My Hostel Muntri — Hotel in George Town

It's one of the cheapest options around the backpackers area and in my opinion you're better off spending 3ringgit (e.g. at Love Lane Inn, with breakfast and cool owner who likes to play house music) more than being a stingy traveller in a stinking hostel. The poor chain-smoking devil who's in charge is probably overworked and cannot come after even the smallest request like toilet paper or a blanket - the first night my boyfriend and me had to squeeze in a bunk that sounded like its about to fall apart every time we moved and share a blanket, because the air-con was turned on full blast. When I asked him if we could get half the money back for that night, he said its not his duty to provide blankets. I forgot to mention his generosity, providing us with mattresses and pillows. Legend. If you're on the ground floor, you can conveniently wash your clothes in the washing salon (which you have to walk through to get to the dorm) and enjoy the rumbling noise of the dryer at night. Apart from that, the toilets are dirty af (and with dirty I don't mean there's a bit of hair blocking the drain. The good things about this place is it's cheap, the toilets are not just a hole in the ground and you can improve your...

I've stayed in a lot of hostels all over the world, and I'm not picky at all - but this one has to be the worst. It's like someone read a guide called 'how to have a good hostel' and then proceeded to do the exact opposite. Beds are uncomfy and squeak every time anyone moves, air con cannot be adjusted, my bed linen was dirty, I had to ask for a blanket (didn't even have a top sheet provided), the toilets were filthy, they didn't provide loo roll, the lockers were broken, the dorms are off of a laundrette and people hang around there all hours of the night. The staff weren't unpleasant but I can't say I felt welcomed, the wifi didn't work. I could probably go on! The good points were it was cheap (5 AUD for a night) and the location was good (but all of the backpacker hostels in George Town are in the same area). I'd recommend going for somewhere a little more expensive that offers breakfast - that way you end up paying the same anyway. The only reason I didn't leave early was because I'm skint and a cheapskate - seriously, this place...

This is a supposedly a new hostel (Although I believe the building was a hostel before but just remodeled the building and a new owner). The Owner is really nice, however, since the place is new the owner is a bit clueless with the keys and how to run the place (he's really really nice). When I came into the place, I booked for a 8 people's bedroom but the owner told me that the people who were supposed to check out didn't check out so he had to put me into a 4 people bed room (WHICH IS WAY NICER than the 8 ppl bed room). The only problem I had was that there were lockers but no keys for it. I asked the owner and he didn't know if he had keys or not. Hopefully it would be all sorted out and that he will find the keys. Other than that, the bedroom is nice (for the 4 ppl bed room - would recommend it over the 8 ppl bedroom as the beds are way nicer). The bathrooms are a bit dirty and needs...