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 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
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Kuala Lumpur city guide,
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| T Ehrhart |
18 February 2005 |
Stayed at Bintang Warisan Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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KL is a surprisingly nice city! Very developed but also very green; ie lots of large trees still standing. Prices are very reasonable. With the mixed Malay, Chinese, and Indian population a great range for both people watchers and diners!
Get to Petronas Towers early to book your slot up to the sky bridge. I arrived at 11 am on a weekday and couldn't get up till 3:45. You can get up the KLCC Tower with no wait, but do have to book in advance for the dining floors. If interested in history and seeing a bit of the country I definitely recommend booking a tour to Melaka. Just down the street (away from BB Plaza) from Bintang Warisan Hotel is a small, open front Islamic roti and curry place. Value for money doesn't even begin to describe it! You pay for the roti and the dahl comes free. For 6 ringgit, I staggered out after having 5 rotis with the accompanying dahl. Don't miss it!
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| Q Vu |
17 February 2005 |
Stayed at Dynasty Hotel Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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I took the Airport Coach to the hotel (1-hour journey) as opposed to the heavily touted KLIA Ekspres (28 minutes to KL Sentral). Price for the coach ride was RM20 vs RM35 for the KLIA Ekspres. You have to board the air-conditioned coach at level 1 at the KLIA bus terminal and it will take you to the coach company's main bus station in KL where you will be despatched by mini-coach to your hotel. Good value for the money and quite convenient, even though the drab waiting area at KLIA and at the bus terminal does give out a somewhat grungy feel to it! ;) Good value for the money and the convenience of door-to-door pickup though.
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| A Bush |
16 February 2005 |
Stayed at Corus hotel Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Unless you're interested in T-shirts and fake designer purses and watches, skip the Chinatown street of Jln Petaling and the Little India street of Jln Masjid India - they've lost any authentic charm they may once have had.
I would recommend a visit to the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia, (FRIM) just outside of the city for a walk in the rainforest and across the canopy walkway. A taxi will cost only RM40 return plus waiting time.
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| R Azahari |
11 February 2005 |
Stayed at Coronade Hotel Kuala Lumpur, The - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Kuala Lumpur is a great place for shopping. I love Nando's and Chilli's. As for local food, i love the 'rojak' at 'Beriyani Gam'stall close by Bukit Bintang Shopping Complex :-)
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| Y Warmbier-ramp |
07 February 2005 |
Stayed at Renaissance, Kuala Lumpur Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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KL is good for a short visit but you would not want to stay there long. Kept looking for good quality bargains and hawker food venders...did not like what I found. Best I could find was China Town. But it was really dirty...and I hope you don't need to use a bathroom...because the public ones are awful. I live in China (Shanghai) and KL was much dirtier and had less bargains than Shanghai. Locals less friendly than I thought they would be. I was pushing a baby carriage and some just ignored us rather than step to the side so we could pass. Side walks are not built for strollers there...not like Singapore.
Good mall type shopping at KLCC. Good food at the various food courts at KLCC. Best part of stay was the Renaissance hotel. We stayed on the Club Floor...this was a good value. Great pool. Great international standard food. And of course KL has great weather too. Stop in KL on your way to somewhere else Langkawi/Sabah/Sarawak in Malaysia.
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| M Ramly |
06 February 2005 |
Stayed at Crown Regency Serviced Apartments - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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You may visit the Twin Tower in the day but must be early as they have time limit. The sky tower is ok but I still say Twin Tower is better. Take a cab down to Petaling Street for the best deal of replica shoes, watches, clothes and other stuff. GREAT BARGAIN.
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| R Shaw |
26 January 2005 |
Stayed at Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Taxis here are cheap. However it's best to get a metered taxi as some drivers will charge too much. If there's no meter ask for a quote on the price. Example: One driver asked for 15 ringgets the day after we paid another driver 5 ringgets for the same trip. We said 'No thanks' and settled for a 10 ringget fare from the next taxi in line. Note that some taxi drivers speak (and understand) very little English so it's good to have your destination written on a piece of paper or business card.
We took a tour down to Putrajaya, the new ultra-modern administrative capital being built 45 minutes south of K-L.
It's not completed yet but what a beautiful town it already is with some of the most stunning architecture you'll see anywhere and landscaped gardens blooming with colourful exotic flowers set among gorgeous tropical palms. There's a man-made lake surrounded by magnificent buildings and spanned by eye-catching bridges. The Mosque on the shores of the lake and the Prime Minister's Offices adjacent to it are real showpieces. Go to www.abcmalaysia.com/tour_malaysia/putrajaya.htm for pictures and info. The photos we took at Putrajaya are some of the best we have from our 7 week round-the-world trip which took us to four continents.
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| M Cheong |
23 January 2005 |
Stayed at Bintang Warisan Hotel - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Kuala lumpur is a modern M'sia city. If you need to move around cheaply, you can do so by foot and a map. However, the roads are not pedestrian friendly. To move around, you can choose the light-rail system (3 different lines) or take a taxi. I moved around on foot and light-rail throughout my stay. Try to bargain for a good taxi fare if driver insist on not using a meter. In chinatown, central market, there's a nice cosy thai restaurant on the 2nd floor. Good food and good price. All around, you can find good hawker fare in Chinatown. Must visit, KLCC, LOT10, sungei wang, bb plaza for shopping.
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| D Morphey |
19 January 2005 |
Stayed at Royale Bintang, The - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Bukit Bintang is a good place to stay in KL. Plenty of malls, bars and restaurants within walking distance and yet it wasn't too frenetic. Monorail and LRT easy to get to as well. Also Restaurants/stalls at Jalan Alor just behind Bukit Bintang is an atmospheric eating option. Further afield Madam Kwan's at Suria 4th floor was a good place to eat.
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| S Wong |
15 January 2005 |
Stayed at Swiss Inn Kuala Lumpur - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Do check out the Chinese hawker (located beside the Hotel's reception) which serves "Claypot Lo Shi Fun" and "Yong Tau Foo" till late hours. Very scrumptious indeed!
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