Royal J Hotel

An affordable place nearby the airport and a big shopping mall with good restaurants

This hotel looks and feels very new. It's very clean and well finished, but a few things let it down in my opinion. Something of this calibre should have a decent buffet breakfast. But instead they rent the ground floor restaurant for a couple of hours in the morning (07.00 - 09.00) unfortunately they couldn't cater my non meat request and so I couldn't breakfast there. My room was well appointed but the bathroom lacked the all important douche that is everywhere in South East Asia. All the staff working there were very polite and efficient There aren't any shops nearby. But there is a good Korean restaurant 50m down the road. I ate there and was impressed by the quality and quantity of the food. The Chinese restaurant on the ground floor of the hotel also did good food in a classy ambience, albeit pricey. I'd recommend this hotel as it was reasonably priced.

Pros: Everything brand new, good service Cons: Blind between bathroom and bedroom operated from bedroom side. Stayed Nov-2022 in twin room for 1 night (to see if it’s worth returning to). 2*lifts which were beautiful inside but no assistance with luggage. Safe was not bolted to the furniture. Everything was brand new, was told by the receptionist:“103 rooms, 40 available, 30 guests tonight. Hotel opened in October-2022. Kettle, cups and coffee. Good shower cubicle. The blind that covers the large bathroom window separating the bedroom from the bathroom is accessed from the bedroom side (instead of inside the bathroom). Booked and stayed in twin bed room and received a telephone-call asking whether I preferred to move to a double room.