Hilton Kuala Lumpur
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3 Jalan Stesen Sentral Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia, 50470, 60-3-2264-2264
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A full day on the train. I booked a first-class seat and was glad I did. Even though I did not sleep well the night before, I forced myself to stay awake for the entire trip to Kuala Lumpur. I was anxious to get my body clock adjusted to regional time ASAP. After a fairly un-inspiring train trip, I arrived in Kuala Lumpur. Like Singapore, I arrived to a relatively new and well organized central train station that connected with the light-rail system that feeds the entire metro area. With a ho...
Kuala Lumpur is a Beautiful City, Malaysia bbischof
MONKEYS ATTACK!
I know it's been a while since we’ve posted anything. Truth is we are really getting used to being on vacation. On the immigration forms it usually asks for an occupation, I’ve taken to listing mine as "traveler." We really could get used to this…
As the last chapter ended, our hero’s were enjoying a tropical island paradise. Frankly, the life of leisure is very appealing so we sought to extend the “laying about” phase of the v...
Hi!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ! Im in Malaysia, and it stinks. Seriously, it smells pretty bad outside. My plane was delayed a wee bit but I arrived in Malaysia at about 6.15 last night. Then i had to get an airbus to the terminal, of course being distracted by shops on the way (i didnt buy anything - ill save that for when I leave here. Such a good girl.) THEN I went through customs etc, waiting for my damn bag took ages, im too impatient for this nonsense. Anyways, I then caught a...
Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia bkandalaft
Our departing report from the Vancouver airport And with that we were off! Our Malaysian mission: see as many of the country's beaches and jungles, experience as much of its culture, and cram as much of its famed cuisine into our mouths as we could in the space of our trip. Record everything, and then report back to you, our Malaysia.com readers... We'd been preparing for our whirlwind trip to and around Malaysia for months, but it got off to a relatively sedate start: a thirteen hour flight ...
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia bruceandian
After getting settled in our hotel, we met up with our friend Sarah, who'd graciously agreed to act as our guide during our stay in Kuala Lumpur. In addition to driving us through the city's crowded streets (it took us a while to adjust to the whole "driving on the left side" business - more than a few panicked shrieks rang out from the backseats as Sarah deftly navigated her way), Sarah was going to make sure that we sampled as much Malaysian food as possible. The best place to get started o...
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia bruceandian
We'd just finished a hearty dinner on Jalan Alor when I was confronted with one of Malaysia's most dangerous inhabitants: the durian.
Some quick history: durians aren't just one of the most popular foods found in Malaysia, they're a cultural landmark. The infamous pungent smell of the durian has caused many hotels and airlines to ban the fruit, but the indescribably intense and complex flavour of its flesh has earned it a fanatical following. There are countless varieties which connoi...
After my life and death encounter with a durian, I was ready for something significantly less confrontational to eat. Ian and Sarah agreed that a mangosteen was the way to go. Before our trip, Ian had repeatedly told me about the awe-inspiring taste of the mangosteen: how it was unimaginably sweet without being too sugary, refreshing and palette cleansing while still being mindblowingly delicious. Every fruit I suggested as a possible comparison was shot down as unworthy pablum in Ian's fever...
Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan, Malaysia bruceandian
After roaming around the streets of Kuala Lumpur and our...unique experiences at the fish spa we decided to go for a midnight snack. We'd eaten a huge dinner just a few hours previous, but we had a job to do, and we were willing to suffer for it...and by suffer I mean gorge ourselves on delicious food. Pity us.
We headed to Bangsar, a suburb south-west of downtown KL, to try out mamak cuisine. Mamak is a style of cooking developed by Malaysia's Indi...
You'd be suprised that even after a night of feasting, we still woke up rarin' to have a go at some good ol' Malaysian breakfast foods.
Sarah picked us up at our hotel and we soon found ourselves walking on a busy street near Jalan Petaling. We were so close to the actual road with cars zipping by I thought I'd be clipped by one and dragged to my doom.
The place that Sarah told us we'd be going to was called a Kopi Tiam. The translation liter...
