Sep 14, 2014, 11:09 am
Le Meridien Angkor, Cambodia [Closed for Renovations]
Dec 14, 2014, 9:49 am
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BTW my mothers family were in the show business. Never saw them grouped with terrorists or murderers before. Sidewalk tailor touts on the other hand...
Dec 14, 2014, 10:07 am
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Dec 14, 2014, 10:41 am
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Dec 14, 2014, 10:53 am
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Dec 14, 2014, 12:01 pm
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Dec 14, 2014, 8:29 pm
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It's not that Yosithezet got off cheap but rather that you accepted a vastly inflated price.
Dec 16, 2014, 12:31 am
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Apparently. I think I'm possibly going through the same thing now w/ my upcoming stay at W Bali, and despite being a Bahasa-speaker. I think I'm gonna cut my losses and move that stay elsewhere.
Dec 16, 2014, 3:31 pm
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Interesting to hear a different perspective. We thought the breakfast was dire. Not a wide selection of fresh fruits as we have come to expect from the LM brand in Asia. The yoghurt was terrible, no omelette station, lots of breads and the type. They did have very tasty pastries tho which was the saving grace. I would actually classify this breakfast as being on par with the Aloft Bangkok which I thought would be hard to match given how bad that was.
As for drinks in the evening, this seems to be tarnished with the same level of poor service experienced in the restaurant. Staff are lovely and very friendly, but they go totally AWOL. They would greet and seat and hand a menu and disappear. They would be standing around chatting and you could probably stand on top of the table and they probably would not notice. Despite being one of the few guests in the dining room I had to get out of my seat and go to the podium to ask to order. In the bar for happy hour ordered cocktails and waited and waited. Finally received our drinks after the 3 tables who ordered after us. As Plat also ordered free snacks. Snacks were delivered to the lounge they then tried to give them to each of the other 3 tables but couldn't work it out so left them on the bar. No one came to ask if we wanted another drink or if everything was fine with what we had. Service to me felt like the kids had been left I. Their own without any suitable adult supervision. However throughout my journey in Cambodia customer service has been at the lower end of the scale when it comes to dining.
They do offer food at the restaurant with a 15% discount for SPG members. Despite thinking breakfast was terrible I have to say the rest of their food is good. Some of the best deserts I have had for ages.
The Spa services are ok, can't say they blew me away. Once again great staff but having recently used the Spa at LM Chiang Mai and Sheraton Pattaya I felt Siem Reap came across as the poor cousin.
Despite what seems to be a lot of negatives I would stay at this property again as I do like and the staff overall do try hard.
As for drinks in the evening, this seems to be tarnished with the same level of poor service experienced in the restaurant. Staff are lovely and very friendly, but they go totally AWOL. They would greet and seat and hand a menu and disappear. They would be standing around chatting and you could probably stand on top of the table and they probably would not notice. Despite being one of the few guests in the dining room I had to get out of my seat and go to the podium to ask to order. In the bar for happy hour ordered cocktails and waited and waited. Finally received our drinks after the 3 tables who ordered after us. As Plat also ordered free snacks. Snacks were delivered to the lounge they then tried to give them to each of the other 3 tables but couldn't work it out so left them on the bar. No one came to ask if we wanted another drink or if everything was fine with what we had. Service to me felt like the kids had been left I. Their own without any suitable adult supervision. However throughout my journey in Cambodia customer service has been at the lower end of the scale when it comes to dining.
They do offer food at the restaurant with a 15% discount for SPG members. Despite thinking breakfast was terrible I have to say the rest of their food is good. Some of the best deserts I have had for ages.
The Spa services are ok, can't say they blew me away. Once again great staff but having recently used the Spa at LM Chiang Mai and Sheraton Pattaya I felt Siem Reap came across as the poor cousin.
Despite what seems to be a lot of negatives I would stay at this property again as I do like and the staff overall do try hard.
Wow! Our bar experience was top notch...they were on top of our drinks and food every single time. Maybe our son had something to do with it...as they all ended up playing with him or talking to him...I even watched some "boxing" with the bar staff one night.
You're correct on the spa services....nothing to write home about. Breakfast was good. Korean pancakes made to order, they were always cutting fresh fruit while we were there and the manager or chef always came over to say hi to our son and refresh our coffee.
Despite a few issues...I would stay for the customer service...
Dec 16, 2014, 3:42 pm
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We were upgraded to a suite so the start of the stay was great!
Wow! Our bar experience was top notch...they were on top of our drinks and food every single time. Maybe our son had something to do with it...as they all ended up playing with him or talking to him...I even watched some "boxing" with the bar staff one night.
You're correct on the spa services....nothing to write home about. Breakfast was good. Korean pancakes made to order, they were always cutting fresh fruit while we were there and the manager or chef always came over to say hi to our son and refresh our coffee.
Despite a few issues...I would stay for the customer service...
Wow! Our bar experience was top notch...they were on top of our drinks and food every single time. Maybe our son had something to do with it...as they all ended up playing with him or talking to him...I even watched some "boxing" with the bar staff one night.
You're correct on the spa services....nothing to write home about. Breakfast was good. Korean pancakes made to order, they were always cutting fresh fruit while we were there and the manager or chef always came over to say hi to our son and refresh our coffee.
Despite a few issues...I would stay for the customer service...
Dec 16, 2014, 7:41 pm
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Dec 16, 2014, 7:58 pm
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In re: drinks, I got a Bombay and tonic, so I don't think so. However, I didn't study the menu like it was the Torah.
Dec 17, 2014, 4:34 am
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Some of it very cool and eerily empty.Anyway, on my stay earlier this year draught beer and rice wine cocktails were the only gratis drinks. In a country where a liter of Stoli is $11 and the same of Bombay Sapphire $14 I thought that was chintzy.
And my studying of bar menus far exceeds any torah studying I've done since, well, I was 13.
Dec 17, 2014, 4:48 am
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When you've been to REP 15+ times (and live relatively proximal) you see a lot. Some of it very cool and eerily empty.
Anyway, on my stay earlier this year draught beer and rice wine cocktails were the only gratis drinks. In a country where a liter of Stoli is $11 and the same of Bombay Sapphire $14 I thought that was chintzy.
And my studying of bar menus far exceeds any torah studying I've done since, well, I was 13.
Some of it very cool and eerily empty.Anyway, on my stay earlier this year draught beer and rice wine cocktails were the only gratis drinks. In a country where a liter of Stoli is $11 and the same of Bombay Sapphire $14 I thought that was chintzy.
And my studying of bar menus far exceeds any torah studying I've done since, well, I was 13.
I spoke with the property's GM briefly by E-mail. The tour desk is a third-party operator. They've informed me that any driver caught offering prostitution or drugs to the guests will be summarily dismissed, and that has been their policy. As a result, driver no. 1 was handed his walking papers with the added caveat that he was reported to the police. Obviously, I don't feel great about the situation, but I would've felt worse if I said nothing, and something happened down the road.
P. S. Chag hanukkah sameach.