Help with some KL hotel info please

Been doing alot of research but still need a bit of help.

I generally like to stay ';in the middle of things'; I like to be able to walk to local restaurants, shops, 7-11 in the middle of the night etc

What area is best for this in KL? What hotels are in these areas?

Regardless of this Ive been looking at the Traders and their club rooms. The value seems to be pretty hard to best at about 500 ringgit per night. Is there really any better deals if you want broadband, breakfast etc Does Traders have restaurants,street food, 24 hour stores nearby etc?

Help with some KL hotel info please

Hi

Bukit Bintang fits your %26#39;middle of things%26#39; location. Lots of hotels here, look at the hotels in the left hand panel to see if any matche the Traders.

Traders is in a great location and walking distance to most stuff. A short distance to KLCC - Suira KLCC mall which has an ok food court, Petronas Towers, etc, and 10-15mins walk to Pavillion mall and its fab food court and great restaurants, Starhill Gallery and its wonderful restaurants, Bukit Bintang and Jalan Alor. Only downside would be if you planned to relax by the pool, as its very small and really more a bar area.

The best street food is in Jalan Alor, just off Bukit Bintang or in Petaling Street in Chinatown (a 20-30min walk from Traders).

Have a great time.

Help with some KL hotel info please

Hi

We stayed at the Westin last October and had and had a very good stay.The Westin should be higher in it%26#39;s rating as I could hardly fault it.I chose it over Traders because Location and my wife and I like to enjoy the pool without lots of people looking on from the bar as they do at the Traders and we like to swim late at night.The added advantage is thet the Pavillions Mall is directlt opposite and is open until 9.00 PM and has a food hall and supermarket in the basement.China Town is 5 minutes by taxi and has food and is open late at night.

You cant go wrong with any of the hotels on Bukit Bintang (The street is lined with malls,bars and food outlets) and it will all boil down to what deal you can get.

Regards

KIWIKEITH

If you want to be right in the middle of things, then the hotels along Jalan Bukit Bintang would be better. Traders is a 10-15mins walk away from these.

Hotels like Westin, JW Marriott, Ritz Carlton, Millenium are good bets

you may want to try berjaya times square :)

i just came back from kl on weds. it was my second time stay there and i still felt the stay was fantastic, even though there were many bad comments written here. it maybe because i stayed during a low-season. :P

service was exceptionally good. the check-in staff and concierge were very helpful. there is also someone at the lift who will help u to press the lift and bring u all the way up to your room floor.

the hotel is located at bukit bintang area, which is where all the shopping centers are. you have sungei wang (cheap clothes) to more high end shopping like the pavillion (only approx 10 min walk away). the hotel is in fact is located above a shopping center itself - times square. do not be decieved by any maps of kl. the shopping centers may seem very far from the hotel but it is in fact very near. just a word of caution - just be more careful when crossing roads, especially when u have to jaywalk - a little bit hectic and dangerous i think. :)

should u wish to travel to other places via train. the hotel is very accessible as there is also a monorail in front (IMBI station). there is a taxi coupon stand right in front of the ground floor hotel lobby. if u wish to travel via taxi, highly recommended to buy the taxi coupon because it so much cheaper than the what the taxi drivers would offer u (they don%26#39;t really use meters, even if they do, they will travel a longer way, so in the end u pay a whole lot more - have experienced it before :P).

there is a 7-eleven downstairs of the main wing (west wing), even if you are staying at the east wing, there is a 7-eleven at that corner.

as for local restaurants, there is one near to the hotel itself which offers quite cheap (in my opinion) and good chinese food like noodles and dim sum at sungei wang called super noodle house - located at the entrance. if u are more into local hawker food, the place is just a few streets away from jalan alor.

so if u r really very interested in this hotel, u may check out their website: berjayaresorts.com/beachresort_timesquare.htm

i think studio suite will be fine (stayed there the first time) if there are only 2 persons going, cause it is big and super comfy.

i am not paid to recommend to hotel, but i am promoting it to u cause i truly enjoyed my stay there and would like to share it with u :)

cheerios, and hope u enjoy your trip :)

I agree with KIWIKEITH. We just got back from KL last week and stayed at the Westin for our last four nights. It is a gorgeous hotel and we also could not fault it. All of the staff were friendly and called us by name and the rooms were spaceous and clean, as you would expect from Westin. Pavilion foodcourt is amazing with so much choice. The Toast Box is open from 8am so if you don%26#39;t want breaky at the hotel you can go over and get Kaya Toast and Kopi! It%26#39;s also a 5min walk to monorail. Where ever you stay have a great time!

sidenote - If you have time you should spend the day at the Elephant Sanctuary with ';The Elephant Man';. It was the highlight of our trip.

So I%26#39;ve narrowed it down to

Traders club room 436 MYR a night

Istana club room 380 MYR a night

They seem to be similar although Istana has the better location doesn%26#39;t it?

Opinions?

I have to back up what others have said here.

Have a look at Bukit Bintang area. Everything is right on your door step.

We stayed at The Park Royal - it was great.

Caroline.

Well the Istana is pretty close so I think thats the winner.

I have stayed at both Istana and Traders; one night at each hotel; and I can only say the Istana is way beyond the Traders in terms of price, room size, location, service, staff attention, breakfast buffet and pool. I booked a Club room at the Istana for RM 400 nett that included free drinks, internet, free pressing of 2 items per day, snacks at the lounge and a nice room facing the twin towers. Raja Chulan Monorail station right in front of the hotel; Pavilion is 5 minutes away by foot; KLCC is 10 minutes away; good distance to the clubs and nightlife and easy access to Chinatown/Central Market. They have rooms at the Istana going for RM 300 nett a night with breakfast for 2 at the moment; I think its much better value for money and the quality is much better than the Rm 530 you pay for a tiny room lacking comfortable amenities at the Traders.

I have stayed at the Melia Hotel and was quite good at about 50 aus a night. in bukit bintang and very close to all many shopping malls. 7-11, 15 metres to the right and starbucks just across the road! Good breakfast also.

hope this helps

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