“How much to stay at an old rickety house with no beach front” I exclaim, “are you sure it’s worth it?”
Well the day after Valentine’s Day, we decided to treat ourselves and stay at an upscale resort called the Bon Ton. We could only get one night booking and have to re-arrange our schedule to fit it in. However, after many days looking longingly into fancy resorts while staying in “budget” accommodations, we were pretty sure of our decision and was eagerly anticipating some luxury of our own.
The resort consists of only seven traditional Malay houses, found all over Malaysia and transported to the site and restored. Traditional on the outside and contemporary on the inside, the rooms has an outdoor bathroom with a cedar bathtub, a shower that drains through the deck, and a toilet with an uninterrupted view of the night sky. While we thought that the place might be full of suits and blue hair, it turned out to be friendly and homely with young couples and families. The owner is Australian and has a home for stray cats adjacent to the property. These cats also has the run of the place and are fed and cared for by the staff, who also went to great extent to make the sure the guests are happy and feel at home. The resort has an excellent fusion restaurant with some of the best food we had in Malaysia, or anywhere for that matter. During our stay, they were in the midst of an expansion with similar theme but would more than double their capacity for guests, and quite possibly for cats also.
The blue house to the left, named the Blue Ginger, is the one we stayed in. It is the smallest and least expensive. The dinner above is a Baba Nonya sampler consisting of seven dishes served on a banana leaf.
(Guest blogger)
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“a toilet with an uninterrupted view of the night sky” — Nice ! Can count the stars while waiting for the … =P
Good to see your blog again. I tot no more blogging after u went back to Melbourne.
Hi Yinyoon !!
Thanks for visiting and patiently waiting for new post
Hee hee…I was so busy and exhausted with work in Melbourne and also don’t have internet at home, so i really did not have time to update my blog.
This post is written by my boyfriend
Well, we travelled in Malaysia together, he said he will help me to update some of our travel experiences in Malaysia.
If you pay more attention, you will find that his English is much better than mine
Enjoy reading my boyfriend’s writing
wow.. and your Valentines’ Day is ONE MONTH long.. hahahaha!!
Hee hee…..right right, lucky me who has one month long of Valentine
Well, work like a cow in Melbourne, really too exhausted to do anything after work. Really admire you who is still updating your blog daily without fail !!
Hahahha … now that you mentioned it, the way things are explained are indeed different.
Too long never read your blog liao.
Hi Xue Fen,
Actually, I stayed in a chalet which has “a toilet with an uninterrupted view of the night sky” in Bali too. The problem is they put 4 chalets together and all the toilets are just next to each other, so you can actually hear what’s happening next door, so you tend to refrain from ‘making noise’ … I’ll just skip the details.
The photos look really nice, and the place looks very cozy. How I wish I could have my holidays now…
And happy birthday to you.
Hi Yinyoon,
Hee hee…..yeah, it has been too long I have not had the time to write blog liao
Hey Pok Pok !!!
Hee hee….I don’t want to know the details too 
Great to see you here !!
Uninterruoted view but can hear the noise next door…umm….not too good lah
Thanks for the birthday wishes !
Hope you will have your holiday soon again!
nice nice place ya
Yeah, I really really like it