Budget Hotels & Hostels
Apartments
Guesthouses and B&Bs
Tiger Rock
For something truly different, consider a stay in one of these five cosy and stylish houses, each one decked out in the individual design tastes and assorted knick-knacks of the owners...
Tanjung Rhu Resort
This beautifully situated resort has large and comfy rooms with balconies and great views of the limestone and green water at Tanjung Rhu. Service is a pleasant blend of competent and friendly, and the resort has a family-friendly vibe...
Thistle Johor Bahru
Overlooking the Straits of Johor, the hotel is the poshest city option this side of the Causeway...
Singgahsana Lodge
Setting the Kuching standard for backpacker digs, this hugely popular guesthouse, decked out with stylish Dayak crafts, has an unbeatable location and a great chill-out lobby...
Dillenia Guest House
This super-welcoming hostel, with 11 rooms and lots of nice little touches (eg plants in the bathrooms), lives up to its motto, ‘a home away from home’...
Nova Hotel Kuala Lumpur
The snazzy high-rise Nova offers great value for a hotel in an excellent position (overlooking the Jl Alor hawker stalls), tucked away off the busy Bukit Bintang. All rooms have cable, ESPN and bathrooms...
Pacific Regency Hotel Suites
These upmarket self-catering studios and serviced apartments are good value compared with the rooms of a similar standard at KL's other five-star properties. Head to the roof to enjoy the rooftop pool and Luna, one of the city's best bars.
Pangkor Laut Resort
The tiny, private island of Pangkor Laut, just opposite Pasir Bogak, is occupied by one of Malaysia’s most exclusive tourist developments...
Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur
The views are good either way, but it’s probably worth paying the small supplement for a room facing the Petronas Towers at this contemporary design addition to KL’s portfolio of luxe hotels. Their rooftop pool and bar is a famous KL hangout.
Hotel Continental
Another accidentally retro place, the Continental brings us into the bright-geometric-print '80s. It's a gigantic hotel with 200 comfortable midrange rooms with fridges and TV...
Prince Hotel And Residence Kuala Lumpur
The Prince offers outstanding value for its modern, cream-coloured rooms. Some nice facilities include a kids’ club, and its serviced apartments are good for long-term stays.
Hotel Royal Kuala Lumpur
Behind Lot 10, but with good views from upper floors.
Sabah Hotel Sandakan
Set in quiet gardens and brimming with facilities, including a playground for kids and a cruisey pub for grownups, Sabah's a favourite with Sepilok tour groups and Malaysia Airlines crew. Rooms meet or exceed international standards...
Grand Margherita Hotel
On a fine piece of riverfront real estate, this place will spoil you with a bright, modern lobby, 288 very comfortable rooms and amenities such as a fitness centre, a river-view swimming pool and a new spa. Wi-fi costs just RM5 for 24 hours.
Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel
This highly opulent five-star hotel has more than one extravagant entrance - it has two of them. This split-personality establishment has all the trimmings: views, facilities galore and rooms that provide sanctuary as well as views across central KL...
Le Meridien Kota Kinabalu
'If you can't undercut 'em, outclass 'em' seems to be the motto at KK's most central five-star venture, which just reeks of luxury, from the incredible views from the pool deck to the flat-screen TVs and DVD players...
First World Hotel
With 6500 beds, this is Malaysia’s largest hotel. The plain but quite acceptable rooms are Genting’s cheapest accommodation deal.
Casa Del Mar, Langkawi
This is a sumptuous, vaguely Spanish-themed place on the quieter northern end of Pantai Cenang. Rooms are decked out with thoughtful design touches and techie amenities, as well as a small private garden or balcony...
Japa Mala Resort Tioman Island
Japamala Resort & Spa is the only Relais & Chateau hotel in Malaysia (only 475 ‘outstanding properties with a truly unique character’ around the world have this exclusive membership) and it’s as decadent as that entails...
Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur
Backing onto the greenery of KLCC Park, the Mandarin is one for sybarites. Silks and batiks lend an Asian feel to the rooms, which have every conceivable amenity...
Mutiara Burau Bay Beach Resort, Langkawi
There are huge swathes of rainforest and beach to explore at Mutiara Bay, plus some 150 decked out, cool and comfortable cabanas to stay in...
Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort
To the southeast of the other resorts, the Sheraton Langkawi has all the usual five-star amenities in an attractively secluded setting on a forested headland by the sea...