Social spaces
A common area with beanbags and a yellow carpet where people sit on the floor, and a photograph wall of everyone who has been through it.
Travelling alone
A Social Hostel for Solo Travellers in Kuala Lumpur
You will not have to eat dinner on your own unless you want to. There is something on most days, it is free, and nothing has to be arranged before you arrive.
Why here
Seven reasons it works on your own
None of this needs a travel companion, and none of it needs planning before you land.
The rooftop
Games night up there every week at nine, and the city on three sides of you while you play.
Something on most days
Free to join, nothing to book. Batu Caves, the Petronas Twin Towers at twilight, Chinatown, Thean Hou Temple and the Jalan Alor food walk.
Dorm rooms
Bunks with a privacy curtain, a reading light and a charging point of your own, keycard access on the room and a locker for every bed.
A female-only dorm
The same bunks and the same curtains, in a room only female guests can enter, with keycard access and a locker for every bed.
Central location
On Jalan Bukit Bintang, with the MRT on the same street and Jalan Alor, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and the bars on Changkat a short walk away.
People to meet
The guest WhatsApp group carries the week, and every walk leaves from the common area. Nobody signs up in pairs.
The week
This is a real timetable
Not a promise of a social atmosphere. An actual board, rewritten by hand beside reception, with times on it.
Guests
Two of them, in their own words
Both arrived on their own. All the reviews are on their own page.
I had the chance to volunteer at this hotel for 3 weeks, and honestly, it became one of the best hostel experiences I’ve ever had.
Staff were friendly and I would highly recommend if you’re staying in KL and want an accom with an atmosphere (but not party orientated).
FAQ
Asked by people booking on their own
The four that come up most often.
Is Travelogue Guesthouse good for solo travellers?
That is most of who stays here. There is a walk or a dinner on most days, all of it free to join, and turning up in the common area a few minutes before is the whole of the arrangement.
Will I have to organise anything in advance?
No. Nothing needs booking and nobody signs up in pairs. The week is written on the board beside reception and reminders go out in the guest WhatsApp group.
Is there a female-only dorm at Travelogue Guesthouse?
Yes, with keycard access and a locker for every bed. It has the same bunks, privacy curtains and reading lights as the mixed dormitory.
What if I would rather have a quiet night?
Then have one. The common area is downstairs from the beds, the activities are optional, and the private rooms have a door that closes and a bathroom of their own.
