Hey i'm from vietnam and wanted to go to resort for a long time since i only goes to Dalat, already marked for l'alya and this, thankyou so much for you review, appriciated
You have a wide vocabulary which is interesting and great as to many so called vloggers use wow and amazing to describe buildings food and general place they are staying at
The food looked great and that sunset was amazing! That stain on that that couch though… I would’ve asked for another room. I don’t like things like that! Thanks for another great video 😊
Up to your usual very high standard, Kevin. And, despite my aversion to Asian breakfasts, this buffet might just have tempted me to plunge in. Hyper-connected customers will, of course, want a hotel's wifi to extend as far as the beach-loungers.
@@tfft I've been found out XD Yeah I'm not really looking to go to India for Holiday for the foreseeable future so I generally don't really watch your India videos unfortunately.
Just a suggestion but when I was working in the tourism industry in Cyprus, during low capacity times most of the guest rooms were concentrated in certain floors or wings of the hotels. This allowed a smaller workforce to maintain the housekeeping in the rooms without travelling all over the premises. This may have been the reason for your upgrade🤷♂️
This was originally my suspicion, but at sunset I saw a smattering of guests on balconies on multiple levels of the main building. Also lots of clothes drying at the pool side rooms. Perhaps it was pure luck haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
Kevin's seasoning to a Pullman PQ named soup 1. Opened in 2020 - - Fantastic timing 😂(Couldn't argue) 2. Inspired by the lively fishing villages of the island Hmmmm... 🤔 O. K. 🙄 3.Oh! Heyyy...🤗 That almost looks like a fish🐠 4. Really makes me wonder how many $$$🤑 were spent to say we target millenials 5. Expecting to grow overtime🫣 30 years herhaps... 6. You maybe greeting the world in an unexpected way ☠️😵💫😵 7. No jackfruit. It's nature's candy 🏞️🍭🍭 8. You should visit Mad Cow🐮 (Horrible and tone deaf name) if staying in nearby hotels 😂😂😂😂
Thanks for sharing we just stayed 4 nights at Intercontinental Phu Quoc . We were fortunately upgraded to a beautiful 2 bedrooms Bridge Suite measuring a whopping 300sq.m. While the hotel is beautiful landscape . The staff is so inexperienced. There is no recognition for higher tier IHG members (Platinum Elite). When there was a problem at check in -the supervisor (his name is Trung) told me to contact the sales agent myself . Breakfast was chaos with decent spread but the staff is inexperienced & rude - refused to make fresh Banh Mi & fried egg . Some of our friends did not have their rooms cleaned until very late at night or they have to request. Intercontinental Phu Quoc should renamed Holiday Inn Express. Phu Quoc is deserted . Despite my connection to Phu Quoc(My father named me after the island "Quoc" after he was posted there as the founding principal of Duong Dong High School back in 1963) I would not come back to this so called " Pearl Island"
I was curious if Pullman had anything to do with the train company. Plus your history lesson explains why I haven't really heard about them before. I did recently find they have a property near Miami international airport, which could be a good place for a layover.
Great Belgian GM First time we stayed in a high floor main building room. The odd construction created a wind sheer and it was difficult to sleep. Second time we stayed in a swimming pool villa which was OK. Love the huge pool and the garden The restaurant is fine, great bone marrow I gave it a 8/10
That outdoor shower of your cabana or garden villa is completely exposed to the world! That is a HUGE design flaw! They could easily remedy that by replacing those vertical timber posts with a brick wall.
FF, I’m considering signing up for your Patreon. Before I do I just have one question. How have you funded several years of 5 star hotel round the world travel, often in Business class? It’s a lifestyle I’d be interested in. Honest answer only please.
I don’t beat around the bush with it, always happy to answer honestly. The short answer is: Pre-covid I had a successful restaurant business. Covid changed all of that for me- like many others. Starting the channel while the restaurants were still open was a backup plan. When I closed my last restaurant and went into the channel full time, it was a business decision. It’s a tough lifestyle to swallow though unless you enjoy working 7 days a week, like me ☺️.
