Where is the hotel located?

In the mountains in Malaysia, an hour from Kuala Lumpur.

What is the hotel lobby transformed into?

A shopping street attracting local construction workers.

Permanent guests like Malik live in shared hotel apartments due to affordable rates.

Due to red algae infestation and lack of guests.

Once a holiday resort deserted due to extreme weather conditions and superstitions.

The hotel Amber Court in Malaysia, despite negative reviews, surprises visitors with spacious rooms and amenities on the 22nd floor, attracting mainly Chinese, Japanese, and Malaysian tourists.
The UFO village near Taipei, once a luxury holiday resort envisioned by Mr. Sun Ming, was abandoned due to extreme weather conditions, highlighting the contrast between residents like Mr. Tao living rent-free in cozy houses and wealthy individuals investing in luxurious beachfront properties despite storm damage.

Where is the hotel located?
In the mountains in Malaysia, an hour from Kuala Lumpur.
What is the hotel lobby transformed into?
A shopping street attracting local construction workers.
Who are the permanent guests at the hotel?
Permanent guests like Malik live in shared hotel apartments due to affordable rates.
What caused the hotel to undergo restoration?
Due to red algae infestation and lack of guests.
What is the abandoned UFO village near Taipei?
Once a holiday resort deserted due to extreme weather conditions and superstitions.

00:00

The hotel is located in the mountains in Malaysia, an hour from Kuala Lumpur.
The online booking page shows appealing pictures, but negative reviews suggest issues.
The hotel, Amber Court, appears rundown and deserted from the outside.
The lobby is challenging to find, with a confusing elevator situation.
The hotel lobby is transformed into a shopping street, attracting local construction workers.
The hotel is popular with weekend tourists, mainly Chinese, Japanese, and Malays.
The hotel gained fame after being featured in a horror movie in 2017.
The 22nd-floor room surprises the reporter with its spaciousness and amenities.
Permanent guests like Malik live in shared hotel apartments due to affordable rates.
The hotel is undergoing restoration due to red algae infestation and lack of guests.

21:32

Coffee in the old days involved sugar whipped with coffee to grease cups, followed by hand-ground espresso and sweet whipped cream.
Massimiliano, a cafe owner, praises the influx of tourists for reviving his medieval village and providing work opportunities.
Valeria demonstrates dyeing sheep's wool red with local wine in her wool shop, attributing increased turnover to the hotel project and tourist interest.
Tourists visiting the village seek an authentic experience of local life, including visits to shepherds like Mimi, who values the additional income.
Mimi's sheep are milked for cheese-making, with rennet added to curdle the milk, resulting in sheep's cheese after an hour of work.
Gabriela instructs a hotel baking course on making Italian flatbread focaccia, a simple dough of flour, water, yeast, and olive oil, baked for 20 minutes.
The abandoned UFO village near Taipei was once a holiday resort but was deserted due to extreme weather conditions and superstitions.
Mr. Sun Ming's vision for the UFO village as a luxury holiday resort failed due to discomfort in hot weather, leading to abandonment in the late 1970s.
Mr. Tao, a resident of the UFO village, enjoys living rent-free in his cozy house, while his neighbor, a wealthy businessman, has invested heavily in his luxurious beachfront home despite storm damage.