We stayed in Kuala Lumpar for 4 nights and left as soon as my passport was sent by courier to Hong Kong. We really enjoyed walking around the city and there was certainly enough to do to keep us occupied. Really miss the food though. We took a bus to Melaka, about 1.5 hours south of Kuala Lumpar. The bus journey was really comfortable as the buses are very spacious with loads of leg room.
We had read that Melaka was a small quiet place and would therefore be ideal for us to kick back and plan where we were going to travel to over the following month. It did turn out to be a small quiet place but still had plenty of eateries and loads of history and culture to explore. We initially wanted to find a place to stay that had a garden to sit in, so that we could sit outside while making our travels plans but, although the place we ended up staying in didn't have a garden, we couldn't have found a nicer or better place. It was called The Old Town Guest House and was ran by a French Guy and his Malaysian wife and 2 lovely children. They were very welcoming people and helpful to travelers needing advice or onward travel assistance.They had both been travellers in the past and were aware of travellers needs. It was situated in the old town and was surrounded by excellent, cheap places to eat. If we had found a place to stay in the centre of town we probably wouldn't have ventured up to this area and really missed out.
It was more of a homestay than a guest house as they rented out 10 rooms in their home. The rooms and the family's living quarters were all on the same level and their kitchen was in the communal area was available for guests to use. Breakfast was self service with tea, coffee, toast, jams, fruits and often a nice surprice of home cooked Malaysian food. The communal area consited of 2 very large, bright, airy spaces with comfortable couches to lounge in and a great area to meet other travellers and swap stories. One of the areas had a large TV and a huge selection of DVD's to watch. We were even able to download nearly 30 DVDs onto our own computer to watch at a later date. There was washing machine facility with large clothes drying area, loads of books and magazines to read WI-FI access and also a PC that guests could use if they didn't have their own computer. Tea, coffee and filtered water was free 24 hours a day. During the day all the windows were opened and several fans going to keep the place very cool. It was just like sitting in a cool garden as there was many potted plants around, which is what we had initially wanted. It was so comfortable that some days we didn't even bother to go out. Click here for a link to their website http://www.melakaguesthouse.com/
We had read that Melaka was a small quiet place and would therefore be ideal for us to kick back and plan where we were going to travel to over the following month. It did turn out to be a small quiet place but still had plenty of eateries and loads of history and culture to explore. We initially wanted to find a place to stay that had a garden to sit in, so that we could sit outside while making our travels plans but, although the place we ended up staying in didn't have a garden, we couldn't have found a nicer or better place. It was called The Old Town Guest House and was ran by a French Guy and his Malaysian wife and 2 lovely children. They were very welcoming people and helpful to travelers needing advice or onward travel assistance.They had both been travellers in the past and were aware of travellers needs. It was situated in the old town and was surrounded by excellent, cheap places to eat. If we had found a place to stay in the centre of town we probably wouldn't have ventured up to this area and really missed out.
It was more of a homestay than a guest house as they rented out 10 rooms in their home. The rooms and the family's living quarters were all on the same level and their kitchen was in the communal area was available for guests to use. Breakfast was self service with tea, coffee, toast, jams, fruits and often a nice surprice of home cooked Malaysian food. The communal area consited of 2 very large, bright, airy spaces with comfortable couches to lounge in and a great area to meet other travellers and swap stories. One of the areas had a large TV and a huge selection of DVD's to watch. We were even able to download nearly 30 DVDs onto our own computer to watch at a later date. There was washing machine facility with large clothes drying area, loads of books and magazines to read WI-FI access and also a PC that guests could use if they didn't have their own computer. Tea, coffee and filtered water was free 24 hours a day. During the day all the windows were opened and several fans going to keep the place very cool. It was just like sitting in a cool garden as there was many potted plants around, which is what we had initially wanted. It was so comfortable that some days we didn't even bother to go out. Click here for a link to their website http://www.melakaguesthouse.com/
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