Berjaya Times Square

We had booked apartments at the Berjaya Times Square Hotel in Jalan Imbi in Kuala Lumpur and arrived overawed at the massive scale of the place. There is a 10 storey shopping mall, an amusement park, IMAX movie theatres, restaurants and two massive blocks of apartments separated by a huge pool area withgreat views over KL. There is also a food clourt on level 10 with reasonable food.

Check in was really, really slow with only half a dozen staff on duty in such a big hotel. 40 minutes later we had our keys and were in our apartment. Ok it was a little tattier than the hotel's brochures suggest, but there was a living area, bedroom, kitchen and large bathroom and wc. Lots of room and everything you could possibly want to buy or eat in the mall below.

We even had a panoramic view over the city, directly overlooking KL's old Pudu Prison.

When we tired of exploring the hotel complex and pool we hit the shopping mall and wandered for hours. Then outside where the Imbi monorail station is at the front foor, linking you up to the whole city.

This is a great spot to stay, and many folks never even leave the building. You can even stock up on beer and food at a supermarket in the mall on the LG floor or the 7/11 outside the front of the hotel. Locally there are other big hotels and a lot of seedy old chinese restaurants, snooker halls and karaoke bars.