Element Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur


Book in advance for some very good deals at this stylish hotel that occupies the top floors of the Foster + Partners–designed Ilham Tower. Rooms are stylishly decorated, spacious and offer good views. A nice touch is that they include filtered water dispensers instead of plastic bottles. The swimming pool uses saline rather than chlorine.


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Nearby Kuala Lumpur attractions

1. ILHAM

Housed in a 60-storey tower designed by British architects Foster and Partners, this impressive art gallery presents exhibitions spanning various media…

2. Tabung Haji

0.08 MILES

Designed by celebrated Malay architect Hijjas Kasturi, this distinctive tower houses the funding body which supports Malaysian haji pilgrims. The five…

4. Goethe-Institut Malaysia

0.34 MILES

KL branch of worldwide German cultural centre. Check online for details of free events including movie screenings.

5. KLCC Park

0.38 MILES

At the heart of the mammoth KLCC development, this excellent park offers a 1.3km soft-surface jogging track, a great children's playground and paddling…

6. Petrosains: The Discovery Centre

0.46 MILES

Fill an educational few hours at this interactive science discovery centre, which has all sorts of buttons to press and levers to pull. Many of the…

7. Galeri Petronas

0.47 MILES

Swap consumerism for culture at this excellent art gallery showcasing Petronas' art collection, including photography and paintings. It’s a bright, modern…

8. Petronas Towers

0.5 MILES

Resembling twin silver rockets, the Petronas Towers are the perfect allegory for the meteoric rise of the city from tin-mining shanty town to 21st-century…