Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur


There are only 55 rooms at this luxury hotel occupying the loftiest floors of a 59-storey building – which guarantees sweeping views all around. You'll pay a premium for the rooms facing either the KL or Petronas Towers, but whatever the aspect, the interiors are spacious, plush and hushed.

Pluses include their spa and the slick rooftop bar Vertigo.


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