“Fine if you are not too fussy”
Asma at reception was amazing – so friendly and helpful, and easily made up for any shortfalls elsewhere. The room was spacious, and the bed was very large and comfortable. Facilities a little on the rustic side and lacks an in-room fridge/minibar, but there is a very large common room and shared kitchen with fridge and full kitchen facilities, albeit ~half a minute walk away from the room. Location works fine if you wish to keep away from the more touristy areas, and either have your own, or are happy to use Grab for transport. I found the latter to mostly work well, and very cheaply, even on my fairly old Android 7 phone, having picked up a local TuneTalk data SIM before arriving for ~RM25. I only had an issue in using it very early one morning, having to wait until ~7.30 am or so for any driver to become available. The locals might not speak much English, but are very friendly and helpful, and even offered me lifts a few times on the back of their mopeds :) Some slightly rough edges and some things a little on the rustic side. Keep your expectations modest and it is basically fine. I loved having geckos as room-mates but did require occasionally having to clean up a dropping or two. The shower had some kind of pump unit attached to it that didn't work very well, or make any noticeable difference to the somewhat low water pressure. I soon learnt that it was better to simply leave it switched off. Water temperature lukewarm at most, but sufficient given the local climate. Communication from the absentee owners/managers ahead of stay was poor to non-existent once they had secured my booking, having encouraged me to book a more expensive room in response to my request for a quiet one (they are all the same really in that regard). Information regarding check‑in times was contradictory/incorrect compared to both the info here, and as advised by reception. They did not pass on my messages to front desk such that I was not expected at the time of my arrival, and had to wait a while for anyone to appear at reception, and then for my room to be prepared. As with much of Malaysia, WhatsApp is an expected norm for contact/communications with little other choice for those of us ethically opposed to supporting Facebook/Meta. I had a lot of trouble with the Wi‑Fi, which was generally slow, and kept cutting out such that I had to go and request for the router to be rebooted to restore it. Only one toilet roll supplied, and in‑room info folder seemed to suggest you would be charged for a spare one!? Visiting during Ramadan cuts down on food choice a lot with most places closed, and only some shops and stalls opening from 4–7 pm. Combined with being gluten intolerant, this left me with very limited choices, but still got by ok and enjoyed some nice treats along the way :)
Brian5 mesi fa