The recent return to Penang, we were invited to a newly launched boutique hotel located on the island.

Speaking of boutique hotel, the emerge of boutique hotel in recent years brought in a lot of new ideas to the hotelier, and ultimately benefit the hotel guests who get a whole new experience of a home away from home.

Chymes, the new boutique hotel in Penang is a great getaway stay. It's not just another boutique hotel anywhere on a high rise building, with a front desk who greets you good day and located right at the center of the busy city. Chymes is a contemporary designed, kinky, greenery, unconventionally low density hotel by the beach. You have your privacy to fully enjoy your holiday without getting disturbed.

There are 6 rooms in Chymes. Each room is specially designed to fit the theme - aquamarine, red chamber, morning dew, vanilla black, chocolat and the studio.
All rooms are air-conditioned with attached bathroom, cd/dvd player with iPod dock, in-room coffee/tea and complimentary internet access.

• The living hall, a modern and vintage crossover design that is tranquil and serene.

• Aquamarine themed room, fresh and bright, it reminds you that the beach is just few steps away.
  

• The studio is another theme of the room, the earth color tone of the room makes you relax and fully enjoy your vacation.
  

• Vanilla black is for you who are in trend, chic and fashionable. You are going to camwhore a lot with this beautiful room as backdrop.
  

• The Red Chamber, just like its theme, it's all decorated in red. When the lit is dimmed, the redness of the room becomes romantic shade.
  

• Morning dew let you spend time in indolence, take it easy, you know you are on your vacation.
  

• For chocolate lovers, this is the one, Chocolat. Don't be too surprise if you found chocolate in the room.
  

• All bedrooms have a spacious bathroom that equipped with everything you might need.
  

• Sunbath or lazing around at the beach, it's just few steps away from the hotel.
  

• Don't fancy the sun? Fret not, you have the lounge that you can watch TV, listen to music or surf the internet.
  

• Read a book under shade of the tree and enjoy the sea breeze here.
  

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Taipei has always been on the top of the list of the travel destination that we always want to travel to. It's the city that is modern, well built transportation network, full with fashionable people and yet with a sense of vintage and old time affection fully demonstrated in the daily life. The city has a lot to offer, variety of food, good bargain of shopping as well as luxury brands, unique buildings, and a lot of artistic event throughout the year.

The hotel we chose for this trip was introduce in one of the tourist TV program, the Dandy Hotel, a hotel that isn't of any big brand but offer the best service in class. They have 2 Dandy Hotel in Taipei, and we checked in the on located at Da'an.

The front desk staffs are always so cheerful and greet us with a bright smile every time we return to the hotel.

• Entrance to the hotel.

• Uniquely decorated lobby, there is free flow of freshly brew coffee served at the lobby.
  

• The room central controller that is so conveniently control the background music, lighting, TV without having to move around.

• The room is romantic with the dimmed light.

• The same corner in bright, clean and minimalist.

• Facility in the room. Coffee corner, refrigerator, and a big LCD TV.

• The contemporary design that is not second to any five stars hotel in the town.

• Bathroom that is equipped with a big bath tub, and a big mirror covering the whole wall, this is every lady's dream bathroom.

The room rate are inclusive of breakfast for 2 at their restaurant, English breakfast will be served, it's light and healthy to kick start a busy sightseeing trip.

They also recommended Hotel 73 and City Inn which offers a good rate on internet. Bookmark these hotel so you know where to stay the next time you visit Taipei.

Upon arriving Macau at the Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal, the breathtaking view of Macau will certainly attracting your eyes but eventually, your eyes will be captured by this extra ordinary building of MGM Grand hotel.

• The majestic MGM Grand.

At MGM Grand lobby, the dimly lit lobby is quiet but magnificent. Everyone you meet is politely nodding to you with a smiling face. This is the great hospitality I would appreciate. To the contrast of the lobby, the transparent roof of skylight dome brings the sunshine to the Grande Praca that immediately catch your eye once you walking through the aisle of lobby. The European-inspired facades and a myriad of terraces, created the ambient as if you are walking in the city of European country.

