Avillion Admiral Cove, Port Dickson

If you are looking for a place for a short gateway, you may consider the Avillion Admiral Cove in Port Dickson. Photo below is the hotel outlook.

Avillion Admiral Cove is located along the line of beaches that make up Port Dickson, overlooking the Straits of Malacca. The rooms are spread out over 2 wings and enable the guests to enjoy breathtaking views of the marina. 

(Scenary facing the Straits of Malacca)

The lobby and the stairs looks superb! (photo taken from internet)

This is the lobby waiting area. 

The room check-in was done quick and the staffs are very polite.

We stayed in the View Wing.

The room is very spacious and decorated with modern Malaysian furnishings. It equipped with a flat-screen TV, air conditioning and even a sofa day bed inside! 

 
The bar is equipped with basin and kettle. 
Complimentary mineral water, coffee and tea are also provided. 
You are free to make your own drink and enjoy your relaxing time in the room.

It really make us feel that we are getting way more than what we paid for.

The only downside is that wifi only available in public area not in the room.

Left and right side view from our room’s balcony.

The availability of the marina and yachts make up a superb nice view. 

Many couples even come here to take their wedding photos.

Avillion Admiral Cove do provide a lot of activities.

You can take a dip in the outdoor swimming pool.

Enjoy the sunset while swimming..

You can also go for a refreshing workout in the fitness centre or tennis court. Others facilities include cycling, canoeing, cycling, massage, games room, fishing ,you can take up a leisurely sunset boat ride or have a walk in the nice mediteranean garden. They also have a private beach, about 5 minutes walk from the hotel. The hotel can even arrange a team building activities with prior reservation at a certain charges. 

This is the stairway besides the swimming pool which lead to the Trader’s Food Shop (hotel restaurant).

 You can enjoy your meals besides the marina : )

Beautiful view!

Stand alone bungalow?

 

It is a cloudy day...

 But yet, the sunset view is still amazing!

 I have to admit that their service is good. The guard will bow and the waiters/waitresses will made an afford to say thank you and gave us warm smiles.

Overall, we were quite pleased with our stay. 

Avillion Admiral Cove, Port Dickson

5½ Mile, Jalan Pantai, 71050 Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia.

Tel No: 06-6470888

Fax No: 06-6482444

Harvest Cafe & Diner @ Cyberjaya

While we searching for a place to have dinner in Cyberjaya, we discovered this Harvest Cafe & Diner located in the Domain area.

You can make an early reservation through Offpeak apps to get 10% discount for all food, drinks and desserts in the a la carte menu. This offer not only valid for dine-in but also for take-away, however it cannot be used on Sunday and public holidays.

This cafe offers really good ambiance that suitable for couples, friends and family come over to have dinner, gathering or just to relax themselves after a tiring day. 

Well allocated furniture and design chosen by the cafe owner. 

 

You can find your private place here to do your personal things without disturbed by others.

Apart from the cakes display on the shelf, they also offer a wide range of home-made quality  signature grill, italian dishes, burgers, sandwiches and snacks. You can even try their highly recommended coffee.

Now, let see what food and beverage we order>>>

Iced Caramel Latte (RM12.90)

Ermm, as i am not a coffee lover, for me, it only taste like light coffee with sugar and a lot of cream, can't really taste the caramel.

 

After a long wait, finally, here come our main dishes>>

Turkish Kebab Piccolo with Grilled Vegetables as side dish (RM21.50)

The taste is so-so, it remind me of the one we had in Turkey : p

Meat Lover Pizza, personal size (RM12.40)

Wow, we love this! We should go for the large size instead.

I would come back for their pizza or just simply enjoy their one of a kind ambiance : )

Harvest Cafe & Diner

Address: G11, Lingkaran Cyber Point Barat Neo Cyber, 

63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

Opening Hour: 12.00pm - 1.00am

Contact Number: 03-83221444

Facebook: Harvest coffee and delights

Hong Dae Ip Gu @ Setia Alam

Hong Dae Ip Gu is definitely one of the best Korean restaurant in Setia Alam!

Opened in November 2015, they offer authentic quality Korean foods and drinks with ambience atmosphere.

It is always packed with peoples during lunch time/ dinner time.

