Originally Posted by
A380 Flyer
I don't understand where people get all their money from on this forum.
If you are all millionnaires then you wouldn't be wasting time on forums on the net, you'd probably get your butler to do it for you.
I've just booked 3 nights in KL - at the Furama Bukit Bintang. My budget wouldn't stretch to anything more expensive, not even Traders.
Guess I'm in the wrong job.
Possibly, but you just need to know where to get bargains. I've yet to find anywhere that you can't get a decent five star-luxury hotel with a bit of research that ends up being cheaper than many people will pay for a run of the mill 3-4 star hotel when they don't do the research and just accept what they're told by someone with a vested interest.
When I say research, gradually after a bit of practice you know where to look and when the bargains are to be had.
We've had some cracking deals in Asia over the years. Some of the best I recall in the last 10 years
Kowloon shangri la harbour view room in Hong Kong with club access £90 with 4th night free
Peninsula in Bangkok with breakfast £90 a night
Kl shangri la std room, booked for £60 a night and upgrade to a horizon club suite for £50 a night (was during the SARS crisis)
Kl Ritz Carlton (parents) at weekend £50 inc club access
Ten nights at the Phuket yacht club for £600
In the uk you certainly don't need to be a millionaire to afford these hotels as these rates.