Crystal Lodge

Kota Bharu


This very clean and brightly painted hotel features comfortable if smallish standard rooms, plus slightly larger superior rooms that also enjoy better views. Guests receive a daily newspaper. The rooftop restaurant opens for breakfast only (6-10am) and has a great view over the river.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Kota Bharu attractions

1. Streetart Gallery

0.2 MILES

This colourful display of street art covers several connecting back alleys between Jln Ismail and Jln Dato Pati. There are depictions of smiling locals at…

2. Muzium Negeri Kelanta

0.25 MILES

Next to the tourist information centre, this is the official state museum. The exhibits on Kelantan’s history and culture are interesting, but the…

3. Istana Jahar

0.32 MILES

Kota Bharu’s best museum focuses on Kelantanese ritual and crafts. It's housed in a beautiful chocolate-brown building that dates back to 1887 and is…

4. Bank Kerapu

0.32 MILES

Built in 1912 for the Mercantile Bank of India, the Bank Kerapu building was the first stone structure built in Kelantan. During WWII it was the HQ of the…

5. Muzium Islam

0.32 MILES

Muzium Islam occupies an old villa once known as Serambi Mekah (Verandah to Mecca) – a reference to its days as Kelantan’s first school of Islamic…

6. State Mosque

0.33 MILES

The original wooden mosque built here in 1867 was replaced by the current masonry and concrete structure in 1922. It can accommodate over 2000 worshippers…

7. Istana Batu

0.37 MILES

The pale-yellow building, constructed in 1939, was the crown prince’s palace until it was donated to the state. Now a museum, the richly furnished rooms…

8. Kampung Kraftangan

0.38 MILES

This handicraft market, a touristy affair opposite Istana Batu, has a one-room museum with displays of woodcarving, batik-making and other crafts.