Check In

Were welcomed warmly at the driveway on arrival & cheerily brought up to our corner room .

Check in was swift .

Room

Rather liked the refresh . Our corner park view was on the top floor .

Bathroom did not see much changes . Liked the amenities exclusive to MOKL though

View from behind the TV . The view of forested hills & mountains is now obscured by the many new hotels and buildings .

View as one enters the room .

View looking to the right .

Club Lounge

Have always liked this spacious lounge with cosy areas and expansive views .

As you can see , quiet enough to conduct meetings here . Saw a few groups spread out during the times we were there . We had some meetings too .

Did not need to use the meetings rooms provided .

This was an afternoon tea spread .

View of the Four Seasons KL overlooking another construction site . This photo only shows about half the height of the towering FS building .

Did get to try all the decent meal offerings . While the breakfast spread is not as extensive / wide as downstairs  , it is more than sufficient . 

Aqua , beauty services & recreation floor

The whole floor was somewhat rearranged with the lounging areas around the pool expanded .

The Mandarin Spa is on the left and managed by them unlike previously .

To the right , the approach to Aqua , swimming pool , salon and exercise rooms 

Some of new lounging area to the left of outdoor cafe , Aqua .

Aqua

Did not get to try the “ teh tarik “ ice cream as Aqua only opens at noon

Was hoping to have a late morning cool down ice cream cone ..

Swimming pool

One still has the park view although the hills & mountains can barely be seen now replaced by these new condominiums , hotels , etcetera . Do not expect so much the tranquility as when MOKL opened & many years after . Some distant construction noise too .

The outdoor jacuzzi ( indoors now ) is sadly no more and is now an area with thick mats 

New cabanas area

The deck chairs / lounges are made up once you have selected where to sit and iced water along with cold face towels are brought to you

Games area

Service

The service for the Club Floor was warm and polished . Good to see some old timers around .

When items were not found in the breakfast spread in the Lounge , the staff went downstairs to the main restaurant so that we had them . Much appreciated gesture .

The pianist in the late afternoon / evening played “ soothing sounds “ .

We received complimentary laundry / pressing for up to 5 pieces per day .

( This was handy considering the hot and humid climate ) . Our clothes were returned within 12 hours as requested , thankfully , had sent some items at midnight as we had forgotten earlier ;)

A few foreign staff may have slight problems understanding English or may seem to understand but not follow through . Minor things like my request for 3 buckets of ice at turn down .. either not done or had 2 one night .

Dining

As we had most meals other than breakfast ( changed our original plans due to current road situation ) out , we ‘ ate ‘ our double lunches / dinners in the lounge so we could taste the spread .

What we had was pretty authentic for the local cuisine , the others were decent enough .

We did not have any meals in the hotel restaurants this stay .

Odds and ends

The musty corridors are thankfully a thing of the past with this upgrade .

Not necessary to run ‘ the gauntlet ‘ from the bank of elevators to our corner rooms anymore !

The shiny silvery interiors of the elevators / lifts though these photos belie how bright it is when inside them . Do not like this change , seems rather ott .

The hotel is running at about capacity , so it is good that the pool was not crowded . From the photos , you can see that even there are ample cabanas / lounges available late morning , even late afternoon . We can see the pool from our windows .

With Hari Raya & Malaysia Day coming up along with school holidays , there will likely be many staycations too .

Location

Usually ideal for us and as we prefer this location by the park , like an oasis in the surrounding madness .

It is convenient for our meetings as the locals know the ins & outs of getting here . Even for those with offices further out , like in Klang , they know the better times they can meet with the least traffic chaos ;)

Currently , there are numerous road closures due to construction , etcetera making traffic conditions even worse than before . Getting anywhere which should take 10 minutes , will require one to factor in another 45 minutes , an hour ? or longer .

Thankfully , our vehicle can keep us cool with 18 C - has decent AC :) , with  the sweltering heat outside .