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This thread refers to the various Marriott brands within a specific geographic area. Marriott Bonvoy hotels in XX usually have posts asking which property is better, etc. Trip reports are usually better suited in the property specific threads.
There's a 6% Government Tax and MYR10 Tourism Tax not shown in the rate.
Hotel email addresses:
The Ritz Carlton Kuala Lumpur: [email protected]
JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur: [email protected]
There's a 6% Government Tax and MYR10 Tourism Tax not shown in the rate.
Hotel email addresses:
The Ritz Carlton Kuala Lumpur: [email protected]
JW Marriott Kuala Lumpur: [email protected]
Marriott Bonvoy hotels in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Is there something special about the Majestic? (Historical significance or otherwise)
Will certainly report back on the Ren. I'm only staying a brief two-nighter.
Will certainly report back on the Ren. I'm only staying a brief two-nighter.
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They have a couple unique features, including The Smoke House: The Majestic Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
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Just checked in, was invited to the lounge where someone rather silently checked me in. No mention of an upgrade — I didn't really care for one, but was hoping I'd get a nice view of the Petronas towers, so I was disappointed to see my assignment to the 5th floor (lowest floor of rooms). I was surprised walking into the room by what is an absolutely massive suite. No views to speak of.
Somehow… I'm still a bit disappointed about the lack of view. I wonder if it'd be ungrateful to ask for a downgrade to a regular room on the top floor facing the Petronas towers…
EDIT: looks like I got the Renaissance Suite which seems to be the highest room category. The hotel seems deserted. No real drinks in the club lounge after 7:30 — which seems to contradict the 8:30 I saw mentioned other places and on the website.
Somehow… I'm still a bit disappointed about the lack of view. I wonder if it'd be ungrateful to ask for a downgrade to a regular room on the top floor facing the Petronas towers…
EDIT: looks like I got the Renaissance Suite which seems to be the highest room category. The hotel seems deserted. No real drinks in the club lounge after 7:30 — which seems to contradict the 8:30 I saw mentioned other places and on the website.
Cocktail hours: Daily; 5:30pm 7:30pm (Food & Beverage), 5:30pm 8.30pm (Beverage only)
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Just checked in, was invited to the lounge where someone rather silently checked me in. No mention of an upgrade I didn't really care for one, but was hoping I'd get a nice view of the Petronas towers, so I was disappointed to see my assignment to the 5th floor (lowest floor of rooms). I was surprised walking into the room by what is an absolutely massive suite. No views to speak of.
Somehow I'm still a bit disappointed about the lack of view. I wonder if it'd be ungrateful to ask for a downgrade to a regular room on the top floor facing the Petronas towers
EDIT: looks like I got the Renaissance Suite which seems to be the highest room category. The hotel seems deserted. No real drinks in the club lounge after 7:30 which seems to contradict the 8:30 I saw mentioned other places and on the website.
Somehow I'm still a bit disappointed about the lack of view. I wonder if it'd be ungrateful to ask for a downgrade to a regular room on the top floor facing the Petronas towers
EDIT: looks like I got the Renaissance Suite which seems to be the highest room category. The hotel seems deserted. No real drinks in the club lounge after 7:30 which seems to contradict the 8:30 I saw mentioned other places and on the website.
Sometimes old hotels can be weird. I've seen a fair share of premium suites with no view whatsoever. It's weird.
When I stayed there in 2017 they were pretty strict about taking away all the alcohol precisely when the open bar closed. The J.W. Marriott's open bars hours were much more extensive.
Who is the guest relations manager?
Ms. "Nurul Hidayah Mohd Fuad" <[email protected]>was delightful to deal with in the past. Did they not send a pre-arrival email?
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Didn't receive any emails other than the automated booking confirmation. No idea who the guest relations manager is now.
I'm starting to somewhat regret booking here, and feel like I should've optimized for on-site rooftop bar instead of club lounge. I went to c la vi at the element today and it's far better to drink there for happy hour drinks priced dirt cheap than at the Ren club where the ambiance sucks. Looks like the aloft has a sweet rooftop bar as well, and the W has a bar with great views of the Petronas towers.
