1825 Gallery Hotel

The deco and the concept.

Didn't have fridge in the room, the bathtub is plastic material.

Nice heritage building, very well located by the river.

Check-in experience mostly involved signing up to a long list of rules and charges for breaking them (e.g. late check-out fees; room damage deposit; 100 MYR if you're unlucky enough to lose the card for your room). I had made the mistake of booking a room without a window - my fault for booking it, but it was badly lit and quite depressing. The outdoor space was unusable, being located next to an extremely smelly drain - not the hotel's fault (and maybe a temporary issue?) but really meant it was impossible to spend time there. Staff came across as patronising and insincere. Even though I couldn't get a refund for cancellation, I left after one night and went to stay somewhere else.

The location was good. We walked to everywhere and also it was nice and quiet in the room.

The cafe was not open on Tuesday the day we arrived but it looked empty on Wednesday too. Would have been nice to be able to relax at the bar. We had window that overlooked an alley. Not great.