Jason, Joe and Vincent were great!
Malaysia | Oct 6 - Oct 22, 2026

Penny
Penny M.
Anchorage, AK, USA | Reviewed on Oct 27, 2026

Jason, Joe and Vincent were great!

Hotel Reviews
Verdant Hill Hotel

Great location, close to restaurants. Beds very comfortable and staff were all great. Pool was very nice too.

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The Rock Resort
Aur Island

Beds were unique…3 levels, but the most comfortable of all the hotels we visited. Meals were just ok at best but final outdoor barbecue was excellent. Snorkeling trip was great. I guess the best way to describe the facility would be primitive or rustic.

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Waterfront Hotel
Kuching

The view was fabulous. Also the location was great. Close to many restaurants and the shopping was the best of all the locations. The breakfasts were also great. All in all this was a truly 5 star hotel. Loved it!

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Hotel Grandis Kota Kinabalu
Kota Kinabalu

This was basically a very fine hotel in a very busy city. There were very nice restaurants nearby and shopping but the traffic was unbelievable. The breakfasts were very good. The hotel was great but the city was huge.

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Casa Del Rio Hotel Melaka

Absolutely a beautiful luxurious hotel. Everything about it was beauty with all the amenities. The breakfasts were fabulous and everything was within walking distance! It was definitely a 5 star hotel. Oh, the infinity pool was great too.

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Activity Reviews
Kuala Lumpur Walking City Tour
Kuala Lumpur Walking City Tour
Kuala Lumpur

Tour was very informative . My only complaint was that we were promised a bit of shopping time in Chinatown and there was none. The bit of food tasting was blah and could have been eliminated in my opinion. But the tour itself was really good.

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Comfortable modern van and great drivers in challenging traffic!
Kuala Selangor Fireflies Cruise & Dinner
Kuala Selangor Fireflies Cruise & Dinner
Kuala Lumpur

Both were good and interesting. Loved the brief stop at the lighthouse and all the monkeys.

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Kuching City Tour
Kuching City Tour
Kuching

Great overview of city. I learned quite about the ethnic groups of Malaysia and its geography.

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Wet Market & Anah Rais Longhouse with Cooking Class
Wet Market & Anah Rais Longhouse with Cooking Class
Kuching

This was a very interesting tour. The wet market we saw the local fruits and vegetables. I saw foods I have never seen before. The longhouse was very interesting communal living arrangement. The cooking class was fun and the food was very good. Aman, our tour guide was fabulous.

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Aman explained so much
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Semenggoh Orangutan, Lunch & Sarawak Cultural Village
Semenggoh Orangutan, Lunch & Sarawak Cultural Village
Kuching

Again, a great tour. Our tour guide explained many of the sights on the ride to the exhibits.

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Aman was the best of our guides!
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Coral Island & Snorkeling Excursion
Coral Island & Snorkeling Excursion
Kota Kinabalu
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Kinabalu Park & Poring Hot Springs
Kinabalu Park & Poring Hot Springs
Malaysia

This was interesting and we saw new and different parts of the countryside. But the transport was terrible! The shocks on the van were gone and the ride was very uncomfortable. All our backs were truly bounced around and shaken.

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