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.

R Crabb	07 December 2004
Stayed at Eastern and Oriental Hotel - Penang, Malaysia.
Georgetown is a town on the cusp of change. It is seeking to be a world heritage site because of its unique straits chinese character with elegant mansions,profusion of temples, shophouse architecture and narrow streets. Yet it suffers somewhat from hectic and random town (mis)planning and traffic is chaotic. Away from the main streets, which seemed to be almost all undergoing repair, the streets of Georgetown exude an old-world charm which must have been akin to Singapore about 50 or 60 years ago. Getting around on foot is the way to go but crossing major roads can be frantic which makes what should be a pedestrian city somewhat fraught. Neverthless I would be interested to go back in a couple of years time to see what has transpired in this unique place. The street and hawker food was good, the weather fine and the people friendly and helpful. Getting around by pedicab is a nice experience, although be warned that they are not really made for two western backsides. The architecture, even on the run down, yet to be restored, buildings is splendid. Time will tell whether the city can retain its authentic character and back street trades, especially in the face of new rent increases. I recommend visiting this piece of history (and staying at the E & O is part of that) before it gets turned into a theme-park like Chinatown in Singapore, a danger of which its citizens are only too aware.
W Ng	05 December 2004
Stayed at Compact Hotel - Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
Guys who want to stay there can just go to the night food market just round the corner of the hotel. It will operate from 4pm to 3am. Food there are cheap and nice. As for shopping, City Square is just 10minutes walk away.
R Seshadri	05 December 2004
Stayed at Renaissance, Kuala Lumpur Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The Tour to Batu Caves - operated from the Hotel Lobby - is a good option. The guide on the tour gives some thoughtful insights into the history and culture of Malaysia.
Y Kato	04 December 2004
Stayed at Seri Costa - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
Near Makota parade, there were many nice nonya restaurants. Some of them serve very good chendol, too. Behind Equatorial Hotel, there is a small coffee shop and their chendol is very good.
S Ng	04 December 2004
Stayed at Crowne Plaza Mutiara Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Hotel Mutiara KL is a definitely choice of stay. Minutes away from shopping areas KLCC and Bukit Bintang; clubbing spots. The monorail is just in front of the hotel, so it is very convenient to travel around, minus the at times peak hours terrible traffic jams! However one word of catious. Do get your coach tickets from reputable bus companies! I had a very bad experience at the Pudu Raya bus station. My gf and I was left stranded when we were told that our 12.30am KL-Sin bus had broke down. The bus operators were not helpful at all and simply left us to scramble for help! Luckily, a local girl came to our rescue. She was also stuck at the same terrible situation, and offered to put us up at her place for the night, till we get the next bus, the next morning! We really had to thank our lucky stars! The local Malaysians are actually very warm and helpful. However, I cannot say the same thing about the cunning bus companies at Pudu Raya. We got there again the next morning, and the company where we bought the tickets from, was very rude and at first refuse to accept the reissued tickets! A definitely unpleasant part of KL. I wish the govt will do something about the chaotic run Pudu Raya station! However there is a wonderful part of KL. That is the helpful KL girl, who had help us. What an adventure for me and my gf!
R Clayson	04 December 2004
Stayed at Puri Melaka, Hotel - Melaka (Malacca), Malaysia.
Arrived in Malacca from KLIA, took a taxi from the airport as it was only AUD$45 to get there. Looked around china town area & went for dinner at old portugese settlement. Cafe 1511 on JL Tun Tan Chang Lock is a great place for meals & drinks & it is just down the road from the Puri.
P Bayliss	04 December 2004
Stayed at Holiday Inn Kuching - Sarawak, Malaysia.
Kuching is very easy to get around. There is a free shuttle bus for tourists which also makes things easy. We went to the Sarawak museum which is excellent. It's a real mish-mash of artifacts, history, and biology. We walked back from the museum to the river front and eventually back to the Holiday Inn. We have 3 kids aged 3, 6 and 8 and they all walked the distance with little or no moaning. Nice play area on the riverfront. We also booked ourselves on a tour to the Oran-Utan sanctually and a log house. Excellent value, especially the Long house. We had the minivan and driver to ourselves and had a great time. You can hire a car very easily if you wish. Recommended restaurant : "The Steakhouse" in the Hilton is lovely. Upmarket, great for a nice dinner for 2, and wonderful pricing. Wins awards and gains commendations frequently.
V Wong chen li	04 December 2004
Stayed at Impiana Resort Cherating - Cherating, Malaysia.
Some of the good choice of visits is the River Cruise on Sungai Cherating ($15 per person @ 2 hours). You'll see snakes, lizards, mud skippers on the swampy banks - the water is black (soil) and very still, beautiful reflection. Twice daily in the morning 8am or evening 4pm. There is pasar malam in Kemaman (about 20 mins drive) every Thursday evening. Lots of good local food and souvenir. Stuffed crab is a popular dish ($5-6/crab), you should try it.
P Bayliss	02 December 2004
Stayed at Sheraton Perdana Resort - Langkawi, Malaysia.
The best way to see Langkawi is to hire a car (RM135 for 24 hours). The cable car (quite new, and not mentioned in some of the literature) is definately worth a visit and costs very little. There's also a mock Asian village at the foot of the cable car. It's also worth driving up to the other peaks - just make sure you have enough petrol to heat up and back, we had to stop just before the top for fear of running out! We also visited some of the other hotels for a couple of meals - the Silver Shell Cafe at the Mutiara has a lovely ambience.
D Lindley	02 December 2004
Stayed at Mutiara Beach Resort, Penang - Penang, Malaysia.
Five comments: Seafood is the thing to eat here. There are some major restaurants in Batu Ferringhi; however, we found the small local places near the hotel were also very good. Take a hike in the Nation Park (hire a quide). Use taxis to get around; they are cheap! The ocean here is not very good for swimming (although I did); jellyfish and polution. The Batu Ferringhi night market is a kick!

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