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to Ulu Temburong National Park). Main office located about 9km northeast of central
BSB.
OUTDOORS, TOUR
Mona Florafauna Tours
( 24hr 884 9110;
jungle-dave.blogspot.com.au
;
209 1st fl, Kiaw Lian Bldg, 140 Jln
Pemancha; 8.30am-5pm)
Specialises in outdoor and wildlife tours, with friendly and
personable service. Email or call in advance.
Freme Travel Services
( 223 4277;
www.freme.com
; 4th fl, office 4.03B, Wisma Jaya, Jln Pemancha)
A bit
corporate, but has plenty of options, as befits one of Brunei's largest travel agencies.
TOUR
Sleeping
Budget options are thin on the ground. Upscale places often offer big discounts online.
HOTEL
Brunei Hotel $$
( 224 4828;
thebruneihotel.com
; 95 Jln Pemancha; incl breakfast r B$91-220, ste
B$242-440; )
The best bang for your Brunei dollar in town, the Brunei is...hip.
OK, it's not the W or anything, but there are clean lines, monochromatic colour schemes,
geometric patterns and a general sense of ultramodern cool, which is pretty unexpected in
the sultanate. There's a decent breakfast buffet thrown into the deal served in the down-
stairs
Choices Cafe
, and the staff are friendly, helpful, competent and eager; the latter
quality was frankly unexpected and greatly appreciated.
Pusat Belia $
(Youth Centre;
Click here
;
887 3066, 222 2900; Jln Sungai Kianggeh; dm B$10;
)
Gets rave reviews from backpackers despite the fact that couples can't stay together.
The 28 spacious, strictly sex-segregated rooms, with four or 10 beds (all bunks), have
functional furnishings, big windows, red cement floors and passable bathrooms. Situated
at the southern end of the Youth Centre complex (behind the cylindrical staircase). Recep-
HOSTEL
