What's a girl to do when she needs a quiet place to get lots of writing done?
I had planned on having a staycation within the city centre but found most of the hotels to be out of my price range. It can be daunting to search for hotels that ticks everything from your list like below:
- Location
- Affordable
- Good reputation
But it is not impossible. I stayed at a hotel which had everything mentioned (and more). It's called ANSA Hotel Kuala Lumpur and it was one of the best (surprising) stays I've had in Kuala Lumpur. In this post, I share with you more about my stay and why this hotel has the best location in town.
Getting to ANSA Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur has a rep for traffic jams which means you'll need to figure out the best times to go or to avoid when you start the car. ANSA Hotel Kuala Lumpur is located right in the middle of the Bukit Bintang, which is the shopping district area. The traffic can get a little backlogged during peak hours but aside from that, I managed to make my way to ANSA from Wangsa Maju in under 30 minutes (on a good day).
If you're traveling from other parts of the city or country, you'll be able to arrive in ANSA in no time with these options:
- Grab (earn FREE Rides when you use this referral code GRAB FIENUTS48 for your first Grab app download)
- Local taxis
- Bukit Bintang Monorail and MRT
- Hop On-Hop Off and Go KL bus
You can also drive your way to ANSA Hotel Kuala Lumpur and park in their basement. The parking is a bit tight but it's secured from rain, shine, and guarded. However, once I parked my car, I did not feel like taking it out any time within my stay here in the city. Therefore I am glad that other transportation modes were available around the hotel.
Staying in the spacious Executive Room
ANSA Hotel Kuala Lumpur has 4 types of rooms for the guests; namely Superior, Delux, Executive and Suites. I stayed in the ANSA Executive Room on Level 11 for the night, with a view of the city. The top floors give a much better view of the streets below, the towers and peacefulness. I used to stay at a lower level of a Ho Chi Minh hotel where the noises from the clubs shook the walls. There are no clubs or pubs within the building of ANSA so the noises here are bearable.
Now the room I'm staying in comes with a separate shower and toilet, a nice wardrobe with an ironing set, mini fridge, a seating area, dressing table, king-sized bed, and television. What I like most about this set-up is that it is spacious, not cluttered and has enough lights that make the room feel rather warm, cozy even.
