6 July 2022
My stay at the Le Meridien Hotel Kota Kinabalu includes access to the Club Lounge. Situated on the fourteenth floor of the waterfront hotel, the floor to ceiling glass-walls in the lounge yields uninterrupted views of the South China Sea. The Le Meridien Club Lounge would have been an excellent place to enjoy the Kota Kinabalu sunset, except for the rainy weather during our stay!
The weatherman forecasted rain in the evening and he was absolutely spot on. We arrived at the Club Lounge at about 5.30 PM and dark monsoon clouds bearing rain were rolling in. It was a majestic sight to see the torrential rain coming towards us and palm trees dancing to the wind by the road below.
Watching the monsoon rain coming in from the sea.
The lounge offers comfortable dining spaces, sofas, and armchairs to enjoy free flow of drinks (including alcoholic cocktails), warm food and snacks from about 3 PM till 8.00 PM.
A Tequila Sunrise cocktail at the Club Lounge instead of a red sky sunset.
With the heavy downpour outside, the buffet spread of fried rice, noodles, pasta, buttered mussels, chicken and beef dishes and desserts serves as our dinner for today. The staff at the lounge offered good service, making different cocktails to order and serving them to our table.
Long island Iced Tea and Gin tonic as after dinner drinks.
We are unable to see the sun as it sets due to the thick monsoon clouds and rain. Fortunately, the rain became lighter at about 7.30 PM and we managed to see some nice twilight colours as we sipped our after-dinner cocktails.
View of the twilight from the Club Lounge.
Overall, I am happy that we managed to get a room booking at the Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu with Club Lounge access. Definitely worth the incremental cost for this benefit.
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