Long story short, one of the staff members exposed himself to me as we drove to the train station. The ride was through a rural area around 6:15 AM. He tried to excuse it but it was a long ride with him fully exposed. It could have been very terrifying and have ended quite badly had I not been able... More

Kota Bharu is usually considered a stop over place for other destinations, such as the Perhentian islands, however, if you stay over for a couple of days, I would recommend this little hostel. It is run by 2 young friendly fellows who are open to explain you the different attractions of the place and discuss about the culture and customs... More

Stayed three nights while nursing a cold before going to perhentians. Stayed in a/c room with shared bathroom. The room was fairly clean, but we opted to use our own silk sacks for bedding. The a/c unit struggled to work but kept the room just cool enough. The common bathrooms are a disaster - grotty, overused and undercleaned (any dirtier... More

I stayed at Cerana 2 nights and was not very pleased with the guesthouse and staff. Room is quite compact and dark, view is not really noice (see picture enclosed). There were some tape everywhere to fix broken things in the room. We had a bathroom enclosed, which was clean at least. It was very small and sink was outside... More

We stayed in this guesthouse on our way to pulau perhentians for 1 night. It was quite difficult to look for good places as the lonely planet said not too much about hostels in Kota Bharu. The staff was very friendly. They offered us a taxi ride from Kota Bhara to Kota Besut from where you can take a boat... More

I went to Kota Bharu with my hubby just before we went to Pulau Perhentian. We chose to stay at Cerana Guesthouse since the room price is much cheaper (RM25) compared to hotels. We didn't expect much on the guesthouse. However, we were surprised that the room was clean, although it is not as beautiful as hotel room. There are... More

I love finding places like this when I'm traveling: an unknown guest house in a central location with friendly & interesting staff. I had heard about Cerana Guest House while talking with Malaysians on Long Beach, Perhentian Islands. They handed me a Cerana flyer and said its the best place to stay in Kota Bharu, and all the locals on... More