Having no idea of the layout/good/bad areas of KL I fear I%26#39;ve been reading too many posts as I dont know where to base my search for a reasonable hotel. Whilst I fully realise you get what you pay for anywhere, and all major cities have their %26#39;not so good areas%26#39; I keep reading one is opposite a noisy bus depot, another is in an area frequented by druggies, or in a filthy street etc etc. We need a clean/safe hotel, preferably with a breakfast of some kind for what may well turn out to be 5 nights in Jly/Aug thats within walking distance from major attractions in KL. Our budget is an absolute max of 拢60 per room/per night, is this possible? Although 拢60 may well cause us to stay for a shorter visit. I appreciate any suggestions.
Swiss Garden, Capitol, Citin, Citrus, I'm totally confused!!Hello. I am not sure of price, but i have stayed at the Capitol hotel in KL in March 2006 and i am staying there again next week. It is clean, comfortable but no frills. It is smack bang in the middle of all shopping/restaurents etc and we never had any problem here - we just loved the location. For peace of mind though, i don%26#39;t think it really matters where you stay as everything is quite close to things, all i%26#39;m sure having their advantages/disadvantages. Have fun planning!!
Swiss Garden, Capitol, Citin, Citrus, I'm totally confused!!The problem is, with a limited budget, you can%26#39;t get the perfect hotel.
Please list in the order of importance the key criterias in you choosing a hotel. Things to include -
1. Nearness to major shopping centers
2. Nearness to train-stations /ease of heading other places
3. Nearness to Chinatown
4. Quality / Cleanliness/No-of-stars of Hotel
5. Location of Hotel and its surrounding areas
6. Breakfast included in the price
7. Price of hotel (assuming within your budget)
As KL is one big city, you can%26#39;t be near everything at the same time. So you have to decide whether u prefer to be near quality shopping (bukit bintang / klcc areas) or cheap shopping (chinatown areas), or near transport (since u can%26#39;t be shopping for 5 days)..etc
Hi
KL is s very small compact city centre. If you look round any dark or dingy corner in any city you will find warts. London is not known for its quiet streets, lack of drug addicts and wonderfully clean streets - but is one of the most popular cities to visit in the world.
The hotels you have mentioned are all in a great location, and you will have not problems. it will be noisey, its a city, but in the hotel it will not affect you unless you are ultra fussy, avoid dark and dirty allies. The Swiss Garden and Capital are in excellent locations, modern high buidlings and near the busy and noisey Bukit Bintang.
You posted a simlar post in Feb
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Nothings changed, its a great city, just be sensible like you would on any visit to any city.
Enjoy and have fun!
We only see what we want to see.
The hotels on your list are more of a 2-3.5 star hotels which are CHEAP; and there is no such thing as cheap and perfect, as maic pointed out. Most hotels are safe, druggies won%26#39;t disturb you if you don%26#39;t appoach them and flash your diamond Rolex at them; the noisy bus depot is right opposite Swiss Garden; and if you go to a market street like Jalan Petaling that sells food; obviously its ';dirty';, so please wear proper shoes and not those strange flimsy flip-flops some tourists like to wear and they complain when they step into durian shells or glass bottles.
Have you tried setting you hotel list on something ';higher'; like the Crowne Plaza mutiara and hotel Istana?? They are decent 5* hotels going for less than 拢60 a night including bf for two. No druggies in the area, no bus terminal, no filthy street etc. Both are between KLCC and Jalan Bukit Bintang; in front of monorail Raja Chulan that will bring you to chinatown; right along all the offices and business area, safe and clean. The Istana was renovated last year, so ignore the reviews about the bed bugs and dirty rooms etc etc that are dated before 2008. The CP was renovated in 2005. Those two hotels are definitely a completely different class from your initial list.
There are few areas of commercial activty that I can think of where the sheer ludicrousness of the idea that ';you get what you pay for'; is shown up so starkly as in the travel industry. It%26#39;s as nonsensical as the idea that ';if you have to ask the price, then you can%26#39;t afford it';.
We%26#39;re visiting Malaysia for the 1st time in April. As far as hotels go, the only things that are difficult are the choice and the location.
We have a very specific requirement with respect to location and we%26#39;ve found what we think is a perfectly adequate hotel that describes itself as 3* in what for us is a perfect location. We could stay there for less than 拢50 per night for two, including breakfast. It%26#39;s all down to research - which is what the internet is very useful for. Never assume that the first price you find is the right price - yesterday we found the same type of room in the same hotel in Singapore, on the same terms for both 拢77 and 拢127 (who gets what they paid for here?) and be aware that the hotel%26#39;s website is not ALWAYS going to be the place for the best price.
As suggested by a previous poster, understand your own criteria and prioritise on that basis. For us, cleanliness and the use of a private bathroom are quite high up the list but we%26#39;d consider sacrificing one or even both for a perfect location. On the other hand we tend to think that the safety thing is over-rated and over-touted. Is a hotel that is near an area frequented by addicts intrinically less safe than one that isn%26#39;t? I don%26#39;t think so - also if you know there are likely to be a few dodgy characters in the area you%26#39;re more likely to keep your wits about you.
Proximity to the bus station ... well it will mean you%26#39;ll have easy access to public transport and possibly some free entertainment from your window. Cities tend to need bus stations.
We stayed in Heidelberg at New Year, next to the railway station and right on a major bus/tram nexus, with dozens of taxis too. As is often the case with transport hubs there were one or two hookers and sleazy characters about as well. With the windows closed, the noise wasn%26#39;t an issue and you could be anywhere in the city within a few minutes of leaving the hotel.
Finally, read between the lines of some of the reviews - try to see if it%26#39;s an honest assessment or if there%26#39;s a hidden agenda. Check other reviews by the same person - if there aren%26#39;t any, question whether it might be malicious. If there and and all they ever do is whinge, then consider whether to take them with a pinch of salt, but if a person consistently gives other places a decent write-up but has some negative things to say about the place you%26#39;re interested in, maybe it%26#39;s one you should trust.
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