It was a last minute plan (approx at 5pm) to head up to D'Colmar Tropicale in Bukit Tinggi. What would usually take about an hour from Kuala Lumpur, took us about an hour and 45 mins this time due to slightly congested highway. We arrived at the resort, found a carpark and lugged our bags to the reception. There was only one guest in front of us but the check in took way longer than expected. Finally, it was our turn and we requested for a high floor unit, smoking & prefereably facing the back of the resort (Front facing units are prone to noise polution from the guests walking around below). However, the lady informed that there was no high floor units available and colud only give us a basement unit. We queried on the occupancy level and apparently, it was less than 50% full.

Could not compute that information, we questioned her why there wasn't any units we wanted available. To our amazement, she mentioned that the rooms has not been cleaned since noon check out! Mind you, it was past 7pm! Then she arranged the house keeping to clean up one of the rooms but would take about 45 mins. So we decided to have a quick dinner in one of the restaurants. We chose to have it in Le Blason which serves a local cuisine spread accompanied by some pasta and cold cuts. A buffet dinner will cost you around RM40+ per person and apart from the usual seating in this coffee house, you can opt for alfresco dining as well.

After a few quick bites, we headed back to the reception, got the keys and lugged our baggage to the room. First impression of the room? Cozy, well equipped, relatively clean and well maintained, offers a good view. The four poster bed in the room was not necessary since the size of the room was small and having it there made it rather difficult to maneuver around in the room. Comes equipped with the usual amenities one would expect from a RM220 per night room - Coffee & Tea making facility, TV, Hot shower & bathtub. The aircond unit available was a plus point since it is not very cold in Bukit Tinggi. Another invaluable item to point out would be the mosquito netting which allows you to leave the windows open while keeping the mozzies or other flying nuisance out.

During the weekends, there are stage shows to keep the guests entertained (Frankly, there really isn't anything else to do at night here). If you are a nocturnal creature just like me, then you can head to Le Vin Pub to catch up on some brewski. Nice and quiet place to chill out and manned by a friendly waiter. The pub closes at 1pm during the weekends so be sure to fill those bellies before that. Night photography is something you could do later part of the night or just a simple and breezy stroll around the resort compound.

Overall, our 1 nighter here was a pleasant and quick getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. Sleep quality wasn't too bad either since the windows were sturdy and thick enough to block out most of the morning crowd noise. When you stay in D'Colmar, you are automatically entitled to gain entry to the rabbit petting park & Japanese garden for free. There is also a golf clubhouse nearby that houses a couple of snooker tables & a bowling outlet.