The Happy 8 Retreat @ Kuala Sepetang

10/10

Exceptional

22 Nov 2024

Dorothyjean

Charming hotel

I loved the look of the hotel, it was very artsy. The rooms and hallways were hand painted & signed by the artist. Theres a working fish export business downstairs & a seafood restaurant upstairs. It's got a lot going on but it still feels quiet. The fish boats something operate during the night, so it can get a little noisy and smelly but that's living & working in a fishing village. The bed was firm but comfy and I had a great view of the lake and could watch the fishermen work from my balcony. The one lady on staff during my stay was fabulous; kind, friendly and super helpful. There's not a lot of english spoken in the area, even compared to Taiping.

Self

8/10

Excellent

01 Nov 2023

Kian Wah

genrally good

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jun 2022

Libby

Room with sunset view , great exploration surrounding and restaurant just downstairs. Just that need to walk three floors up and not suitable to bring young children cause quite dangerous to walk up three floors.

Leisure Family_with_children

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2021

Verified traveler

Good.. however no wifi or tv available. Furthermore hotel need to tell guest about weather/sesdonal conditions for vehicles safety.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

03 Oct 2020

Lisa

There was no one at the reception when we arrived. Need to call the person in charge for check in then they will come to attend you. The room and environment are good.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

13 Sep 2020

Verified traveler

Sound proofing 1*
If u choose a balcony, like us.... Be prepared for no sleep.
Sound from boats' engines will wake you as early as 4am and this goes on non stop.
But the plus points more than outway the sound problem.
Decor 4*
Linen 4*
Cleanliness 4*
Location is superb. 5*
Everything u wanna do at Kuala Sepetang is nearby.

Leisure Friends

4/10

Poor

07 Mar 2020

Verified traveler

My booking package which I paid is with breakfast but the end there is no breakfast provide and serve

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

27 Jan 2020

Verified traveler

Hotel yang kurang menarik, bising dan harga mahal

Friends_and_family Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jan 2020

KP

The hotel is most artsy meaning it's decorated like a boutique hotel, very creative & pleasant. It's right by the riverside & the view is a sight to behold. Departure jetty points are closeby. Restaurants are plenty with one Chinese food restaurant right in the hotel itself. There are many things to like about this hotel. Perhaps a night staff on duty might help. Parking spaces for cars are limited.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jan 2020

Geetha

0verall good but mosquitoes. Also no proper rack to hang clothes or wet towels.

Friends_and_family Friends

6/10

Pleasant

03 Apr 2019

Ahmad

For Backpackers only

Not a place for family stay.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

17 Mar 2019

Verified traveler

I love it...will come again

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

20 Dec 2018

Verified traveler

Many people think the fish smell is off-putting but the fish is fresh fish smell to me, not like those supermarket fishy smell and not stale fish smell so I’m alright with it. Water provided is their own boiled water, so if you prefer, buy your own bottled water. Breakfast is simple sandwich but it’s good enough for us.

10/10

Exceptional

05 Dec 2018

Adeline

Enjoyable

Interesting deco by using all beautiful wooden block for the furniture. Cozy ambience with nice cooling balcony. Great value.

Family

6/10

Pleasant

23 Nov 2018

Sim Fong

Good value for money seafood & nice scenery from hotel but too bad the fireflies are diminishing

Family

8/10

Excellent

10 Nov 2018

Naidu

Only hotel in the area. Got to climb steep staircase unless u get the ground floor rooms

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2018

Verified traveler

Good

The uncle is so helpfull ie know what to do eventhough we check out very early in the morning.

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2018

ENG HENG

Good stay

Very nice hotel and love it. But not drink or coffee at room which I expect hotel to provide it

Family

6/10

Pleasant

19 Sep 2018

GOH

OVERALL OK.
HOWEVER TOO NOISY TO STAY. CAN HEAR PEOPLE TALKING AND RUNNING INSIDE THE ROOM.
FURTHERMORE, 3RD FLOOR POWER CUT FREQUENTLY AT NIGH,

4/10

Poor

26 Aug 2018

Est

its dusty and dirty, maintenance was not well keep and its not old folk friendly.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Aug 2018

HanJin

Friendly staff

We arrived late (730pm) & staff were no longer there (check in till 7pm). But they return back again at 845pm to assist us for the late check in.
Room (sea view) is clean & tidy. Poor isolation for noise & smell. You wont have a good night sleep as due to boating noise from the sea. Smell of smog from nearby charcoal factory leaks into the room.

