Yellow Guesthouse — Hotel in Pahang

A nice little guesthouse tucked away. The owner is a friendly guy, if a little shy at first. The room I stayed in was no.2, an aircon room with ceiling fan, a single bed and a double (all to myself!) and an ensuite bathroom. The place was clean, had a fe chairs, small stool and a hanging rack. There was also toilet roll supplied. The shower worked great (with hot water if you require).||Ants may come in if you leave anything sugary in your room, it is the jungle! I left a plastic bag with some watermelon juice remains and the ants came for that after half an hour. Otherwise, the room is bug free which is not a concern for me but may be for others. ||The only thing you have to get used to is getting up at the crack of dawn. There are local roosters in the area that start cockacooing around 5am for about an hour every morning. This is NOT an issue if you are staying in the separate yellow building (for larger groups) across the road. I got used to it but this might be a problem if you're a light sleeper.||There is a kitchen, free hot/cold water for tea and coffee, fridge and lounge area that he allows you to use. He's really helpful with local information if you ask. However, best to talk to the Park Headquarters across the river about walks etc. The larger rooms across the road have their own kettles in the room.||There is free Wifi but he does turn it off when you're out so you have to ask him to turn it back on when you want to use it.||||TIPS: Just to let you know, the mosquitoes here are tiny and therefore their bites are small and most people I have met, did not react to them. In terms of dengue, Taman Negara is a rich and healthy eco-system so the water is generally clean, so much so that people go fishing. So you're unlikely to get Dengue. You're more likely to get dengue in cities such as KL where mosquitoes may have derived from open stagnant sewage.||In term of leeches. there were none (it is dry season). I did 5 hours walks into the jungle and found none. Some of my friends who did the overnight camping in the hide also only found 1 leech but that was because they ventured into a mossy damp area to take some photos. Otherwise, the trails are leech free.||A lot of people were hiking in shorts and reported no leeches.||||When you arrive in the afternoon, you have to call out as he sleeps in his room sometimes but he will come (unless it's after 8pm then he is usually at the mosque). if you tell him in advance when you expect to arrive, he will note it down and be ready for you. ||||To book - RING the guesthouse because he doesn't reply to emails (he gets thousands a day). Best to ring in the morning (between 8am-11am) and between 5pm-7pm. Otherwise, he is busy. He has a website with his number and pictures too.||Mr. Mohd Yusoff||Phone: (+60) – 09 – 266 4243||||When you get off the boat or bus, you will see a fake Tourist Information circular building or Liana's guesthouse. The guesthouse is to the left or ask the people in the "Tourist Information" place (which is really Daz's tourist agency trying to sell you tours). For tours, best to book with Hans which is along the river. NKS has had a bad reputation. Another agency is up further near Teresek View Motel to give honest advice for tours. ||||Best place to eat:||Fine-dining: Mutiara Resort across the river (costs RM1 each way for ferry)||Mid-range (RM18 average): Family restaurant||Budget: Han's own restaurant and Mama Chop (though service can be slow) ||||There are little shops scattered around the town for basics, snacks and water but at a premium so bring your own food if possible! e.g. Water is RM5-RM7||||Tours/Packages:||1) Overnight jungle tours: It is not worth spending more than 1 night in the jungle. Just do the 1 night. There are very few animals in the jungle now due to tourism. You may see some deer or a tapir if you're lucky. Staying longer does not increase your chances. You will stay in a cave or a hide. Be prepared to have bat poo on you as you sleep.||2) Rapid Shooting is a lot of fun. You get to see the jungle from the river and visit an Orang Asli village. You will also learn about dart shooting and making fire. Negotiate prices as we paid RM15 less than a group who booked in advance. Best to just turn up about 2.30pm at the jetty (near Hans) and someone will be eager to fill the boats. Here, you can bargain prices down (we paid RM50 but I'm sure you can get it lower). You will get very wet on the ride down so wear clothes you don't mind getting wet. Bring a waterproof camera!||3) Canopy is rather short and not as impressive as thought. Do it with the Teresek summit walk for about 3-4 hours of walking. The stairs and climb up can be challenging for some.||4) The hike to Lata Berkoh is tough! At least 4-5 hours for average walkers. Part of the way is blocked and you have to negotiate fallen trees or climb over things. After the sign that says there is only 2.5km left, you will think the path is closed. There is a path to the right and left, both looked blocked. Take the right, climb to the left of the fallen tree, the path continues this way. You will cross the river (take off your shoes and go slowly, do NOT go if the tide is high as currents can be very strong). There will be a river and a waterfall for you to bathe in. Beware, some tourists will come by boat here and it will be sometimes crowded. The walk is about 7 hours in total or take the boat...

If you have stayed in some of the 'down and dirty' home stays around Indonesia and Malaysia, then you already know what this guest house is like. The facility has the guest rooms as shown in the picture, as well as 4 rooms adjacent to the owner's house (these are older). We stayed in one of those. We rarely saw the owner, but could seek him out if we had questions. The bathroom was old, the door split, and no soap, towels, etc. There is a double bed and a twin bed in each room, but I would recommend bringing a sleeping cocoon with you so as to avoid sleeping on the sheets. I could not tell if they were just old, or not cleaned. The location is a bit out of the way and you must either cut through a weedy school yard, or through a muddy alley behind other homes to get there. Having said all of that, for the price, we were fine with what we got, and it was right up there with other home stays in this part of the world. Just know that it may seem a little quaint in the picture, but it is truly functional and nothing else. It seems that the town has sprung up in a major way, so there are many many places to stay that we did not find on the internet - might be best to book one night and then scope out the town to get what you...

We stayed here, the four of us, i.e. 2 adults and 2 kids on two separate nights for just rm80 a night. The room had 1 queen bed and 2 single beds. There was AC, fan, electric kettle, packets of tea n coffee, towels, soaps. Attached toilet had hot water shower n the room also had a balcony where you could dry out clothes n hang out with view of jungle n mountains beyond.||||Overall, it was roomy n clean. WiFi was a bit spotty but you can get better connection at the reception.||||There are plenty of budget accommodation in Taman Negara with the best being mutiara resort. As for budget rooms, I thought yellow guest house n mahseer chalets looked like the better ones.||||Yellow guest house is just within walking distance to the restaurants in this small town. Take your dinner at any of the floating restaurants and breakfast at the junction...