{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Luxe Food &amp; Travel","provider_url":"http:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog","author_name":"admin","author_url":"http:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/author\/admin\/","title":"Hotel Jen, Puteri Harbour, Johor Bahru - Luxe Food &amp; Travel","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"TOAEB49oyQ\"><a href=\"http:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/hotel-jen-puteri-harbour-johor-bahru\/\">Hotel Jen, Puteri Harbour, Johor Bahru<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"http:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/hotel-jen-puteri-harbour-johor-bahru\/embed\/#?secret=TOAEB49oyQ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Hotel Jen, Puteri Harbour, Johor Bahru&#8221; &#8212; Luxe Food &amp; Travel\" data-secret=\"TOAEB49oyQ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=http:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/travelrestauranthotel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Traders-New-folder_00025.jpg","thumbnail_width":1152,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"Formerly known as Traders Hotel Puteri Harbour Now families holidaying in Iskandar have a decent place to stay overnight.\u00a0 Traders Hotel has opened a new hotel in Puteri Harbour, right next to Sanrio Hello Kitty Town. Traders Hotel is of course the 4-star arm of the Shangri-la Group.\u00a0 Being 4-star, expect modern, comfortable basics and nothing more than that.\u00a0 As the main attractions nearby are theme parks (Legoland, Sanrio Hello Kitty Town), expect the guests staying here to be families with (possibly noisy) young children. Cleanliness is suspect even though the hotel is brand new.\u00a0 You can see dried up water marks on the bathroom sink. Sound insulation is average.\u00a0 Lying in bed, I can hear people talking and walking in the corridor and kids laughing. Service is a little wonky.\u00a0 For example, when I arrived at the hotel, no one helped with my luggage.\u00a0 Usually, a bellhop would take care of it immediately and later send it to my room.\u00a0 I lugged my luggage all the way to my room. At the hotel restaurant Harbour Caf\u00e9, when I told the waitress I want to change my order to room service, she went and told another waiter.\u00a0 The waiter went and told yet another waiter.\u00a0 They all don\u2019t seem to know what to do. There is a complimentary shuttle to Legoland which is around 10 mins away.\u00a0 I heard there is also a bus from the hotel to Johor Premium Outlets. Right now, there are only a handful of negligible shops around the hotel.\u00a0 There isn\u2019t even a supermarket.\u00a0 At night, the area is really dead.\u00a0 As such, you are really dependent on the hotel for entertainment.\u00a0 There isn\u2019t much to do in the hotel&#8212;-there is a gym and an infinity pool.\u00a0 There aren\u2019t really that many channels on the TV, just around 20+ channels and a lot of them are free-to-air Malaysian and Singaporean channels.\u00a0 The hotel offers free wifi though. For night time entertainment, most hotel guests head to Harbour Caf\u00e9 in the hotel and enjoy the buffet (there are a couple of restaurants as well as Sushi King outside the hotel).\u00a0 When I was there, it was approaching Hari Raya and for the dinner buffet, there were a lot, A LOT of Malay dishes.\u00a0 Approximately 80% were Malay dishes.\u00a0 There were also a couple of Chinese dishes, a noodle soup station and sushi.\u00a0 The caf\u00e9 was packed, with hotel guests and families which drove here for the buffet. As the hotel, the buffet and other F&amp;B outlets in the hotel charge Singapore level of prices, I\u2019m not sure if staying at the hotel offers any cost-savings over staying in Singapore.\u00a0 I guess the real factor is deciding whether to stay here is to plan the itinerary for Iskandar area very carefully.\u00a0 Sanrio Hello Kitty Town is not worth visiting.\u00a0 Legoland and Johor Premium Outlets can be easily reached from Johor Bahru town or a day trip from Singapore.\u00a0 In other words, it is possible to stay in Johor Bahru town or Singapore and visit the attractions.\u00a0 Depending on the location of your hotel (even in Singapore), you may find extremely cheap and good food, so you may be able to save a little.\u00a0 The options get even more interesting when Legoland hotel opens in Q4 2013.\u00a0"}