Kevin, do you ever do tests for bacteria in pools and hot tubs? Jackfruit emits a strong, bubble-gum odour that has been likened to a combination of rotten-onions, bananas, and pineapple (can't say it ever bothered me). Also an article in the Guardian several years ago, pretty well damning the fruit from every possible angle, caused deep angst in the tourism industry leading to much more widespread banning. This hotel looks like remarkable value for money.
Kevin, I am planning a trip to Vietnam next year. Due to my budget and time limation, I can only able to travel to two places in Vietnam. So, I have to choose two places out of the following four which are; Da Nang, Nha Trang, Da Lat and Phu Quoc. Which two places among them should I choose? Please help me as I am in a big dilemma.
I’d suggest Da Lat and Phu Quoc to experience a big difference . NT and DN are center oriented but don’t have that “vibe” you can experience. It all depends what you look for. Nature and beautiful beaches or the buzz from bigger cities …
It is entirely dependent on which month you're traveling in since the rainy seasons are different for southern, central and northern VN. I'm happy to answer in much more details (after I know more details lol) but out of respect for my Patreons who pay me for travel advise like this, it would need to be on Patreon. My Explorer and Roamer tiers are made just for this, depending on the amount of detail you need. Thanks for understanding 🙏🏼
Did you book the hotel through AMEX or Chase? That might be a reason for a free upgrade Did you had any neighbors? Considering it's a family oriented resort I expect them to have good noise isolation... something Vietnam is notoriously bad
Nope, this was booked through Expedia. The specific booking platform I use for each hotel is always found in the opening graphics of the video. Thanks for watching 🩴
If you book a double floor cabana, you totally isolated. Alternatively , highest floor at the end of the right side wing. ( no or less wind sheer noise)
Accor's branding is quite unknown and weak in consumers mind compared to other big box chains. They must invest in marketing to deliver their branding message more. Although the resort is awesome, solid offering and petite the name pullman doesn't pull. If someone told this was a Delta hotel, Element, voco etc one could easily believe. I want to know is Phu Quoc beaches swimming and water activities friendly?
Depends on where you are. Many countries in Asia Pacific have more Accor properties than anything else (or close to it). Where they really lack a decent footprint is North and South America. Thanks for watching 🩴
I couldn’t get interested or excited about this place during the whole video except the food part. The place looked soulless to me, disjointed architecture, mismatched styling and a very far reaching branding concept that I frankly didn’t get trying to find out what vibe they were going for. In short, I felt I have been looking at a video of a fish, that never really was… Great video Kevin, thank you!
This hotel makes me feel lonely. The exteriors, all the furniture, the decors are all mismatched and dated. I would not even want to think about going to this hotel at all
Love this review Kevin as I was just looking at this resort !!! Great timing!!!❤
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
Hey i'm from vietnam and wanted to go to resort for a long time since i only goes to Dalat, already marked for l'alya and this, thankyou so much for you review, appriciated
Enjoy your trip 🗺️
Thank you Kevin, the hotel seems to be very nice. I like room, pool and food. Food looks great.
Thanks for watching 🩴
You have a wide vocabulary which is interesting and great as to many so called vloggers use wow and amazing to describe buildings food and general place they are staying at
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Another great review Kevin. Looks quiet and peaceful when you were there. Keep them coming❤🙃
Thanks for watching 🩴
Haven't had a chance to go to Phu Quoc yet but your videos have convinced me to add it to my list!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Thanks for the info + video!
Thanks for watching 🩴
Thanks for the video …we will definitely visit this resort. We have been at Sheraton Phu Quoc several times.
Thanks for watching 🩴
This video surprised me as today is Wednesday 😂
Yah, mentioned a different schedule in a community post- I don’t like posting while I’m in the air ☺️
Same here😂😂
The food looked great and that sunset was amazing! That stain on that that couch though… I would’ve asked for another room. I don’t like things like that! Thanks for another great video 😊
Thanks for watching 🩴
Mad cow, how inviting!!😂😅 great video as always 😊🎉
Seriously lol
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
Accor properties in Asia are a contrast against the ones in Europe - top notch F&B in Asia
That’s for sure.
Wow!! Dep qua!!! Người Vietnamese đang song o Canada Rất thích video của bạn. 👍👍👍
Thanks for watching 🩴
Up to your usual very high standard, Kevin. And, despite my aversion to Asian breakfasts, this buffet might just have tempted me to plunge in. Hyper-connected customers will, of course, want a hotel's wifi to extend as far as the beach-loungers.
