A weekend at Grand Lexis Hotel, Port Dickson

I stayed in the best hotel room ever in my life recently...

And the best part was, someone else paid for it... and the airfare, and the food as well.

I thought they were a bit crazy to book such a gigantic room for a single occupant.

But I must say the beds were really very nice.

There was enough space to park an SUV if you fancy having that second wife in the room.

Nice little kitchenette, equipped with a microwave oven.

Elegant wash basin.

Odd-looking shower, but the flow was great.

And behold, the door opened out to...

...OMG an attached private swimming pool!!!

The view of the rest of the hotel... you can jump into the sea if you're tired of the private pool.

The going rate is RM 540 for off-peak days, and RM 600 for weekends. So the price is quite reasonable actually... if you calculate Chinaman style... pack 10 people in the room, bring own mattress on the floor, bring own cooking utensils... and can dip in the pool all day.

Man, these people really go all out to pamper us while promoting their products.

And they brought us for seafood dinner with abalone, lobster, geoduck, cod fish... but the restaurant was shabby and the cooking was lousy.

Thanks, Sanofi-Aventis. Anymore to come? How about the Burj next time, for a change? That would be really nice.