Must-see hotels in Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei

  • Flora Bay Resort

    Pulau Perhentian

    Flora Bay has a variety of options facing the beach or set back in the forest. There are fan-cooled huts with a hill view and ‘deluxe’ air-con beach…

  • Scuba Junkie Dive Lodge

    Semporna

    With its walls peppered with underwater shots of marine life, clean bathrooms and a variety of air-con rooms to choose from, this is a reasonable option…

  • Jalan Jalan Guesthouse

    Melaka City

    Step through cornflower-blue doors into this basic hostel within a restored blacksmith's shop. Private rooms and 10-bed dorms are spread around a tranquil…

  • Forestay

    Melaka

    If Melaka's urban environment is getting you down, surround yourself with nature at this campsite in the Botanical Garden. If you have your own tent, you…

  • Shophouse

    Little India & Kampong Glam

    A well-located hostel, Shophouse's rooms feature dark-wood bunks and industrial elements such as raw-concrete floors. At the time of research the rooftop…

  • Santa Grand Hotel East Coast

    Singapore

    Peranakan furniture graces the light-filled lobby of the great-value Santa Grand. Set in the heart of Joo Chiat (Katong), and occupying restored…

  • Rainforest Bed & Breakfast

    Kuala Lumpur

    The lush foliage sprouting around and tumbling off the tiered balconies of this guesthouse is eye-catching and apt given its name. Inside, rustic red…

  • Reeds

    Kuala Lumpur

    Handy for the dining and nightlife on Jln Doraisamy and exploring nearby Kampung Baru, teal-painted Reeds has boutique stylings and a wide range of rooms…

  • Seafest Hotel

    Semporna

    Palatial in proportions, this white monolith at the far end of the 'Semporna Seafront' neighbourhood is reasonably good value if there are two of you,…

  • PNB Ilham Resort

    Malaysia

    This large resort has a quiet stretch of white-sand beach to itself, and classic, wood-floored rooms encircling a large central pool. Ilham has a low…

  • Park View Hotel

    Little India & Kampong Glam

    This midrange hotel is well located for the Bugis shopping area and new restaurant hot spot South Beach Ave, though where the park is we can't say…

  • Threehouse B&B

    Kuching

    A spotless, family-friendly guesthouse in a great Old Chinatown location (surrounded by other options should they be full). The 10 rooms are spaced over…

  • Tawau Hills Park Accommodation

    Sabah

    Right near the park entrance, there's a single chalet for up to six people, as well as basic hostel accommodation consisting of 10 private rooms with…

  • Dragon Inn

    Semporna

    Arriving at Dragon Inn, built on stilts and connected by a long boardwalk over bottle-green water, the first thing you see is a taxidermied giant grouper…

  • Babura Seaview Resort

    Pulau Tioman

    This family-run place by a pleasant length of beach in Tekek offers longhouse-style rooms with fans and a selection of newer rooms and chalets with air…

  • Haising Hotel

    Little India & Kampong Glam

    One of the best-value non-hostel budget options in Little India, this basic Chinese-run hotel is friendly and clean enough. Rooms are poky and some come…

  • Sibu Island Resort

    Johor

    On isolated Pulau Sibu Tengah, this middling resort has all the mod cons and decent snorkelling. There’s a full spa, a dive centre, tennis courts and a…

  • Billabong Scuba Backpackers

    Sabah

    Select from a choice of grotty old rooms and dorm, faded chalets and newer chalets with oxblood walls, which are built right out to sea. The food doesn't…

  • Laban Rata Resthouse

    Mt Kinabalu & Kinabalu National Park

    The place where most hikers stay at Laban Rata before making a predawn assault on the peak of Mt Kinabalu consists of simple, unheated dorms and three…

  • Rainbow Lodge

    Pulau Langkawi

    Set 300m back from Pantai Cenang, this cheerfully painted place has nonbunk dorm beds with partitions and curtains, allowing better repose than the…

