Sandakan (III) - Day 2 (Sandakan Town - Selingan Island)
The morning didn't start off well. I woke up at 8am with a stiff neck and had to check out by 9am so we could catch a boat to Selingan Island at 10am. During checkout at the Livingston Hotel , Nadijah, the person in charge at the reception, charged us RM 10 for two extra pillows we had requested the night before. However, her colleague had not informed us that there would be an additional RM 5 charge per pillow. At first, her attitude was a bit unpleasant, but she became nervous when I asked for her name. I pointed out that we should have been informed about the extra charges beforehand, and she tried to shift the blame on her colleagues. In the end, we would rather not argue further and paid for it, but the experience left us feeling frustrated. Even though I had blogged about these additional charges five years ago, I had completely forgotten about them. The hotel should have clearly communicated such charges to guests in advance to avoid misunderstandings. We took a Grab to Crys...