They served me a beer after happy hour was over yesterday at the Ren club, but make sure to charge me for it. MYR 30… not cheap AT ALL for a draft Tiger beer.
The breakfast was mediocre. The cooked-to-order dosa was great, and the aloo curry was delicious, but the offerings were odd and somewhat lacking. Why are there 5 different potato curry dishes but not a single Indian meat dish, and why are there two grilled chicken dishes. I'd have much rather had some dal and murgh makhani than a million options for potatoes. Most of it was not great. At least the croissants were good. No grapefruit juice. Bad service.
Today I learnt: the two Petronas towers were each build by two independent companies to prevent delays preventing the on-time opening. Whichever finished first would have to honor to inaugurate the world's (then) tallest building. Now that's redundancy!
I'm starting to somewhat regret booking here, and feel like I should've optimized for on-site rooftop bar instead of club lounge. I went to c la vi at the element today and it's far better to drink there for happy hour drinks priced dirt cheap than at the Ren club where the ambiance sucks. Looks like the aloft has a sweet rooftop bar as well, and the W has a bar with great views of the Petronas towers.
They served me a beer after happy hour was over yesterday at the Ren club, but make sure to charge me for it. MYR 30… not cheap AT ALL for a draft Tiger beer.
The breakfast was mediocre. The cooked-to-order dosa was great, and the aloo curry was delicious, but the offerings were odd and somewhat lacking. Why are there 5 different potato curry dishes but not a single Indian meat dish, and why are there two grilled chicken dishes. I'd have much rather had some dal and murgh makhani than a million options for potatoes. Most of it was not great. At least the croissants were good. No grapefruit juice. Bad service.
Today I learnt: the two Petronas towers were each build by two independent companies to prevent delays preventing the on-time opening. Whichever finished first would have to honor to inaugurate the world's (then) tallest building. Now that's redundancy!
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That's interesting. They used to have a guest relations team and used to send pre-arrival emails to elite status guests. You might want to mention something to the manager on-duty, if anything to find out.
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Didn't receive any emails other than the automated booking confirmation. No idea who the guest relations manager is now.
I'm starting to somewhat regret booking here, and feel like I should've optimized for on-site rooftop bar instead of club lounge. I went to c la vi at the element today and it's far better to drink there for happy hour drinks priced dirt cheap than at the Ren club where the ambiance sucks. Looks like the aloft has a sweet rooftop bar as well, and the W has a bar with great views of the Petronas towers.
They served me a beer after happy hour was over yesterday at the Ren club, but make sure to charge me for it. MYR 30 not cheap AT ALL for a draft Tiger beer.
The breakfast was mediocre. The cooked-to-order dosa was great, and the aloo curry was delicious, but the offerings were odd and somewhat lacking. Why are there 5 different potato curry dishes but not a single Indian meat dish, and why are there two grilled chicken dishes. I'd have much rather had some dal and murgh makhani than a million options for potatoes. Most of it was not great. At least the croissants were good. No grapefruit juice. Bad service.
Today I learnt: the two Petronas towers were each build by two independent companies to prevent delays preventing the on-time opening. Whichever finished first would have to honor to inaugurate the world's (then) tallest building. Now that's redundancy!
I'm starting to somewhat regret booking here, and feel like I should've optimized for on-site rooftop bar instead of club lounge. I went to c la vi at the element today and it's far better to drink there for happy hour drinks priced dirt cheap than at the Ren club where the ambiance sucks. Looks like the aloft has a sweet rooftop bar as well, and the W has a bar with great views of the Petronas towers.
They served me a beer after happy hour was over yesterday at the Ren club, but make sure to charge me for it. MYR 30 not cheap AT ALL for a draft Tiger beer.
The breakfast was mediocre. The cooked-to-order dosa was great, and the aloo curry was delicious, but the offerings were odd and somewhat lacking. Why are there 5 different potato curry dishes but not a single Indian meat dish, and why are there two grilled chicken dishes. I'd have much rather had some dal and murgh makhani than a million options for potatoes. Most of it was not great. At least the croissants were good. No grapefruit juice. Bad service.
Today I learnt: the two Petronas towers were each build by two independent companies to prevent delays preventing the on-time opening. Whichever finished first would have to honor to inaugurate the world's (then) tallest building. Now that's redundancy!
