Sofitel Palm Resort, Johor Bahru

Advantages: Great location, wonderful facilities, very friendly staff, the swimming pool is bliss
Disadvantages: smallish room, slow service

.... Surroundings I can recommend everyone to hire a car to see more of the island and the inhabitants. Driving is, as mentioned earlier, very easy and well worth it. Everyday life is very colorful and wonderfully laid-back. It was a refreshing experience to get out of the resort and see how people go about their business here. Price The prices are what you would expect from a 5-star hotel, but so is the offered service. The rooms may be slightly small, but the spectaculair location and swimming pool more than make up for this. Conclusion The Sofitel offers reasonable rooms and boosts excellent facilities. The swimming pool and juice bar are so tempting, that you might never leave the hotel premises! However, should you choose to stay here, I would strongly urge you toexplore the surroundings, as Fiji has a lot more to offer than this... Read review

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Advantages: Good nightlife; Some attractive buildings, Shopping is quite good
Disadvantages: Traffic jams; Crowded at weekends;

...In the headlong rush north many visitors to Malaysia from Singapore through the southern gateway of Johor Bahru overlook the attractions of this bustling,surprising, town. The state capital, however, has quite a offer to those prepared to dwell and seek out its attractions. Architectural pride of place has to be given to the Sultan Abu Bakar mosque which undeniably ranks amongst the loveliest in Malaysia. It took eight years to build and the intricate architecture was designed by one Tuan Haji Mohammad Arif; the building was completed in 1900, a few years after the death of Sultan Abu Bakar, the ruler it was named after. The Islamic Centre nearby is a very recent building but it too is a fine modern piece of architecture. Along Jalan Tun Dr Ismail you cannot miss the imposing Istana Besar - Big Palace - which was built... Read review

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Advantages: Lovley room, great value room service, central location
Disadvantages: Bath was to small, Price

...So myself and my girlfriend went travelling around the world visiting 29 countries from July to December. We stayed in budget accommodation all around the world, some of it was good enough and the rest well thankfully we survived unscathed. However when we arrived in Sydney things changed. My girlfriends mum had treated us to a hotel break away in the Sofitel for four nights as our Christmas present -------------------Our arrival-------------------- We arrived into Sydney from Bali, but arrived at the domestic terminal as we changed at Darwin in the early hours of the morning. We jumped in a taxi straight outside the airport. Taxis appeared to be plentiful which can be rare at airports sometimes. The taxi driver instantly offered us two routes to get to the hotel. These choices were simple the cheap slow option or the expensive... Read review

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