Marco Polo's

Kuching


A well-run, comfortable place with a breezy verandah and a cosy living room. The breakfast of fresh fruit, banana fritters and muffins out on the verandah is a hit. Only some rooms have windows. Owner Sam is happy to give travel advice and sometimes brings guests to the market. Situated about a 15-minutes walk (1.5km) from the waterfront; entrance is around the corner.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kuching attractions

1. Great Cat of Kuching

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A 2.5m-high white pussycat with wire whiskers is perched at the eastern end of Jln Padungan on a traffic island just outside the Chinese ceremonial gate…

2. Cat Column

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On the roundabout, the Cat Column features four cats around the bottom and four hibiscus flowers near the top – the latter are just below the cat-adorned…

4. Tun Jugah Foundation

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The textile gallery and museum of this charitable foundation, which aims to promote and preserve Iban culture, has excellent exhibits on Iban ikat (tie…

5. Cat Fountain

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An assemblage of polychrome cats who pose and preen amid the passing cars.

6. Kucing Kucing

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Perhaps the nicest of Kuching's several statues of kucing (cats) is Gaye Porter's life-size bronze sculpture of playful felines cavorting on the lawn…

7. Tua Pek Kong Temple

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Tua Pek Kong, atop the red wedding-cake structure on Jln Padungan at the end of Main Bazaar, is the most popular temple in town for Chinese residents.

8. Kampung Boyan

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This sedate, old-time Malay kampung (village), filled with joyously colourful houses and a profusion of flowering plants, is a world away from the glitz…