Batu Ferringhi Inns - Reviews and Rates

LET THE ADVENRTURE BEGIN! Today was a long day mainly because we made it long. Late start and many stops to see the sites. Butterfly farm ,2,000 meter lookout,castles, temples in caves and finally Orang Utan preserve. About 9 hours en route. A splendid day of site seeing. I really like Malaysia. It is a big surprise. And now the adventure. About...

Arrived in Butterworth on the train which was an hour late. Did not get much sleep but the train ride was OK with an assist from the iPod. Caught 7am ferry to Penang, which was crowded and open air (so very hot) but a nice way to see Penang as the sun rose. Taxi drivers at ferry terminal were a tad dodgy in that their fares were significantly hi...

2007_11_03 Penang I am writing this from the Blue Diamond Hotel and Café in Penang, Malaysia. It is 6:45 PM and twilight. I am down at sea level again so it is hot and humid and sprinkling. The last couple of days have been wonderful in the Cameron Highlands. Instead of a formal tour, Johanna, Daniel (the Germans) have been taking jungle treks d...

Penang was not what we were expecting a highly developed city even though it was an island. We managed to find a guesthouse for double the price of Thailand with a shared bathroom, at least it had hot showers. The guesthouse did have a good feel about it full of travelers from all around the world relaxing and chatting. The whole of Penang had a...

Being the first to cross the border into Malaysia, I was the first to notice that, well, there's really little noticable different between the two countries, except for the roman alphabet. We arrived in Penang late last night, where I finally have my own room for two nights. Not that it really matters, but it's a little luxury. Because Malaysia ...

For all you control freaks out there who want to tone it down a bit a trip overseas especially to less developed parts of the world is highly recommended. I landed in Malaysia yesterday and had planned to apply for my Indonesia visa at the Indonesian consulate here in Penang. Now simply applying for a visa requires a number of steps which I star...

Hello again all. Sloooowly getting this thing updated! Our second stop in Malaysia was the Island state of Penang. We were her for 7 nights. Main priority here was to chill out & do as little as possible...and we pretty much succeeded in that. Hotel was great with awesome pool area where I dominated the V-ball net all week(just as well as you co...

The biggest Island in Maylaysia and its a busy place. I'm staying at a very friendly place with helpful owners thats a bit out of the way. Only 7 ringit a night though which, let face it, is a bargain. I've been to a temple and wandered around a market, had to pay twice on the bus because the one I took broke down.

CLICK ON PHOTOS AT TOP TO ENLARGE! The hostel is a bit of a dive, a large 24 bed dorm with skanky mattresses. First job of the day is to search for some sticky plasters but canna find any, its a sunday and everything is closed. Have a wander round penang, an old British settlement, look round chinatown, little india and visit the fort. The some ...