These things are popping up like mushrooms. I’m currently in Johor and staying at Zoom Inn Boutique Hotel in Danga Bay for a night. I got it online for about RM 90+ and realized that the walk-in rate is only RM 78. There are three shoplot hotels within the area (not including Tune Hotel) and from looking at all (the room wasn’t available until 3 pm) this seems to provide the best price-comfort consideration.
Ill omens and portents. (!!!) Game Over all over the room. I’m not sure I want to see that whenever I open my eyes. 
However, it is pretty creative, each room is has its unique theme and decoration…and the repeating game over is tethered to a quasi picture frame of someone playing a console game. Very artsy fartsy.
Either-Or sliding door for toilet and shower.
The large LCD TV right at the foot of your bed is awesome though – it has all the premium channels but I only watch Discovery Channel or National Geographic variants/spinoffs. I’ll be happy with those channels.
Pros:
- Cheap
- Pretty comfortable for a night
- Good selection of cable channels
- Friendly and apologetic staff
- Creative rooms
Cons:
- Weak to non-existent WiFi
- Room is dark
- No writing desk
It also has stains on the duvet that looks suspiciously like blood. I can only imagine what the previous occupants were doing but since their hairs are still sticking to the pillows, a multitude of entirely unwanted vivid scenarios come into mind.
I’m still waiting for housekeeping to change the sheets.
Speaking of creative, MilkADeal is having an awesome deal for novelty 8 GB USB drives in a variety of designs.
I collect USB drives, though not to this extent, but it’ll be perfect for Secret Santa gifts. 🙂
YUUUCCKKKSSSSSSSS the blood how can you sleep?!?!?!?!?
Well, they changed the duvet after that. I still can. I’ve slept in *FAR* worse places backpacking. 🙂
oh no! Why online rate more expensive one?
Beats me. It’s not much difference, sometimes the hotel doesn’t update the booking site, it has happened before. 🙂
Hehe normally online rate is more expensive cos foreigners tend to book online and/or probably the site you went need to take some commissions LOL!
It’s usually cheaper, especially if you get last minute deals but sometimes they do mess up and it becomes more expensive. 🙂
BTW u have repeating categories in your ‘Category’ tab :/
Sorry about that! Fixing it. 🙂
yeeeew. i somehow find these kinda hotels are unsafe. like you can almost hear what the next door was doing judging from the sound. wtf.
but the one you stayed looks okay.
Yeah, it was pretty good. I can stay almost anywhere. I’ve even slept at train stations and airports before. Nothing to it. Going around on a shoestring. 🙂
At least there are not funny stains on the wall
HAHAHA yeah that would be slightly disconcerting. 😀
is the service good then? The house keeping is bad though
The service is excellent. I’ll give them that. Perfect. Very accommodating and friendly. 🙂
Eyewwwww!!! I would stay in such hotels anytime…but they must be clean and there are no illicit activities going on. Cheaper…and most of the time, it’s just some place to go back, bathe and sleep. No point spending a fortune on the hotel.
Yeah, this one is pretty good considering. I think you’ll like it. 🙂
P.S.
Where’s your signature (semi-)naked pose on the bed? LOL!!! 😉
HAHAHA I went alone so none of that happened. 😉
What u doing in JB? i m from JB too… but the rates compare to the location, its really value for money alreadi.
Dangabay is a nice spot to go SG or town area.
I was in JB for just a night. Yeah JB seems like a good place to live eh?
Danga Bay – it’s a really cheap hotel for the place, only downside is your phone tends to roam to Singapore. 🙂
Oh yaa…dont forget to visit the newly open “Johor Premium Outlet”. its kinda hot rite now in JB.
I didn’t have time coz I only had one night before I had to come back to KL. I will definitely check out JPO next time. It sounds great. 🙂
yeah one of my concern is the cleanliness of the hotels. Clean bed sheets are utmost important.
Yeah, cleanliness is good…though I’ve slept in far worse conditions while traveling the entire continent of Australia when I was in uni and backpacking Europe. 🙂
Couch surfing and sleeping at train stations to really get the backpacker experience was fun too.