BACKPACKERS COZY CORNER Singapore, Singapore
August 9 – 10, 2008 40 SD ($28)
Air conditioning, bunk beds, table and chair, mirror, window with frosted glass. Breakfast of bread, jam, tea/coffee Provided: 1 toilet paper roll, 2 bath towels, 2 soap bars, and free Internet. Toilets/showers down the hall. Friendly. I had to walk through other rooms and outside to get to the room. Great location. Across the street from a fancy mall and 24hour food stand.
THE GREEN HUT Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
August 11 – 12, 2008 70 Ringgits ($15)
Air conditioning, double bed, table, and window. Breakfast of bread, jam, tea/coffee. Lounge area with TV and free Internet. Front porch Friendly, helpful Take off shoes on the front porch. Chameleon in the shower. Golden Triangle Area
WHEELERS GUEST HOUSE Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
August 13, 2008 25 Ringgits ($6)
Ceiling fan, double bed, table Private shower/toilet combo Charged 2 ringgits for 30 minutes on Internet Cockroaches in table drawer and bathroom. Chameleon in the shower.
China Town area
BUNGA RAYA BACKPACKERS LODGE, Kota Bharu, Malaysia
August 14, 2008 25 Ringgits ($8)
Ceiling fan, twin beds, table Private shower/toilet combo Cockroaches in table drawer and bathroom. Chameleon in the shower Charged 2 ringgits for 30 minutes on the Internet
CHEMPAKA CHALETS, Pulau Perhentian Island, Terengganu, Malaysia
August 15 – 18, 2008 35 Ringgits ($9)
Hut with a tin roof, Two twin beds pushed together with mosquito netting. Table with an osculating fan. Office controls when the fan is on and off. On at 8 pm, off at 8 am. Toilet and shower across the field where the giant Monitor lizards roam Porch with two chairs, a table, and a clothesline. Light bulb on the front porch on at 6p m off at 8 pm. One lizard lives on our front porch.
THE BACKPACKERS LODGE Kota Bharu, Malaysia August 18, 2008 28 Ringgits ($7) Ceiling fan, double bed, table, mirror, and light. Private toilet/shower combo. Internet 3 ringgits for 30 minutes Clean and nice.
P GUEST HOUSE Krabi Town, Thailand
August 19 – 21, 2008 350 Baht ($9)
Oscillating fan, twin beds, and queen size bed. Private toilet/shower. TV, 1 Baht for 1 minute of Internet service
P K MANSION Ao Nang, Thailand
August 21 – 23, 2008 400 Baht ($10)
Ceiling fan, two twin beds, on the third floor. TV, fridge, balcony with drying rack. Private toilet/shower/sink combo, very nice My first experience with a key card to turn on/off electricity. 1 Baht for 1 minute of Internet service
ON ON HOTEL Phuket, Thailand
August 23 – 25, 2008 250 Baht ($7)
Old grand hotel Ceiling fan, the room has 12’ ceilings Double bed, two chairs, table, dresser Private toilet/shower/sink combo, two towels. Chameleon in bathroom TV in the lobby with multiple tables and chairs for games i.e. chess, checkers. Large cockroaches and a rat downstairs.
MOUNTAIN REEF RESORT Koh Tao Island, Thailand
August 26 – 29, 2008 400 Baht ($12)
Hillside bungalow Ceiling fan, double bed with mosquito netting, lights Private toilet/shower/sink combo Porch with one chair and a hammock Large gecko that lives on top of the bathroom door frame.
RIVERSIDE GUEST HOUSE Bangkok, Thailand
August 30 – September 2, 2008 260 Baht ($7)
Ceiling fan, two twin beds, two windows Private toilet/shower/sink combo Ground floor, outside courtyard Ants and chameleon in the room. Clean and nice.
