The Ritz-Carlton, Kuala Lumpur

Classy hotel in central KL. WE got upgraded to one of the rooms on the 17th floor. Nice, but expensive, brunch the next morning. Not quite as expansive as the comparable Mandarin Oriental hotel in central KL.

The Hotel is perfectly located in the down town area, the food was good, the Hotel staff were friendly and helpful.

every morning a little kid was screaming...not the easiest hotel to travel to from the train...it was close to everything but so are other (less expensive) hotel and actually it faces a cheap hotel..didn't return on my way out of SE Asia.

You expect a great time at the Ritz, but you also expect to pay a lot for it. A friend and I got a 2 double bed room for $130 US in Kuala Lumpur. It was great: nice accommodation, great service, great hotel room. The only downside: the threads show. By that I mean that while the hotel is very nice, some parts of it show more wear than you would expect of a five-star place. At such low rates, the place doesn't have a hard time hiring staff in a relatively inexpensive country. But materials cost money that are about the same in any country (shipping being what it is). So I suspect that the rates can't quite cover keeping everything in new-like condition. Regardless, that doesn't lower the experience in my opinion. Make sure you have a drink in the lounge with the live jazz band. It was fabulous.