Brunei-Muara Holiday Packages

The number Wotif gave did not enable me to contact the hotel to ensure the bus met me - which it didn't. So I had to take the public bus and then walk the relatively short distance to the hotel. (The taxi was $25 and the bus $1 but as there is no 'concierge' at the airport I had to rely on local advice.) So not a good start. But when I did get to the hotel the staff were great (although strangely they said their booking had come through Expedia not Wotif). It was not mentioned on the website, but for each day you stay you get a free tour. Because of the bus mix up they gave me an extra one. However, some of these tours are to places only walking distance away but the ones I took (more distant) nonetheless they were useful - and free. The hotel is 5-6 floors but seemingly only had a handful of guests. It is still in fair shape but its best days are behind it. The room was quite adequate - the hot water and a/c worked but the carpet needed a vacuum. Overall I thought was - by expensive Brunei standards - pretty good value. On BSB generally, it is a bit of a weird place - for Asia anyway. Hardly any people in BSB city (although Gadong was a bit busier, uglier and more 'normal'). It is really clean with the sparse traffic really orderly. It is strongly Islamic e.g. no smoking in public and cigarette sales are banned, some signs only in Arabic even though the official language is Malay. And it is really expensive by Asian standards - on a par with Australian prices.

Very basic but nice hotel with friendly staff and shuttle service.

Great breakfast, friendly, helpful staff. Centrally located hotel walking distance to shops, museum and atms

Modern hotel with very reasonably priced restaurant. Breakfast basic but adequate. Great central location. Gave us free late check out till 4.00 pm

central location in close proximity to a number of commercial retail bathroom is dated and unsafe especially for senior people, who may slip easily in the shower facility and/or because of uneven tiling.