Escapade

After less than 2 weeks in our own home, we decided to get away for a while and see if we would miss it. Whipped out our complimentary voucher for a stay at the KL Hilton complete with breakfast (supposedly an Anniversary gift) and booked ourselves in on Saturday afternoon.

Arrived at 3pm and there was a long queue for check-in. Got the usual Innovation Room and promptly turned it upside down by scavenging for freebies. Got another one of those big, handy shopping bags. Yay!!

Made reservations for dinner at Al-Nafourah at Le Meridien at 7pm. Had planned to get a cosy, inconspicuous corner in one of those dome tents but unfortunately they were already booked and the restaurant was quite full for the night. Oh well....

Close to 5pm, hubby says he's hungry and wants to order something from room service so I say it's a holiday, let's do it! We settled for the Roast Vegetable & Ricotta Tower which cost RM25. The portions were surprisingly generous and the quality was no worse than had we gone to the outlet itself. Very nice and satisfying snack indeed!


6.30pm : Uh-oh! Still full and not even showered!! How to go for dinner? Called and changed our reservation to 8.30pm instead. So now we could take our time getting ready. Stepped into the rain shower and oh, what bliss!! Was probably in there for a good half an hour with the water on full blast. Reminded ourselves that we have to make more money so we could afford one of those for the house.


Dinner was a lavish affair. We were served with pickles, dried fruits and nuts, olives and blackberry or apricot juice upon arrival. There were 3 sets available at RM99, RM115 and RM135 per pax and we chose the second. This time the waiter was able to give us recommendations unlike our previous experience. Being contently satiated, we asked if the portions were large and he said they were okay. What a liar!!

First came the basket of yummy bread but unfortunately, this time, it wasn't warm so didn't stuff myself so much, which was a good thing. Next was the warm starters - samosas with yoghurt dip, fish fillets and chicken wing. Then came the cold starters - a naan-looking bread with 4 types of dips - aubergine, chick pea, parsley salsa and white beans. Soup was after - hubby had the green pea soup which tasted like rasam while I had the chicken noodle soup. Next up, main course. We were served Lamb Kofta, Chicken, Fish Kebabs and stirfried veggies with rice. Finally, we had a plate of bakhlava and 2 fruit compote thingies for dessert which we thoroughly enjoyed.

Since there's no belly-dancing during the month of Ramadhan, we enjoyed each other's company and took our time eating (something we hardly ever do). I requested the waiter to pack the bread into a doggie bag but had to fill up an indemnity form (in case I got food poisoning from the food I took away) and he gave me our leftovers and much more! They even presented us with a small box of dates each just before we left. Later went for a walk by the poolside to ease the congestion in our tummies. It was a nice breezy night so sat down till the pool closed at 11pm.

Sleep came easily that night with the blackout screen and no unwanted street noises.

Breakfast the next morning was equally, if not more, decadent. There was the usual pastry, cereal, cold meats spread but on top of that, there was local hot food, tim sum, yoghurts, waffles & pancakes, a noodle bar, a juice bar, tandoori, etc.... Stuffed myself silly and even pocketed a few packs of Boursin. Half-an-hour later back in the room, positively felt like puking.

Extended our check-out to 1.30pm and had another utterly cleansing time under the rain shower before we said bye-bye to it.

Conclusion: No matter how much you enjoy your getaway, there's simply no place like home!