Travelogue Guesthouse FAQBukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur
The questions that come in on WhatsApp before people book, and the ones asked at the desk after they arrive. If yours is not here, message us and somebody will answer it.
Where it is
Where is Travelogue Guesthouse?
Travelogue Guesthouse is on Jalan Bukit Bintang in Kuala Lumpur’s city centre, in the middle of the Bukit Bintang district. Reception is upstairs. It is walking distance from the Bukit Bintang MRT station, the Monorail, Jalan Alor and Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.
How far is Travelogue from the Bukit Bintang MRT station?
Walking distance. The Bukit Bintang MRT station is on the same street, and the Monorail station is a short walk in the other direction, which is what makes the rest of Kuala Lumpur easy to get to without a taxi.
How close is Jalan Alor?
Close enough to walk. Jalan Alor is the night food street a few minutes from the front door, and the hostel runs a group dinner there that meets at 8:30 PM. It is the one activity with no transport to pay for.
The rooms
What is the mixed dorm like?
Bunk beds with a privacy curtain, a reading light and a charging point of your own, keycard access to the room, CCTV in the common areas, and large lockers outside the room for your things.
Is there a female-only dorm?
Yes. Travelogue Guesthouse has a female-only dormitory with keycard access and small lockers in the room. It is the same bunks and the same curtains as the mixed dorm, in a room that only female guests can enter.
Do the beds have privacy curtains?
Yes, every bunk in the dormitories has a privacy curtain, a reading light and a socket.
Are there lockers?
Yes. Travelogue Guesthouse has large lockers in the common area and the corridor, big enough for luggage, and the female dormitory also has small lockers in the room. Bring your own padlock.
Do you have private rooms?
Yes, two. The superior room has a bathroom of its own and the deluxe room uses the shared ones. Both come with towels and free WiFi.
What are the bathrooms like?
There are shared bathrooms on every floor, with hot water around the clock, and about fifteen showers and fifteen toilets. Guests in the female dormitory also have toilets for women only. The superior room and the family room each have a bathroom of their own.
Is Travelogue Guesthouse clean?
The shared toilets are checked every two hours, and guests bring it up in their reviews. One on Google: “Very cool hostel in the heart of Bukit Bintang. The price is very fair, its clean, and the staff is lovely.”
Can a group stay together?
Yes, there is a group room for friends and families who would rather not be split across the building. Message reception before you book and they will tell you what is free.
Staying here
Is there free WiFi?
Yes, free WiFi throughout Travelogue Guesthouse.
Is there somewhere to do laundry?
Yes. Travelogue Guesthouse has washers and dryers for guests. They are paid per use, and detergent is sold separately.
Is there a coffee shop?
Yes. The Rooms by Cafe TNC is a coffee house in the common area at Travelogue Guesthouse, run separately from the hostel. Coffee is RM 5 to RM 17, paid for at the counter.
What time is check in and check out?
Check in is from 2pm and check out is by noon. Reception is upstairs and somebody is there through the day and the evening. If your flight lands early, leave your bag with us and go out.
Can I leave my luggage after checking out?
Yes. Leave it at reception and collect it before you go. Guests on a late flight do this most days.
Activities and people
Do I need to book the activities?
No. Every activity at Travelogue Guesthouse is free to join and nothing needs booking. The week is written on the board beside reception, and you turn up in the common area a few minutes before the time on it.
Is Travelogue Guesthouse good for solo travellers?
That is most of who stays here. Nothing has to be arranged in advance and nobody signs up in pairs: there is a walk or a dinner on most days, and turning up in the common area is the whole of it.
How do I book a bed?
Through the booking button on this site, which goes to the hostel’s own booking page, or message reception on WhatsApp and they will sort it out.
