rinaeatsshopstravels: Kota Kinabalu

Kota Kinabalu sunset

View from Sutera Harbour Resort

Sabah, The Land Below The Wind...We went to Kota Kinabalu for a holiday in early June 2011...Sebelum decided nak holiday di KK, punya la dok surfed internet cari tempat-tempat yang menarik kat Asia...Hubby tak suka Bali...Nak pi Hanoi, Vietnam, time tu panas dik-dik...Then my hubby suggested,"why not we go to Kota Kinabalu? It's a nice place" since he's been there a few times due to his line of work...So without hesitation, kami terus booked flight dengan Air Asia together-gether dengan hotel skali...All inclusive Flight+Hotel...Kami ambik Sutera Harbour Resort which according to hubby, a very nice resort in KK...Mahal skit packagenya tapi trust me, it's worth it...

Flight ambik masa lebih kurang 2jam30minit...Sampai-sampai airport KK, terus ambik kereta sewa...For those yang bercadang nak pi KK, sewa lah kereta sebab kat sana teksi susah dapat dan mahal...Takyah la sewa BMW ka Audi ka...Sewa Viva dah la...Boleh jugak ronda-ronda bandar KK kalau ada kereta sendiri...Settled dengan kereta sewa, we went directly to Sutera Harbour Resort to check-in...WOW was all I can say!!!!...Memang best la hotel ni...Our room was facing the sea...Lagi la best!!!...

Sutera Harbour Pools

The room

The lobby

1st day in KK tak pi mana-mana pun...Relax tepi pool and ronda-ronda KK town...And I was starting to love KK so much...I even said to hubby,"kalau you kena transfer keja KK, I will follow you tanpa cakap banyak"...KK is not a shopping heaven macam KL...Lebih kurang Penang la...Tapi yang bestnya; the PEARLS!!!!!...We are talking about real and genuine pearl here...Ada yang dijual loose dan ada yang dah siap dikarang rantai, gelang, brooch etc...For me, since I love pearls so much, borong la apa lagi...And suprisingly, tak mahal pun...Seutas rantai pearl yang siap dikarang dengan cantik dan disulam dengan kristal Swaroski, baru berharga RM400...Kalau kat KLCC, mau ribu-riban...Then of course, I bought some for my family...Apart from the pearls, KK is a souvenir heaven...So many things to buy...

Seafood in KK - masyaAllah...Macam-macam jenis seafood ada kat sini...Yang tak pernah nampak sepanjang kehidupan ini pun ada...Cewahhh!!!...And they are FRESH...A'ha, fresh baby...Lobsters, crabs, soft shell crabs, fishes, prawns (big,big ones), seaweeds etc...You just name it, darling...Semua ada kat KK...My hubby and I memang hantu seafood...So it's heaven la, apa lagi...Our dinner was at Ocean Seafood Village...Just nearby Plaza Warisan...Quite expensive but it's worth it...Masuk-masuk dalam restoran ni, macam berada kat dalam filem Nemo...So many varities of sea creatures (minus the Shark la)...Still swimming happily in the tanks...Just choose what you want to eat and how you want them to be cooked...No worries, they will suggest to you how they should be cooked...Trust them...Memang sedap!!!!...And of course, Halal...Lepas makan sampai zip seluaq pun nak koyak, time to look at the bill...Well, you have to expect RM300 or more...Hehehehehehe...But trust me, it's worth it...Nama pun holiday kan...Takkan time holiday nak pekin-pekin gak...