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Topic History of: arrived in CH
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| Alice |
I like the place "Cameronion Inn". It gave me the feeling of very comfortable and free. And I like the homemade scones and pancakes.
Anyway, I'm not so familiar with the acommodation in Cameron Highland. Actually, i would be glad to know if anyone can let me know more acommodation at CH with not so high of the cost ( Below RM100). |
| Jimmy |
Hi, just like to share my stay at CH.
Well, my college sent me to Brinchang for the all-expense paid 4D3N Journalism & Photography Course at Rosa Pasadena early this month.
Never been to CH before, I asked my brother-in-law for the route leading up to CH, as my beautiful sister-in-law is from CH(Ringlet).
College foots the mileage claim, so i drove my pick-up truck up there.
I went up the CH from Tapah-Ringlet-Tanah Rata-Brinchang.
I was amazed by the sight of so many Land-Rovers all over this highlands.
My stay at Rosa Pasadena was sweet, it was at the middle of Brinchang town, my room overlooks the view over the town.
Most of the time, during the course I could not hlep but to observe the life going around this Brinchang town (the course was conducted at the topmost level of the hotel).
Second surprise is thre is no a/c, but hey, you don't need a/c in CH!.
Shower without heated water is nearly impossible, as I found out.
During the lecture breaks, I strolled the Brinchang town to savour the cool, fresh air, and it gets better when it rains.
For the assignment, we tracked to Sg. Ruil Orang Asli Settlement and managed to shoot a few photos and wrote some stories about the people there.
On my way home, I used the new highway, which leads from Brinchang-Kea Farm-Simpang Pulai route.
Bought some strawberreies too, at Tanah Rata.
To sum it all, I fell in love with CH!  |
| christine |
Just to add to my story: I visited the mossy forest and rafflesia. Unfortunately I don't remember on what day exactly, it must have been one of the last days. On one of the last days I ran into someone who specialized on deep forest tours.
I haven't visited the Semai tribe yet, will do next time. One of the locals provided information on orchids and other species in danger....Til the next journey because it will be a story on its own |
| Jeremy |
Christine wrote:
I am really happy at Bala and I got everything I wanted. No, next to me there was a big Malaysian family and they were happy and not treated any differently than Mat Sallehs. Another Chinese Malaysian family gave me a lift and they were treated well either. Just the standard rooms were cramped like kampung houses and no cupboard, I asked for a suite for RM 150,-. The bathroom is also a kampung bathroom with no shower cabin and long bath. So the bathroom will be wet and unpleasant for me when I want to go to the toilet. I wouldnt recommend anything below Raffles Suite at Bala's unless you're a single person with minimum luggage like many Mat Sallehs.
The Bala family took over the whole chalet and bought out Mr.Blumbach. I have the impression that they are rather stressed than racist. Of course they are proud of having studied in England and urge their children to speak English. Many people here in CH don't speak English very well but it is good for my Malay practise. They are totally understaffed, most of them are foreign workers who don't speak English very well. In a small hotel everybody is responsible for everything. The maintenance man has to do reception and sometimes as a waiter, the housekeeping manager has to do reception and very often clean the room by
herself.
The house and rooms are superclean, they do nothing than just cleaning the house and grooming the garden.The nicest person in the hotel is the gardener when I may admit. It is also in walking distance but the traffic is heavy and the roads narrow and winding and can be dangerous at night. Bala offers shuttle service at certain times but when I call them they will come at any time
I found FAther's Guesthouse truly racists. The majority of the guests are Anglo-Saxon i.e Australia, Ireland and UK. The whole program is geared towards Anglos and even germans and other Mat Sallehs are made to feel unwelcome. I met nice French people with whom I went on several tours, among other Palas Tea plantation and Gunung brinchang. They stay at FAther's and not treated very well, there is a clear difference and I would not mention how Asians would be treated.
Greetings, I am from Penang and for the last 7 years or so I've been heading down to Cameron Highlands twice a year. I love going to the Father's Guesthouse coz the staff there and people in general are really cool. I've stayed at the Cameronian Inn, Daniel's Guesthouse and Father's Guesthouse. I love the Cameronian and Father's because of the people there. I highly recommend either Cameronian Inn and Father's.
FathersGuesthouse.com |
| christine |
Do you have a map of KL? You can reach central station by monorail. Go to any of the monorail stations and simply ask the staff for info. Puduraya station(I don't know the phone no.) is near the end of Jalan Bukit Bintang. You can view Istari's very good thread on bus timetables for CH. He(she) also provided taxi fares from Tapah(train station) to Tanah Rata. Take the express bus from Kurnia Bistari, more expensive by 4 Rm(?) and leaves about midday. From Ch unfortunately 8.00am. Train is slightly more expensive than bus but safer IMO
When you're interested in farms and cooler climate, pls go for Equatorial, located in the middle of Kea Farm. When you are Malaysian or Singaporean, or foreigner who is a resident of the 2 countries you get a special discount. Equatorial is the highest point and thus the coolest |
| Aimees |
 Wow, very helpful info as I'd be going that way too this September. May I ask a couple of questions?
Where in KL is the train station? What's the comparison between bus and train in terms of: travel time and fare, etc.
From what I've gathered in my many researches, I think I'm falling in love with Brinchang. What do you thank having been there? You see I only have 2 days to spare in all of Cameron so I'm thinking of the better place (Brinchang or Tanah Rata) so the farms and tea plantations will be more accesible. And I want to be where it is coldest at any given time. IS that in Brinchang?
Where of the two areas can I find good budget accommodation? Own bathroom is a must.
Thanks in advance. Happy travels forever! |
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