Hotel Melia KL

Welcome to Hotel Melia KL

If one needs a place to rejuvenate before a meeting in Kuala Lumpur the next day, one of the best place to consider would be Hotl Melia in Kuala Lumpur. Not only is it in the centre of the Golden Triangle of Kuala Lumpur, it is very responsive to its customer's needs. They place great emphasis on giving customers their best that the natural friendly nature - the moment you enter the lobby the friendly smile from the bell boy, the reception counter staff and the cheerly lady answering your telephone when you ask your phone lines to be released - makes you feel welcome.

The hotel website can be easily accessed in thier international website. Look for their Malaysia website thier Kuala Lumpur Hotel would come to the screen.

All the information you need to know about the hotel services will be on the table once you come in. 'Nice' - even if the Manager is not there to greet you personally, his presence will be enough in the 'welcoming folder'.

For the Deluxe Room with a Queen Size bed it will cost you around RM180 - RM220 (depending on whether its holiday season or if your company has a corporate rate offered by the hotel). Offering you a comfortable night stay for that much needed rest.

The television works fine and offers a variety of channels. There is a wide working space if you have some last minute work to do.

If its space you are looking for, the deluxe room is just nice for two if there is anyone coming with you for the holiday.

The closet is spacious and the distance to the door and bathroom is standard like any other hotel. In my case, I always arrive in Kuala Lumpur almost midnight to attend meetings so this arrangement is just nice because the next morning I have to check out as most of our meetings are held in Putra Jaya. Check Out time is at 12 noon (may be extended to 1 p.m upon request). I would rush to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport after that to catch the flight to Kuching.

One plus point about the Hotel - it offers you the basic cosmetic and toileteries in the green boxes (comb, toothbrush and toothpaste!) should you miss packing those basic needs. The toilet itself is clean and spotless - good effort by the housekeeping

In summary the bathroom also meets the basic requirements for a traveller. Functioning toilet, bathtub with hot and cold water signs clearly mark. It would not be enough for a big family though - for that a bigger room is needed. Hopefully I can get the chance to sample their suite one day.

My overall comments on the hotel: Its locality is a plus point. Behind it is the famous Low Yat Plaza for computer geeks like me. Also the shoppers can just walk five minutes to Sungai Wang Plaza or the Berjaya Shopping Complex which is just two minutes across. The Monorail transport is accessible also within 5 minutes including the ever reliable Seven Eleven, below the hotel, just in case you need some 'urgent' essentials. Fun spots are just a few moments away also though I am usually too tired to visit any of them. The room was just too nice to leave. Their internet connectivity is quite reliable except that it can be expensive. At more than RM10 per hour its still a bit steep, so I am hoping that the next time the hotel can include that in the hotel package.

The hotel also has this desire to improve itself again and again. Upon checkout you will be required to fill in a form to rate their services. And when you start working the next week you will recieve a postcard from the Hotel thanking you for selecting them and using their services. That's a good way to connect with people.

Hilton Lobby

Kuching Hilton Lobby

Fancy some good coffee? I should say, an alternative to those Coffee Beans and San Francisco Coffee. Coffee woke up this fun blog of mine this morning. I have reconfigured this account's ftp after I moved servers. I distinctly remembered the coffee I had at Kuching Hilton Lobby. Hmmm...the aroma was just nice built around Kuching Hilton's exclusive lobby. The good thing about the lobby is that it has WiFi and also Hotspot - so you can have the best of both worlds. Internet connection at the Hotel's lobby coupled with coffee and biscuit.

Senso - the music lounge is accessible at the lobby. They play good music here and its a good place to relax. It has Kenny Sia's approval and as he says, the drinks there are really expensive. Anna also blogged about the place. So I will stick with the coffee story.

There's a variety of coffee to choose from - as long as you have RM10 - RM15 to burn, you get to sit there all day enjoying the hotel's comfortable environment. It used to be my 'lepaking' place during my younger days. Its because there were so many official functions being held at hotels back then so I happened to be part of the organising secretariat. The Malaysia Airlines crew also used to stay here before they moved to Crowne Plaza.

You can use Hilton's WiFi access or TMnet Hotspot. The difference is the Hotel's access is a wee bit expensive for hourly/daily usage compared with the Hotspot

The Coffee comes with a glass of warm water and a biscuit (its too delicious that it disappeared the moment it was put on my table). Coffee Latte....with some funny South American name I will check out next time. Its funny because its only when you wanna blog about that you wished you had got the name right

Some more variety of mouth watering sweet cakes to go with the coffee... yummy!