Good local hotel in Kuala Lumpur?

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I am visiting Malaysia first time for a holiday. Could you suggest a good hotel or two which has local(Malaysian) deco and ambience, located not in the business district. My budget is about USD150 per night. Please avoid Westin, Sheraton, Hilton, Four Season, or any other US chains as I really want to appreciate localness. Thanks in advance.

Travel Tips

Welcome to Malaysia (in advance)! KL offers pretty good choices of hotels to suit your very needs. But if u r looking for hotel that has good local ambience, why not try Shang-ri La Hotel, located near the KL Tower and 5minutes walk from the Twin Towers, KLCC. Mandarin Hotel at KLCC would also be a good choice. Or hop over to Trader's Hotel(another chain of hotels from the Shang group).By the way, Shang-ri La Hotel has a list of accolades that will make u drool. For US$150, u can stay anywhere in KL, without a hitch!
If u want to be adventuorous, go down to Melaka where u can REALLY get a local ambience in the traditional Baba Nyonya hotels in Melaka. That will transport u back to the 15th/16th Century. That particular culture still lives on among the locals. And it won't even cost u half of what u r willing to pay. Plus, Melaka is THE Historical City of Malaysia, just 2 hours by bus from KL. A must for first timers, trust me, you will never regret it. And while u r at it,(in Melaka i mean) try out the local delicacies....mmmm, simply divine. Have a good stay man.

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I would say Istana Hotel suits your needs.
HMMM.... BUT seriously the best hotel in kl city in term of service n amenities n location is ritz carlton. but if u insist on local ones .... the good ones that u can consider is berjaya times square . HOtel nikko(JApanese) is not bad too...they provide shuttle bus services to major shoppin malls like bt bintang, klcc..etc.Plaza PArk ROyal is smack at the bt bintang...make it real convenient and service is gd too n v reasonally price...concierge service is gd too.
Melia Hotel is 4 star onli...local...not tat fantastic...but v affordable for its gd location. All the above hotels...i stay b4.Pan pacific is gd too but it not so near city.
malaysia has 15 state which state are you going
Your budget is USD150 per night? thats much bro.. u can stay anywhere u want.. Highland Hotel as located at Genting Highland, Awana Genting.. just 20 minutes from Kuala Lumpur's City..