We've finally taken a family vacation away with Liam!
With the drop in the Malaysian ringgit, we decided to go to Penang for a short trip with the extended family. Chris' mum and Anthony joined us during our stay at the Hard Rock Hotel.
Chris and I have seen the hotel previously when we stay at the Rasa Sayang near by. The pool is really something.
So this time we chose it because of it's pool.
Completely fantastic experience. Going to the Penang Hard Rock Hotel is a great choice for families with small kids.
First of all it's a breeze getting into Penang from Singapore. The flight is 60minutes long, the airport has been renovated and fairly easy to navigate and to clear immigration. Just outside of the arrival gates we had easy access to large taxis that took us straight to the hotel in 30 minutes.
The hotel isn't big so it's great for small kids. We didn't have to navigate around grounds to get to food/pool/room. They have 2 main restaurants and the Hard Rock cafe. We booked 2 standard rooms and a Roxity family suite. The suite was a hit with the kids, but my grouse is that one bathroom for 5 people is not good on holiday. Especially with pool + sand = muddy floors and insufficient towels !
The kids had a ball! We were up early, had breakfast at the main hall ( which was of reasonable standard ) , then they hit up the pool. There is direct access to Batu Ferringhi beach as well, and for those keen there are boat operators willing to take passengers for 30 minute joy rides, jet skis for hire and banana boat rides as well.
When it got too hot out, it was usually time for a shower, lunch and then nap for Liam while the girls hung out at the playroom. The playroom was amazing! It's only a small space, but what makes it work are the facilitators and the hourly programmes. They had a 'cooking' lesson, face painting, story telling and apparently they could also participate in pool games !
We did manage to do a short tour of Georgetown during our stay. Penang has cleaned up alot since the last time we visited, and there are now tourists abound taking photos of the street art. Georgetown achieved Unesco Heritage status and no wonder. The main area is so quaint, and now filled with bustling new cafes and shops.
I had a spa day with my girls ( they are old enough to enjoy this! )-- booked us in at the Rock spa for a body scrub and manicures. To be honest, it was my first ever experience with manicures myself
( paronychia alert!!!)
All in.. a great family break.. we arrived back in Singapore in time for Christmas eve dinner with the rest of the family!
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