IC Kuala Lumpur (Master Thread)
Oct 14, 2019, 8:26 am
#271
Join Date: Sep 2000
Location: Stuck on this planet - mainly in STR and LAX
Posts: 5,019
If you plan to go out for dinner and are not a heavy drinker: 1.
Oct 14, 2019, 4:46 pm
#272
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LAS, ZQN
Programs: UA PP (2MM), BA gold
Posts: 2,199
Since I am Spire Ambassador my feels is to book the Club Room to start, Sometimes having a good corporate rate a disadvantage!
Oct 14, 2019, 8:14 pm
#273
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Bangkok, Thailand. No longer Palm Coast, FL though still exiled, again, from the Bay Area.
Programs: Only the good ones
Posts: 5,153
Thanks for advice. I can always drink alcohol..... So now the question is whether to book directly with the hotel a club room or keep the standard room with corporate rate and upgrade.
Since I am Spire Ambassador my feels is to book the Club Room to start, Sometimes having a good corporate rate a disadvantage!
Since I am Spire Ambassador my feels is to book the Club Room to start, Sometimes having a good corporate rate a disadvantage!
Oct 14, 2019, 8:28 pm
#274
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: LAS, ZQN
Programs: UA PP (2MM), BA gold
Posts: 2,199
I'm seeing many nights in October at US$137++ for Club rooms. My corp rate doesn't include breakfast, for the rooms below Club, and is at US$171 for club and as low as US$101 per night for the standard room. Not sure about the quality of the evening F&B, but I do know that drinks can be pricy going out. The food is definitely better outside though, so it depends on what you like.I'd do the standard room as I prefer to just have coffee and go out.
Oct 15, 2019, 3:41 am
#275
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London
Programs: Hilton, IHG - BA, GA, LH, QR, SV, TK
Posts: 17,008
Better not to concentrate only on the transactional!
The Club is certainly one of IHG's nicer, more comfortable spaces; and the team working there really try hard to make it a great experience for guests.
But, yes, the evening and morning food offer is great, even though it has been slimmed down just a little. And there's just about everything you could want in terms of evening drinks. But i think its still 17:30-18:30, which is a bit early if you are working.
The regular, non-lounge, breakfast space is a bit of a zoo, totally off-putting unless you hit it really early.
An unsung benefit of going for club is three pieces of laundry per day. That's laundry, not pressing; and per day, not per stay.
Rooms are, well what they are - a tad shabby in comfortable sort of way, and with not-so-great sound isolation (the lifts are noisy).
The Club is certainly one of IHG's nicer, more comfortable spaces; and the team working there really try hard to make it a great experience for guests.
But, yes, the evening and morning food offer is great, even though it has been slimmed down just a little. And there's just about everything you could want in terms of evening drinks. But i think its still 17:30-18:30, which is a bit early if you are working.
The regular, non-lounge, breakfast space is a bit of a zoo, totally off-putting unless you hit it really early.
An unsung benefit of going for club is three pieces of laundry per day. That's laundry, not pressing; and per day, not per stay.
Rooms are, well what they are - a tad shabby in comfortable sort of way, and with not-so-great sound isolation (the lifts are noisy).
Oct 17, 2019, 8:09 am
#276
Moderator, Iberia Airlines, Airport Lounges, and Ambassador, British Airways Executive Club
Join Date: Feb 2010
Programs: BA Lifetime Gold; Flying Blue Life Platinum; LH Sen.; Hilton Diamond; Kemal Kebabs Prized Customer
Posts: 63,804
This evening I was pro-actively offered at check-in a similar (MYR 250++) upgrade to Club off a breakfast-included corporate rate. I was given an upgrade from Deluxe (entry level) to a high floor corner Premier anyway.
Nov 23, 2019, 10:23 am
#277
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Silver, Hilton Honors Gold
Posts: 627
Better not to concentrate only on the transactional!
The Club is certainly one of IHG's nicer, more comfortable spaces; and the team working there really try hard to make it a great experience for guests.
But, yes, the evening and morning food offer is great, even though it has been slimmed down just a little. And there's just about everything you could want in terms of evening drinks. But i think its still 17:30-18:30, which is a bit early if you are working.
The regular, non-lounge, breakfast space is a bit of a zoo, totally off-putting unless you hit it really early.
An unsung benefit of going for club is three pieces of laundry per day. That's laundry, not pressing; and per day, not per stay.
Rooms are, well what they are - a tad shabby in comfortable sort of way, and with not-so-great sound isolation (the lifts are noisy).
The Club is certainly one of IHG's nicer, more comfortable spaces; and the team working there really try hard to make it a great experience for guests.
But, yes, the evening and morning food offer is great, even though it has been slimmed down just a little. And there's just about everything you could want in terms of evening drinks. But i think its still 17:30-18:30, which is a bit early if you are working.
The regular, non-lounge, breakfast space is a bit of a zoo, totally off-putting unless you hit it really early.
An unsung benefit of going for club is three pieces of laundry per day. That's laundry, not pressing; and per day, not per stay.
Rooms are, well what they are - a tad shabby in comfortable sort of way, and with not-so-great sound isolation (the lifts are noisy).
