Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 522 1239; Jln Batang Duri; s/d/tr/q B$25/ 30/40/50, 4-person chalets B$80;
)
Set around a grassy, L-shaped courtyard, this government-run guesthouse has friendly,
helpful staff and six spacious but slightly fraying rooms with rather more bathtub rust and
somewhat cooler hot water than many would deem ideal. Situated a few hundred metres
west of the town centre, across the highway from the two mosques.
Youth Hostel $
(Pusat Belia; 522 1694;
www.bruneiyouth.org.bn
;
dm B$10; office staffed
7.30am-4.30pm, closed Fri & Sat)
Part of a youth centre, this basic hostel sits in a fenced
compound across the street from (west of) the Tourist Information Centre. Rooms, each
with six beds (bunks), are clean and fan-cooled. If no one's around try phoning or looking
helplessly at passers by - worked for us.
HOSTEL
Eating
The
fruit and vegie market
, behind the row of shops next to the Tourist Information
Centre, has an upstairs
food court
( 7am-10pm)
.
A handful of restaurants serving passable Malay and Chinese food can be found around
the market, along and just in from the riverfront.
Information
3 in 1 Services
(per hr B$1; 7.45am-9.30pm, closed Sun)
Internet access on the first
floor of the building next to the market (across the pedestrian bridge from the hawker
centre). The shop number is A1-3.
Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam
( 8.45am-3.45pm Mon-Thu, 8.45-11am & 2.30-4pm
Fri, 8.45-11.15am Sat)
The only bank in town. Changes US dollars and pounds sterling
but not Malaysian ringgits. The ATM did not take international cards at time of research,
but staff said this may change soon. On the river 150m north of the bridge.
Hock Guan Minimarket
Exchanges Malaysian ringgits for Brunei dollars. In the second
row of shops from the Tourist Information Centre.
Jayamuhibah Shopping Mart
Carries some over-the-counter medicines (Temburong
District does not have a proper pharmacy). In the second row of shops from the Tourist In-
formation Centre.
