Room 841 was allocated & had a view looking towards the Air Asia Terminal. Electronics required at what is a vast airport. I predictably stayed at the Sama Sama Terminal 1, not the airside transit hotels. This is connected by under cover walkway or hotel golf carts to Terminal 1. I requested and received rooms on high floors overlooking runway 14L/32R. 14L is primarily used for non-Air Asia arrivals and they were easy to see day and night, as ever electronic aids required in darkness.
The rooms with this view end in x01 to x09 and x60 to x67. Most Air Asia arrivals use runway 15, the ‘far runway’, and windows in the hotel corridor enables these to be seen. Rooms ending in x60/61 and x08/09 have windows directly opposite whilst those ending in x01/x67 are either side of the lifts, where there is a set of windows opposite. These rooms minimize the amount of walking required, although preferences may be based on just how many Air Asia aircraft you need! A handful of arrivals used 14R, but this was primarily departures, and these could not be see from the hotel.
Room 841 was used by Andy Vass on a previous visit & had a view looking towards the Air Asia Terminal. Electronics required at what is a vast airport. There is a spotting area on the 9th Floor of the hotel. Which looks to left hand of the 3 runways. It is easy to access if you’re on the 9th floor, which is premium. However the hotels website is somewhat confusing as to whether this is a perk of a premium room or accessible to all. If you’re in a room on the 8th, predictably, your room key won’t allow the lift to take you to 9.
The Terminal 1 viewing area remains open and also offers views across the airfield, although again electronic aids or a lot of patience with heat haze would be required to read off 15/33 traffic. There is a small outdoor area at the front of Terminal 2 as well although this would only allow 15 arrivals and small amount of Air Asia parking to be seen.