Advantages: Modern, Clean, Luxurious. Great price! Disadvantages: Having to say goodbye. Too much choice for food!
If you have read my Mandarin Oriental KualaLumpur review you may question why I would even contemplate staying at a different property. The answer to this would be price. Hilton managed to entice me to stay at their flagship Asian property In February and March this year due to a 70% discount promotion. Given the nature of the recession I thought it was best to slim my expenditure down to size and took a Grand Executive Suite at £110 a night. The usual price for this would be in excess of £250 a night and when you see the room, you can clearly understand why.
Hilton KL opened in 2004 and established itself as a major player in the KL hotel market and was soon crowned the accolade of Hilton?s flagship Asian property. When you visit it is easy to understand why! The hotel is always in the top three of hotels in KL on trip advisor and it ...
Advantages: Cheapest 5 star property in KL. Excellent western property. Great facilities and staff. Disadvantages: Not as fresh as other 5* properties but at this price, who cares??!
When I first moved to Malaysia I didn?t realise how cheap the hotels were out there. It was only once I got talking to the locals did I realise how cheap you could holiday for in KualaLumpur. A good 4* hotel room could be as cheap as £15 a night! I soon decided to investigate this further and look at what you could actually get for your £ in this amazing city.
When I lived in Malaysia I lived about 1hr from KualaLumpur in a small town. On the weekends KL is where it was ?at? so I soon began staying in hotels there for the weekend. My first foray into the KL hotel scene was with the Renaissance, a good western brand that is part of the Marriott group.
In September 2005 I decided to give the Renaissance a go and here is my story.
Booking
Before I booked I spoke to the hotel reservations team directly to discuss the differences in ...
Advantages: Larger than life bustling city, lots to do and see Disadvantages: Not for anyone who likes an early night, long flight
My self and my boyfriend stayed in KualaLumpur for three nights in October this year and had a wonderful time.
GETTING THERE
We visited KualaLumpur as part of a package deal. We flew to Borneo, stayed there for 2 weeks, and then flew from Borneo to KualaLumpur, which took us about 3 hours. A flight direct from Heathrow to KualaLumpur would take about 13 hours and many people choose to do stop overs in KualaLumpur, as it is very easy to fit into any package deal. The main reason we decided to include a stopover in KualaLumpur (often called KL) was because it was offered to us at a very cheap price, £8 per night per person and we thought it would break up our flight home.
ACCOMADATION
We stayed at the 4 star Capitol Hotel which was right smack bang in the middle of town. We found this to be an excellent location as we ...