After breakfast, we walked a short distance to Jalan Petaling, Kuala Lumpur's open-air Chinatown market. Attracting a mix of locals and tourists, the market offers a full range of Chinese cuisine, handicrafts and clothing, in addition to peculiarly low-priced DVDs and designer handbags. We'd been exposed to the practice of hawking wares Malaysian-style the night before at Jalan Alor, but the vendors at Jalan Petaling were on a whole other level.
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Not Your Usual Hilton
The hotel rooms are all large, with great amenities. We chose a Hilton Innovation Suite since it was such a good deal as it came with Club access for 615 MYR (USD $161). It came with a comfy leather lounge, 4 seat dining area, king bed, luscious bathroom with two sinks, separate toilet, and a spacious bath, free safe large enough for a laptop and TV. The shower has both a rain shower and a normal showerhead. In the bathroom lay also, Bvulgari toiletries and a range of aromatherapy ones also. Fluffy robes, and large fluffy towels also that are standard in all good hotels. It also had a guest toilet and sink, two huge plasma TVs and two DVD players and sound systems. We had our own DVD's but you can call for others to loan. There was also a separate study area with a large desk and ergonomic chair with a great view.
All rooms come with lifestyle boxes, which were a unique idea, in these boxes labeled business, relaxation and leisure were items to borrow or purchase to enhance your stay. For example the business box came with free use of office supplies but for a deposit you could use a mobile phone and only be charged for phone calls via a pre-paid phone card. The relaxation box came with free jet lag bath salts to use. Or as I did, I ordered a complimentary pet goldfish in a bowl, which was relaxing to look at for the duration of my stay. My fish was named Dee Dee and I got attached to her.
Food throughout the hotel was very good. Although we dined everywhere special attention should be noted about the wonderful Peking Duck at the Chinese restaurant and Teppanyaki at the Japanese Restaurant. We loved the ceremony, ambience, inexpensive price and food of both restaurants. The hotel foyer can be busy at times but once in the elevator you can't hear a thing. The pool on the 8th floor is beautiful especially at night where there are lights everywhere and tall candles lit and a romantic boardwalk.
Service was excellent we were club level and enjoyed the 2 1/2 hours of complimentary drinks a day, which includes music from a live band, and light eats, full morning breakfast, fee use of internet in the lounge, and free laundry (4pces per day). The hotel was also open to requests and on one evening we called to see if the chefs could bring up our favorite dessert "soufflés" with two glasses of champagne. Even though the operator did not know what one was, she located a chef that did and even though it was not on the menu brought it to the club lounge where the view is lovely (not of the city but of the country) which made for a memorable evening. The desserts were half the price of what we would have paid at home, and the Champagne was no more than that at home.
Staff everywhere was kind and courteous, the gym complimentary and is large and comes with state of the art exercise equipment as well as a Jacuzzi, sauna and steam room separate for males and females, but there is a combined Jacuzzi near the swimming pool area. I could go on and on but I am sure you get the idea. There's a few very minor things' they are working out but this is a new hotel. We feel confident to recommend it and would gladly return to it ourselves. Laid back, (not lazy) not stuffy, but providing customer service, great rooms, excellent ambience and all at a great price.
Fancy Hotel
But location is better to stay in golden tri-angle area. The housekeeping was a bit slack for 5 star hotels.
Hilton goes Hip in KL
The pool is huge and very nicely appointed. Restaurants and bars looked great although I wasn't able to try them. Room service food was excellent, staff on the telephone were happy to recommend the best dishes. Service was very quick without compromising on food quality.
If you can afford it, don't miss the opportunity to stay in an executive room where you'll find all manner of extras and the simply stunning executive lounge on the 33rd floor. Everything's free in the lounge; internet access, breakfast, a great afternoon tea, the evening cocktails and snacks. Plus it's a great place to admire the views of KL at any time of day. Be greeted by name every time you visit and welcomed warmly by the friendly and professional staff. The executive floor is a real treat and definitely worth paying extra for.
If you're already familiar with KL then the location is fine as you'll be used to taking the Light Rail or Taxi to places that you want to visit. If you've not been before then it might take some getting used to as the hotel feels a little isolated, there certainly isn't much in the way of a local walk that you can take straight from the hotel. Mandarin Oriental is better location for first timers but it's beaten hands down by the Hilton in room quality and service, in my opinion.
