By Gia Huynh 
Alright folks, grabbed my wife and headed down to Bliss Hotel for a quick weekend getaway last Friday. Wanted to see if the hype was real, especially for what they charge. Here’s exactly how it went down.
Booking & Arrival
Booked online the week before. Easy enough, just clicked through the calendar. Price stung a bit – definitely higher than the place we usually stay downtown. Chose it ’cause the pictures looked fancy. Rolled up around 3 PM hoping to beat the crowd. Pulled up to the entrance, car guy was friendly enough, took the keys. Lobby looked… okay. Not as grand as the photos made it seem. Marble floor was clean though. Check-in took forever. The desk person clicked around slow as heck, then told us our room wasn’t ready yet. Sat around waiting 30 minutes watching people come and go. Finally got the keys, felt kinda annoyed already.
First Look at the Room
Got up to the room on the 8th floor. Opened the door… first thing hit me was the smell. Not bad, just this weird, strong floral air freshener, like they sprayed a whole bottle. Walked in. Bed looked big and comfy, gotta give ’em that. Headed straight for the bathroom. Shower looked modern, glass doors and stuff. Turned the shower on – water pressure was seriously weak. Felt like lukewarm dribble. Not impressed. Checked the view out the window. Yup, straight into another building’s ugly brick wall, just like I kinda figured from the map view when booking. Opened the mini-fridge. Stupid tiny bottles of water looked lonely inside.
Trying Out the Stuff
Wife tried plugging in her hairdryer near the vanity mirror. Outlet was loose, plug kept falling out. Tried the TV next. Remote buttons felt sticky, took three tries to turn it on. Ended up watching some boring nature show. Later, tried the pool. Downstairs by the lobby. Walked in, place smelled like chlorine – normal. Pool itself was fine, temperature good. But the towels? Scratchy like sandpaper. Seriously. Got out feeling itchy. Went looking for the gym, found it tucked away near the back. Two treadmills, one elliptical, couple of weights. Looked decent, saw one guy sweating away.
Dinner Disaster
Decided to try the restaurant since we were tired. Menu prices made my eyes water. Ordered some fancy steak thing the wife wanted. Showed up cooked wrong. She asked for medium, looked well done. Sent it back. Came back the second time, still looked overdone but she was hungry and just ate it. My pasta was… fine. Just fine. Nothing special, especially for thirty bucks a plate. Felt ripped off walking out.
Sleeping (& Not Sleeping)
Bed was comfy. Pillows good. That was the best part. But the AC unit in the wall? Sounded like a jet engine taking off whenever it kicked on. Click, RUUUUMMMMMMBLE. Would wake us both up every time. Could hear doors slamming in the hallway too. Good luck sleeping past 7 AM with the housekeeping carts rattling past.
Checking Out & Final Thoughts
Checkout next morning was way faster than check-in. Just handed over the key cards, they gave a bill. Signed it, winced at the total. Chucked the bags in the car and pulled away.
So, is Bliss Hotel worth it? For us, honestly? Probably not. Here’s the deal:
- Good Stuff: Comfy bed. Pool was warm. Staff at the door and car were nice.
- Bad Stuff: Lobby wasn’t amazing. Room had weak shower pressure, awful view. Rest was WAY overpriced and messed up. AC was super loud. Tiny mini-fridge. Sticky remote, dodgy outlet. Scratchy towels.
Look, it wasn’t a total dump. Nobody yelled at us, nothing was broken like that. But for the money? We expected a lot more, like maybe a decent shower or a quiet room. Felt like we paid premium cash for a basic hotel room with a nice bed and fancy shampoo bottles. Won’t be rushing back at that price point.
yadanarbon 