Mutiara Taman Negara

Food is bad despite the high price especially the buffet food. Rather cross the river for food which is cheaper and better

The chalets are situated in rainforest which provides excellent birdwatching, the reason for our visit. However, the chalets were disappointing. The first chalet we were given had no running water and when we asked the reception staff for an alternative chalet, they said we couldn't have one! I asked to speak to the duty manager who moved us to another chalet straight away. However, they appear to have taken our desire for a shower rather literally as when it rained in the night we got soaked in our beds as the rain came through the roof.

Stayed for 3 nights, we needed a base to explore the national park. Located right at the entrance of the park the resort is perfect to enjoy nature. On the negative side, the bungalows are dark, smell like “old resort”, there is no remote control for the AC (split unit) and it’s either freezing with the AC on or sweating with it off. I do understand you are “in the nature” but that’s no reason to be negligent of the wooden walls of the bungalows: have big spaces between the planks, insects coming in through these cracks, spiderwebs in the space between the window and the insect web. If I were to go to Taman Negara again, i’d Try the motels/bed&breakfast across the river. They cost a fraction of the price of Mutiara and were very animated , young westerner groups mingling with the locals. Food at Mutiara: the buffet ( we had half board) was way below expectations :(