Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
Sharing a fabulous landscaped pool and spa with the Meridien next door, the Hilton offers beautiful contemporary design. Sliding doors open to join the…
Must-see hotels in Kuala Lumpur
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
In the middle of the Chinatown action, this contemporary budget choice offers small, quietly stylish rooms – the best have balconies overlooking the…
The Gardens Hotel & Residences
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
This luxury hotel and serviced residences are very appealing. Wood panelling with lattice details and striking flower prints on the walls make the rooms'…
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
This friendly, basic backpackers offers some of the cheapest beds in town. Note partitions between the rooms are flimsy and mattresses are on the floor…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
One of Chinatown's more appealing hostels, the Explorers is comfortable and well run. The spacious lobby leads on to clean rooms (most with no windows)…
Kuala Lumpur
MiL's design aesthetic tends towards the rough end of the scale – think unplastered concrete and brick walls and open plan bathrooms inside windowless…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
These upmarket self-catering studios and serviced apartments are good value compared with rooms of a similar standard at KL's other five-star properties.
Kuala Lumpur
The bulk of the rooms here are fine but no-frills. However, the 7th floor offers 17 creatively designed duplexes, each sleeping three, with fun themes…
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
This minimalist-chic five-room property is part of a residential row within walking distance of Bangsar Baru's shops and restaurants. It has a tiny plunge…
Kuala Lumpur
Chances are, once you spend a night in these elegantly designed apartments, with their clean-line furnishings and striking contemporary art, you will not…
Kuala Lumpur
Each of the 63 rooms here sport artworks and designs from different local and regional artists and creatives – and there's even more canvases to browse in…
Kuala Lumpur
It might seem like tempting fate to call your hotel Chaos, but this smooth-running place offers compact, smart, minimalist rooms with concrete and exposed…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Offering a good range of rooms, some with views towards Menara KL, this reasonable midrange hotel makes a credible stab at boutique styling with a…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Right beside the Klang river and with a picture-postcard view of Masjid Jamek as you walk out the door, this is a handy, new and pleasant midrange option…
AnCasa Hotel & Spa Kuala Lumpur
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
With excellent promotional rates Friday to Sunday, the AnCasa is one of Chinatown’s best midrange options. The comfortable rooms are well equipped and…
Kuala Lumpur
Good workspaces and walk-in closets feature in these colourfully designed apartments. The facilities, including an outdoor infinity pool, gym, sauna and…
Kuala Lumpur
Steps from the Titiwangsa stations is this fine upper-midrange choice with decently proportioned and decorated rooms and public areas. The small swimming…
Kuala Lumpur
Perched on the edge of the KLCC Park, this contemporary design hotel, run by the Shangri-La group, offers a superb vantage point for Petronas Towers…
Kuala Lumpur
The lush foliage sprouting around and tumbling off the tiered balconies of this guesthouse is eye-catching and apt given its name. Inside, rustic red…
Kuala Lumpur
Handy for the dining and nightlife on Jln Doraisamy and exploring nearby Kampung Baru, teal-painted Reeds has boutique stylings and a wide range of rooms…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Steps from the monorail, this flashpackers softens its concrete and steel industrial look with bold splashes of paint and equally colourful beanbags. Note…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Channelling a vague 1960s feel (black-and-white photos of KL, a few modish pieces of mid-century modern furniture), this bright hotel has kerb appeal and…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Distinguished by its living wall of plants climbing up the facade, this is a solid lower midrange hotel with functional rooms and a handy location a short…
Kuala Lumpur
Still one of KL’s most stylish hotels, even if there’s wear and tear to some of its sleek timber-floored studios and suites. Sadly, the Maya's once…
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
Handy for KL Sentral, the Y has spick-and-span (if a little old-fashioned) rooms. There are laundry facilities and a shop and cafe, as well as tennis…
Kuala Lumpur
Elevators whisk you up to a panoramic entrance lobby that pits you eye to eye with the upper levels of the Petronas Towers. All the marble- and wood-clad…
Kuala Lumpur
Contemporary design rooms are comfortable and decent value at this rough-luxe style place set around a shady courtyard. Bring earplugs to block out the…
Kuala Lumpur
This blue-painted guesthouse is well run, offering 14 tidy bedrooms with tiny en-suite bathrooms and a feature wall plastered in vivid patterned wallpaper…
Lake Gardens, Brickfields & Bangsar
This simple, clean and conveniently located budget hotel might just be a lifesaver if you arrive at KL Sentral without a place to stay. For a room with a…
Kuala Lumpur
The Federal opened shortly after Malaysia gained independence in 1957 and there's something of a nostalgic feel to this old-school hotel, which has…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
It’s worth paying extra at this small, appealingly designed hotel to get a room with a window. Each floor is named after a curry ingredient, but the decor…
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
If all you need is an inexpensive room to yourself, this place works. The cheapest rooms have no windows but are away from the noisy main street. The…
Kuala Lumpur
Fairly typical of the many lower priced midrange options in the area, with comfortable, clean rooms (but not all with windows and all pretty compact)…
Kuala Lumpur
This chic property offers spacious rooms with parquet floors and lots of seductive amenities including a spa and infinity pool. The newer and more pricey…
Kuala Lumpur
In a great location with designer studios and one- and two-bedroom suites which are pretty spacious and well maintained; the Parkroyal's facilities…
Kuala Lumpur
This clean and well-run place offers excellent value if you book online in advance. Rooms have TVs and attached bathrooms with rain showers.
Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas
Functional, no-frills rooms with good views from atop Pudu Sentral station.
