0.3 business
Address:
60b, 2nd floor, Jalan sultan, 50000
, Kuala lumpur Kuala Lumpur/50, Malaysia
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Lonely Planet review
- Patrick Witton
- Lonely Planet author
This is a relatively clean, popular and well run place, albeit crammed tight with windowless rooms. What it lacks in atmosphere, though, it makes up for with an excellent location, a great rooftop bar and nightly movies.Fluoro lighting? Tick. Informative notice board? Tick. Tangle of rooms? Tick. Internet? Tick. All you'd expect at a backpacker's inn is here and, as the name suggests, they've been around quite a while. Some nice touches include the friendly folk behind the desk and the decent communal areas. The rooftop bar is a fine place to recharge, as is the air-con lounge where movies are shown. There are also some welcome services like photo downloading and cheap tours of KL's surrounds (elephant reserves and fireflies). Rooms are boxy but clean - a home away from home it ain't, but it's a good base from which to share travel tips and plan your next move. If you're inclined towards paranoia, perhaps don't read the 'news corner' clippings near the reception, which expose KL's underbelly of vice and racketeering.
