These hotels boast of a cross of flavors that integrates innovativeness with contemporary designs, and focused on giving its discerning customers a premium value for their patronage.
The Legend Hotel
Step into The Legend Hotel, Kuala Lumpur and enter a world of luxury and refinement. The 5-star hotel is situated above The Mall, a 6-floor premier shopping center, opposite the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) and within the city’s main commercial district.
Apart from its 620 luxurious rooms, suites and fully-serviced apartments, the hotel is also known for its penthouses, the Marilyn Monroe and Topkapi penthouses located on the 34th floor of the hotel.
Marilyn Monroe Penthouse, named after the famous superstar, represents the lifestyle of the legend herself. The two-bedroom residence spans approximately 3,000 square feet and hosts a spacious dining and lounge area, a master and second bedroom, karaoke den and a kitchen. With its contemporary furnishings, state-of-the-art appliances and household amenities, Marilyn symbolizes power and glamour, definitely a perfect hide-out for honeymooners.
Across the hallway is the exotic and extraordinary Topkapi Penthouse, a replica of Istanbul’s famed palace. Topkapi takes up more than 5,000 square feet and has already hosted a long list of the rich and famous. Apart from custom-made furnishings, fabrics and artifacts were imported from around the world. The tiles are specially flown in from Spain, fabrics from United Kingdom, raw cotton from Sri Lanka, artifacts from Morocco and Egyptian glassware from Persia.
Both Marilyn and Topkapi penthouses provide a sanctuary that caters for the lifestyle and needs of both chieftains and jet-setters.
One of the more popular Chinese restaurants here is the Museum. Aside from the promise of a unique culinary feast, it also showcases a collection of artifacts, sculptures and paintings for diners to view. Recipient of the 1995 Tourism Malaysia Award for Best Chinese Cuisine and Best Service Award during the Great Hong Kong Eating Adventure in 1996, Museum offers an extensive selection of exotic and contemporary dishes and is well-known for its dim sum, shark’s fin soup, bird’s net and fresh seafood dishes.
Highly recommended are its signature dishes including Braised Shark’s Fin Pearl with Bamboo Piths, Braised South African Abalone, Roast Chicken with Garlic Mongolian Style, Imperial Duck and Crispy Beancurd wrapped with Egg Pancake, Grilled Lamb Cutlets with Mongolian Sauce, and Poached slice Goose and Beancurd in Deluxe Soya Sauce.
Also at Legend Hotel are the Berisi Lounge, Di-Atas Brasserie, Gen Japanese Restaurant and The Monkey Bar.
Grand Seasons Hotel
Set against a backdrop of avant-garde design, the Grand Seasons Hotel opened in June 1998. It is located at the bustling area of Jalan Pahang, just off Jalan Tun Razak, a main thoroughfare connecting the major access roads of Kuala Lumpur’s business district and Klang Valley. The Kuala Lumpur International Airport is less than an hour drive and transportation services such as the KTM commuter, LRT and the KL Monorail are all within walking distance.
The hotel offers a kaleidoscope of amenities that ranges from plush, well-appointed accommodation, fashionable food and beverage outlets to lifestyle facilities.
All of its 800 rooms are elegantly and comfortably furnished with an IDD telephone system, color TV with in-house movies, mini bar, tea and coffee-making facilities.
Complementing the rooms is the Grand Seasons experience of culinary pleasures: the Seasons Café, known for its buffets; O’Las Restaurant, offers Western and Mediterranean cuisine; the Lobby Lounge, a place where guests can just unwind with drinks and pastries; the Kabash Turkish Bar and Planet Bombay.
The hotel’s Fitness Centre and the Executive Health Spa is a haven for health buffs, located at the swimming pool level, amidst lush greenery and tropical landscape.
Events and conventions of various sizes and types can be held at the Grand Ballroom, easily catering up to 1,300 guests for cocktail-type functions, 1,200 and 1,000 persons for theater and dinner-styled events, respectively. It is equipped with a stage and sophisticated audiovisual and technical facilities. In addition, the hotel’s meeting rooms are ideal for functions for as few as 50 persons to a maximum of 240 guests, as well as The Executive Business Centre supported by secretarial assistance and Internet service.
