Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
SLEEPING
Batu Ferringhi has lots of somewhat overpriced, chain-style resorts catering to families,
and quite a few extremely overpriced, homestay-type budget places, but very little in
between. Teluk Bahang is only 4km from Batu Ferringhi so if the few sleeping options here
don't suit you, there are plenty more over there.
LAZY BOYS$
( 881 2486;
www.lazyboystravelodge.net
; off Jln Batu Ferringhi; dm RM18, r RM35-150; )
This is the type
of budget place some travellers live for and others flee from. Think of your university dorm
if it was run by a laid-back Malaysian rocker, and you begin to get the idea. Dorms and
rooms are clean enough, and there are amenities ranging from a kitchen to free laundry, but
the music room (complete with drum kit) and spotty service are bad signs for those who
cherish convenience and/or quiet. Lazy Boys is just off the main strip, approximately
across from Tarbush restaurant.
GUESTHOUSE
BABA GUEST HOUSE$
( 881 1686;
babaguesthouse2000@yahoo.com
;
52 Batu Ferringhi; r RM50-95; )
This is a wonderfully
ramshackle, blue-painted house that shows off the heart and soul of its resident (and very
active) Chinese family. Rooms are large and spotless - although bare - and most have
shared bathrooms, while the dearer air-con rooms come with a fridge and shower.
GUESTHOUSE
CHALET SPORTFISHING$$
( 881 9190; Jln Teluk Bahang; r RM80-130; )
Probably Teluk Bahang's most comfortable
place to stay, the two floors of plain rooms are at the edge of the beach and look over the
fishing pier. The more expensive rooms have up to five beds. The Malay owner doesn't
speak a great deal of English.
HOTEL
LONE PINE HOTEL $$$
RESORT
( 886 8686;
www.lonepinehotel.com
;
97 Jln Batu Ferringhi; incl breakfast r RM680-840, ste RM950-2940;
)
Dating back to the 1940s, the Lone Pine is one of Batu Ferringhi's oldest resorts. A
2010 remodel and expansion has given the hotel a new lease on life, while still preserving
many of its classier original aspects. The 90 rooms all have some kind of perk, personal
plunge pools, for example, or private gardens. They also feel quite large, and are decorated
with splashes of colour and attractive furniture. The grounds have a stately, national-park-
like feel, with hammocks suspended between the pines (actually casuarina trees), and a
huge saltwater pool as a centrepiece.
