Reviews of Backpacker's Travellers Inn

13 February 2012 ferry would recommend this property

Liked: the best budget hostel in KL

Disliked: no

11 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: everything

Disliked: nothing except doing this survey

10 February 2012

Liked: It's in a good location

Disliked: The AC is pumped into your room, and you have no control over it. We were given tiny 'blankets' as thin as a sarong and that didn't even cover your body. Thus we ended up freezing cold all night and unable to do anything about it. Also, the bed was very itchy. We arrived late and tried to take a shower after midnight. Not 100% sure why, but every shower was in use, and i think i could hear couples voices whilst waiting... Eventually one shower opened up after a long wait and it was only cold water. We stayed in D'Garden Hotel for almost the same money and had en-suite hot water, real A/C and free breakfast. I know which we will choose in future!

09 February 2012

Liked: The location is great. Near the MRT where you could use to go around the city. No hassle as the MRT/LRT connects to most of the tourist sites.

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

08 February 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Roof top bar and friendly staff

Disliked: Rooms very closed in and felt very prison like

07 February 2012

Liked: Good location in Chinatown, cheap price.

Disliked: WiFi not working, staff not very friendly/helpful. Had to ask for a map, and was given one in Chinese with no info about where might be good to go, etc. Really had to push staff to help with anything. No obvious tour/travel info either. Not much character and quite dirty. 11 MYR is a good price for a dorm but everything is extra: breakfast, internet, toilet paper, towels, etc.

02 February 2012

Liked: location is very good, cheap breakfast

Disliked: rooms are holes, no smile at the reception, cold showers, dirty toilets, no bar as promised,

24 January 2012 Ryan would recommend this property

Liked: The atmosphere within the hostel was very good.. their rooftop bar was also a nice place to start off for a night of drinking!

Disliked: small beds

23 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Free drinking water, location

Disliked: Customer left no negative feedback.

18 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Staff were very helpful. Good location. Good, cheap breakfast at rooftop cafe. CHEAP.

Disliked: This isn't the cleanest or newest hostel in the world. Don't come here expecting it to be a nice hotel. For the price, in the middle of a big, expensive city, it's a pretty decent place to stay. Online directions from Pasar Seni station could be a little clearer.

17 January 2012 todd would recommend this property

Liked: the location was great, really close to the markets, post office and train station.

Disliked: the rooms have no windows so get really hot.

09 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: It's quite cheap and has a good location. WiFi is decent (around 3mbps), but unreliable. The breakfast on the rooftop is decent and fairly priced.

Disliked: Bed was not very comfortable. A/C only on at night. The dorm rooms are all attached, so it just feels like one big dorm room. Overall, it's a good place if you're on a tight budget, but you can stay some place quite a bit more comfortable for just a little bit more.

07 January 2012 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: location, helping staff

Disliked: nothing

06 January 2012 TRINH would recommend this property

Liked: The location is good. Staffs are very friendly and helpful. It's great to stay here

Disliked: Rather hot for fan room.

27 December 2011 Aidan would recommend this property

Liked: Cheap and functional. Great location. Free wi fi. We only stayed a night so we didn't have time to soak up the atmosphere.... Seemed like plenty of other people were having a good time though.

Disliked: It's a bit noisey staying in the rooms near reception.

12 December 2011 antonios would recommend this property

Liked: location

Disliked: not clealinness

06 December 2011 Neil Tristan would recommend this property

Liked: free internet! discounted tickets! real cheap!

Disliked: a little inconvenience for me when i was first placed at what i learned to be temporary room for me, and then finally moved to the dormitory rooms.

04 December 2011 jiann jia would recommend this property

Liked: it is in china town and bus station

Disliked: too many dorm. in a roon (10)

26 November 2011

Liked: location close to the transport and food easy to get

Disliked: the bed was very bad you couldn,t move cos disturb ather people in the same bed

12 November 2011 Customer would recommend this property

Liked: Amazing value for money, balcony room was spacious and clean.

Disliked: Nothing

27 October 2011 julie would recommend this property

Liked: great roof top terrasse with good breakfast

Disliked: ..

25 October 2011 chris would recommend this property

Liked: The location was okay in China town but is a fair walk to KLCC i.e the petronas towers and shopping malls. We emailed to advise we would be arriving a day early and were accommodated so cannot complain there.

Disliked: You were given your own sheets on arrival to make your own bed but I suppose you get what you pay for. The bathrooms were okay but I cannot be certain how often they were cleaned as you could not see the drain for the mass of hair trapped. There was an administration error on part of the staff as they did not charge us for our final night of the stay which then led to the staff insiting we owed a full nights pay even though we had already paid the deposit which isnt nice being called a liar when the mistake was on the part of the staff.. Make sure you keep your receipt of payment though or they will try to make you pay again even though they clearly keep note of what has been paid.

14 October 2011

Liked: The little you pay is only for the location because the hostel is awful.

Disliked: The rooms are tiny and very noisy. Everything is dirty. The shower is exactly on top of the toilet. There is virtually no common room. The staff smoke at night and as the rooms have inside windows, you get all the smoke.

12 October 2011 Linda would recommend this property

Liked: The location and the price. Roof top bar is really nice and the drinks are cheap (and strong - double vodka and mixer in a little glass).

Disliked: I felt like a caged hen in the fan room as its a box in a row of other boxes along the corridor. I returned back to KL and booked here again - as I said the location and price are good, but booked a balcony room. Having a window and room to move around for an extra 45p is worth it! The hostel is not pretty and the cleanliness is questionable but this can be tolerated. Also not much atmosphere even in the roof top bar but this is dependant on fellow travellers.

09 October 2011

Liked: The hostel was close to a selection of shops and the local tubes and railway lines.

Disliked: The room had two large patches of running damp on the ceiling, complete with a black mould. Myself and my partner now both have chesty coughs. Could be coincidence. The room was opposite the main road, and, aside from the constant noise from traffic, with curtains about as thick as damp toilet paper, was just as light whether it was day or night.. One of the neon lights opposite was a flashing arrow, which gave the room a lovely strobing effect~rather annoying at 4 o'clock in the morning when you have been trying to to seep for 6 hours. To be fair, even with a perfectly darkened room, I'm not sure i could have slept anyway. To so you know, two thin and saggy matresses do not a wonderful bedtime experience make, and do not cancel out the poor quality of each other. On the plus side, there is a convenience store just along the road that is open 24 hours, should you also need headache tablets, painkillers or a large quantity of beer to get you through the night.