2 minor problems, the lift seemed to stop at every floor on the way down, which can be time consuming if you got on at level 31! Also there was no mini-bar price list in the room although I could have guessed that they'd be high prices by Malaysian standards.
Instantly one of my favourite hotels in the world. If they can keep up the modern look and great service they deserve to be everyone's first choice in KL.
Truly leading-edge: absolutely magnificent
The room was gorgeous - huge plasma screen, lovely bathroom (even featuring a mini TV screen in its mirror), hugely comfortable. Outstanding pool. Fantastic Exec lounge, open pretty much all day. And the restaurants are quite simply fantastic: a wonderful range, and excellent quality (especially the top-of-the-range Senses, which rates at least 12 out of 10). Sure, they have some minor things they can fix (like the length of the queues at reception), but the hotel had only been officially opened a few weeks before our stay, so they can be forgiven.
Very, very highly recommended and excellent value for money.
Simply the best
Love and hate.
Best landscape pool in KL. Biggest in-room plasma TV in KL. Best looking room in KL, but avoid bigger rooms that ends with room number 09. Bad bad stench from the toilet, sewage problem. Toilet couldn't flush, choked, and i had to wait in the lobby till 12.30am for them to fix it. But i was quickly sent back down to Lobby again till 1am. Why? Because they promise to fix your toilet bowl, but not clearing up the mess. Bits of poop and toilet paper that they pumped out from the toilet bowl are all over the place. Magic service failed.
Love the open concept for bathroom.
Love the one-call Magic service concept, very friendly and accommodating people, always "yes sir, yes sir", but sadly nothing done. From water temperature, changing of sheets, etc. Hoping after a call from guest, they would do nothing and pretend nothing happened.
Love the earth-loving concept of changing bedsheets on every alternate day. Upon check-in, i took a shower getting ready for a nap after a long journey. But when i lift the duvet to crawl into bed, I saw a big brown stain that is the size of a palm on the bedsheet. Thought i'd just inform them to change during evening turndown. But they didn't. Nevermind, then i'd just inform them to change in the morning (and also placed the card that reads "If you want your sheets to be changed, please placed the card on the bed"), but they didn't again. Call them again, only to know that to knowledge, if guest place the card on the bed, it actually means no changing of sheets, claiming that i made a mistake. So i patiently read to her word for word that is written on the card and she said "Is it?". Finally its changed, but only the pillow cases and the duvet cover, the sheet with that stain is still there. I gave up. The concept is good, but not when workforce is making use of the reason, turn it into an excuse to not change the bedsheets. Very high chance someone could be sleeping on previous guest drool stain.
Love the executive lounge, Ms Eva and Ms Natasha (i guess), they are the professionals. Nasty encounters with one of their staffs. I was sitting at the smoking section for breakfast, i asked for tea. This lady gave me a look, without acknowledging, and walked away. Since i need get some food, i followed behind her to the food station only to hear her muttered all the way in malay, and heard her loud disgruntle when reaching the pantry. Thought of nothing till she walked out of the pantry looked all shocked and surprised to see me. Tea is served, but it turned out to be earl grey. Sugar is by the side, but its brown (raw) sugar. I don't even know her why the dismay look from start. Approach her after the meal to ask if i'd done something wrong, why the service refusal, she said was too busy. But the lounge was not crowded??? Next morning, saw her greeted her like everyone else, but it didn't get any better. I gave up. Since she was serving my section, to get things done and to enjoy the rest of my day, i decided to self-served, even for tea.
Love the food. 14 venues to wine and dine including the sister hotel Le Meridien. You can dine at Le Meridien and charge to your Hilton room.
Love the location. KL Sentral a transportation hub in KL. Not within walking distance to anywhere but with 4 train lines serving KL Sentral, who needs to walk.
Love and hate the concierge. Noticed its about to rain, i asked an umbrella. Immediately without checking, the guy told me they are all loaned out. Not convinced because its not even raining yet, who would asked for an umbrella but me. Approached the second guy and i immediately got it.
The hotel is so new, so nice, but nobody is maintaining it. This is really a very nice hotel if not for a few 'bad eggs'.
Amazing
The breakfast was outstanding.
By far, the best hilton I've stayed at and I've stayed at Hiltons worldwide.
More thought on follow through!
Loved this hotel!
Marvellous Hilton
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