Yes KRS is just a guest house not hotel but a very clean & quiet one... BTW, all hotels in CH inc the 4star EQ/Straberry/Heritage even the 5 star CH resort also got no aircon what ..Why need aircon when the hottest day in CH never exceed 25C! on cloudy day =19C & night temperature drop to 15C-17C!...Yes chit-chatting wth other guests are another advantages of staying at guest house.

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Added on August 22, 2008, 9:49 amCH only jam during Public Holiday such as CNY, Hari Raya, National day & probably starting of school holidays. The jam will not be at Tanah Rata (Heritage) but at Berinchang & Kea Farm. ..Berinchang probably OK oledi after they implemented 1 way street..but I forsee continuous jam at Kea Farm area. (The highest Habitated area in CH)

U mean Watercrest steamboat restaurant? If yes it's located about 2KM further from EQ. u hv to pass thru another street market area (Butterfly farm) & therafter another 1KM on the right. However that's my 1st & last time going there...not nice & damn pricey steamboat dinner for 2 cost me RM50! - They dun charge per pax but on the individual items that u choose. 1st they charge on the soup base...I think about RM15 (Can't remember) than u choose the ingredient in plastic containers from as low as ~RM3 to RM10...So in order to get a full benefit of it..u must go in big group bcos no matter 2 or 5 ppl, the soup base carry the same price!

This post has been edited by stimix: Aug 22 2008, 09:49 AM

Aiyah bro, just read backward few pages-lah if u dun want to read all the 28 pages.....all has been discussed & my last posting up there oledi mentioned about the good budget hotel

Here is the exact location of the restaurant & few familair landmarks:



BTW, it's only value for money if u are in big group but if small group...very expensive!! Taste so-so only lah except it's cook using conventional charcoal wok

There are reasinable guestgse as mentioned in earlier posting such as KRS , Twin Peak, Cameronian Inn & more.(Within walking distance from the bus station.

Yes it is possible to walk & I hv seen lotsa Mat Salleh walking but u must be really strong because it's about 5KM up hill towards Brinchang & another 5km back to Tanah Rata ..Well wth the cooler temperature, walking 10km should not be a problem

Not only the bus but also the hotels...100% hotels in CH are without air-con....hehe..just to remind all since there was one forumer (Not sure whether mentioning about CH/Genting?bkt Tinggi) shouting loud that a 5star rated hotel but no Aircon!!

Driving up will not take hour-lah probably ~30min drive from the main road ..The problem is on the 1st stage from the main road to Sg Palas Noh tea plantation..that road is super narrow!

Not sure that road linking Sg Koyan Raub to Bertam Valley & thereafter to Ringlet completed. I was there end of last year & the portion near bertam valley really teruk -unpath & very dusty, decided to turn back after exploring ~5-10km of the unpath road ..nevertheless it is possible via 4WD & the tracklogs by 4WD has been updated in Malsingmaps

This post has been edited by stimix: Sep 26 2008, 11:04 PM

Ha..I always suspect the "spooky" feeling of staying at those bungalows (such as Bala)..This is not the 1sttime I heard of this story i.e someone knocking on bathroom door, door opened by itself 7 someone taking bath in the bathroom...Infact I experience once myself at Brastagi, Indonesia!! & also the Merlin Inn CH (Now 5 star Cameron Highland resort)

Damn spooky...well probably physcology but thinking of it... no way I'm going to stay at such hotels

Lakehouse is nice & beautiful but:

1) It's far from the town (About 8 km b4 Tanah Rata)
2) Not so high located not far from Ringlet which is about 1100M (~Fraser Hill height)

The 2 factors really kill off those who wanted location near to eateries & also much cooler location)

Yes it's awesome but that hotel is the 2nd most expensive hotel in CH and wth low altitude & far, not worth the money pay for..>RM400/nite ..Nevertheless these type of hotels are for the rich...

CH rains almost daily. Nevertheless, I like going there during raining season..for an obvious reason....Only during raining season at the end of the year & wth strong wind, Temperature sometime fall to 12C...hehe..more interesting than going there when temperature during none raining season/not windy just avg around 18C-23C

Yes heard Starbuck up there oledi..probably time for my yearly retreat to CH...

Read earlier postings, there are lotsa recommendations already. For those without transport & looking for cheap food & stay, Tanah Rata is definitely a better choice rather than Brinchang which is a cut-throat town!

There is a new apartments area called Royal Lily. Lotsa of apartment there and not far from Tanah Rata town ctr. Bala as earlier posted, looks haunted to me & one of the guy who stayed there felt eeriness.. Bala is abit out of town located about 2KM in between oth Brinchang & Tanah Rata.

I hv added the below Tanah Rata maps (From malfreemaps.com) inclusive of the new Royal Lily Apartment or flats (This is individual owner type of apt but rented out to tourist) & also Bala's at the Northern tip of the maps..In the maps u can also views most of the hotels & guesthouses but abit tiny to the eye..




This post has been edited by stimix: Nov 4 2008, 03:58 PM

Go for Twin pines & its sister guesthse (KRS)...KRS is damn cheap, clean & come wth attached hot water bathroom.. RM60/nite onwards

Yeah visited that area last year....If u check my maps above, it located beside the road to Robinson Fall..U can check the boxy circular road beside the Robinson fall road...That's Arabella..bungalow style stay..not cheap

Opsss I might overlook the apartments but for sure there are semi D & bungalow for rent up there...Very nice vice of Tanah Rata from up there but not really walking distance from Tanah Rata because it's high on one of the hilll...

On steamboat it's either Mayflower or Hong Kong at Tanah Rata... same row at the main Tanah Rata road. But I heard Mayflower moved out oledi

I stayed at Country Lodge twice. It's located high up at the bck of Brinchang town, thus less traffic noises compare to other hotels near the main street. However for the price (Not cheap >RM120/nite) I would rather stay at a cleaner budget guesthouse such as KRS (~RM70) in Tanah Rata

Why? The hotel is abit aging & smell damp wth the old carpet that u dun feel wanting to take out ur shoe

Not really all-lah...but atleast I tried most of the wellknown one oledi.. ...currently my value for money for sure is KRS guesthouse...deep inside a dead end of Jln mentagi Tanah Rata..comes wth 2 single beds, attached bathroom & it's super duper clean. The TV is on the common area on each floor but most of the time the Astro hall is empty & u can play wth the remote controls all day long..provided it's not during peak period-lah..

Here...N4 29.829 E101 23.715

In between Brinchang & Keafarm & not far from MultiCrop/Uncle Sam farm. If u are using malsingmaps/malfreemaps just search for "time tunnel"