On the left of the Grande Praca is where the restaurant Rossio located. A buffet breakfast that cost MOP180 per person is definitely not cheap, but everything that you get to enjoy at Rossio is worth more than the price.

At Rossio, the impressive open kitchen has everything you craving for as breakfast. A varieties of salad, breads, ham and bacon of English breakfast dishes to Chinese dim sum, steamed bun with BBQ pork, porridge and a lot more that your little stomach only have room for a piece of everything, unless you are a big eater. There is the cook to order omelette that you can ask to add in your favourite fillings to the omelette, this has to be the best omelette so far.

• The Grande Praca that showing "Lights & Sounds” tribute daily after sunset.

• The table setting at Rossio.

• The cute mini fruit jam available at every table for you to enjoy.

• The well equipped open kitchen at Rossio.

• The friendly Chef is making the omelette.

• My choice for the first round.

• Man's choice for the first round.

• We opted the outdoor seat of Rossio overlooking the beautiful Grande Praca.

• We enjoy watching the detail of the unique structure while having breakfast.

Food, to me is not other than something to fill up the stomach and tasty food is being served everywhere on this earth. Savouring good food is no longer a luxury because most people afford it now. The true enjoyment of food is the companion, the serene surroundings that makes each and every single piece of food you take turn into the moment of joy.

Mark MGM Grand Macau in your itinerary to Macau. Enjoy life, enjoy in style.

Working throughout a year, earning for living and saving every penny has become a habit of most of the working class people. Most of us practice a budget and living below mean just like other people do. Once in a while, we should reward ourselves with something, a vacation, not the backpacking and living in budget motel kind of vacation but a luxurious one and pretend to be a queen in the palace for one whole day.

For us living in Asia country, flying more than 24 hours to get to Las Vegas for a shop trip sound almost impossible but a short getaway to Macao, the Las Vegas of Asia can be easily scheduled.

• The magnificent building of The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel.

We’re at The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel on Autumn package for a 3 days and 2 nights stay. It was like a dream that brought me into a sumptuous palace and leading the life of royal family.

At the hotel lobby, we’re impressive by the service of the attendants, they’re quick, helpful and more importantly, always greet you with smile. These made us feel like an important guests of them. We’re given the hotel map in a booklet that stating every detail of what they offer in the hotel itself.

The path way to the suite playing the classical music and the unique architectures compliments each other. Upon entering our suite, the beige and gold color bathroom of the size of a small bedroom at my home definitely is every lady’s dream bathroom. After the bath room, King-sized canopy-draped bed beautifully unveiled. With several soft white pillows nicely arrange on the bed, I don’t mind lying on the bed day dreaming for whole day. The spacious sunken living room alongside, I jumped onto the sofa and enjoy the beautiful suite with a feeling of awe, it’s like a dream.

• The King-sized canopy-draped bed of Royale Suite.

• The sofa at the sunken living room and reading table next to it.

• The white bath suits in the lighted wardrobe.

• Spacious bathroom with a lot of mirrors, love it.

• The bathtub and wash basin with steel hardware in gold color.

• 2 wash basins in a bathroom, I wanted this at home.

• Coffee corner and the tv at the living room.

The Venetian Macao Resort-Hotel is having a promotion package that offer the best luxury stay.
Break Free This Winter package from HKD1488++ includes:

• Accommodation for two in Royale Suite
• Breakfast for two or Lunch for two (I recommend the buffet lunch at Bambu)
• MOP200 Venetian Dollar(1 night package) MOP500 Venetian Dollar(2 nights package)
• One way CotaiJet ticket from Macau to Hong Kong for 2, or exchange for MOP100 Venetian Dollar.
• Complimentary Fan Pass to The Manchester United Experience.

• Evening view at the square of Grand Canal Shoppes.

• Night view at the square.

Recharge your energy in style, book your holiday now.