Hotels and Accommodations in Malaysia

Posted on August 29, 2011 by curiouscat

I have added a page on the site with links to good hotels and accommodations in Malaysia. At this time it covers 4 areas: Kuala Lumpur, Langkawi, Penang and Johor Bahru. Different people have different desires for a hotel room. And at different times even the same person does. In general I prefer to save my money by using discount lodging, but I splurge occasionally – especially if I can get a great deal. I did that, when I stayed at the Prince Hotel & Residence Kuala Lumpur and it was wonderful.

I also have found nice discount places and some in-between. I really nice place in Johor Bahru is Bliss Boutique Hotel that has very distinctive room designs. They also have great staff. If you don’t mind small rooms it is a great choice for Johor Bahru.

Beach, Sunset Resort in Langkawi, Malaysia by John Hunter

Langkawi is a wonderful place to vacation and relax at the beach. I stayed at the Sunset Beach Resort which had very simple and well maintained bungalows. One of the best “features” was a great Indian restaurant on the beach – right next store to the hotel.

A great hotel in Penang is the a href=”http://www.agoda.com/asia/malaysia/penang/g_hotel_penang.html”>G Hotel on Gurney Drive.

Looking into Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Posted on June 15, 2011 by curiouscat

Recently I have been looking into Kuching in the eastern Malaysian state of Sarawak on the island of Boreno. So far I am very impressed. Kuching is the capital of Sarawak with a population of 600,000. Malaysia’s portion of Borneo is about the same size as peninsular Malaysia. As an added bonus Kuching is also know as cat city (Kucing is cat in old western Malay, I read, though from what I have found it may be more likely the city got the name from the Chinese word for port (“cochin”) coupled with the Malay name mata kucing (cat’s-eye) for the longan fruit, a popular trade item.

Kushing is a popular point for tourists to use as a base for visiting the Borneo rain forests full of many wonders one of which is the orangutan. Kuching is the largest city in Borneo and the 4th largest city in Malaysia, after Kuala Lumpor, Penang and Johor Bahru.

Nice Ocean View – Langkawi, Malaysia

Posted on June 8, 2011 by curiouscat

Langkawi offers some great beaches and food. The roads are also something I wouldn’t be scared driving on, unlike Penang where I don’t think my driving skills are good enough to avoid accidents. The photo above, is from one of the wonderful beaches on Pulau Langkawi (the largest Langkawi island) looking out to the Ocean.

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Hotels and Accommodations in Malaysia

Looking into Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia

Nice Ocean View – Langkawi, Malaysia