Nov 23, 2019, 7:29 pm
#278
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: London
Programs: Hilton, IHG - BA, GA, LH, QR, SV, TK
Posts: 17,008
Evening drinks last for two hours from 17:30. They start whisking the food away on the dot, but there's a degree of generosity in last orders. The lounge itself remains open until much later.
Nov 27, 2019, 12:26 pm
#279
Join Date: Sep 2013
Programs: BAEC Silver, Hilton Honors Gold
Posts: 627
Aug 15, 2020, 8:13 am
#281
Join Date: Oct 2017
Programs: ANA,Qantas,asiamiles,Royal Skies,Enrich
Posts: 198
Can’t find anywhere to post this piece of info so post it here
Interesting to see a Regent and Kimpton opening in KL and both are in the new TRX project IHG has signed a management agreement with LQ Retail to open Malaysia’s first Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur come 2023.
The hotel will form part of The Exchange TRX, a 6.8ha mixed development comprising six residential towers, an office building, a retail mall, and a 4ha rooftop park.
The 471-room Kimpton Kuala Lumpur will feature three F&B outlets including a rooftop bar and restaurant, as well as a deli-grocer café. Other amenities will include an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, a gym, as well as a range of meeting and event spaces.
https://www.ttgasia.com/2020/08/11/m...-kuala-lumpur/
Interesting to see a Regent and Kimpton opening in KL and both are in the new TRX project IHG has signed a management agreement with LQ Retail to open Malaysia’s first Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur come 2023.
The hotel will form part of The Exchange TRX, a 6.8ha mixed development comprising six residential towers, an office building, a retail mall, and a 4ha rooftop park.
The 471-room Kimpton Kuala Lumpur will feature three F&B outlets including a rooftop bar and restaurant, as well as a deli-grocer café. Other amenities will include an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, a gym, as well as a range of meeting and event spaces.
https://www.ttgasia.com/2020/08/11/m...-kuala-lumpur/
Aug 17, 2020, 2:04 am
#282
Moderator: InterContinental Hotels and Germany
Join Date: Oct 2002
Posts: 6,552
Can’t find anywhere to post this piece of info so post it here
Interesting to see a Regent and Kimpton opening in KL and both are in the new TRX project IHG has signed a management agreement with LQ Retail to open Malaysia’s first Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur come 2023.
The hotel will form part of The Exchange TRX, a 6.8ha mixed development comprising six residential towers, an office building, a retail mall, and a 4ha rooftop park.
The 471-room Kimpton Kuala Lumpur will feature three F&B outlets including a rooftop bar and restaurant, as well as a deli-grocer café. Other amenities will include an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, a gym, as well as a range of meeting and event spaces.
https://www.ttgasia.com/2020/08/11/m...-kuala-lumpur/
Interesting to see a Regent and Kimpton opening in KL and both are in the new TRX project IHG has signed a management agreement with LQ Retail to open Malaysia’s first Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants in Kuala Lumpur come 2023.
The hotel will form part of The Exchange TRX, a 6.8ha mixed development comprising six residential towers, an office building, a retail mall, and a 4ha rooftop park.
The 471-room Kimpton Kuala Lumpur will feature three F&B outlets including a rooftop bar and restaurant, as well as a deli-grocer café. Other amenities will include an outdoor rooftop swimming pool, a gym, as well as a range of meeting and event spaces.
https://www.ttgasia.com/2020/08/11/m...-kuala-lumpur/
However, there is a dedicated thread about new properties: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/inte...disposals.html where this for example could have been posted.
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Jan 2, 2023, 6:45 am
#283
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: PARIS (France)
Programs: AF/KLM Club 2000 | InterContinental Diamond RA |AMEX Plat | Visa Infinite |Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 10,961
Detailed review of my stay in December 2022
What is your IHG One Rewards status?
Diamond Inner Circle Royal Ambassador
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay ?
Yes.
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked cheapest rate, and received the Royal Suite.
How are the rooms?
Huge!
250 sqm large
Bedroom with huge and comfortable bed.
Very nice and large marble bathroom separate walk-in shower and Jacuzzi.
Byredo Bal d’Afrique toiletries.
Separate toilets with Toto Washlet.
Illy coffee espresso machine, kettle.
Massive living room with dining area, sitting area.
Open bar.
Kitchen with microwave, wine cooler, espresso machine.
Very quiet.
View over the city.
PressReader free access.
How is the exec. lounge?
Quite nice.
Dining area around buffet and cooking station.
Seating area
Mezzanine floor with seating area and meeting room.
Balcony
Very good breakfast with à la carte eggs menu (I also tried the breakfast at main restaurant: wider choice but definitely not as exclusive atmosphere, even if I was impressed by efficiency of the service, despite the huge number of guests).
Afternoon tea with fresh juices, (delicious) biscuits.
Evening cold/hot options (hot options and pastries may be disappointing).
Staff is friendly but service can be sometimes rather disorganized.
Club InterContinental comes with complementary laundry and pressing service up to 3 pieces per day.
What was good and what was bad?