Thanks very much 🙏🏻
I don't think I've heard such high praise for a hotel's food from you in a long time O.O
Hmmmm… I reckon you haven’t been listening to many of my India reviews then 😅
@@tfft I've been found out XD
Yeah I'm not really looking to go to India for Holiday for the foreseeable future so I generally don't really watch your India videos unfortunately.
I love the videos but I'd like to say I prefer it when you talk us through the full room tour.
There will be a bit of a change beginning with the Mexico resorts coming up. Thanks for watching 🩴
I had the Bacon Encephalopathy Burger at Mad Cow and it was crazygood yo!
You might want to get that checked out, soon.
Looking forward for saigon in the future
Thanks for watching 🩴
The building from the entry looks like a dungeon from star wars or something :D
😅
Just a suggestion but when I was working in the tourism industry in Cyprus, during low capacity times most of the guest rooms were concentrated in certain floors or wings of the hotels. This allowed a smaller workforce to maintain the housekeeping in the rooms without travelling all over the premises. This may have been the reason for your upgrade🤷♂️
This was originally my suspicion, but at sunset I saw a smattering of guests on balconies on multiple levels of the main building. Also lots of clothes drying at the pool side rooms. Perhaps it was pure luck haha. Thanks for watching 🩴
I stayed here in April ‘22. It was fine but after watching your Regent video… no comparison.
Well yeah agreed, but also 3x the price haha.
Kevin's seasoning to a Pullman PQ named soup
1. Opened in 2020 - - Fantastic timing 😂(Couldn't argue)
2. Inspired by the lively fishing villages of the island Hmmmm... 🤔 O. K. 🙄
3.Oh! Heyyy...🤗 That almost looks like a fish🐠
4. Really makes me wonder how many $$$🤑 were spent to say we target millenials
5. Expecting to grow overtime🫣 30 years herhaps...
6. You maybe greeting the world in an unexpected way ☠️😵💫😵
7. No jackfruit. It's nature's candy 🏞️🍭🍭
8. You should visit Mad Cow🐮 (Horrible and tone deaf name) if staying in nearby hotels
😂😂😂😂
😂
Wow, that's a great price for what you get for sure.
Sure is!
Thanks for sharing we just stayed 4 nights at Intercontinental Phu Quoc . We were fortunately upgraded to a beautiful 2 bedrooms Bridge Suite measuring a whopping 300sq.m. While the hotel is beautiful landscape . The staff is so inexperienced. There is no recognition for higher tier IHG members (Platinum Elite). When there was a problem at check in -the supervisor (his name is Trung) told me to contact the sales agent myself . Breakfast was chaos with decent spread but the staff is inexperienced & rude - refused to make fresh Banh Mi & fried egg . Some of our friends did not have their rooms cleaned until very late at night or they have to request. Intercontinental Phu Quoc should renamed Holiday Inn Express. Phu Quoc is deserted . Despite my connection to Phu Quoc(My father named me after the island "Quoc" after he was posted there as the founding principal of Duong Dong High School back in 1963) I would not come back to this so called " Pearl Island"
Yupp, as I said in a few videos, Vietnam is lagging behind the region for international arrivals compared to 2019, barely at 65% at this point.
Thank You ✈️
Thanks for watching 🩴
I was curious if Pullman had anything to do with the train company. Plus your history lesson explains why I haven't really heard about them before. I did recently find they have a property near Miami international airport, which could be a good place for a layover.
Yeah, if living in North or South America it’s pretty easy to not be familiar with lots of Accor brands. Thanks for watching 🩴
The building front has the Soviet Brutalism feel to it
It certainly does! Thanks for watching 🩴
Great Belgian GM
First time we stayed in a high floor main building room. The odd construction created a wind sheer and it was difficult to sleep.
Second time we stayed in a swimming pool villa which was OK.
Love the huge pool and the garden
The restaurant is fine, great bone marrow
I gave it a 8/10
They recently have a new GM, but yes I met the old GM- very personable. Thanks for watching 🩴
Hi Kevin, if you had your druthers what would you tackle next: Africa, Europe, South America or North America?
