Just finish our stay, here is my report:
Booking: 02
1st booking used BOGO, booked Club Terrace Suite
2nd booking was reward nights, 25K/ night, classic room
This will be our 4th stay here, as usual, we are family: 02 adults, 02 kids (4&6 years old)
Before arrival:
Got auto welcome email from hotel
Made a call to hotel reservation, was told that BOGO nights shall be upgraded to Club Peninsula Suites, Reward night - no upgraded.
We bought club access for reward nights & denied upgraded on BOGO night to keep Terrace Suite for all 04 nights.
Club access this year cost 160++, no surcharges for kids under 6, but no airport transfer also
Arrival day:
We arrived at 11am Sartuday
With kids, we checked in at reception, not club since they are not allowed there.
The resort was fully occupied, and with my surprised, we were upgraded to Villa by the Beach (with pool, 10m from the beach, our villa is 103 - best view among 03 villa they have, cost 1200$/night), but only for 02 BOGO nights.
Was offered to pay 350$/night more to keep villa on another 02 reward night which we denied. So at 4pm on the 3rd day, we moved to Club Terrace Suites in Club Intercontinental Area
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Weather: Perfect, sunshine, no rain
Beach:
- Water crystal clear, you can see some fish while swimming
- 02 separated area: for club & for other, enough sun-bed for all, they served mineral water on demand + fruits
Pool:
- LONG pool is great as always, now they extended the end of LONG pool, put about 20 more sunbed, enough for all. child is not allowed there
- Garden Pool: only 04 sunbed, need at least 04 more
Eating:
- Citron: Breakfast: 25++: delicious as always, Sunday Brunch: ˜100$, last year was ˜60$, lunch & dinner: vietnamese food
- Barefoot: Rare to see someone eating there, tried only kid''s menu, which free for club room.
- Le Maison 1888: Contract with Michele Rouge ending this month, revenue lower than expected, didn't tried also
- Club: 24h menu gone, now they serve only Breakfast (didn't use, 02 first night we ordered in room, 02 another at Citron), High Tea - good (from 14h30 to 16h30), Evening cocktails - good (17h30 till 19h30)
Staff: Very polite, action on all guest request, same as last time, we order high tea & evening cocktails from club to Citron.
Room: Villa by the Beach is exceptional, especially when you stay with kids. Total 197, this year opened some villa at other end of resorts, look very private and luxury.
Transportation: Only villa have free airport transfer, resort transfer cost: 40$, taxi ride cost ~20$ one way. About 4-5 km (3-4$) from resort opened some local seafood restaurant (near Son Tra Resort), didn't try.
Taxi trip to My Khe Beach, where most famous local seafood restaurant located cost ˜10$
Room: As good as always, free minibar for club room (except champagne & wine). Lovely Harn amenities, kids toiletteries,...
Price: My BOGO rate for Club Terrace Suite, book by April: 540++, now cheapest classic room: 480++, just checked, May 2016 classic room cost ˜700++, Club Terrace suite: 1250++. Reward night is not available until end 2015, in 2016 now available only from 01JAN16 till 31MAR16. It becoming not one of most luxury but also most expensive in Viet Nam.