See what our visitors have had to say!

-- "Malaysia is amazing. I'm sure I'm a little biased since I lived there for a year but it is simply amazing. Malaysia has a special place in my heart and I can't wait to return. For vacationers, there tons of stuff do, buy, and see and english is widely spoken so communication is a breeze. Make sure you bone up on Islamic culture since Msia is a Muslim country. But don't let that throw you--Malaysia is known as the "modern face of Islam." You will never feel unsafe. Lastly, THE FOOD. The best food on the rock of Earth is in Malaysia. Blends of Malay, Chinese, Indian, Vietnamese, and Indonesian flavors make the cuisine of Malaysia unbeatable. Do as the locals and sit in at mamak stall and enjoy Roti Canai and curry with a steaming cup of Teh Tarik. Hopefully you'll fall in love with KL and Malaysia like I did. I has become a part of me."

-- "KL people is friendly especially the Malays. The food ...absolutely excellent with Chinese, Malay, Indian and western food. Malaysian live to eat because they eat all the time and you can see them eat anywhere in the city ._. so there are a lots of 24hours restaurants.There are 3 main races live together in KL and Malaysia. Do u like to shopping? if you say: Yes,...that's the right place for you to spend your money from cheapest to luxury goods.Anyway,i love KL and hope you guy will find the best of KL by yourself.Opps..a small thing is :traffic jam is often during the day time,but who care about such thing,enjoy and ...relax" -- "I've visited KL twice now, the first time being in May 1999 (on honeymoon) and more recently in 2005.

The first time we came to Malaysia or more specifically Kuala Lumpur was because Malaysia was being promoted as the ideal shopping stop- over. The national carrier Malaysian Airlines offered us an excellent deal where we paid for the tickets and they put us up in the Grand Seasons (a 4* luxury hotel located in the city centre) for FREE. Being too good a deal to resist (at the time) we booked almost immediately!

The second time we came to Kuala Lumpur we tried to get reservations at the Grand Seasons due to the fact that the hotel was brand new in 1999, was centrally located for shopping, sight seeing etc, and had excellently appointed superior rooms. Unfortunately due to a convention in the city almost all rooms in every decent hotel were booked up. We managed to get a booking at the 4 * Federal Hotel - located on Bukit Bintang. The hotel was decent - the room was huge and the bottom floors of the hotel housed a bar (that had great happy hours and some really raunchy Filipino dancers), some restaurants , a travel agency and a couple of massage parlours.

In terms of things to do - we did the usual sightseeing trips around the city which included the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur Tower, Sultan Shah Mosque, Sri Mahamariaman Temple, Royal Selengor Pewter etc but we found places such as China town (Petaling Street) which was FILLED with fake Gucci purses & wallets, watches, fabrics and souveniers; Central Market in Jalang Hang Kasturi where we picked up some exquisite Tenmoku pottery and other antiques & handicrafts, more to our liking. Malls such as BB Plaza (which is a short walk from Federal Hotel), SOGO, Pertama Complex, Suria KLCC (around the twin towers where you can get a bite to eat amidst the shops & malls), Plaza Ampang, KL Plaza, Lot 10 were excellent for value and selection.

KL is a great place to pick up turquoise and silver jewelery as you'll find such items competetively priced. Like Thailand, this is also a good place to have suits tailor made. Rather than including a 1-2 night stay at KL's premier amusement park located 2000m above sea level in Genting Highlands, we bought bus tickets for pick up from our hotel, from the travel agency in the lobby. The bus journey was a couple of hours followed by a cable car ride up the mountain and the rides at Genting's Outdoor Theme Park were absolutely superb.

Ride's not to be missed are the 'Skyshot' that shoots you a few hunderd feet into the air and drops you right down! Plus the flying (roller) coaster - the ride that 'flies' you like a super hero and the Cyclone Rollercoaster. So...all in all a great place to take it easy and enjoy some quality shopping. The people are extremely friendly and Malaysia is totally safe as the laws are quite strict. From a 'foodie' point of view - you'll find great places to get chinese/thai/indian food almost everywhere, plus there's also a Nandos and the fast food chains such as Pizza Hut (try the Prawn Tempura there if you like seafood), McD's etc. Veggies, however, beware - choice is often limited and places such as McDonalds do NOT cater for vegetarians. If you're OK with spicy food then try the Indian restaurants in the Indian quarter of the city. One of the only cons in my opinion is that Malaysia can be exensive even by western standards. Make sure you bargain - and do the sales."