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jul 2018

YeongHean

Hi,
I was visiting Sepetang for the 1st time with my family earlier (14&15th of July), and stayed at your hotel for a night. While we were really mesmerized by the design of you hotel, we were disappointed by some of the events that happened during our stay.
1) Water disruption on 15th of July which lasted till we checked out causing inconveniences (can't take bath, can't flush the toilet etc)
2) Our package was suppose to come with breakfast but there were none.
3) The access card quality is bad (very thin), when we accidentally break it, we were asked to pay RM50. The replacement card given were the thicker one.
4) Room WIFI is not working, there were signal but we were unable to access (error : access unauthorized).
These were some setbacks to an otherwise nice, relaxing holiday.

8/10

Excellent

21 Jun 2018

Kat

Exactly in the middle of the village

Rooms were clean and proper. Design was unique as well. Would be even more satisfied if noise filtering was better. I can literally hear the a lot of noises. The hotel has no elevator therefore, if it is inconvenient for you to climb the stairs, then this is not the place to go to. The steps up to the hotel rooms were uneven as well (small & big steps when alighting through 1st floor) therefore causing inconvenience to old people to climb those stairs

4/10

Poor

18 Jun 2018

SU

RM400++ unworthy to stay cos overall was quite disappointed

8/10

Excellent

17 Jun 2018

Willie

Unique Hotel Stay

Apart from a good stay,the hotel is unique with the wooden structured building n painting of nature found around Sepetang.Situated by the river gave a relaxing feel n refreshing.Room is well equiped even with fan besides air condition. Well decorated set up.Staff are friendly n helpful.Quiet surrounding with kopitiam,tour agency n restuarants just there.A short 500m walk to centre where locals do marketing n have their meals.Will go back again to Kuala Sepetang n Happy 8 Retreat Hotel.Thanks for the enjoying experience !

2/10

Poor

21 Apr 2018

Eznil Anaz

I didnt check in.

Ive called expedia asking for a cancellation. However the call was disconnected. The place looks scary from the outside with lots of dogs, strange looking china men.

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2018

Jotan

PROS:
- closer to nature
- nice view on eagle flying around the mangrove if staying in room with river view
- close to harbour (for boat trip to firefly)
- close by to most of the seafood restaurant

CONS:
- spider web can be seen mostly on all corner of the room..

Family

6/10

Pleasant

26 Mar 2018

Jennifer

Hotel room

Pillow sheet, blanket and bed sheet not clean (feel not change) due to blood mark, feel disgusting. Head light got spider web, TV channel can't receive in clear condition.

8/10

Excellent

23 Mar 2018

Verified traveler

Historical village

A historical fishing village, great location. Only the boat engine noise

Family

4/10

Poor

19 Feb 2018

Adam

Very noisy

Can hear people talking at another room. The bed very hard

8/10

Excellent

02 Jan 2018

Verified traveler

A well located unique boutique hotel.

Excellent location overlooking the jetty. Nice view of the river. But acoustic insulation is not good due to the use of wooden plank floor and probably the partition. Rooms are all on either 2nd or 3rd floor, with good but relatively steep stairs. Not recommended for those using wheel chairs or have difficulty climbing stairs.

Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Dec 2017

msharith

Perfect getaway from the normal hotel in the city

Love the idle of doing nothing but enjoying the scenic view, watching the fishermen labor day’s catch and walking by the streets in the ‘cowboy’ town nearby.

8/10

Excellent

05 Dec 2017

cindy

Eco hotel looking at mangrove and egrets

Most items in room are made of wood including wash basin. Can sit at the balcony and watch the birds. only setback is it is hot in the afternoon.

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jun 2017

Verified traveler

Too noisy

too noisy if you are staying on the second floor. Will recommend to stay on the third floor.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 May 2017

Loo

Amazing places to stay

The places is amazing. Working day is noisy because of the fishing boat. I'm staying the family suit, my kids are enjoy with the upper deck bed very much. The hotel staircase is not suitable for the children below 3 and also old people. Recommend take breakfast at outside.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

24 Apr 2017

HOH

Yin

Nice view, great location, nice and creative interior design, staffs are so helpful and friendly.

Family

4/10

Poor

14 Apr 2017

SH Pang

The hotel just beside the jetty at the river bank.

