Weekend Chill - Genting Highlands Premium Outlet

Ok. Genting Premium Outlet. Let's go.

Traffic condition on the way to GPO

The journey took about an hour in an unexpected rainy weather and the scenery along the way was only so-so. But we did passed by a few broken cars with smokey engines stranded on the roadsides so first tip, make sure your car's well enough to climb mountains.

Premium Outlet's Middle Street

So GPO. Of course when you hear 'Outlet' you'd want to know the brands. Well, like JPO in Johor, the brand comes from high tier (Versace etc...) to middle class (Coach, MK...etc..) to lower class. Items in store were (of course) off season, priced decently. Discounts were up to 70% but the good stuff would be at 10-30%. Normal, for outlets. As for the service from the employees, my advice, never expect an outlet personnel to treat you like boutique personnel would. We didn't shop much, as choices were kinda limited. But I have to say, the sports brands (Nike, adidas, Under Armor etc) had a lot of things on sale, heaven for sports fans.

As for food choices, it was kinda limited to franchises,  (The Chicken Rice Shop, Old Town White Coffee, Kenny Roger's Roasters, etc). But you can always opt for Family Store snacks at the Skybridge terminal. Obviously people don't go here to food hunt.

As for the weather, people would be expecting cold, foggy environment. Unfortunately, GPO is not really located at the highlands, more like midway up. So it was normal Malaysian climate, at least for that day. But since it was raining, it wasn't that bad. we were able to shop in peace and comfort. But keep your fancy winter jackets in the closet coz this ain't the place to wear em.

So overall, we'd rate it 7/10 for shopping spot.