Nothing’s changed…

I can’t remember when the last time I visited Miri (Sarawak) was but the other day, I flew over,,,

…for a brief stay there.

The flight was on schedule…

…and in no time at all, we were out of the airport and on our way.

I have stayed at many hotels in the city on my working trips before I retired for meetings, workshops, seminars or to conduct courses for teachers and give talks to students and this was one of them…

I managed to call them and book a superior twin room for RM170 nett with breakfast for two and checking in was a breeze. Why, they did not even ask me for my identification (other than my credit card that I gave to them for swiping upon checking in) – maybe, after all this time, they still have my personal details in their computer system. The lobby has remained unchanged…

…and is exactly the same as I remember it to be. They’ve changed the lifts though- nice, brand new ones, not that the ones they had before were old or anything…and they have refurbished their rooms too…

Of course, unlike those new hotels, the rooms here are very big and comfortable.

This was the view of a section of Miri city from the room window…

…and I do recall that I enjoyed the food that they served at their cafe…

…where we had breakfast the following mornings…

…during our stay there…

On the first morning in Miri, I noticed that they had stewed eggs – braised chicken and stewed eggs,,,and I absolutely love my eggs done like that so I had two…

…along with some of the other things they had on their breakfast buffet spread.

When I went for my second round, I saw that they had had sone refills – and in place of the fried kway teow, they had fried noodles instead so I had a bit of that to give it a try…

…along with the rest.

Members of the staff were very friendly and helpful and you may request for free shuttle service to the main shopping malls in the evenings. Ah yes!!! There is something new here. You can get to enjoy free internet connection, absolutely free and it is very fast. I did not need to use my mobile wireless broadband modem that I had brought along, not at all.

All things considered, I do think this is a good place to consider staying should anybody decide to hop over anytime soon.