Southeast Asia Accommodation Report

The following list shows all the places where we stayed during our trip.
The prices (local currency) are quoted per double room with shared bath and fan (if not, it's stated otherwise).
The description of the hostels/hotels/guesthouses is my personal opinion and therefore subjective.

Rating: 1 = very good, recommended; 2 = good; 3 = ok; 4 = not the best choice; 5 = avoid

Hong Kong

• Rent-A-Room: 320 HKD; close to Nathan Road, fridge in the room, good value for the money --- 1

Philippines

Manila

• Wolf's Liar (Puj's house): staying at an old friend's house… well, what shall I say? It's like having a home in a foreign country :-) Simply great! --- 1
• Yomi's and Axel's apartment: although we only got to know Yomi and Axel quite recently, they offered us a room in their apartment… very generous and very nice! --- 1
• Century Park Hotel: 5-star hotel, they offer everything one could wish for… we stayed there for free :-) --- 1

Sabang Beach, Mindoro

• Sabang Inn Beach Resort: price (?) was included in the dive course; with bath, a/c, kitchen, TV --- 1

Puerto Princesa, Palawan

• Backpackers: 220 PHP; the best available we found in this category --- 3

Sabang, Palawan

• Blue Bamboo Resort: 200 PHP; with bath, a bit dark (no windows), 4 hours electricity per day (if they don't forget again to buy diesel for their generator) --- 3
• Dab Dab: 200 PHP; with bath, cosy, electricity from 6 - 9 pm --- 2

Taytay, Palawan

• Publico's Guesthouse: 150 PHP; with bath, but no running water, very uncomfortable beds!!!!, thin walls --- 5

El Nido, Palawan

• Rosana's Cottages: 250 PHP; with bath, electricity from 1 pm - 1 am, fantastic view out of the window! --- 2

Baguio, North-Luzon

• De Leon Residence: Anton arranged for us to stay at his relatives' place; it was great ... and we even celebrated christmas with the family --- 1

Singapore

• Hawaii Hostel: 35 SGD; with a/c - very important in Singapore!, small rooms, no windows but still bright, good value --- 2

Malaysia

Melaka

• Eastern Heritage Hostel: 24 MYR; colourful painted but nothing special --- 3

Kuala Lumpur

• Remy's Residence: 13 MYR p.p.; that's a big fully-furnished apartment which can accommodate 12 people - we were the only one there, therefore it was great… if it's fully booked I assume it's too crowded --- 3

Georgetown, Pulau Penang

• Eng Aun Hotel: 18 MYR; well… I had the impression that this hotel is this certain kind of hotel which is normally found in red-light districts (you know what I mean?!), I didn't feel too comfortable, no plugs in the room, but friendly staff --- 4

Cambodia

Siem Reap

• Victory Guesthouse: 4 USD; with bath, very spacious, comfy beds --- 2

Phnom Penh

• Capitol Guesthouse: 3 USD; huge guesthouse, a bit rundown --- 3

Sihanoukville

• Christmas Guesthouse: 4 USD; very spacious, thin walls, a bit too expensive --- 3

Thailand

Krabi

• SR Guesthouse: 130 THB; too hot in there… no proper window --- 4
• Lipstick Guesthouse: 150 THB; cool and spacious rooms, very clean --- 1

Koh Pha Ngan

• High Life Bungalow: 50 THB; with bath, comfortable bed, fantastic view down to the sea, very quiet location (nothing for party-seekers…), amazingly cheap --- 1

Koh Tao

• Dive Point: 300 THB; big room, lots of windows --- 1

Bangkok
Over the time we tried and checked out many hotels/hostels/guesthouses in Bangkok; most of the time they were very bad value (too expensive for a box-like room, especially the ones on Khao San…). However, sometimes you don't have a choice - if everything is fully booked you have to take what's available… better reserve a room ahead of time.

• Hello Guesthouse: 180 THB; too small, dirty, horrible (but the only one that had a vacant room then…) --- 5!
• Peachy Guesthouse: 160 THB; spacious but kinda dirty, no plugs in the room --- 3
• My House: 350 THB; with bath, small but clean, still too expensive --- 4
• No. 62 Guesthouse: 200 THB; thin walls but ok --- 3
• Jungle News: 250 THB; with bath, very friendly Korean owners (although sometimes communications problems), lovely rooms (the ones outside the main building) and very airy --- 1

Sukhothai

• J&J Guesthouse: 150 THB; hot rooms, clean, comfortable sitting area upstairs --- 3

Mae Sot

• Bai Fern Guesthouse: 150 THB; spacious rooms, clean --- 2

Mae Hong Son

• Prince's House: 150 THB with bath downstairs; 120 THB without bath upstairs; the rooms upstairs are brighter and more comfortable, great view down to the lake --- 2

Chiang Rai

• Korean Guesthouse: 150 THB; new guesthouse, spacious rooms, very clean --- 1

Chiang Mai

• Mr. John Guesthouse: 100 THB (normally 150 THB); uncomfortable beds and loud during nights as there is obviously no peace at night (our neighbours partied the whole night long and the owner was in the middle of it…) --- 5!
• Tha Phae Guesthouse: 200 THB; with bath, balcony, good location, good value for the money --- 1

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