Brickfields

Top end

Top end
$$$
Le Meridien
Level 7

(http://kualalumpur.lemeri...) 2 jalan stesen sentral. ☎ +60 3 2263 7888. adjacent to the kl sentral train station. opened in 2004, has a splendid lobby and modern rooms with views of the nearby gardens or the roof of kl sentral if you pick the wrong side. shares spa and pool facilities with the hilton next door.

Top end
$$$
Hilton
KL Sentral

(http://www.hilton.com/en/...) 3, jalan stesen sentral. ☎ +60 3 2264 2264. new hotel adjacent to the kl sentral train station and the le meridien. the hilton has rooms with open bathrooms and plasma tvs. plenty of restaurants and a executive lounge on the 33rd floor. gym and spa/pool complex.

You'll find the two extremes in this district - sleazy hole in the walls which only rent out rooms on an hourly basis mostly in the old Brickfields area, and the two of KL's newest five-star hotels within KL Sentral.

Budget
$
YMCA Hostel
95 Jalan Padang Bella
+60 3 2274 1439

Like most YMCA Hostels this one feels sterile, but for RM80 per night you can't ask for more. It is clean and safe. Make sure to check their website for guest restrictions.

Midrange
$$
My Hotel Premier

Lorong kapar, off jln syed putra federal highway, between brickfields and mid valley. rates rm100, more at weekends.