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Swiss Inn is a budget accommodation in the heart of
China Town. We booked Standard room with no window. Deluxe room
has a window onto the Petaling Street (night market). A
buffet breakfast is included in the price of the room. The buffet table offers a
lot of variety. The air-conditioning was ok. The hotel offers complimentary safe deposit lockers for
storing your valuables.
Swiss Inn
is near convenience stores, restaurants, fruit stalls, shopping areas
and LRT station. You can also find shops selling souvenirs around the hotel. Its
restaurant lobby opens onto Petaling Street. In the evening, the area around Swiss Inn is bustling with stalls
of traditional Chinese/Malay/Indian food. A Nandos restaurant is also located
near the hotel.
The hotel is walking distance from Kota Raya shopping mall,
Pasar Seni LRT station, Central Market, Sri Mahamariamman Temple and Thean Hou
Temple.
A Hop on-Hop off bus stop is right at the doorstep of the hotel.
Overall I think the hotel is suitable for people who want to spend most of their
time in exploring the city and need a comfortable bed and hot breakfast.
The Hop-On Hop-Off bus service launched in
conjunction with the Visit Malaysia Year 2007. The bus circle around 40 tourist attractions and
100 hotels and several shopping complexes. The bus has a glass rooftop. This
circulating bus is a good concept for tourists to familiarize with the place,
but for KL local folks the slow ride in a traffic congested city is rather
boring.
I selected this budget hotel for its location closed to LRT as
we spend most of our traveling on LRT. And the rate is within my budget for a
family with 2 children.
The exterior of the double decker bus decorated
with images depicting Malaysia's 50 years of independence. The bus is based on
the concept of 'Hop on, hop off' where the tourists can purchase a ticket and
hop off at any of the 22 stops round the city.
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