[HOTEL REVIEW] Blogger Familiarization Trip at Ara Hotel Gading Serpong

The meeting was set up in Yugo Restaurant, an all time buffet restaurant in this hotel. While we enjoyed the lunch, Ara's team introduced themselves and sharing information about the hotel. Ara Hotel Gading Serpong is one of the brand collection of Parador Hotels & Resort Group. This group has several well-known hotels from 5 star to 3 star hotels, and Ara is their best 3 star hotel. Located at the Paramount Skyline Complex which very close to Gading Serpong Central Business District, this hotel become the star since they have biggest rooms and semi-olympic swimming pool with mini water park compared to similar hotels. No wonder in this weekend, all the 136 rooms were fully booked! The hotel is also completed with 6 meeting rooms and 1 spa named Famous Spa. 

What's so impressive about this hotel is their style, the black and white line as their signature colors made this hotel looking chic, youthful and vibrant! As I stepped back again at my superior room, I realized that they are big indeed. The superior room consist of twin comfy bed with signature Ara's blanket cover in black-white, one large LED TV, safety deposit box, super wide writing desk and coffee table with wide mirror, minibar, indoor bathroom and some basic amenities. What I love the most about this room was their colorful coffee and tea packaging. It just too cute to be just coffee and tea packs. Super photogenic properties for instagram photo hahaha! 

For the dinner, Ara invited us to try their best restaurant, Yugo. This is a Japanese fusion restaurant which serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. At the weekend they also have BBQ party with several choices of fresh seafood to grill. 

Yugo's buffet

Yugo's BBQ table

Opening drink, I forgot what's the name but this healthy one was the mix of cabbage, pinneaple, gyuri and lemon squash which surprisingly so refreshing. 

Sushi combination. raw and fried. All of them was just perfect for me. Less than 5 minutes to bite it hahaha! Aand the sashimi from salmon, maguro to crab stick were fresh and okay you know what I'm going to say next...I can't resist if it's sashimi!!

I love ramen when it comes with good broth, and thanks Yugo for serving this warm and savoury ramen's broth. The noodle was also thinner than usual ramen. This just good for my palate. 

All in this platter was just a sampler, the real portion is bigger that this one. I love all of them especially the grilled salmon. The salty-sweet sauce just make the well-done salmon perfect. The tempura was also less oily. Crunchy and simply delicious. 

After swimming I continued to my favorite hobby recently, capturing my baby (now with my little sister also)! Yay he was soooo happy to swim in the waterpark area (check my video below) and roll over the bed. Super super thanks to Ara's hotel for this ;-) Here some of my baby and little sister's action hahaha...

I had super great staycation here. The hospitality of Ara's hotel was priceless. As the 3 star hotel, for me Ara's is the best ever. If they could consistently keeping their good service, I believe people will always looking for Ara hotel. So, what else....mmmm let me just give you some reasons why Ara Hotel could be your consideration to stay:

When you are around Gading Serpong and looking for chic, young urban and stylish hotel with great facilities, check Ara;
When your friends or colleagues need place to transit before their flight (Ara is close to Bandara International Soekarno Hatta, check Ara;
When your father and his partners need spacey meeting room for his office matters or your mother need comfy space for mother's gathering, check Ara;
When all you readers are near Gading Serpong area and need comfortable and affordable hotel to stay with semi-olympic swimming pool, don't think twice, check Ara soon ;-)

Thank you so much  Ara Hotel Gading Serpong and it's team especially Mbak Pramita, Mbak Tiffany and Mbak Dona for hosting me and my family. I will go back for sure for their semi-olympic swimming pool!