TravellingMatt
Gatecrashers at the Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort
After visiting the stilt village, and with our legs still sore from the mountain, it was time for a jarring and hilarious moment of pure decadence. After our taxi driver dropped us out the front, claiming that it had the best beach in the area, Adrienne and I sauntered confidently into the 5-star Rasa Ria Resort near Tuaran, a short drive from Kota Kinabalu. While I nodded politely to the staff and actual paying guests, Adrienne snagged two of their complimentary towels and we hit the resort's private beach. After our dip, I asked one of the other guests to take a photo of us in front of the swanky pool.
Gatecrashing expensive hotels actually became something of a theme for Adrienne and I. I have several photos of us taken by staff in the lobby of the Kota Kinabalu Meridien (their toilets are highly recommended), and another one at the Jesselton Hotel, posing next to a doorman wearing ridiculous, embarassing and highly politically incorrect colonial garb.
Gatecrashers at the Shangri-La Rasa Ria Resort
After visiting the stilt village, and with our legs still sore from the mountain, it was time for a jarring and hilarious moment of pure decadence. After our taxi driver dropped us out the front, claiming that it had the best beach in the area, Adrienne and I sauntered confidently into the 5-star Rasa Ria Resort near Tuaran, a short drive from Kota Kinabalu. While I nodded politely to the staff and actual paying guests, Adrienne snagged two of their complimentary towels and we hit the resort's private beach. After our dip, I asked one of the other guests to take a photo of us in front of the swanky pool.
Gatecrashing expensive hotels actually became something of a theme for Adrienne and I. I have several photos of us taken by staff in the lobby of the Kota Kinabalu Meridien (their toilets are highly recommended), and another one at the Jesselton Hotel, posing next to a doorman wearing ridiculous, embarassing and highly politically incorrect colonial garb.