• Great Korean BBQ restaurants serve great meat, but also have great side dishes too. The side dishes may change from time to time: such as kimchi, taufu, mayonnaise smashed potato, braised egg, fish cake, soy bean sprouts and radish pickle. I love to see many colourful side dishes on the table! The restaurant is also generous enough to provide unlimited refillable side dishes for all the ordered customer. 
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• Generally, most of the side dishes are not so salty, as they don't commonly serve rice like Asian cuisine, so you can munch on them while waiting your main courses to be served.
• My favourite BiBimBab. Remember to add in the Korean sauce given and mix all the ingredients and rice well. It is excellent!
  
• I always think the best way to eat Korean BBQ is in the traditional Korean ssam style. 
• That is to wrap a small amounts of the ingredients provided according to our own preferences in a larger ingredient such as lettuce to create a single delicious wrap by the diner on the spot, and to be eaten in one bite. Syiok!
• We ordered the Soy Sauce Marinated Pork 
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• This is the lettuce provided. I really like their food presentation, so colourful, so cute!
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• To eat this in the ssam style, first, put a leaf of lettuce in your palm. Add a piece of the meat, and then add a piece of chopped garlic and onion slice. Wrap it up into a packet and pop it into your mouth. But I can't really make a nice wrap small enough to fit in my mouth in one shot! haiz...
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• Hong Dae Ip Gu
• Address: No.19-1, Setia Avenue, Jalan Setia Impian, Section U13/6, 
• Setia Alam, 40170 Shah Alam, Malaysia
• Opening Hours: Mon-Sat: 10.30am - 10.00pm; Sun: 6.00pm - 10.00pm
• Telephone Number: 03-33411285 / 03-33595660
• (Take Away: 012-4940579/016-3741173)
• Facebook: hongdaeipgukoreanbbq

Thistle Hotel, Port Dickson

We plan to have a family beach gateway nearby as my sister's children like to play water. After much thought, our choice of destination this time is the Thistle Hotel in Port Dickson. 

This 5-star beach resort with 251 luxurious rooms is one of the top hotels in Port Dickson located along Jalan Pantai, Teluk Kemang with a fairly long stretch of beachfront.  

We reached the resort close to 3pm, just nice for check-in. The lobby is a bit stuffy and packed with peoples. We even have to line up and wait for our turn to check in. Check-in was pretty slow. There are check-in desks at both left and right side of the lobby but only one side seemed to be in operation.  A bit disappointing though.

Despite the bad first impression, luckily the room was a saving grace. We stay in the Deluxe Sea View with a very nice pool view, located at the same floor as the main lobby. It was spacious, clean, cozy and well-maintained. It comes with twin beds and a sofa day bed.

 The basic must haves – tea and coffee making facilities. 

One of the most spectacular facilities in this resort is the swimming pool. The pool spans over a big area and it is the main attraction for many resort guests.

The pool looked so tempting!

The pool is divided into a few sections with different depths clearly stated. 

The kiddie pool and slide area which is very popular among small kids. Upper deck of the kiddie pool is a wading pool for babies. This is the water slides.

The main pool is deep (2 to 2.5 metres) and life guards could be seen patrolling around the pool all the time to look out for the safety of pool users. This with a bigger water slide.

One can also hang around the pool-side bar for drinks and enjoy the view : )

 Besides that, Thistle Hotel has almost every facilities that suits you and your family needs.

It has private beach, spa, games room, lego room, children indoor playground, pool table, tennis court, gym room, water sports and .....

a 9-hole golf course!

The beach is just about 100 metres away.

Way leading to the beach area...

The stretch of the private beach at Thistle Port Dickson. 

Even though I don’t have high expectation for the beaches in Port Dickson but to my surprise, the beach is quite clean and water surprisingly quite clear.

You can sit down on the beach chair, relax your mind, overlooking the Straits of Malacca.

But, do watch out for sand flies! Remember to put on your insect repellent and sun block.

Or build your own sand castle..

Family photos at the beach!

Here end our 2 days 1 night family gateway.

We enjoyed playing with sand and swimming here. 

Recommend this place for family gateway.

There are a number of seafood restaurants outside the resort. Restoran Port Dickson 肥肥海鲜楼 is one of the nearest to the resort as it is just a short drive away. The food served there is quite nice and the price is reasonable. We had our lunch there before heading back.

Thistle Hotel Port Dickson

KM16 Jalan Pantai, Teluk Kemang, 71050 Si Rusa, 

Port Dickson, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia

Telephone No: 06-6482828

Fax  No: 06-6627999