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The Hostelz.com Review
This place actually feels like a real home. It has some really nice touches. The rooftop area is one of them, it's kind of like a backyard patio at home in Australia but it's on the roof with wooden slabs with pot plants and sitting areas with a superb view over the rooftops of commercial Malacca to the historical centre. They were still finishing it off when I visited so there were no sitting areas but these are coming. The rooms also have personal touches with warm blue paint with yellow trims, a fish tank, the owner's grandmother's bed and old antique furniture from the family house. The guesthouse is also named after the owner's daughter Shirah.
There's a kitchen, common lounge with real furnishings and wooden carvings on the walls not just the usual cheap plastic curtains and couch covers. It's a great place to relax and watch TV or play some indoor games. They also do a few things that other guesthouses don't like home cooked meals, rent mountain bikes and batik workshops. There's only one dorm room with three beds which are less used than the private rooms. So if you're looking for friendly company you might not find it in your own room as dorms in Malaysia tend to be the last rooms filled.
There's a kitchen, common lounge with real furnishings and wooden carvings on the walls not just the usual cheap plastic curtains and couch covers. It's a great place to relax and watch TV or play some indoor games. They also do a few things that other guesthouses don't like home cooked meals, rent mountain bikes and batik workshops. There's only one dorm room with three beds which are less used than the private rooms. So if you're looking for friendly company you might not find it in your own room as dorms in Malaysia tend to be the last rooms filled.
— Exclusive Hostelz.com Review
January 2004
Shirah's Guesthouse Details
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Location/Contact| Address | No. 207B, 208 & 209B, Taman MelakaRaya, 2nd Floor, Bandar Hilir, Malacca, Malaysia |
| Website | www.shirahsguesthouse.com |
| Telephone | 06 286 1041 |
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Hostelz.com Guest Reviews
Bedbugs Good hostel, very helpful manager. BUT bed bugs ruined it completely. Received over 70 bites in one night. Very uncomfortable. The place looks clean at first glance, but bedbugs are everywhere -- even in the lounges. — J , Australian (2009-12-23) Very cool enjoyed my stay immensely, particularly after being crammed into a dorm in previous backpackers! Owner and staff are really kind, and it does feel a bit home away from homey. definitely 2 thumbs up! — annabel , Australian (2007-08-17) Like most others I only ended up here because the popular hostel a few doors down was full. This place looks really grotty from the outside. However, once you're inside you find a real gem, especially in host Hussein and his friend Ahmed. They are very friendly and helpful, and their place is nice and clean. It's cheap, and just up the road from Jessie's Florist & Pub, where you can go for a drink with the locals. — Joni (2004-12-20)