Greetings from the 107th floor of Merdeka 118, where I’m chilling in a beautiful suite at the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur. When I say this hotel is on a whole different “level” of luxury, I mean it quite literally…
Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur Has Exceeded My Lofty Expectations
I’ve stayed in high-rise hotels before, but never on the 107th floor! For the first time in my life, I have a five-digit hotel room, indicating I’m on a three-digit floor number.
Merdeka 118 is the second-tallest building in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The Park Hyatt occupies floor 75 (for the lobby and restaurants), 99 (for the pool, spa, and gym) and floors 100 – 112 for guest rooms. It’s just amazing to look up at that building when you are standing at ground level.
Helpful hotel associates will direct you up an escalator to the first bank of elevators, which will take you to the 75th floor.
I used a “Guest of Honor” award for my stay (essentially, I was treated as a Globalist) and was upgraded to a Park Suite on the 107th floor, a beautiful and spacious room with a large living room, bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, and guest bathroom. The view was amazing and the room so comfortable, with a bed I did not want to get up from and plenty of room to move around (ironic that my best upgrades always come when traveling solo…).
The gym, pool, and spa at this hotel are just fabulous. The pool has sweeping views of Kuala Lumpur and I had it to myself for the entire afternoon (even though I was told the hotel was sold out).
The gym has LifeFitness equipment, which I prefer to the generally more “premium” TechnoGym equipment (though I do think I like the gym at the Hyatt Regency better).
The wellness area has a jacuzzi, steam room, and a “Himalayan Salt Alcove,” which was okay, but I do prefer a traditional sauna instead.
The biggest treat of my stay was breakfast, a true feast with the highest-quality ingredients and a huge buffet and a la carte menu. Jonah, the restaurant manager, was helping out in my section and reccommende sveral dishes. Yes, I even tried local dishes, though the shakshuka was among the best I’ve ever had and the fresh-squeezed juice and coffee were excellent.
I don’t drink alone (sadly, I missed One Mile At A Time by mere hours…), but was impressed by the chocolate-themed hotel bar, which was tastefully decorated.
CONCLUSION
The Grand Hyatt and the Hyatt Regency are both great properties and worthy of a stay in Kuala Lumpur, but the Park Hyatt is a very special hotel in a very special location…without a doubt, I will return here next time I’m in town and look forward to spending several nights here next time.
I have many, many more pictures and details that I will share about in my full review.
But next, I’ll share about the neighborhood the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur is in, which was a very pleasant surprise for me.
I’m sharing about my whirlwind trip through Asia.
Looks amazing. I’ve never been to KL but considered it as a stopover to another destination. Would you consider it worth visiting and how many days?
Thanks!
I think two days is enough and worthwhile, if for no other reason than enjoying the city’s many fine hotels.
I don’t understand why Hyatt across all brands uses a decor that strikes me as half-Nordic Ikea and half-vaguely Japanese or Asian. They literally haven’t changed the decor of rooms for 20 years.
Looks amazing but…… I once stayed at a super fancy hotel in a very high floor in Jakarta and while we were having dinner in town there was an earthquake. It didn’t cause damages but all the precautions were in place. When I got back to my hotel I was told all elevators were not operating for safety reasons so the only way to access my room was going up the stairs. Now, I imagine what would be getting to the 107th floor by stairs. LOL! I ended up getting to my room and grabbed my stuff and checked out earlier and spent my time at the lounge at the airport which at least was on ground floor. I also know you can never think about everything that can go wrong but imagine a fire and you are literally close to heaven than getting safe downstairs.
Beautiful!
It’s been years since I have been in KL, and Malaysia in general. Hoping to return soon, and thank you for the excellent review.
Preview. Review coming later 🙂