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.

F Siang fook	29 December 2004
Stayed at Cititel Penang - Penang, Malaysia.
Licensed Taxi from airport to the hotel is RM$28. Taxi not so readily available on street compared to KL. but common on selected places (usual price of RM$10) such as tourist spots and hotels. Recommend visit to Gurney drive (Gurney Plaza plus Local Hawker food), Batu Fer Beach, Penang Hill, Kek Lok Shi Temple etc. Recommend to try local Penang Food.
P Quek	28 December 2004
Stayed at Dorsett Regency Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
If one travels to KL for the purpose of shopping, this is the place. From KLCC to Bukit Bintang, the array of shops and vendors were simply marvellous. Road side stalls together the air-conditioned malls were wonderful arrangements, especially along Bukit Bintang. Keep at least half a day for KLCC and another for Bukit Bintang. Shop and eat should be all you cared for. Nothing else seems important. If you have time to kill, one day each at each venue would have filled your hands with shopping bags and stomach full with delicacies. Avoid though the food street at Bukit Bintang which boasts local food. You can find equally good (if not better) food in restaurants in which most are priced very reasonably. Chinatown is not quite worth the walk unless one is there for Mont Blanc imitation and the like and are prepared to bargain hard. On the whole, KL is one place highly interesting and colourful with very courteous people. It is definitely worth going and re-going which I have done.
R Murray	28 December 2004
Stayed at Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
We found Kota Kinabalu a good location in Sabah. The town wasn't much, but the people were all friendly and good to meet. The hotel advised us of a restaurant in town serving Malaysian food which was very good - the 3 of us ate well for RM 85! We went on several trips including a 3-day 2-night trip to the Borneo Rainforest Lodge in Danum Valley. This is worth more detailed comment. I'm sorry to say that this Lodge is very poor, and we felt it was totally self-serving. It was expensive. The food was very average (I can cook better!) and the accommodation (we stayed in a luxury chatel) was dirty, very poorly maintained and full of insects. It was an unpleasant place to spend 2 nights. The 'guides' kept to set trails, and we found that they had absolutely no idea where the wildlife was!! Frankly, my wife was a better guide, and it was only with her that we saw a glimpse of Orang Utan. Parts of the trails were very wet and slippery, and the bridges and canopy walkways looked to me to be in urgent need of serious maintenance. The guide was very reluctant to use one bridge, and insisted that we cross one at a time because it was in such poor condition. Leaches were common and a continual nuisance. The Lodge provides no clothing or equipment. We found that they were totally disinterested in the guests. I asked the guide what he would do if someone slipped and was injured. He didn't know. He had no mobile or radio, and I saw no signs of any awareness of first aid provision. This Lodge is a place to avoid!
K Lai	28 December 2004
Stayed at Riviera Bay Resort - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
We have a good lunch at the Restaurant Peranankan, at 107 Jalan Tun Tan Cheng Lok, very nice decor and food is delicious and price is affordable for all.
A Tamby	28 December 2004
Stayed at Corus hotel Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
I definitely recommend walking to truly feel the sights and sounds of KL. To my surprise accessing the Golden Triangle is easy with KLCC as the focal point. Even going to PutraJaya was easy, you just need to know the connecting train. It just takes 30 minutes to PutraJaya from KLCC.
M Kumar	27 December 2004
Stayed at Berjaya Palace Hotel - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
Climbing Mt Kinabalu was the star attraction of the trip. Stayed at Berjaya for 2 nights...before the climb. Very close to city centre and the local jetty. Spent a day at Manukan Island, which was a disappointment...nothing close to other islands we have seen in SEA. Spent the evening shopping cheap T-shirts at Tong's, Wisma Merdeka. Next morning left for trek to Mt Kinabalu.
J Spiller	27 December 2004
Stayed at Shangri-La's Tanjung Aru Resort - Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.
We booked through the hotel travel shop a trip to the Orang Utans. The trip itself to see them in the wild is good, but I would not recommend buying a package from the hotel as it is incredibly over priced. Instead, a couple of days before you want to go to Sandakan go to Kota Kinabalu airport and book your flight at the Air Malaysia desk (checkout how much it is to upgrade to business, we paid 5 pounds per leg - well worth it). When you get to Sandakan negotiate with a driver to hire him for a few hours. The Orang Utans get fed once in the morning at 10am (I think) it is all over by 11am and you can be back on the 1 o'clock flight, so you need to negotiate a half day rate for a driver.
L Chang wern	27 December 2004
Stayed at Swiss Inn Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This time we went to 1 Utama - the biggest shopping centre in Malaysia ( bigger than times square). Pls take the Putra LRT to Perdana Jaya (last station) and take the shuttle bus to 1 Utama. Central Market also recommended to visit, you can find a lot of souvenirs/antique/handicraft over there. Petaling street got a lot of tasty hawker foodstall or restaurant, but a little bit dirty of environment. when you shop in the Petaling street, especially at the night market, remember to negotiate the price before you buy (it will be ok to ask them give you at least 50 % discount for all the goods).
L Sueet ying	26 December 2004
Stayed at Melia Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kuala Lumpur is extremely crowded on Christmas, everywhere there is a traffic jam. I have always like the hokkien noodle that you can locate at Jalan changkat Road where the night hawker food stalls are.
A Adjiputro	26 December 2004
Stayed at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Nyonya Kwan restaurant at Surya Mall Building is recommended to the visitors who want to try Chinese Peranakan food. Malaysia is a recommended destination for travelers, everything is cheaper compared to Jakarta and Singapore. I had visited the cardiologist at HSC Medical Heart Centre and I recommend to everyone who want to have a check-up or have stenting here. The price almost half than in singapore. The doctor is very friendly here.

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