2 storey wooden small hotel on top of the sea food restaurant, plywood partition between room n bath room, corridor and room designed in dark blue and lighting are too dim, the wooden staircase are too incline，very poor wifi no connection at all.
Short stay for a overnight will be ok but the room rate are overvalue with this standard of room.

8/10

Excellent

21 Dec 2016

Heida

Very convenient and close to jetty for river cruise and fireflies outing

8/10

Excellent

08 Nov 2016

Verified traveler

Good place for family relax

The stay are greats
Staff are very friendly

Family

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2016

Verified traveler

Wonderful stay

The hotel was marvellous. Staffs were friendly, room was awesome. We loved everything of this hotel.

Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Jun 2016

Heng

Nice views hotel in Kuala Sepetang.

Need to update existing room wifi & some facility like video game & etc.

4/10

Poor

22 Nov 2014

NEO

Hotel without signboard and logo

No lifts available no proper parking lot. No signboard for direction too late to start a breakfast at 9:00am

4/10

Poor

03 Sep 2014

LT

Not worth for your money

The exterior and interior design of the guest house are very interesting, it is good snap a photos of few. When we first arrived there, the guest house were hardly located. The reason is because it built on the restaurant without a proper entrance. Even worst when you reach the door step, you might still guessing if I am in the correct place or not, their front desk not even standing up to open the security door for you. When we talk about sleep quality, facility and cleanliness, it really let me down. Bed is not clean enough with a smelly pillow. Noise from the surrounding environment especially the artificial birdsong is playing 24/7 at the bird nest farm are so unacceptable to me. Breakfast is not a buffet and it was cold when it serves.Foot of mine not feeling well when stepping on the dust floor. Overall, not a well designed guest house.

6/10

Pleasant

14 Aug 2014

chrisdai

Fishing Village Holiday Vacation

It's interesting and new idea staying in fishing village, I can enjoy the fisherman's life. The room soundproof is poor, the breakfast is poor, overall I think is still new. Location of the hotel is good, right beside the jetty that can organize fireflies tour. Foodwise around the town is good and cheap. Nearby you can visit charcoal factory, Ngah Ibrahim Mansion, mangrove forest reserve and enjoy local seafood. Good for 2n1d getaway for cityfolks. Try to book room with view, although the price is consider high for this. Personally I think is overprice. There are rooms without view, so please check which room you are getting to avoid dissapointment.

4/10

Poor

03 Aug 2014

Hans

Charcoal Room

Paid RM540 for a tiny room without usable window. Room partitioned with timber panels without any sound insulation. Noise from room can be heard everywhere. There was a 2.5 hours power failure from 12am to 2:30am in the whole Sepetang village, which disrupted my sleep.The only plus side was the breakfast that came with the package deal.

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2025

Mohd Rashidi

Bilik 2 orang tingkat satu, dua, dan family room

Saya booking mengejut untuk tidur satu malam , Tempat hotel di dalam sedikit..overall semua ok tapi untuk warga emas agak susah kerana tiada lift dan tangga agak tinggi untuk naik. Bilik bawah(2 orang) ada tetapi agak sempit.. tetapi bilik atas luas dan selesa terutamanya family room..cuma untuk family room angin aircond tak sampai ke katil bahagian atas tetapi kalau tidak menggunakan selimut masih ok..design dia sgt menarik dan unique cuma satu kelemahan ialah tilamnya agak keras dan kejung tapi untuk satu malam ok la

Friends_and_family Family

2/10

Poor

05 Feb 2019

Joo-Tiat

櫃台只有早上11點到晚上7點才有服務人員，訂了有早餐的房型，早上到餐廳完全沒人。退房時，還要等到服務人員來上班才找得到人，尋問了櫃台人員，我訂房是有預定早餐的，為什麼餐廳沒早餐？服務人員很不耐煩的回答說，我們是沒早餐的，如果有問題請你自己問Hotels.com 。快三千台幣一晚的價格，這樣的房間和服務完全不值得

Family

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2018

Wen-Ni

The hotel's location map is WRONG at Hotel.com！Please use the google map search result.

Friends

8/10

Excellent

19 Mar 2018

Juliana

Pleasant stay

Went with my children, the girls enjoyed the room, loves the art in the hotel and rooms the view from the room was amazing as we stayed at the 3rd floor with seaview, its a family room and the hotel is nearby famous seafood restaurant, one is linked to the hotel another is 1 min walk away, so convenient, it was raining the day we arrive, all we need to do is to walk up for dinner. In summary, we had a relaxing vacation.