Good
- Convenient location (just opposite Ampang Park metro station, 2 minutes from Persiaran KLCC MRT station, and free Go KL City Green bus line)
- Pleasant club lounge
- Pretty nice pool area (but it can be noisy because of construction works and air conditioning units nearby)
- Massive and very comfortable suite.
Bad
- Nothing.
Value for $ or IHG One Rewards Point? Would you return?
Yes.
The quality of service at the hotel is not at the level of the one received at other best Asian InterContinental hotels (but quite the same issue with other luxury hotels in Kuala Lumpur), but the property is solid and pleasant, and I enjoyed very much the city of Kuala Lumpur.
I have the opportunity to meet the GM: she definitely has the energy and the talent to make the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur a very enjoyable property.
Still, it will be interesting to see soon the offer at future Indigo, Kimpton and Regent properties.
Exterior
Royal Suite
Open bar area
Bedroom
Bathroom
Separate toilets
Guests toilets
Dressing
Minibar and coffee station
Kitchen
View from the room
Welcome gift
New year gift
Pool area
Fitness centre
Tatsu restaurant
New Year’s Eve celebration
Diamond Inner Circle Royal Ambassador
Were you (or for multi-stayers are you generally) happy with the hotel/stay ?
Yes.
Which room did you book and which upgrade did you receive?
Booked cheapest rate, and received the Royal Suite.
How are the rooms?
Huge!
250 sqm large
Bedroom with huge and comfortable bed.
- Seating area with Charles et Ray Eames lounge chair.
- Bang & Olufsen Beoplay A9 Bluetooth sound system (just perfect to connect the iPad and watch a movie or listen to your music)
- Large curved Samsung television set with good selection of cable channels.
- No Chromecast.
- Amazing Ogawa massage chair (just perfect after a long day walking around the city).
- Electric curtain opener
- Usb and power sockets next to the bed.
Very nice and large marble bathroom separate walk-in shower and Jacuzzi.
Byredo Bal d’Afrique toiletries.
Separate toilets with Toto Washlet.
Illy coffee espresso machine, kettle.
Massive living room with dining area, sitting area.
Open bar.
Kitchen with microwave, wine cooler, espresso machine.
Very quiet.
View over the city.
PressReader free access.
How is the exec. lounge?
Quite nice.
Dining area around buffet and cooking station.
Seating area
Mezzanine floor with seating area and meeting room.
Balcony
Very good breakfast with à la carte eggs menu (I also tried the breakfast at main restaurant: wider choice but definitely not as exclusive atmosphere, even if I was impressed by efficiency of the service, despite the huge number of guests).
Afternoon tea with fresh juices, (delicious) biscuits.
Evening cold/hot options (hot options and pastries may be disappointing).
Staff is friendly but service can be sometimes rather disorganized.
Club InterContinental comes with complementary laundry and pressing service up to 3 pieces per day.
What was good and what was bad?
Good
- Convenient location (just opposite Ampang Park metro station, 2 minutes from Persiaran KLCC MRT station, and free Go KL City Green bus line)
- Pleasant club lounge
- Pretty nice pool area (but it can be noisy because of construction works and air conditioning units nearby)
- Massive and very comfortable suite.
Bad
- Nothing.
Value for $ or IHG One Rewards Point? Would you return?
Yes.
The quality of service at the hotel is not at the level of the one received at other best Asian InterContinental hotels (but quite the same issue with other luxury hotels in Kuala Lumpur), but the property is solid and pleasant, and I enjoyed very much the city of Kuala Lumpur.
I have the opportunity to meet the GM: she definitely has the energy and the talent to make the InterContinental Kuala Lumpur a very enjoyable property.
Still, it will be interesting to see soon the offer at future Indigo, Kimpton and Regent properties.
Exterior
Royal Suite
Open bar area
Bedroom
Bathroom
Separate toilets
Guests toilets
Dressing
Minibar and coffee station
Kitchen
View from the room
Welcome gift
New year gift
Pool area
Fitness centre
Tatsu restaurant
New Year’s Eve celebration
Last edited by nicolas75; Jan 3, 2023 at 3:36 am
Jan 2, 2023, 7:51 am
#284
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: PARIS (France)
Programs: AF/KLM Club 2000 | InterContinental Diamond RA |AMEX Plat | Visa Infinite |Hertz President's Circle
Posts: 10,961
Club InterContinental and buffet breakfast at Serena Brasserie
Club lounge
Breakfast
Evening spread
Breakfast at Serena Brasserie
Last edited by nicolas75; Jan 3, 2023 at 6:32 am
Jan 2, 2023, 8:10 am
#285
Join Date: Sep 2015
Programs: Accor Platinum, IHG DA
Posts: 664
Thanks for all the Fantastic pictures
I never check what's the wine and champagne offering in this club lounge, from your photo quite many bottles are highly rated wine \champagne.
I travelling with children so I had to go lobby bar for HH. There they dont serve champagne, only sparkling wine
I never check what's the wine and champagne offering in this club lounge, from your photo quite many bottles are highly rated wine \champagne.
I travelling with children so I had to go lobby bar for HH. There they dont serve champagne, only sparkling wine
Last edited by jiunsoh; Jan 2, 2023 at 7:24 pm