Couchfish Day 295: Bad hostel

Set on the periphery of Kuala Lumpur’s Little India, the hostel has come recommended by a friend in Jakarta. She tells me it is a great spot, and where she always stays when in KL. "Ace staff," she says.

The entrance isn’t obvious. Unlike many hostels in the city, it doesn’t announce its presence with big signs and slicker-clad windows, and I walk by it …