Where to stay in Kuala Lumpur

Neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood guidance for Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: which areas suit which travellers, what they cost, and the stays we list in each.

• KLCC (3) — Petronas Towers, park and mall The towers, a proper park, and Suria mall underneath.
• Bukit Bintang (3) — Shopping strip, street food lanes Jalan Alor's hawker stalls and malls in every direction.
• Bangsar (3) — Expat suburb, good restaurants Bangsar Village and a night market, away from the crowds.
• Chinatown (2) — Shophouses, temples, old rail station Petaling Street, Masjid Jamek and the colonial core on foot.
• Brickfields (2) — Little India, transit hub KL Sentral for the airport train, banana-leaf lunches nearby.
• Mont Kiara (3) — Condo towers, international schools Family apartments and supermarkets, but you will ride everywhere.

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