Hotels In The News

Hotels In The News is an archive of hotels featured in news posted to MyCen Hotels Facebook Page.

http://www.mycen.my/hotels-in-the-news/

Searching for the hotels cited in news can be frustrating and perplexing. For example, the Viagra Hotel in Blackpool is still using its former name Vidella Hotel.

On the page, you can find a booking link to each of the hotels mentioned. Clicking on the booking link will get you the latest room tariff and pictures of the hotel’s exterior/interior and street address.

Keep in mind, some news links may expire over time. The link can also be found on the sidebar at MyCen Hotels http://www.mycen.my/

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Image from Agoda

Oil Painting Of An Iranian Bride

While looking through my archives for a picture of low water at Batu Dam, I saw this forgotten capture. I stumbled upon a beautiful bride from Iran doing her wedding photo shoot by the lake shore. So I asked her and the photographer for permission to take a picture. The takeway here is if you ask nicely and state your intentions clearly, most people will oblige. Also, do your shots as quickly as you can.

First, I explained the pose I had in mind. I then took two shots in under 10 seconds, congratulated the couple and left. An oil painting effect and canvas texture was added. A soft filter was also utilised for the dreamy, magical look.

If you are planning to come to Malaysia for wedding photography, find your hotel here http://www.mycen.my/. Nicest hotel on the way to Batu Dam is KIP Hotel.

Olympus E-PL2, ISO 200, f10, 1/500 sec.

#bride #iranian #weddingphotography #oilpainting #iran #malaysia #batudam #lake #olympus #m43 #epl2

Lotus Villa Hua Hin

They say give priority to your friends, first. I have a another interesting hotel following me on Instagram. That is the Villa Lotus Hotel Hua Hin @villalotus on IG. It is also known as Lotus Villas & Resort Hua Hin. Before this, I know little of Hua Hin. Like many Malaysians, I only know Bangkok, Chengmai, Phuket, Pattaya and Hat Yai or those places frequently visited by Malaysians. Regular travelers will know you don’t want to go on a holiday to a town full of people from your own country.

Hua Hin seems like a nice, little known destination. So far, I have only seen my FB friend Lingli Tan posting from this resort town.

From Wikipedia: Hua Hin is a seaside resort on the Gulf of Thailand, in the southern Thai province of Prachuap Khiri Khan. Once a quiet fishing village, it grew into a fashionable escape for residents of Bangkok after the 1920s, when the Thai royal family built summer palaces here. Hua Hin Beach, popular for kitesurfing and other water sports, is the main stretch of sand, lined with high-end hotels and seafood shacks.

Lotus Villas & Resort HuaHin features a 40 m long and 1.7 m deep outdoor pool and a fitness centre. It offers guest rooms and private villas with modern facilities with either a spa bath or a private pool. Free WiFi is available throughout the resort. The property provides free scheduled shuttle service to Hua Hin Centre, Hua Hin Beach and the Clock Tower. Hua Hin Night Market is within a 15-minute drive from Lotus Villas & Resort. It is a 20-minute drive from Floating Market and Black Mountain Water Park. Bangkok City is a 3-hours’ ride away.

Book the Villa Lotus here by Agoda or Booking.com.

Or book the Villa Lotus at the special page at MyCen Hotels: http://www.mycen.my/villa-lotus-hua-hin/

Borobudur

Borobudur.

I was about to write a feature on Borobudur in Indonesia. The 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple ruins with stupas and statues in Magelang, Central Java, is the world’s largest Buddhist temple, and also considered one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world. With the historical landmark so near, I can see from my social media timeline, many Malaysians visiting the UNESCO World Heritage site, probably as a bucket list destination.

By a happy coincidence, I gained a recent Instagram follower named @sarasvati_borobudur_hotel. I contacted them and found out the account is run by the management of the hotel. A nice person by the name of Emir responded and a helpful Bambang sent me pics to feature. Touted as a boutique hotel with colonial design, Saraswati Borobudur Hotel offers free wi-fi, an outdoor pool and a restaurant. It also provides bicycle rental and Javanese arts classes. More importantly, it is a short walk or bicycle ride from Candi Borobudur. (see map at MyCen Hotels). I asked Emir if Saraswati is spelled with a V or W. He said they were registered as Saraswati but are in the process of changing to Sarasvati.

Check for low room rates and availability of the Saraswati Borobudur by Agoda or by Booking.com

See the special page on Saraswati Borobudur Hotel for more pics, and to book at http://www.mycen.my/borobudur/

See also: Pop! Hotel Kut Beach Bali.

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