I
slowly tiptoed to where the sparkle was coming from, and it was the most
unobstructed view of the Petronas Twin Towers. I stared at it like it was the
first time. It was two in the morning and we just had our super late dinner. My
eyes were glued at this great marvel as I sat on the carpeted floor of our
home in KL, the Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur.
We
just had a quick stopover at the UNESCO World Heritage City of Melaka and will
be spending three days in Kuala Lumpur before we head out to our next
destination in our two-month backpacking trip around Southeast Asia. It’ll just
be a snap; this KL trip will be all about our fave noodle dish in the world, Mee Goreng (hooray!), or so I thought.
And
because we pretty much knew KL by heart by now, we sped our way from the bus station
to the train station to get to Bukit Bintang to hop on the free GO KL bus going
to the KLCC, whew. It took us an hour before we arrived at our home; it was eleven
in the evening.
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| That view! |
This
has to be the latest check-in we had ever, but the most fun. It was almost
midnight and the lobby of the Traders Hotel was empty. We were led to the fifth
floor where the formal lobby was
located. We were assisted by a front desk officer who seemed to know me
personally. He’s like, So how’s your day
Ms. Carla, which I gladly replied with our lovely stories from Melaka. And
then, as if on cue, he handed our key cards and briefed us on this and that and
so on with so much gusto, he had this early-morning-energy at midnight (bad
thingtoo bad, I didn’t get to take note of his name).
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| Fifth floor formal lobby |
I
hurriedly went to where happiness was; the glass windows. It was midnight, and
the Petronas Twin Towers was sparkling with all its glory. And it was
beautiful. I’ve been here lots of times but this was definitely the first time
that I truly appreciated it.
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| Sweet treats |
Oh,
I almost forgot about how great our room was. The 32 sqm. Traders Club Twin
Towers View Room was well-furnished with a huge comfy bed, LCD TV with local
and international channels, couch by the window, full-size executive writing
desk, mini-bar, coffee and tea-making facilities, closet with bath robe, electronic
safe and portable iron station, and the best of all, unobstructed view of Kuala
Lumpur’s (or Malaysia's) greatest icon.
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| Traders Club Twin Towers View Room |
The
spacious en suite toilet and bath was brilliant. The separate shower area and
bath tub were lovely (I hate it when some hotels use the bath tub as the shower
area). The bathroom counter was so unique with its glowing light from
underneath that has the essential toiletries that were all provided for. The
magnified vanity mirror, hair dryer and digital weighing scale were women’s
dream come true.
The bed was also comfy with the fluffy pillows. You know that feeling when you jump into your bed and your body involuntarily surrenders and molds to your perfect sleeping position; that was my perfect sleep at Traders Hotel’s relaxing bed.
We
also enjoyed the privileges of staying at a Traders Club room. One of which was
that we got to enjoy the Traders Lounge’s perks of complimentary beverage all
throughout the day and free breakfast, afternoon tea and evening cocktails at
the lounge. We also had chocolates, candies and fresh fruits on the small
dining table in our room.
I woke up the next morning feeling great. I rolled out of my bed, said my morning greetings to the twin towers and awakened my buddy who seemed to be enjoying his time in dreamland.
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| I never got tired of this view |
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| Gobo Chit Chat Restaurant |
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| Hand me my freshly-made roti |
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| My brekkie plate |
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| Japanese for breakfast |
We initially planned to go to Jalan Alor and Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur but were dragged back to bed for an unplanned siesta which lasted for hours. It was the perfect relaxation we needed.
Waking
up with a nice view of the twin towers was becoming a routine for us. We did
some walking around the KLCC Park around the Petronas Twin Towers (a good
10-min. walk from the hotel) for a little stretching. We went back to the hotel
at around six in the afternoon for some cocktails at the SkyBar.
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| Public pool at KLCC Park |
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| Traders Hotel on the left, KLCC Park on the right |
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| Award-winning Skybar |
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| Beer sessions with a view |
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| Seafood themed buffet dinner |
We went back and forth to the crustacean section where we overindulged with fresh prawns, lobsters and scallops; food coma afterwards.
We both agreed to spend our last night in KL at the comforts of our room. We were nursing our full tummies as we gazed on the amazing view from our window; it didn’t fail to amaze us, every time. We needed to get up early (like five in the morning) to catch our early flight to Myanmar.
We called up the room service
to check if they could probably pack some take away breakfast sets for us. And
it was better than we expected. They gave us a door menu in which we ticked our preferred brekkie plates the next
morning. At four in the morning, they served the breakfast sets in our
room. And it was great!
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| In-room breakfast |
Traders Hotel Kuala Lumpur
(book online for discounted room rates)
Kuala
Lumpur City Center,
Kuala
Lumpur, 50088 Malaysia
Contact
Number: (+60) 3.2332.9888
Email
Address: thkl@tradershotel.com
ma'am. i love you. =)
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