-- "Malaysia is a nice place, you can visit famous places just by train, bus, or foot. Every place is accessible, try it just by walking. I like the foods in chinatown, satay is very delicious. Batu caves is a must visit place. It's like an exercise when you go up and down, 200 hundred steps to enter the caves and then next hundred steps for another view inside the cave. I just don't like the smell everywhere, it's just not the smell my nose wanted. hehe. If you want to visit Malaysia, you can take a bus from Singapore. You don't have to change bus but you have to alight for the immigration and then ride the same bus again. Also try Transnasional bus, it's the same with Konsortium buses. Kosortium is the best bus we took, 30 SGD/30 MYR. But it's cheaper to buy the ticket form Malaysia than in Sngapore. The same value but different currency. Reserve tickets early morning or a day before your travel date if you want to go to KL by bus from Singapore because they ran out of tickets in the afternoon and you will end up getting a not-so-good bus. Or try to ride SMRT to Johor baru and then from Johor, take a bus to KL, there are lots of buses there you can choose going to KL and it'll save you more money too."

-- "What i like about malaysia is the warm weather (good for tanning),food (so cheap!), the friendliness of its people and the multi-ethnic society..yeah, it's unique to see the Malays, Indians and Chinese living together in peace and harmony..it's hard to see this situation in other countries..also,they are very friendly..it's not hard to ask for direction if you lost.Just simply ask anybody and they will try their best to give you the direction...1 more thing, if you're crazy for shopping low-prized but branded and with high qualilty, KL is the best place for you...and if you're a food lover and wish to taste Malay,Indian,Chinese,Western and other Asian delicacies at the same place,again, KL is the right place for you..Needn't to go to India or China or Portugal to taste their food..it's all available in KL...Travelling with public transports (taxi,LRT,monorail,komuter,bus)is highly recommended..LRT is the best..."

-- "Kuala Lumpur is wonderful. Take the oppurtunity to enjoy the food and the atmosphere. The people are generally helpful but it pays to haggle for taxi fares.Stand firm on your price and all is well. Take time to enjoy the islands. The weather is beautiful and the water warm and clear. Do not miss a trip to Pulau Pangkor and Pulau Perhentian.You won't regret it. The country is generally safe but people outside the city tend to stare at anyone.They are curious not dangerous.Your dollar goes far so spulrge on a great hotel and be ready to be treated like royalty. Pack light, the weather can be hot and humid. Be open to try the various kind of food. Don't flash wads of money or jewerly, you might attract unwanted attention.Leave all valuables including passports in the hotel safe for the duration of your stay. Act confindent even if you are not. Almost everyone understand English and can speak it.Enjoy the stay and bring along a great camera."

-- "We visited in the June/July 06 time frame, our family vacation lasted approximately 26 days. My wife is from Klang, MY. During our stay we visited various places throughout the country and throughly enjoyed each and every one. The beaches on the east coast of the peninsula were some of the best we have ever visited. There is something for everyone in the family to do. We never did the same thing twice and the people were so friendly and courteous. My wife and I got to spend an evening or two at a couple of 5 star hotels in KL. What a treat, everything was top notch. This was my 9th visit to Malaysia in the last 8 years and each one is more memorable than the last. This country has impressed my wife and I so much, we are looking into purchasing a retirement home for ourselves. I would highly recommend this to anyone. The only drawback is the long flight from the USA. But we have traveled with 3 children under 6 for our last two trips and we made an adventure out of it for the kids. Sometimes I think they enjoyed the flight more than the visits."

-- "I love KL so much. Food..shop...etc and the skylines...woooowwwwwww. Go to KLCC, Aquaria, KL Tower, Bintang Walk etc.. I cant wait to go back again..."

-- "there is nothin to dislike except the fact that some cab drivers were charging tourists 5 times the usual fare. and the likings , well..... very hard to say...starting from the beautiful langkawi island to the marvelous picturisque beauty of genting to the wonderful sunway lagoon nd the malls ohh so plenty and so much to shop.really will definitely go there again."

-- "I've been to Malaysia Kuala Lumpur twice within the year...Wonderful place to visit..Weather always warm...Rains at least once a day, but sun always shines. Street Markets everywhere...Great place for Halal food...Friendly people..I love it here."

-- "In a way, this country is more advance and developed than the US."

-- "The shopping area was fantastic-- even a Tiffany shop! Beautiful mosque and pretty city."

-- "I really liked the place and wish to go back again it's safe, people are friendly, very friendly...places are extremely nice..prices are ok...everything is good."

-- "KL is very tourist friendly city catering for all taste. My personal tip is use the excellent hi-speed rail connection from KLIA to Central Station. It is fast, reliable and inexpensive."

-- "The coolest I mean the best place that u guys should visit!! Luv the weather, environment, people, place, food (damn! so tasty!)...everything so cheap for me!!! I can't wait to go back! Miss Malaysia!"

-- "The treats and delights of KL never fails to amaze me or my family. Seems the brights lights and smiles are encouraging factors in empowering people to constantly make revisits to KL."