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Top choice in Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas


This chic pit stop for flashpackers offers a Zen decor featuring polished concrete and has a particularly attractive central courtyard. Mixed and female-only dorms sleep four to eight (some with double-bed bunks) and have sinks, lockers, reading lights and power points. Bathrooms are stylish, clean and plentiful. There's a simple guest kitchen but most guests gravitate to on-site LOKL Coffee.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Chinatown, Merdeka Square & Bukit Nanas attractions

1. Chettiar House

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The traditional glazed ceramic tiles and peacock designs decorating this house are typical of the homes built by the Chettiar community from southern…

2. Sampan Boy Mural

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Covering the side of a building and overlooking a parking lot, the subject of star Lithuanian street artist Ernest Zacharevic's first contribution to KL's…

3. Telekom Museum

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Housed in the beautifully renovated former telephone exchange building, this interesting museum has creatively designed displays on the history of…

4. St John's Cathedral

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This twin-spired structure (established 1883) is the 'mother church' of the Catholic religion in KL. The church was elevated to cathedral status in 1962.

5. BRAVE Mural

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Next to the Menara Maybank Building is this massive wall mural of a boy in tiger hat, by artists Anokayer and Yumz.

6. Lat Cartoon Sculptures

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The cartoonist known as Lat (his real name is Mohammad Nor Khalid) is a beloved figure in the Malaysian media. Fun, life-size sculptures based on his…

7. Masjid Jamek Sultan Abdul Samad

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This graceful, onion-domed mosque, designed by British architect AB Hubback, borrows Mogul and Moorish styles with its brick-and-plaster banded minarets…

8. Medan Pasar

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Pedestrianised Medan Pasar was once the heart of Chinatown. Kapitan Yap Ah Loy, often cited as one of KL's founders, lived here, and in addition to…