Looking for a cheap/economy hostel/hotel in the downtown area of Malaysia’s capital city Kuala Lumpur? My recommendation must be First Business Inn!
First Business Inn Deluxe Double Room, image for
First Business Inn is located at 72, Jalan Dato Haji Eusoff, Off Jalan Ipoh, about 10 minutes’ walk to Putra World Trade Cebtre (PWTC). It accommodates 103 air-conditioned rooms designated as Standard, Superior, and Deluxe. Both single- and double-bed rooms are available for each accommodation type.
First Business Inn Room Muslim Prayers Green Arrow Sign Pointing to Mecca, image for
Each room provides towels, an IDD telephone, a TV, a pencil, some notes and coffee and tea-making facilities (Deleuxe Rooms only) among others. The room rates are ~80RM for Standard rooms, ~95RM for Superior, and ~105RM for Deluxe, plus 5% government tax and 10% service charge. By the way, I noticed there is WiFi signs in the reception hall and also inside the lift cabin. But I’m not sure if this wireless internet service is for the hostel’s guests.
First Business Inn Wooden Cabinet, Writing Desk, TV, image for
In the past few years, each time when I visited Kuala Lumpur, First Business Inn was always my first choice, mostly because of 1) the cleanness of its room, 2) the convenience to access to transportation such as buses, light railway trains, and monorail.
Bathroom Towel, Washing Sink, Loo-Pot, image for
For the cleanness, sure you guys can have some impression from viewing the photos of a Deluxe double-bed room I took during a recent trip to KL (click here for the large version). The attached bathroom complete with hot and cold water is also very clean.
Cold and hot walter shower provided, image for
What I want to point out here is that First Business Inn apparently didn’t re-supply a curtain for the missing one of the room I stayed which could have been torn by earlier guests or just removed due to the obsolescence.
Nearby AmInsurance & 5-starred Legend Hotel, image for
In the rooms facing Jalan Dato Haji Eusoff, when venturing outside the windows, guests can see the Am Insurance building, Five-starred Legend Hotel, and faraway Kuala Lumpur Twin Towers at the right, with Vistana Hotel and other buildings at the left.
First Business Inn Is Behind KL Vistana Hotel, image for
Speaking of the public transportation nearby the First Business Inn, they are bus terminals and taxi stations (for Genting Highlands-bound visitors), and Titiwangsa LRT, KL Monorail (refer to the Google map below) and KL City Shuttle Bus Terminal.
In my case, I specially love the KL Monorail Titiwanga terminal, from where I can take the ride to KLCC (Bukit Nanas), Bukit Bintang (Pavillion mall, Sungai Wang mall, Bintang Walk), Berjaya Times Square (IMBI, Nikon Flagship Shop), and KL Central (to take express train to KLIA, Singapore, Ipoh or Penang).
Click here for the larger version pictures.
