Malaysia travel tales and tips

Malaysia travel tales

Our customers share their travelling experiences in Malaysia. Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation. Also, you might want to read our Kuala Lumpur city guide, Langkawi city guide, Melaka city guide, and Penang city guide.

P Brocklehurst	20 January 2005
Stayed at Sheraton Perdana Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Langkawi is quite a quiet island, very beautiful in parts (but not in others!). Definitely worth a tour around the island - we found a taxi driver with good English and a willingness to tell us 'what was what'. We paid by the hour and had a great trip. Cable car very good (but pretty steep!). Crocodile farm very lacklustre - would have been better with some more information around. Scenery splendid. Rubber plantations fascinating. Shopping OK - depends what you are after. Without a car we tended to eat in the hotel at night - so no restaurant recommendations. There is a very interesting park along the front (20 mins from hotel) which is called legends of Langkawi - a bit more explanation would have been good, but we enjoyed the park very much. Not forgetting the park further in to town which commemorates a meeting of world leaders a few years ago - they all planted a different tree...and nearby the plaque which commemorates the site of the coconut tree climbing competition in 1992! Also did a little island hopping which was fun, but a little cramped. This was our first visit to Malaysia, and we arrived in Langkawi after 4 days in KL, so it was nice to chill out. We had also just been to Borneo (Kota Kinnabalu – Shangri-La (Rasa Ria) which we thoroughly enjoyed. Depends on you and what you want, but a week in Langkawi was sufficient. Combine it with another centre and some city experience if it is your first time in Malaysia.
D Morphey	19 January 2005
Stayed at Royale Bintang, The - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Bukit Bintang is a good place to stay in KL. Plenty of malls, bars and restaurants within walking distance and yet it wasn't too frenetic. Monorail and LRT easy to get to as well. Also Restaurants/stalls at Jalan Alor just behind Bukit Bintang is an atmospheric eating option. Further afield Madam Kwan's at Suria 4th floor was a good place to eat.
B Williams	17 January 2005
Stayed at Langkawi Village Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
T Jays Italian restaurant opposite Underwater World (about 1km from the resort) serves great pizzas. Langkawi has beautiful unspoilt beaches but jellyfish can be a problem for swimming.
S Wong	15 January 2005
Stayed at Swiss Inn Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Do check out the Chinese hawker (located beside the Hotel's reception) which serves "Claypot Lo Shi Fun" and "Yong Tau Foo" till late hours. Very scrumptious indeed!
L Kelly	14 January 2005
Stayed at Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Langkawi is a beautiful place and easy to get around. Taxis are cheap and will take you to restaurants all over the island. Our favourites included Bon Ton, Barn Thai (set in the mangrove) and a cheaper but cheerful place called Little India. We would recommend that you head to Pantai Cenang for sunset - we had a drink at the Oasis bar which is set right on the beach, which is also said to serve good Indian food. Note that we did not see many clubs, but we weren't really looking for them either. You can also hire cars if you want to explore the island or else a taxi will give you a cheap tour. Points of interest that are definitely worth seeing are the Cable Car (with lovely Oriental shoping village) and the Tanjung Rhu Beach, which for us was the most beautiful on the island. We avoided the man made attractions, but that’s a matter of taste. One note of caution when visiting the Seven Wells waterfall - on the whole the monkeys on the island keep to themselves and we never heard of any problems, in fact people enjoy watching their antics - however, when we got out of the car at Seven Wells, a monkey jumped at me to get my can of coke, which was an unpleasant experience at the time. He then proceeded to drink my coke!! So, I would advise visitors to keep food and drink out of sight. There are lots of tours such as eagle feeding and island hopping, it all depends on how much time and energy you have! I would highly recommend Langkawi.
V Peacock	12 January 2005
Stayed at Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur International Airport - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This was our second trip to KL which we like very much as the people are friendly and tolerant. We find other Asian cities like HK and Singapore to be a little fast for us and the shopkeepers very aggressive in their sales pitch. We first took a city tour on a bus which always help familiarise you with a new city and saw all the regular tourist sites. We were very impressed with the express train from the airport into the city in only 28 minutes. We also hired a car to revisit the Kraft Komplex and the Batu Caves - a very enjoyable time. Altogether we like KL very much and the hotel was very comfortable and relaxed.
C Sim pheng	09 January 2005
Stayed at Bintang Warisan Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I went to Bintang walk, KLCC (can walk there as the traffic jam can cause your taxi a bomb and the monorail is expensive), chinatown (can take a bus 60c or 41 from lot 10). Should eat around Ah Loh Street, China town, KLCC 4th floor for cheap and nice food.
S Hinson	08 January 2005
Stayed at Tanjung Sanctuary Langkawi - Langkawi, Malaysia.
Enjoyed cable car and area; Underwater World - very good aquarium etc..average snorkeling facilities. Pantai Cenang and Pantai Tengah are good walking beached. Best restaurant on Pantai Cenang: Beach Garden Hotel and Resort (best value for money); Casa del Mar is great but more expensive. Several smaller places on Pantai Cenang for happy hour, shopping for souvenirs etc.. I live in KL and visit Langkawi on average every three months.
E Stonestreet	07 January 2005
Stayed at Hilton Kuching - Kuching, Malaysia.
Kuching is a very peaceful and relaxing place. I enjoyed very much riverside walking at all time night and day. Sea side is a bit far (one hour by car) and beaches accessible only from hotels. Sarawak Cultural Village (Pantai Damai area) to be seen but a bit expensive (45 RM).
V Loi	07 January 2005
Stayed at Grand Continental Penang, Hotel - Penang, Malaysia.
Pagoda temple and Gurney Drive. Take a cab to these breathtaking places and please negotiate price before taking. From Grand Cont to Pagoda, to and from was RM35. The cab driver gave us 3 hours to move around. Hotel to airport was only RM25.

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