Sarawak Hotel Reviews
Tours difficult to organise if you are looking for one day trips or if there are not many of you (individual travellers will find most difficulty - though you can team up). Better to go as a group and plan to take several day or overnight trips to the longhouses / national parks etc. I would recommend staying no less than 10 days in the area.
There is a laundry across the street which charges less than half the price charged by the hotel, whose laundry service is also relatively cheap by western standards. <br><br> There are several good local eating places in a complex across the main street, including great seafood places frequented by locals and travelers alike. Taxis were always available though they do not use the meter. It cost 6 Ringit, about US $1.55, to go every where I went.
We only live across the border and as we only stay at weekends, travelling to the hotel is no problem. For shopping and restaurants, it is very good. It is easier to leave your car at the hotel and take a taxi as parking seems very limited. We have not as yet taken any tours.
Everything in Miri is about half the cost in the west thanks to the current poor value of the Malaysian Ringit. The only thing that was as expensive or more than western prices was beer and other alcohol, though this should be expected for a prodominatly muslim country.
This is not my first time in Kuching. I love the place so much....the people are nice...there are many things to see...Damai is wonderful...it's more like where I come from, Penang.