Minimalist Hotel

Hotels
7.4 (29 reviews)
No 24 & 26, Jalan Rawa 2 Taman Desa Cemerlang , Johor Bahru , my

Children allowed

Facilities

Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Room service
Family rooms
Lift / Elevator
Luggage storage
Shared lounge/TV area
Outdoor furniture
Staff adhere to local safety protocols
Guest rooms disinfected between stays
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Review Highlights

Cons:
Cigarette smell

Categories

Cleanliness
4.44
Reported strong cigarette smell, indicating a cleanliness issue.
Service
8.11
Service quality is typical for this hotel tier.
Location
8.15
Location is likely convenient for guests, as no issues were mentioned.
Room Quality
7.9
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Amenities
7.93
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
7.89
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Food and Beverage
7.94
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Overall Experience
6.81
Average experience held back by cleanliness issue.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2025-12-06 13:22

Property Description

Modern Amenities

Experience comfort and convenience with our air-conditioned rooms and flat-screen TVs.

Convenient Location

Centrally located just 24 km from popular attractions like Singapore Zoo and Night Safari.

Exceptional Service

Enjoy round-the-clock room service, a 24-hour front desk, and secure luggage storage during your stay.

Book your stay at Minimalist Hotel today for a relaxing and hassle-free experience!

Important information:

From 1st January 2023, a tourist tax of RM 10 per room per night is applied to all foreign guests. This tax is not included in the room rate and must be paid upon check-in. Guests with a valid Malaysian Identity Card or valid permanent residents MY PR Card are exempted.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:30 PM

Property Policies

  • Internet

    No internet access available.

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children of any age are allowed.
    You haven't added any cots.
    You haven't added any extra beds.

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

  • Parking

    Public parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs MYR 5 per day.

Location

Guest Reviews

7.4
Based on 29 reviews
Cleanliness: 4.44
Service: 8.11
Location: 8.15
Room Quality: 7.9
Amenities: 7.93
Value for Money: 7.89
Food and Beverage: 7.94
Overall Experience: 6.81
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Ally YEO couple my
8
2026-02-25 via Nuitee
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Siti couple my
10
2026-02-13 via Nuitee
A
Adam couple sg
7
2026-02-09 via Nuitee
P
Phil
4
Pros:

Smoky room

2025-10-11 via Nuitee
X
Xin Lei family
6
Pros:

everything is good, except the cigarette smell, so strong

2025-07-20 via Nuitee
V
Verified traveler
8
Valued price hotel
Pros:

It is the first time we tried to stay in JB, hence it was very challenging to search for suitable hotel. Luckily we manage to find this hotel from hotel.com recommendation. Room is simple but generally green, toilet cleanliness on the wall can be improved.
Recommend the hotel to discard overly stained/coloured bedsheets/blanket, that would made guest stay much more pleasant.
Parking is street parking, check with hotel staff the parking charges time range to avoid summons.
Overall experience is ok, and will consider to stay again when need to stay over in JB.

2025-06-01 via Nuitee
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Journey38705836006 Family
2
POSH-HELL NOT POSHTEL
Pros:

The worst part of this ‘poshtel’ is location. The filthiest lane ever in delhi leads to this hotel.The uber driver doesnt want to enter inside the lane . I dont know why they call it poshtel. Instead call it Posh HELL. The attitude of frondesk is very indifferent. They dont care at all. The room are very minimally lit with yellow light in tune with the name minimalist. In the free breakfast there is very little options. But only thing is that quality of food is ok. Anyway, I will never ever book this ‘poshtel’ in my life.

2024-07-04 via Tripadvisor
L
Lee
8
Pros:

Value for money. Clean and cosy.

2024-02-12 via Nuitee
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Shu Tjin, Carol partner
6
Pros:

Property is ok. value for money for a short 1 night stay. No frills.
Place is clean, although the towels smell like they were not properly dried.

don't expect much. Good for a one night stay only to clean up, crash, wake up and go off.

Was slightly uncomfortable with the street parking. But that can't be helped.

2023-01-09 via Nuitee
M
Mahadi
10
Pros:

Spacious parking place and comfortable

2022-09-12 via Nuitee
M
Mahadi
10
Pros:

Cozy

2022-07-17 via Nuitee
A
Amos Lim
8
Dirty Kettle
Pros:

As for the stay it's alright and all amenities is perfect but only the kettle is way out off the menu as it should be clean even if it's not occupied or there can check it before putting it in the room as it's so dirty and rusty too on the inside of the so called stainless steel as this l can't tolerate to accept it that it can be better if someone looks into it or you might loose lots of customers

2021-12-29 via Nuitee
A
Amber
8
Pros:

Good and comfortable

2020-01-19 via Nuitee
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Verified traveler family
10
Pros:

The hotel is modern and clean. Staff are very helpful and it was easy to get help or answers to queries. Parking is on the road but a security guard watches the cars during the night. Wifi was down on arrival but was sorted out quickly and was available in our room. There is a good selection of restaurants nearby.

2019-09-01 via Nuitee
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Travel_WQ Friends getaway
2
It was my 3rd stay. Very disappointed
Pros:

Stayed here 3x.3rd time was a total disappointment.We booked 2 rms.our transport was late.my friends decide to check out later and went back to their rm.they found hskp cleaning the rm and went back down to lobby. I asked FO what is the official check out time and he said 12pm. So i asked him why the housekeeping is cleaning the room when the room is not checked out yet and it is only 9am. This time he speak in melayu asking me what i am talking about. One of my friend replied him in melayu telling him that they have not check out why is housekeeping cleaning the room and they have not return the room key yet. He argued that they have left the room with their belongings so housekeeping went in. He replied with an unapologetic attitude, giviing us an impression that it is our fault.

If we have not check out and it is not even check out time, we still have the right to get back into the room Minimalist Hotel! If your employee replied politely to us, we would come back again.

2019-06-10 via Tripadvisor
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bhwong1 NONE my
2
Will not come back
Pros:

The room itself is fine, but the staff attitude is terrible.

Frontdesk do not bother with guest, just playing with handphone.

When we brought our things down to prepare for early checkout at 9am, our friends told us that they will be late. So we went back 10 min later.

To our surprise, Housekeeping has already cleared our room. We even saw him using the bath towel to wipe the toilet bowl.

When we went down to question the frontdesk why did they clear our room when we haven’t even check out, instead of apologising and close the case, he talked back to us, blaming us for bringing down our baggages instead.

Will not come back again.

2019-06-08 via Tripadvisor
W
WEI LUN
8
Pros:

Free parking but came with parking summon everyday. Local phone reception is terrible

2019-02-17 via Nuitee
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Yan
10
Pros:

Love the concept, cleanliness and comfort of the room!

2019-01-28 via Nuitee
K
Kate
8
Pros:

Would be nice if there's breakfast included in the room package

2018-12-31 via Nuitee
J
Jason
6
Pros:


Website stated free parking which was not. Did not take care of stayer's car and got a parking fee for it.

2018-12-31 via Nuitee