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hotels in kl

maggie om

2006-08-10 18:57:41

hiya all well im back from egypt and now its about time i sorted my malaysia holiday out !! well im staying in kl for 4 nights to begin with and have found 2 hotels that are between the twin towers and menara tower , there the concorde hotel and the renaisance hotel i need them to be a little close to both towers as im not walking to good at the minit, and i want to see both of them what i want to know is has anyone stayed at either of these hotels? and are they as close as they make out to the towers?
also another question im takeing laura to the water park in kl, the sunway, has anyone been there either?? any comments??

just 1 last question does any one have any idea of the real weather in kl in december?? keep getting crossed messages about it thanks maggieomx

rickt

2006-08-10 23:39:39

They are about a 10 minute walk from the twin towers. Menara tower looks very close to both but the driveway is a long winding road with a bit of a hill from the entrance to the property so I would always recommend a taxi.

There are 2 hotels I know of right at the twin towers Mandarin oriental (TCH are charging around £38 per person per nite at the moment) but is supposed to be one of the best in KL, and just across the park is Traders which has just opened (in July) and is part of the Shangri La group so should be ok

check out the map here
http://www.hoteltravel.com/malaysia/kualalumpur/golden_triangle_map.htm

Which unfortunately does not have Traders but it is on the edge of the park at the twin towers

maggie om

2006-08-11 08:13:29

rickt

hiya again rickt thanks fr the quick reply to my post iv sent traders an email asking for a price for a 3 day stay for myself and laura from 10th dec to 14th dec lets see what price they come up with!! will let you know the outcome thanks again maggieomx

Sunbear

2006-08-11 10:51:09

The Mandarin Oriental would be my choice...great pool area...right next to Petronas Towers and a short taxi ride to the Menara Tower...you could even walk it but the hill to the Menara is quite steep (I know we did it).

The park in front of the Petronas Towers has a some play areas including water based ones.

Weather in December not sure, but in Jan when we've visited the day can start off beautiful but by mid afternoon the humidity levels have built up and there were often thunderstorms. One of the most humid cities I've visited.

maggie om

2006-08-11 16:11:32

rates

:Dhiya again all well i got some rates for 3 hotel , for 3 nights b@b at 10th dec, renaisance wants £126.36 traders wants £123.83 and concorde wants £113.48, and the mandarin wants!!!!!!! wait for it!!!£246!! i fancy the concorde not because of the price but because its near the kl tower which i fancy going up for a meal,

thanks for your help im wondering now how to get to penang from kl i dont want to fly rearly i fancy going by coach and see some country any ideas??? or where i go to book coach?? thanks maggieomx

rickt

2006-08-11 17:15:54

All the coaches go from the central bus station downtown it always is very hot and crowded but the some of the caches are very nice (better than the uk) and very cheap.

They are supposed to be building a new bus station but I think it has not been built yet.

toondoug

2006-08-11 17:23:27

definitely the mandarin oriental ,its right next to the towers with great service ,you can ask for a room with a view of the towers they look fabulous lit up at night

rickt

2006-08-13 09:32:59

The renaisance and concorde have been around for a while so unless they have been recently been refurbished they will be looking old and tired compared to the others (actually the Shangri La is a bit closer than the hotels mentioned to KL Tower but it is still a bit of a hike up the hill to get in).

If it was me I think I would choose Mandarin Oriental or Traders as the first I have never seen a bad review of, and the second hotel as is it new and is very close to KLCC (but not as close as MO) where as the renaisance and concorde are like the Shangri La just on the roadside with a small walk to anything.

A taxi ride to the KL Towers from any of the hotels would only cost about £2.

maggie om

2006-08-13 11:23:24

rates

hiya all thanks for the advise but i went and booked yesterday with the concorde !!! :omg

dont tell me iv made a boo boo?????
i got it for myself and laura 4 nights with breakfast for £130, not payed any money yet though, so might be able to get out of it!! maggieomx :shock:

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