During my layover in Kuala
Lumpur I had the pleasure to visit the Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur hotel for
a lunch by the pool. Within the following article and photos, I would like to
give you an overview about this signature property in Malaysia.
The travel to Kuala Lumpur has
been my first visit ever to Malaysia. I think Malaysia is a very interesting country.
On the one hand, there is a lot of abandoned landscape, on the other hand there
are cities like Kuala Lumpur which combine modern buildings like skyscrapers in
a short distance to the local and smaller buildings.
The Mandarin Oriental is
located within the business district of Kuala Lumpur. The hotel looks like a
palace while featuring a total of 30 floors and almost 700 guest rooms in
total.
The Mandarin Oriental is just
next to the signature Petronas twin towers, which are most remarkable for Kuala
Lumpur. As I visited the hotel during the Ramadan month I was lucky with the
timing, as the hotel is usually even more crowded for lunch.
The Mandarin Oriental hotel in
Kuala Lumpur has multiple restaurants. While featuring a Chinese restaurant
with authentic Chinese kitchen there is also a restaurant next to the pool
side, named the AQUA Restaurant, which I visited for lunch.
The AQUA Restaurant serves
international kitchen, including sushi, burgers, pizza and local food. One will
also find multiple vegan options on the menu but in total it's a great offer
for all kind of tastes.
My favorite dish has been to
deep fried tofu, which was additionally stuffed with vegetables. As Malaysia is
always very hot in terms of temperature the dishes as the fried tofu, hummus or
edamame are perfectly refreshing and a light snack.
I would personally recommend
this restaurant especially in terms of the unique location. Enjoying lunch or
even dinner with an outlook above the Kuala Lumpur skyline is an amazing
feeling but even being next to an infinity pool is an absolute highlight and a
unique memory.
Mandarin
Oriental, Kuala Lumpur opened in October 1998 and remained to be a hotspot of
Kuala Lumpur and a luxurious get away. It is definitely worth a visit for
everyone travelling to Malaysia.