The Marian Boutique Lodging House

Worst hotel stay that i have experienced. |Horrible attitude of the staffs especially one housekeeping staff whom i asked for a napkin when having breakfast; she slammed the napkin on the table and gave me a murderous look. Good lord. Saw a bunch of house keeping staffs eating durian too upon my stay. Holy cow. |The only good staff with a right attitude was a waitress who was wearing a hijab. It was raining heavily when me and family finished our dinner at the Cafe and she offered us an umbrella to use to go to our room. Sad to say this hotel does not offer anythg special to guests. They are not warm at all nor do they offer any smile to their guests. I do not feel welcome at all. |So very disappointed as i have always wanted to stay here for a long time .

I arrived in a downpour and it was clear reception was not interested whatsoever in showing me to my room. It was dark and there were tons of stairs and a gate and more stairs on this sprawling property so I was literally stumbling in the dark and rain heaving luggage up stairs and more stairs until I finally located my room, which was quite lovely. Breakfast would have been OK--just toast, which is fine--but the butter tasted rancid, the jam looked strange. I didn't have the peanut butter. There's a large water jug for refilling your bottle with filtered water, which is a bonus. Pool itself is nice, but loungers are wooden and there are no pillows or cushioning, or umbrellas or any kind of shade; that could be improved. Overall, it's a really lovely little manor house steeped in character and history.

Noisiest place - traffic and 'local' street noise exacerbated by single glazing, louvers and open ceiling eaves. Locked out of our room twice by cleaners who hadn't done much more than swap two towels for one, or none... which meant hoping the reception guy would be there after going back out and down the steps. Breakfast was toast, butter, jam, peanut butter - make it yourself, & pot coffee or tea (warm). It gets a two from us because the pool was nice (but closed at 7.00pm) and the air conditioner worked. Good reviews on this place are mostly by 'local guides'. Should be priced as for a cheap backpacker dormitory. I recommend the area around Denis' Diner where the scrambled eggs are awesome - you can walk or Grab down into the nightlife and mall if you want to, coffee is correct and excellent at 18 Degrees Cafe if Denis' 'fresh pot' won't do it for you ;D

I liked that this place was a bit different, and full of history. Don't go expecting a 5 star resort though. It's rough around the edges, but that's part of the charm. Only issue is what we thought was a nightclub, but turned out to be a burger joint across the road that blasts music until 2am. Not the Marian's fault, but really impacted our sleep.

We stayed for 10 nights during Sarawak Regatta. The wall & wood floor were very thin. You can actually hear people movement & walking above your room. Can't have quality sleep until we requested to change room opposite the swimming pool. Thank goodness it was a good decision, the floor was solid cement & so peaceful at night. But occasionally, I still can hear the sound of cars driving by the main road. There are not enough hangers to hang out clothings. No TV also, but it's ok. Breakfast was simple toast & cereal and also adequate. It is not meant for elderly people as they have to climb several stairs to reach the rooms.

This hotel is so beautiful. The aesthetic is pleasing with old colonial charms. Wooden floor , ceiling, remnants of days gone by. Loved to sit in the evening by the pool or at common places. The people were so nice and helpful.

The places itself was so simple and so clean. The room so spacious and comfortable . Air conditioning so good. I'm so happy and way much cheaper. Worth every penny I spend.

Perfect location, close to the river and there’s so many cool and good restaurants nearby. There’s even a restaurant within the lodge that was pretty good. The pool is a welcome addition for the hot humid weather. The lodge is very cool with an historic feel to it thanks to the traditional building structure, with lot of cool paraphernalia, but the rooms are modern, clean and tidy with good aircon and showers.