Guesthouse Name: Simms Boutique Hotel Bukit Bintang Address: No 180 Jalan Pudu, Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia I stayed at the Simms Boutique Hotel Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur. I booked online at the rate of $16.50 USD per night, which is at the low end of private rooms in KL. The hotel name says […]
Hostel Review: 5footway.inn Project Boat Quay – one of the best located hostels in Singapore
Hotel Name: 5footway.inn Project Boat Quay Address: 76 Boat Quay, Clarke Quay, Singapore [Edit: 5footway.inn Project Boat Quay has closed. This review remains as an archive.] I stayed at the 5footway.inn Project Boat Quay in Singapore. I was hosted by 5footway.inn – an independent hostel chain in Singapore. At the time of my stay there […]
Hostel Review: 5footway.inn Project Ann Siang – a hostel in a Chinatown heritage building in Singapore
Hotel Name: 5footway.inn Project Ann Siang Address: 267 South Bridge Road, Chinatown, Singapore [Edit: 5footway.inn Project Ann Siang has closed. This review remains as an archive.] I stayed at the 5footway.inn Project Ann Siang in Singapore. I was hosted by 5footway.inn; an independent hostel group in Singapore. 5footway.inn have a selection of hostels in heritage […]
Hostel Review: 5footway.inn Project Chinatown 1 – Singapore
Hostel Name: 5footway.inn Project Chinatown 1 Address: 63 Pagoda Street, Chinatown, Singapore [Edit: 5footway.inn Project Chinatown 1 has closed. This review remains as an archive.] For budget backpackers travelling around Southeast Asia, arriving in Singapore may be a shock to the system after staying in cheap guesthouses. The good news is that there is a […]
Guesthouse Review: Luot Van Guest House, Mui Ne – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Luot Van Guest House Address: KP5 Nguyen Hun Tho, Mui Ne, Vietnam. I stayed at the Luot Van Guest House in Mui Ne. Unlike most hotels in Mui Ne, this is actually in Mui Ne, and not the long beach road that is referred to as Mui Ne. Most people come to Mui […]
Hotel Review: Hotel 1 and 10, Mue Ne – Vietnam
Hotel Name: Hotel 1 and 10 Address: 261A Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Ham Tien, Mui Ne, Phan Thiet, Vietnam. I stayed at the Hotel 1 and 10 in Mui Ne. I was looking for a budget guesthouse and this was one of the cheapest options. I was in Mui Ne over the national reunification day holiday […]
Hotel Review: Xiang Mei Hotel, Shenzhen – a budget hotel in the lively Dongmen shopping area
Hotel Name: Xiang Mei Hotel – Laojie Branch Address: Yindu Building, 3016 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen, China I stayed at the Xiang Mei Hotel – Laojie Branch in Shenzhen, China. I had no idea where I should stay in Shenzhen as there doesn’t appear to be a central area that is most advantageous […]
Hotel Review: Casa Hotel, Hong Kong – a great budget hotel on Nathan Road
Hotel Name: Casa Hotel Address: 487-489 Nathan Road, Yau Ma Tei, Hong Kong I stayed at the Casa Hotel in Hong Kong. The Casa is next to the Yau Ma Tei Metro, near the Jordan area in Kowloon. I like staying in this area as you have access to a metro station and you can […]
My Hong Kong hotel experience featuring one tiny room, stinky tofu, hookers, and all-night street food parties
Hotel Name: Temple Street Hotel – Toronto Motel Group. Address: 1/F, 98 Woosung Street, Jordan, Hong Kong. I’v stayed in some unusual hotels in Hong Kong over the years, but the Temple Street Hotel may rank as the most peculiar. I booked online and selected it for its location in the Jordan area, which I […]
Hotel Review: Crowne Plaza Changi Airport – staying at the best airport hotel in the world
Hotel Name: Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Address: 75 Airport Boulevard (Terminal 3), Changi, Singapore Singapore Changi airport is continually voted as the best airport in the world, so it’s not surprising that it should also have the best airport hotel in the world. I haven’t stayed in nearly enough airport hotels to make such a […]
