Yes, the room was smelly and the so called family room should have been labelled 'Room With-another-bed-squeezed-inside' instead. I guess there wasn't much to expect but the receptionist was rather helpfull and friendly. The karaoke booth in the middle of the courtyard?!!?!? it was so loud and inappropriate.

we stayed at the family room for a night. the room was a bit run down but its ok to stay for a night or two. aircon working fine, bathroom was neat, bed was ok but the tv reception was not good. there is no mini fridge in the room. wifi is available in the room
breakfast was ok with nasi lemak, mee goreng with some local dishes. free breakfast for 3 if you book a family room. children pay RM8. for lunch you can drive or walk to the town area.theres kfc and merrybrown and local coffee shops
you can go to jalan dato onn to buy your freshly made "keropok lekor" . there are a few shops there.

We stayed in a Family room with 1 queen size bed and 1 single bed. The room was smelly and dirty due to age and neglect. There was a fridge in the room but it didn't work. I think it was overpriced at RM160 per night. We have stayed in much nicer hotels and paid less. However, the bed was comfy. Breakfast was very limited but OK for us as we were happy with toast and jam. We did walk down the promanade towards town and there were a few restaurants. We did find a really nice bistro (The Port Bistro and cafe) down by the ferry terminal. We got a really nice meal and the service was excellent. The hotel is a fair way out of town but it is near the jetty. We only stayed overnight so was OK.

My partner and I decided to escape the hustle and bustle of Kuala Lumpur and headed to a small 'sleepy' town called Mersing, on the south-east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. We stayed at Seri Malaysia Hotel, arriving a day before May Day (public holiday). Our first day there was great - very relaxing, tranquil and peaceful - just what we hoped for. We had the pool all to ourselves. Then the nightmare started... a mass exodus of Malaysian holiday-makers arrived at the hotel. The pool turned into a GIANT laundry machine - the notice warning guests not to wear t-shirts, long trousers, scarves etc in the pool was ignored - the management didn't do anything about it. We avoided pool for two days... In addition, the noise level significantly rose - a lot of shouting, yelling, screaming, door-knocking, car stereo blaring etc. It was like staying in a Club 18-30! Worse still, the Mersing Carnival was in full swing right behind the hotel. The hotel was touted as 'the best hotel in Mersing' - well, it's really a nice budget hotel with good service and friendly staff, and not to mention the great location (i.e. near Mersing beach and a nature reserve). The room was OK, maybe in need of a make-over. Breakfast was good, especially the Malaysian breakfast - which was authentic and delicious. The town centre, ferry jetty to Tioman Island and bus station were a mere ten minutes walk away. After the other guests had left, we stayed two more nights, and were glad to be reunited with peace and tranquility. Seri Malaysia Mersing was a great chill-out hideaway... we will definitely return BUT not during public holidays or the Mersing Carnival. I must add that the highlight of staying at Seri Malaysia was when a beautiful Wreathed Hornbill came perching on our balcony!