Guest House Kota Bharu

... we only gave 10 USD, just to take the bus (1 USD for 45km!Eat your heart out Bus Eireann) We finally arrived in Kota Bharu to our guest house after 12 hours of travelling. We eat at the local food court and Sean gets some extremely spicy Nasi Goreng. His ...

In Kota Bharu we stayed at The Ideal Guest House, at least that was what it was called, but I'm not sure that it quite lived up to it's name. Maybe they should rename it the Fairly Good Guesthouse, but I guess that's not as catchy. It was quite run down, ...

hello We reluctantly leave the Cameron Highlands and the more comfortable temperatures and set of for Mr Lee's Guesthouse in Kota Bharu, another place to recommend. Not the easiest of places to find but Mr Lee is very obliging and will meet you if you ...

Hello We are travelling to Kota Bharu today. We got the 12.00 speed boat to the main land so we didn't have to get up early! The boat wasn't as rough as it was on the way to the islands which was good. We weren’t sure how to get to kota bharu as ...

... laksa lemak) despite not being hungry (Nasi Kerabung is blue rice, i had to try it!). Consequently, i went back to the guest house after all this to recharge before the dancing, and fell asleep instead. What a sellout i am. ...

... almost as cheap as a bus, so if you can find other people to share with, this is the way I'd go. In Kota Bharu we're staying at the Menora Guest House. It might not be the nicest place we've stayed at, but it's definitely the best value for money. An ...

Olivia and I arrived in Kota Bharu in the evening after waiting almost 3 hours at the ferry terminal bus station.  Fun times.  That evening we explored the night market.  There wasn't much there for me other than the delicious banana ...

... back home anyways. The taxis in Malaysia are often old Mercedes..... pretty classy in a funny kind of way. Our taxi driver also had a guest house in Kota Bahru that he took us to... and it was cheap and clean so we stayed! Kota Bahru is the capital of the ...

... Bharu on the north east coast. From door to door it took 11 hours on 4 different buses, and they were very bumpy!  Kota Bharu is a Muslim majority city and you can really tell the difference from the rest of Malaysia. It is not very touristy - ...

... coast, for the monsoon season. We found ourselves a reasonably decent place for 40 ringgit (about 11 dollars) at Panorama Guest House. Malaysia is more expensive than Thailand, especially when it comes to accommodation, so we are constantly trying to ...

... the central area where all the guest houses are, so we didn't have to expend more of our seemingly precious energy.  However, the guest house we wanted to go to was so successful it had a fake one across the street with almost the same name. ...

... the conductor to letting them stay on. We waved them off then caught a bus back into town in time for rush hour. Locating a guest house near the bus station this time, we settled in for a relaxing day doing chores and taking in the sights of Kota Bharu. ...

... and were not given an explanation but to come back at 0730hrs and catch a bus instead. As we had only just checked out of out guest house we walked back, the man was still sleeping behind the counter so we grabbed our key and snuck back up to the room for ...

... Rantau Panjang, the Malaysian side of the border, is a one-horser that shuts up shop round about 6pm. We passed the only guest house in town thinking that it would be a real last resort (it looked far grottier than anything we have stayed in EVER) and ...

This is our second visit here after staying a night before our trip to the islands, the guest house we are staying in is indeed 'Ideal' a bit rough around the edges but friendly hosts help to sort out your travel needs. In the back garden there seems to ...

5 days in Kota Bharu at Cerana Guest House. Svea's Deli [best food and coffee in KB] Night Markets, Batik, and lots of laughs with Sanne ...

... ; 3 mini buses, 12 hours, Koh Lanta to Sungai Kolok. An easy border crossing, a hair raising taxi journey, a new city, a filthy guest house, KFC, no alcohol and a film before sleep.  Now lets forget it never happened! Total £57 including £38 mini ...

By recommendation of the guy who ran the guest house in the Cameron Highlands we have just headed up the mainland on the east cost to Kota Bahru. It boast one of the biggest and active markets in Malasia which is quite a sight to see. We have spent a ...