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Is Tunehotel Really the Cheapest Hotel To Stay in Kuala Lumpur?

At first I was a bit sceptic about the offer. At RM9.99 per night, I hardly think they will be making any money running the hotel business. Say that they have 100 rooms, so that works out at RM999 per night or XXX per month.

COMPARATIVE STUDY

Had a chance to stay at both hotels. They are both new and are brightly coloured. I compare the rates for check-in on 12 August 2008 and check-out on 13 August 2008 (both are weekdays)

Cititel Express:

1. You need to book online to get their best rate of RM 98 per night or RM 108 including breakfast.
2. Classy room complete with ASTRO, hot shower, free air conditioned and wardrobe.
3. Big enough room for you to move around.
4. Room service available
5. You feel like staying in a 5-star hotel minus the fancy restaurants, clubs and swimming pool.
6. Cancellations will be refunded fully provided you do it 48-hours before check-in.
7. For more info of what you will be getting or not, you can go to their FAQ page here.

>> Book Here

Tunehotels:

1. RM9.99 - you can hardly get this rate! The best rate that I got was RM 47.00 + RM 10 (admin fee) = RM57.00
2. No TV, so it will bore you out of your mind after a few minutes in the room. You just have to go out! The room is only meant for you to sleep.
3. No air-con, you can activate the air-con using a prepaid card that you can obtain at the counter. But they have a ceiling fan in every room.
4. Room is very small and fee stuffy at times.
5. No room service available so you have to bring your own iron!
6. No breakfast given but there is a shop that sells food on the ground floor.
7. Reminders:

• You can make cancellations 48 hours before check-in but cancellation charge will be debited to your account.
• No refunds made on cancellation, instead your money will be held in their account for future bookings with the hotel. This is why they require to register during booking so that they can keep track of your profile.

>> Book Here

VERDICT:

I wouldn’t mind staying in Cititel Express for extra bucks. I like to relax and watch tv at the same time. But if you are in KL for a tour visit and don’t intend to stay in your hotel room for long, your better option is Tunehotel. But the later you book it, the higher the rate (applies to both hotels as the booking is done online). Also you can only get the rate stated above for Cititel Express if you book online. If you book through phone or walk-in the rate is almost double.

In terms of parking space, only Cititel offers parking space (limited). But if you are happy with outside parking space can help, you can still count onTunehotel as there are plenty of spaces around the area. Cititel is located in Chow Kit area of Kuala Lumpur, so you can’t expect or would want to park your car outside.

Of course there are other budget hotels in Kuala Lumpur with fixed price. Some of the options below RM100 nett are:

• SELESA INN (1 star) - old looking hotel in front of MAJU JUNCTION 03-26948589