Weekend Getaway: Accomodation

We surveyed 4 hotels around Taiping before deciding on a place to spend the night. 3 of them were in Lake Garden and 1 in Kamunting. The 1st place we went to was Hotel Seri Malaysia. Not a bad place, just like any other Seri Malaysia’s. We didn’t get to see the room though. The lowest room rate was RM140 for a standard room (including breakfast). However all the rooms

were fully booked for an event. The only rooms available were family rooms at RM 160 per night. It has 1 queen sized bed and 1 single bed. We decided we’ll skip Hotel Seri Malaysia since it will be a while till we expect our little ones.

Next we came upon Casuarina Inn, still in Lake Garden. It’s more of a budget hotel. At RM 52.90 a night it was a bargain!...until you inspect the room. Each room has not 1 but TWO queen sized bed. But you wouldn’t be seeing anything at night. The lights were barely functioning. Plus there’s NO TV. The ceiling was full of sawang (spider webs) and berdaki. It reminded me of a place I’ve seen before…in the movies…a horror movie…DARK WATER (Japanese version). My wife laughed at me…but she can laugh all she wants. I’m not gonna stay in a place like that. At least not if I’m paying for it!

Kamalodge is a decent hotel/chalet. It has a nice atmosphere to it. It has a great looking swimming pool. The location is nice too, near Bukit Larut. We considered staying there. But the package wasn’t attractive enough. RM 150 per night for a chalet WITHOUT breakfast. And the receptionist wasn’t so good with PR.

Finally we came across Taiping Golf Resort in Bukit Jana, Kamunting. It’s around 15 minutes drive from Taiping Hospital. I highly recommend this place to anyone looking for a place to stay in Taiping. The rate for a hill view room on weekdays is RM 150 (RM 170 weekend), including breakfast for 2. They will knock RM 10 off if you are a government servant.

The room is equiped with a pantry with an oven and fridge. There is also a sofa (very comfy) in the room. In the morning or evening, you can sit with your loved one on the private balcony to enjoy the fresh air. There’s also the option of using the fan or air con. We enjoyed every minute we had in our room. To add to that enjoyment we bought ourselves some sushi for dinner. We had dinner in bed…kinky (way better than strawberry dipped in chocs :P) We can only find 2 faults with the hotel room – no bathtub and no kettle (we had to call housekeeping for warm water). Other than that it was superb.

Breakfast was served at the clubhouse, buffet style. The food was so-so but the view was magnificent. The clubhouse had a view of the whole golfcourse. And you can see some parts of Taiping in the distance. My wife and I had a splendid time. But before we checked out at 12 p.m., I just had to take a dip in the swimming pool…even for 15 minutes…even without my wife!