Anyway it's my 3rd work trip. This time with my direct supervisor. Our room doors were adjacent to each other so I had better sense of security. ;)
We booked a "budget hotel" where the standard room without breakfast cost us about RM 60 per night. The Ancasa Hotel is a stone throw away from Petaling Jaya (KL's Chinatown), less than 5 mins away. Nearby are Guardian pharmacy, 7-eleven, Populars, Starbucks, KFC and Macdonalds... ;)
Exit the right of the hotel is a train station which is linked to the metro line (ie can take metro to Bukit bintang). Other than train, can also exit right and walk along the road. About 15 mins slow walk to Bukit Bintang (KL's shopping belt) and Jalan Alor (a eating place popular among tourist - stir fry, BBQ, etc).
Being the 4th visit to KL and the 2nd time to stay outside of Bukit Bintang, I must say this hotel is quite value for money (compared to Equitorial). The room was freshly refurbished. The only thing is the toilet was quite small (quite alright if u don't need to shower the kids cos only got the rain bath shower head!). The hotel has 14 stories and we stayed on the 7th floor.
My boss had problems unique to his room (bath drainage was slow and one of the room windows cannot close fully - so he could hear the traffic downstairs).
My perception of the hotel was generally good but i can list a few things for you to note:
-they are not very good in giving directions for tourist. Forgiven since most of their guest are locals.
- car park is cramp and small. Some cars would park illegally and that makes manuvoring a bigger car challenging. Car park lots are limited.
- no free WIFI/newspaper in standard rooms
- basic toiletries ( towels, soap, shower gel, hair wash, cotton buds and seeing kit avail) but no toothbrush and tooth paste and comb.
- room service is MAD expensive!
Here are the photos I took of the hotel standard room:
