Hotel Name: Kstar House Address: 431, Cheongpa-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, South Korea I stayed at the Kstar House in Seoul. I booked it mainly for its location near the Seoul main train station as I had an early morning departure. The guesthouse is less than 10 minutes walk from the entrance to the airport train, so […]
Airbnb Review: Studio apartment in Gangnam, Seoul
Airbnb name: The Best location in Gangnam Address: Near Gangnam Metro Station, Seoul, South Korea Before I visited Seoul I looked at the accommodation map and I didn’t have a clue which area to stay. I saw an apartment listed in Gangnam, which everyone now knows from the Youtube blockbuster Gangnam Style. I must admit […]
Guesthouse Review: Myeongdong Town Guesthouse, Seoul
Hotel Name: Myeongdong Town Guesthouse Address: 68, Supyo-ro, Jung-gu, Jung-Gu, 100-230 Seoul, South Korea I stayed at the Myeongdong Town Guesthouse in Seoul. This was my first time in Seoul I didn’t have a clear idea of which area is the best place to stay in this massive city. I saw this was near the […]
Hotel Review: Hanoi Fantasea Hotel, Hanoi
Hotel Name: Hanoi Fantasea Hotel Address: 78B Hang Non Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hanoi Fantasea Hotel in Hanoi. I booked online and picked the hotel for its location in the old city area (the best area to stay in Hanoi). For this hotel stay I wasn’t staying overnight as I […]
Hanoi Asia Guest House – a guesthouse for $10 a night in Hanoi
Hotel Name: Hanoi Asia Guest House Address: 83 Thuoc Bac Street, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam I stayed at the Hanoi Asia Guest House in Hanoi. I booked online at the rate of $10.20 USD per night. Yes, you can still find 10-dollars-a-night guesthouses in Hanoi. Whenever I stay in Hanoi I usually pick a hotel […]
Guesthouse Review: Old Penang Guesthouse – Georgetown
Hotel Name: Old Penang Guesthouse Address: 53 Love Lane, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia I stayed at the Old Penang Guesthouse in Penang. I booked online and picked it out for its location on Love Lane. Having been to Penang many times before I actually forgot that I had stayed here before a few years earlier, which […]
Hotel Review: Friendship Motel, Georgetown – Penang
Hotel Name: Friendship Motel Address: 20 Penang Street, George Town, Malaysia I stayed at the Friendship Motel in Penang. This hotel is not far from the action of Little India in historic Georgetown. I walked in and booked a room myself, though you can also book it online. Like most properties in Georgetown, the hotel […]
Hotel Review: New Asia Heritage Hotel, Georgetown – Penang
Edit: This hotel has closed down (the last reviews on Agoda are from February 2020), and the last time I went by it was chained up with no sign of a new hotel in its place. This review remains as an archive, otherwise search for more hotels in Penang. Hotel Name: New Asia Heritage Hotel […]
Mypintu: a homestay-style guesthouse in Georgetown – Penang
This is currently not available online. Search for more hotels in Georgetown. Guesthouse Name: Mypintu Address: 36 Leith Street, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia I stayed at the Mypintu Guesthouse in Georgetown, Penang. I booked online and picked it out for its price and location, which is in the World Heritage area of Georgtown. If you are […]
Guesthouse Review: Xaviers Lodge @ Muntri Street – Penang
Guesthouse Name: Xaviers Lodge @ Muntri Street Address: No. 27, Jalan Muntri, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia [Edit: Xaviers Lodge @ Muntri Street is now Eastern Inn. This review is left as an archive.] I stayed at the Xaviers Lodge @ Muntri Street in Penang. Xaviers is a backpacker guesthouse of which there are many of this […]