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I am so disappointed with this message. I had one night booked with St. R and then two nights booked with LM. While the St. R was very affordable, by US standards, I am a t-shirt/shorts kind of guy when on vacation. I generally don't care about what others think of me, but St. R is a bit over the top. The LM could not guarantee a non-smoking room, even with an upgrade. So the REN it is. I'd prefer a tower view over a suite being a solo traveler, but definitely non-smoking. thanks for posting the info so far. (I checked out W, JW, and the Majestic also. W and JW could not guarantee non-smoking rooms and the Majestic only had suites available as the base rate.)
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I posted on the KL Renaissance thread. So far happy with my choice and I'll provide more feedback. Wide awake, so I thought I'd checkout the W bar. Glad I didn't stay there...i black Polo t-shirt and jeans are looked down on. Weakest G&T ever. And the bar tried to pull the dynamic currency conversion scam. I refused and the bar staff acted 'confused' as to why I wouldn't pay in USD...lots of 'consulting' with colleagues. Great view of Petronas Towers, though. Cab over to Aloft bar. Great view of Hilton, St. Regis, etc. Lousy service in that a large business group entered right before me, but all is good now.
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If I visit KL again, which I'm not planning on doing as I was generally very disappointed by the city, I'd probably stay at the Aloft or Element, or suck it up and book the St. Regis.
But overall, I just really didn't like KL so will avoid the city in the future. Plenty of other better destinations in Southeast Asia (HK, Singapore, BKK to name just a few)
But overall, I just really didn't like KL so will avoid the city in the future. Plenty of other better destinations in Southeast Asia (HK, Singapore, BKK to name just a few)
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If I visit KL again, which I'm not planning on doing as I was generally very disappointed by the city, I'd probably stay at the Aloft or Element, or suck it up and book the St. Regis.
But overall, I just really didn't like KL so will avoid the city in the future. Plenty of other better destinations in Southeast Asia (HK, Singapore, BKK to name just a few)
But overall, I just really didn't like KL so will avoid the city in the future. Plenty of other better destinations in Southeast Asia (HK, Singapore, BKK to name just a few)
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If I visit KL again, which I'm not planning on doing as I was generally very disappointed by the city, I'd probably stay at the Aloft or Element, or suck it up and book the St. Regis.
But overall, I just really didn't like KL so will avoid the city in the future. Plenty of other better destinations in Southeast Asia (HK, Singapore, BKK to name just a few)
But overall, I just really didn't like KL so will avoid the city in the future. Plenty of other better destinations in Southeast Asia (HK, Singapore, BKK to name just a few)
By the way, Element is really nice. And Aloft not so much.
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Aloft and its breakfast is decent, especially for the price. I was upgraded to a huge suite (pre-Aug 2018) and found it to be excellent value (I paid around $60 USD). As a tourist, there isn't much around the area (other than the National Museum) but it's good if you are there for a quick night (to/from airport/train) and the immediate area around Aloft/LM/StR has great Indian restaurants if you love Indian food.
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If I visit KL again, which I'm not planning on doing as I was generally very disappointed by the city, I'd probably stay at the Aloft or Element, or suck it up and book the St. Regis.
But overall, I just really didn't like KL so will avoid the city in the future. Plenty of other better destinations in Southeast Asia (HK, Singapore, BKK to name just a few)
But overall, I just really didn't like KL so will avoid the city in the future. Plenty of other better destinations in Southeast Asia (HK, Singapore, BKK to name just a few)
As someone who spends a third of their life in KL, and have been doing since 2017, I am still discovering nooks and crannies of interesting life and delicious food all over the Klang Valley. KL itself is not where it is at, and even the food at places like Jalan Alor has declined tremendously. You should be considering areas outside of KL. Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Damansara, Petaling Jaya, etc. are prospering little townships where the locals hang out during the week (no one comes into town for entertainment except on weekends due to the utterly insane traffic), and the outskirts house lots of little nondescript restaurants which heave with four sittings a night. Just last week, I discovered a gorgeous chicken rice in PJ that would objectively knock the socks off any chicken rice in Singapore, including Tian Tian.
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