  • PODs Backpackers

    Kota Kinabalu

    Like its big sister in KL, this friendly hostel consists of pea-green rooms (four doubles and two dorms) and has the ecofriendly policy of no air-con…

  • Chulia Heritage

    George Town

    The White House would be a more apt name for this all-white painted former mansion, with smallish rooms also decked out in virginal white with, of course,…

  • Tune Hotel KLIA2

    Malaysia

    Connected to the airport terminal via a covered walkway and with flight-info screens in the lobby, this is a decent option if you have an early flight…

  • Kinabalu Daya Hotel

    Kota Kinabalu

    A smoke-free hotel with attentive staff, carpeted halls and cool, tiled, neutral-toned rooms. Drinking water is provided in reuseable containers and there…

  • G Hotel Gurney

    George Town

    The 312 rooms at this buzzy hotel facing the sea are studies in minimalist, cubist cool. Collections of geometric forms set off by swatches of blocky…

  • Lundu Gading Hotel

    Sarawak

    It may not be the most stylish hotel in Sarawak, but Lundu's only hostelry – whose rooms sport blue-tile floors and big windows – provides more than…

  • Hotel Grand Central

    Singapore

    This large (hence the name) hotel buzzes with tourist and business traffic. Its low pricing and central location account for its popularity. Rooms are on…

  • Footprints

    Little India & Kampong Glam

    At this cheap and friendly hostel in Little India, the six-, 10- and 12-bed dorms are narrow but bright and clean; female-only dorms are available. The…

  • Jonker Boutique Hotel

    Melaka City

    Located at ground zero for weekend night-market mayhem, this otherwise pleasant hotel is ideal if you want to step straight into a street-food buffet,…

  • Uncle Chang's

    Sabah

    Shipwrecked amid the stilted weave-world of the Malay village, Chang's is all banana-yellow basic rattan-walled rooms in small chalets, a lively…

  • Sun Beach Resort

    Pulau Tioman

    Sun Beach has plenty of oceanfront chalets ranging from simple rooms to deluxe family suites (featuring minibar, jacuzzi and pantry) and a decent…

  • Hotel Equatorial

    Melaka City

    The Equatorial has a refined air, elegantly decorated rooms, quality on-site restaurants and a decent-sized swimming pool. Service is well mannered and…

  • Holiday Dive Inn

    Semporna

    This 24-room, fully air-conditioned hotel has spotless accommodation featuring a bright colour scheme, fresh bathrooms, TVs and some rooms with balcony…

  • Lucy's Homestay

    Kota Kinabalu

    Lucy's welcomes with brightly muralled walls, a book exchange, laundry and a plant-filled balcony to flop on. There are a few rules to follow (including a…

  • Chong Hoe Hotel

    Melaka City

    This plain guesthouse lacks charisma, but with private rooms in the heart of Chinatown, Chong Hoe is hard to beat on value and location. The lack of…

  • Shahzan Inn Fraser’s Hill

    Malaysia

    Overlooking the golf course, Shahzan Inn has 92 well-sized rooms, simply attired in white and beige. Like everywhere in Bukit Fraser, it isn't gleaming…

  • Roomz Hotel

    Brunei Darussalam

    A handy four blocks from the Oil & Gas Discovery Centre, this sleek hotel is a good bet for spotless, tiled rooms with little desks, balconies and sea…

  • Malibest Resort

    Pulau Langkawi

    The bulk of the rooms here are in a rather ugly multistorey block. But these are supplemented by relatively modern brick bungalows and the undisputed king…

  • Aina Mohsin Garden Chalet

    Pulau Perhentian

    Aina Mohsin’s bungalows are set on a steep hill on the southern end of the beach (to get here, take the path behind World Cafe and you’ll arrive within a…

  • DJ Citipoint Hotel

    Kuala Terengganu

    A rabbit warren of narrow corridors leads to compact and simple rooms, many of which are windowless and cell-like. They're clean, however, and the…

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