During the Lunar New Year weekend, we had a couple of free days and decided to go on another spa-escapade to Batam Island at Harris Resort Waterfront Batam. I have reviewed this under Specialty Lodging as I really couldn’t bring myself to categorise this as a resort. A resort, in my opinion, has a special … Read more
Three years ago, we had a blast when we stayed at Mulan Motel in Taipei. Interestingly, it is the third most viewed post in my travel blog, averaging 5 views a day since it was posted in 2010! After that unforgettable trip, I would always advise friends and relatives to stay a night at a motel … Read more
While we were at tourist hotspot of Hakone, we decided to plan a one-night stay at a luxury ryokan – Yama No Chaya. Setting off from Shinjuku station, we took Odakyu Limited Express “Romancecar” directly to Hakone-Yumoto station. [learn_more caption=”Wikipedia – Origin of Romancecar”] The name comes from romance seats, two-person seats without separating armrests … Read more
Good Morning, Japan! What better way to start the day with a sumptuous, Japanese-style breakfast! Breakfast timing was pre-arranged the day before so that the Ryokan has time to prepare the food for us. The keys to our special room are engraved with the name of the room. Once again, I don’t quite recall what we’re … Read more
During our visit to Japan, we wanted to experience a Ryokan stay and at the same time, being able to break the language barrier. We found out that many of the Ryokans didn’t even have English websites, and so making a reservation was a problem. Even if we could make a reservation, there was no … Read more