It was a dream to be able to holiday at One & Only in Desaru Coast, Johor. One & Only is a very famous franchise and I can't believe they opened one in Malaysia! When they first opened, I was very intrigued in its luxuriousness and was dreaming to head there but then of course, we all know, Covid happened haha
When the restrictions to cross state eased, the price of the rooms hiked like nobody's business =.= The rooms weren't cheap to start of with also. But gotta make the dream come true right? So when we got the chance to fly, we flew to Johor! We weren't gona drive because it's quite a ride down south and we'll be too tired to enjoy. Instead we wanted to relax, find some friends first in Johor Bahru then only head to Desaru. When we landed in Senai airport, we rented a car for our convenience. Desaru is an hour's ride from Senai airport.
When we first reached, we already booked afternoon tea before going into the room. This is included in our package.
Afternoon tea at Dusky Monkey. The afternoon tea was not bad.
We enjoyed our tea overlooking this beautiful view.
The entire One & Only resort is covered with lush greeneries. The entire place is so huge you need a buggy to go from one end to the other end. But let's look at the room first! Our room was HUGE! It's probably the biggest hotel room we stayed in.
We stayed in Ocean Junior Suite room.
There's a private swimming pool with bed rest.
Near the pool, there's a dining table to have your meals.
Our huge nice comfy bed.
Some complimentary wine and desserts.
They have Haiku fan in the room and in the bathroom. All the best technology only.
The huge bathroom as well.
His and Hers toiletries! So personalised.
The bathtub.
Very customer oriented. Non slip mat with headrest. So awesome!
Bath bombs were also provided.
Bath foam gel was also provided for the best bath experience.
Totally enjoyed my bath experience my entire stay. 2 thumbs up. Big enough for 2 people as well.
There's some space outside with long sofa to rest and hang out or enjoy a glass of wine.
Turndown service includes this step pillow which was so soft!
Cheers!
In the library, you can play congkak haha. There's nothing much to be done at night because most restaurants in the resorts were closed after 7pm that time I think is because of Covid SOP? But the resort rooms were fully booked. Hence, why we decided to hang in the library to play congkak instead LOL
The famous post card picture of OODC.
We got to rent a bike to ride around the beach.
Desaru's beach was rocky. Datai Langkawi's beach was much nicer and powdery.
The games area in One & Only was a huge area. There were so many courts.
They even have a court to play 'Pedal'.
It's a game from Brazil and it's the first Pedal court in Malaysia. It's a combo of squash and tennis. Quite fun to play!
Another new game called Teqball. There will be someone who will teach and play with you as well. So fun!
The spa area.
Massage area.
Off to brekkie.
Nasi lemak was the highlight.
Roti canai.
Shakshuka.
Mee mamak goreng.
We joined some complimentary activity like this Teh Tarik making activity hehe.
During the activity, we met Executive Chef David Dahlhaus who was very passionate.
He offered to make us this teh tarik dessert-one of his super creative creation <3
And this nasi lemak dessert creation! Really yummy! We loved them.
He even brought us around and showed us the area. Thank you chef for taking the time to entertain us!
Rested at the beach club with sea breeze with some yummy afternoon treats. Thank you manager Vijay who happened to be our high school friend who we bumped into for the good food and again for entertaining us.
We totally enjoyed our stay in OODC more so with the friendly people we met there. However, they do not have an all inclusive package and so the room itself with that kind of price was a bit steep. Service wise, it could definitely use some improvements. Breakfast service was slow and with that kind of price you pay, you would expect top notch service. I guess it did fell abit below expectation. I would say Datai had the best service so far but OODC had the best room with the best technologies by far. Oh well, I did get to stay in my dream place after all hehehhe
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