Luxury hotels in Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur is the capital city of Malaysia and is situated in Federal Territory or Wilayah Persekutuan. Owing to the current currency exchange rate, a stay in a luxury hotel in Malaysia is relatively cheap. Even if the currency goes back to normal, pre-1998, the service that you can get for your money is well worth the stay. Here are a list of ten luxury hotels in Kuala Lumpur, any one of them will be more than willing to pamper your every whim.

Carcosa Seri Negara

Taman Tasik Perdana

50480 Kuala Lumpur

Tel: (03)282-1888

Fax :(03)-282-7888

This is a pair of restored colonial mansions which are Carcosa and Seri Negara. These mansions were built during Malaysia’s colonial days and are set on top of a small hill. A stroll under the Victorian verandah and around its 40 acre garden is like stepping back in time. There is an outdoor swimming pool, a sauna and tennis courts. Guests can also play croquet, a favorite English past time, on the lawns.

Mandarin Oriental

KLCC

Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia

Tel: (03)232-4422

Fax:(03)232-4487

This new luxury hotel is adjacent to Petronas Twin Towers, the world’s tallest building. For those who are here on business, Mandarin Oriental offers full secretarial facilities and work stations with office equipments. The are two conference rooms and a boardroom with conference facilities. Guests can work out in their fully equipped fitness center and relax in their outdoor pool and Jacuzzi. There is a separate aerobics studio and body massages for afterwards.

Regent Hotel

160 Jalan Bukit Bintang

Kuala Lumpur

Tel:(03) 241-8000

Fax:(03)442-7236

A popular hotel for locals and tourists alike. This five star hotel adds details of comfort and style in their rooms like soft comfortable armchairs and marble bathrooms. The fitness center has state of the art equipment complete with sauna, Jacuzzi and spa.

Shangri-La

11 Jalan Sultan Ismail

Kuala Lumpur

Tel:(03) 232-2388

Fax: (03)230-1514

Spacious rooms come with its own in-room safes and fax machines. The Shangri La offers full convention facilities with audio visual systems and eight simultaneous language translation channels, press room and electronic voting panels. There is also an executive conference center. Guests with children can take advantage of their baby sitting services and there is an in house doctor on hand for medical consultations. They have a shopping arcade, tennis courts, sauna and a fitness center.

Pan Pacific

Jalan Putra

PO Box 11468

50746 Kuala Lumpur

Tel:(03)442-5555

Fax:(03) 441-7236

The Pan Pacific Hotel is located right next to the Putra World Center, in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s financial and commercial district. Rooms come with coffee and tea making facilities, a mini bar and in-room safes. Other facilities include a well equipped conference center, cars for hire, a fitness center, hair salon, foreign exchange facilities, Jacuzzis and saunas.

Kuala Lumpur Hilton International

Jalan Sultan Ismail

50250 Kuala Lumpur

Tel:(03)-249 3333

Fax: (03)-244 2157

Built close to entertainment and shopping, the Hilton is Malaysia’s first world class hotel. The rooms are spacious and have separate dressing areas and sitting areas. Its public rooms are handicap accessible. Guests can choose to swim in their outdoor or in door swimming pools, or relax in the sauna. Rooms come equipped with sockets with 110/120 voltage. Guests can shop in their boutiques, and make use of the beauty salon or dance the night away in the in-house night club.

Melia Kuala Lumpur

16 Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur

Tel:(03)-242 8333

Fax: (03)-242 6623

Situated close to shopping and fine dining, Melia Kuala Lumpur’s service is efficient and warm. Each room has its own fridge, mini bar, coffee and tea making facilities and a hair dryer. In house restaurants cater to the international set. There is the El Patio Coffee Shop that is open 24 hours, Goya’s which serve Spanish cuisine, and Fortune Palace which offers Cantonese and Szechuan stlye delectables.

Eastin Hotel

Section 16/11 Jalan Damansara

PO Box 8826

Kelana Jaya

46799 Petaling Jaya

Tel:(03) 925-1111

Fax: (03) 925-9999

Eastin Hotel is located in a rapidly developing suburb. It is a business class hotel and their business center comes complete with secretarial services and office equipments. There are offices for rent, spacious boardrooms and work stations. Guests can pamper themselves in their open air

Jacuzzi, steam bath, sauna and massaging services.

Renaissance Kuala Lumpur

Corner of Jalan Ampang and Jalan Sultan Ismail,

50450 Kuala Lumpur

Tel:(03)262-2233

Fax: (03) 446-8582

This hotel has a European decor and feel. Locals like to frequent the in house Vogue café for high teas. The Renaissance is a favorite for business conventions because it has more than ample facilities. Other than a large fitness center, the hotel also has a laundrette and a shopping arcade. There is also an outdoor pool and outdoor tennis courts.

The Palace of the Golden Horses

Jalan Kuda Emas

The Mines Resort City

Kuala Lumpur

Tel:(03)943-2333

Fax: (03) 943-2666

The Palace of the Golden Horses looks like a Moorish palace. It is situated next to a disused mine that has been turned into a lake and a resort destination. Next to the hotel is a turf club, convenient for those who love horse racing. All rooms come with bathrobes, hair dryer, remote-control color cable television, and a mini bar. Guests can pamper themselves in the Health club where there are massages, saunas, spas and steam rooms. There is also an outdoor swimming pool and this family oriented hotel, has a Day Camp and Supervised Children's Activities Program that is year round.