, an ironing board, an in-room safe, a hair dryer, two pairs of disposable slippers, a mini fridge, complimentary Wi-Fi, two complimentary bottles of drinking water, air conditioning with individual temperature control and toiletries. The room has been refurbished and looks new. It's clean and spacious. I like how they have this small sofa and table where you can sit and work while watching TV. Apart from that, the bed and pillow are comfortable. The bathroom has a sliding door with no lock. The water pressure is good and water is really hot. However, because the shower area is only half partitioned, water tends to splash out into the toilet area during a shower. The sink ...

Tawau/Semporna - Day 4 (Kapalai Dive Resort - Tawau)

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It's our final day here at Kapalai Dive Resort . There was a power outage about 6.30am, which was quickly restored. However,  the air conditioning is no longer cold and the water heater is no longer hot.  I guess the same voltage problem came back again after the power outage. We were too tired to bring up the same issue as we were checking out today. I believe their maintenance staff is aware of the problem, but no permanent solution has been implemented except for the standing fan! We had our breakfast at 8am and the only things that I liked were the vegetable porridge and cheese bread. The fried fish is crispy yet a little dry. They allow us to check out at 12.30pm and we had our lunch before boarding the speed boat back to Semporna Jetty at 1.30pm. Lunch was disappointing because the chicken rice was hard and the steamed chicken didn't taste fresh. Apart from that, the beef and wedges were both very salty. I don't really enjoy the vegetable soup, as it has too much turm...