Knight Alley Hotel

Booked into Knight Alley for a couple of nights when in Taiping. Location was very good & near the Larut Matang Hawker Centre with many food stalls. The guesthouse has 6 parking spots, three on the front & three on the side of the convenience store. Staff were very helpful & clearly explained everything at check-in & showed us to our room. The decor of the whole place is quite quirky & cutesy like apartments in Korean dramas. There is a common area & kitchen on our floor (we assume every floor). A water cooler was very welcome. There was a laundry on the ground level which could be used. There were little bottles of mineral water at reception which people could help themselves to but with the water coolers around, perhaps they should remove this to be greener? There was a vending machine & snacks on sale, like pot noodles. There were also prayer mats. They seem to have thought of everything! The room itself was very spacious & though there wasn't any storage space, there were quite a few hooks to hang things on. The toilet is on the side of the street so glass is glazed & that's where the windows are. Some negatives about Knight Alley: - Very loud trickling sound into the drainage pipe when the sink is used. Worse than when we were showering.  - No sound proofing so you can hear neighbours esp when they are in the bathroom. - Shaky glass window panels which form the exterior wall; a bit dangerous if one were to slip & fall & hit the panel. - There was no soap at the sink - Flush button would get stuck & has to be released to stop the water from continuously flowing - As the shower & toilet are not separated, the floor gets wet after a shower - There was no TV in the room - Separate front door has to be used when the reception is un-manned from 11pm till 7am but it is stiff & doesn't close properly. We liked the location of Knight Alley & the staff were really nice. There was a farewell gift at the end of a note & a badge/pin which was a nice touch. It was really busy when we were there, with many guests, so it's obvious it's a popular place to stay. Overall, we liked our stay at Knight Alley. It felt homey & cosy & we had good nights' sleep there. A few things could be improved for the safety & security of the guests, though. This would make it a much better guesthouse.