Originally Posted by
5DMarkIIguy
The pho is so bland, I agree. The worst pho in hotel ever. Actually, there is no good pho in any hotel. None. The asian food is not that good, but the quantity and the variety made up for it. I was hitting the fruit stand hard. Where else in Asia where they serve you soursap?
I love the fresh coconut juice as well.
I think the hotel breakfast is one of the better one in Asia due to the sheer variety they are offering. Something for everyone. Name a few Asian hotels where you think they are better.
Easy, Salinda hotel on Phu Quoc (so same island). The breakfast is much much better, they served a noodle soup that didn't taste like the Pho we'd eaten in Hanoi but something that's similar to hokkien men and was delicious (my wife who is from Malaysia loved it). There's a bit less variety but still plenty of fruits but what everything they serve is much better quality.
And their staff is really well trained.
JW Marriott wins with the environment, the beach is amazing, the view from the rooms is lovely, We loved the architecture of the resort but in term of staff training and breakfast quality it's exceedingly mediocre. And it can't just be an issue of hiring because other hotels on the island are much better.
And again on points, it's an amazing redemption. I just think that if they sell rooms for 400 usd+/night, they need to improve things a lot.
Originally Posted by
azepine00
western options are actually better (good crepes, ok egg options, reasonable selection of cheeses, excellent bakery, lots of fruits, good coffee)
relative to resort buffets it is very good and considering the culinary hopelesness that place becomes in the afternoons/evenings it is worth spending $...
We actually liked Red Rum in the evening, the fresh seafood is good and was well cooked both times we went there. The bread is great. We paid about 1.6 million each night so it's a bit expensive compared to other places on the island but it's still ok.