Kuala Lumpur Hotels

How do you find the right hotel in Kuala Lumpur?

For a start, you may like to consider which area of Kuala Lumpur would be best for you and or your family. To me, this is the most important consideration.

Do you want a hotel close to Kuala Lumpur City Center or KLCC? Kuala Lumpur landmarks around this area are:

• Petronas Towers - still the tallest twin towers in the world
• Suria KLCC - the most exclusive shopping mall in Malaysia
• Petronas Philharmonic Orchestra Hall
• Aquaria KLCC
• Petrosains - "fly to one of our off-shore rigs" in a helicopter
• Light Rail Transit or LRT system
• KLCC Park
• KLCC Mosque (Masjid Al-sykirin)

Some of the best 4 and 5-star Kuala Lumpur hotels in the KLCC area are:

• Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  Certainly one of the most convenient and comfortable hotels for both business and leisure. Its location right at Suria KLCC is pretty hard to beat.
• Impiana KLCC Hotel & Spa
  Offers excellent value for money. This hotel is conveniently located just across from the newly completed Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre and Aquaria KLCC.
• Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur
  This smart business and leisure hotel offers 571 stylishly appointed rooms and suites, with a great view of the Petronas Towers and the beautifully landscaped KLCC Park.
• Hotel Nikko Kuala Lumpur
  This Japanese themed 473 rooms hotel is conveniently located close to the Petronas Towers and many embassies around it.
• Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur
• Prince Hotel Kuala Lumpur
• Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur

Or do you want to stay around the Bukit Bintang area? The Bukit Bintang area is quite different from Kuala Lumpur City Centre or KLCC area. This is one of the most happenning hot spots at night.

The shopping malls here may not be as chic as Suria KLCC, but you have more variety here. And they are all walking distance from each other.

1. The Pavillion
2. Lot 10
3. Sungai Wang Shopping Complex
4. Low Yat Plaza
5. Berjaya Times Square

Other Attractions around Bukit Bintang area are:

• Money Changers - best in Kuala Lumpur
• Foot Massages
• Banks
• Restaurants
• Bintang Walk - impressive al-fresco style dinning along the street
• Great pubs and bars
• KL Monorail Station

There are many great hotels to chose from here.

• JW Marriott Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
• Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur
• Coronade Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
• Hotel Capitol Kuala Lumpur.
• Mutiara Hotel Kuala Lumpur
• Parkroyal Kuala Lumpur
• Berjaya Times Square Hotel Kuala Lumpur
• Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur
• Ritz Carlton Kuala Lumpur
• Royale Bintang Hotel Kuala Lumpur
• Westin Kuala Lumpur
• Melia Kuala Lumpur

You may also consider staying around the historical Kuala Lumpur China Town or Petaling Street area. There is no 5-star hotel here.

However it is very close to:

The famous Kuala Lumpur China Town night market

Central Market

Merdeka Square

Sultan Abdul Samad Building

Masjid Negara or the Malaysian National Mosque

The Old Kuala Lumpur Railway Station

Lake Gardens

Tugu Negara or Malaysian National Monument

Puduraya Bus Terminal

Hotels around this area area:

• Ancasa Hotel Kuala Lumpur
• Hotel Malaya
• Hotel Midah Kuala Lumpur
• Hotel Chinatown 2
• Mandarin Court Hotel
• Swiss Inn Kuala Lumpur
• Chinatown Boutique Hotel

Perhaps you may like the Mid Valley City area. This is suppossed to be the largest shopping mall in Malaysia. You can really "shop-till-you-drop" and then some more.

This area has a 3-star, 4-star and a 5-star hotel.

1. Cititel Mid Valley Hotel, Kuala Lumpur
2. Boulevard Hotel
3. The Gardens Hotel & Residences

As there are several areas within Kuala Lumpur that you can choose from.

As there are several areas around Kuala Lumpur which have different atmospheres, but one thing these places all have in common is the easy access with public transport systems.