Kuala Lumpur

During our 2016 Asian Trip, we stayed few days in Kuala Lumpur before and after visiting Tioman Island. Here is a summary of what we liked, and what we did not like!

#1 WP Hotel (27.5€/night)

We spent our first night in the WP Hotel, and we had a really pleasant stay. We actually regret that we did not stay at this hotel when we came back from Tioman! The WP Hotel offers a great value for a very cheap price, and its rooftop pool with a view on the Petronas is magnificent. Just grab some beers in a shop and enjoy your night on the rooftop! It’s a real pity that we booked an Airbnb for our last two nights in KL, but it’s always difficult to know in advance!WP.JPG

#2 Restaurants

While we mainly ate in small local restaurants or just grabbed some street food, we tried two “real” restaurants in KL. The first one was Limapulo Baba Can Cook, and it was simply delicious ! Very local food, cheap price and a very nice atmosphere. The only negative point was that many of the dishes were not available. We also wanted to try a more “luxurious” restaurant, to taste fine Malaysian cuisine. The least we can say is that we were very disappointed! Based on Tripadvisor’s review, we chose the Enak KL. The restaurant is located in a shopping mall, but is very well decorated. Our starters and desserts were delicious, but the main dishes were pretty average while being very expensive. Honestly, I preferred much more the dishes I ate in small and local restaurants than the ones they served. But the worst were the service – the server was very rude – and the price of the water. It costs almost the same to get a 50cl bottle of water than a main course, which is totally ridiculous.

# 3 Things to do

KL is a huge and multicultural city with numerous skyscrapers so if you like to spend some times in crowded capitals, it’s the place to be! You’ll enjoy walking around and trying the countless street food stalls at night!

it’s also impossible to speak about KL without mentioning the Petronas Towers, the world’s tallest twin towers in the world! It’s imperative to approach these two iron-giants during night time, and don’t forget your camera! Unfortunately, we had some issues with our memory card and we lost every single pictures taken in front of the Petronas… ! Therefore, the one below comes from our friend Google 🙂

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The second place you don’t want to miss in KL are the Batu Caves, this limestone hill that has three caves featuring temples and Hindu shrines. There is an impressive gold statue of the Hindu god in front of the entrance, and the view from the caves is very nice. We did not especially enjoyed the visit of the caves itself, but a lot of people do! As we also lost our pictures from the Batu Caves, the following one also comes from Google.

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