Well, I'll be in all of them in the coming year, so I suppose all of them 😅
@@tfft lmao
That outdoor shower of your cabana or garden villa is completely exposed to the world! That is a HUGE design flaw! They could easily remedy that by replacing those vertical timber posts with a brick wall.
Thanks for watching 🩴
FF, I’m considering signing up for your Patreon. Before I do I just have one question. How have you funded several years of 5 star hotel round the world travel, often in Business class? It’s a lifestyle I’d be interested in. Honest answer only please.
I don’t beat around the bush with it, always happy to answer honestly. The short answer is: Pre-covid I had a successful restaurant business. Covid changed all of that for me- like many others. Starting the channel while the restaurants were still open was a backup plan. When I closed my last restaurant and went into the channel full time, it was a business decision. It’s a tough lifestyle to swallow though unless you enjoy working 7 days a week, like me ☺️.
Wow
Thanks for watching 🩴
16:44 jackfruit sap is very sticky
But I don’t see any honey bans 😂
Kevin, do you ever do tests for bacteria in pools and hot tubs? Jackfruit emits a strong, bubble-gum odour that has been likened to a combination of rotten-onions, bananas, and pineapple (can't say it ever bothered me). Also an article in the Guardian several years ago, pretty well damning the fruit from every possible angle, caused deep angst in the tourism industry leading to much more widespread banning. This hotel looks like remarkable value for money.
No I don't. I generally only travel with carry on bags- not enough space to carry around equipment like that lol. Thanks for watching 🩴
when is your best of 2023 coming ???
I can’t make a 2023 video until ALL 2023 content is already out 😉
Kevin, I am planning a trip to Vietnam next year. Due to my budget and time limation, I can only able to travel to two places in Vietnam. So, I have to choose two places out of the following four which are; Da Nang, Nha Trang, Da Lat and Phu Quoc. Which two places among them should I choose? Please help me as I am in a big dilemma.
I’d suggest Da Lat and Phu Quoc to experience a big difference . NT and DN are center oriented but don’t have that “vibe” you can experience. It all depends what you look for. Nature and beautiful beaches or the buzz from bigger cities …
It is entirely dependent on which month you're traveling in since the rainy seasons are different for southern, central and northern VN. I'm happy to answer in much more details (after I know more details lol) but out of respect for my Patreons who pay me for travel advise like this, it would need to be on Patreon. My Explorer and Roamer tiers are made just for this, depending on the amount of detail you need. Thanks for understanding 🙏🏼
Did you book the hotel through AMEX or Chase? That might be a reason for a free upgrade
Did you had any neighbors? Considering it's a family oriented resort I expect them to have good noise isolation... something Vietnam is notoriously bad
Nope, this was booked through Expedia. The specific booking platform I use for each hotel is always found in the opening graphics of the video. Thanks for watching 🩴
If you book a double floor cabana, you totally isolated. Alternatively , highest floor at the end of the right side wing. ( no or less wind sheer noise)
Accor's branding is quite unknown and weak in consumers mind compared to other big box chains. They must invest in marketing to deliver their branding message more. Although the resort is awesome, solid offering and petite the name pullman doesn't pull. If someone told this was a Delta hotel, Element, voco etc one could easily believe.
I want to know is Phu Quoc beaches swimming and water activities friendly?
Depends on where you are. Many countries in Asia Pacific have more Accor properties than anything else (or close to it). Where they really lack a decent footprint is North and South America. Thanks for watching 🩴
Building exterior looks like it's an airport parking lot...
Yes, that too haha.
I couldn’t get interested or excited about this place during the whole video except the food part. The place looked soulless to me, disjointed architecture, mismatched styling and a very far reaching branding concept that I frankly didn’t get trying to find out what vibe they were going for. In short, I felt I have been looking at a video of a fish, that never really was… Great video Kevin, thank you!
Yeah, this is one of those “for the price, for a family, in Vietnam, It could be a good pick”… 😅
Super tacky. Been to Vietnam from north to south but wont be coming to Phu Quoc.
Avoiding an island becuase of one resort... 🤔
This hotel makes me feel lonely. The exteriors, all the furniture, the decors are all mismatched and dated. I would not even want to think about going to this hotel at all
To each their own ☺️