free counters

  • 17 minutes from "KL Sentral" Terminal (via the "Monorail" intra-city commuter train/metro)
  • 12 minutes from "Hentian Puduraya" Bus Terminal (via "LRT" intra-city commuter train/metro)
  • easiest landmark : the "Monorail" - Chow Kit stop (we're just 50 meters away)

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Kuala Lumpur's traveller-friendly lodge

- strategically located right in the middle of the Chow Kit / Kampung Baru area , the centre for good & affordable Malay & Asian cuisine

"If suddenly you find yourself feeling hungry ... the best place to go is Kampung Baru" -the New Straits Times (page 8), March 17, 2007.

WHAT DO WE OFFER ???
FREE (Self-Service) Breakfast (continental)
FREE Unlimited Broadband Internet Access 24-hours (3 terminals)
FREE WiFi/Wireless Internet 24-hours
FREE Map of Kuala Lumpur & Malaysia
FREE Hot & Cold Showers
FREE Use of Security Lockers for your valuables
FREE Use of the Guest Kitchen/Pantry

NEW (since 8 June 2009) !!!

Full Gym Facilities at a nearby Local Gym for only USD1.50 per entry (usual USD8) !!!

  • Laundry for RM15 per load (max. 5 kg per load), Express Service RM20
  • All-female dorm available
  • All rooms air-conditioned with fan (private rooms are centrally air-conditioned), except for the 4-bed Mixed Dorm (fan only)
  • Bed linen, blankets, & towels provided
  • 7-inch thick spring mattresses with mattress protectors & 700gm polyester pillows
  • Hot & Cold showers (with water pumps)
  • Self-ironing corner
  • Tour bookings to Taman Negara National Park (rainforest), Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, Kuala Selangor Fireflies, Putrajaya, etc .
  • 24-hour check-in (available with prior notice only)
  • Common Lounge with satellite TV channels & over 130 movie titles on VCDs/DVDs, reading corner, jumbo size maps of KL, Selangor state, Malaysia & the World Map. Great place to meet fellow travellers & to find new travel buddies !
FREE Breakfast Menu (subject to change)
  • sliced bread / toasts (6 pieces)
  • fruit jam
  • margarine
  • honey
  • peanut butter
  • "keropok" (Malay fish crackers)
  • coffee / tea / hot chocolate / water
Warning :
We have resident cats in the premises, so those who are allergic may not want to stay here !
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As low as RM18.00* per night ...... now you can stay longerrrrrr ........ in K.L.
........Bed / Room Type.............................Rates...............

.Single-Private ......................RM50.00 per room...
.Twin-Private........................ RM70.00 per room ...
.Double-Private ....................RM70.00 per room...
.10-bed female dorm ..........RM24.00 per person...
.12-bed mixed dorm.............RM24.00 per person...
.4-bed mixed (fan) dorm.....RM18.00 per person....
.
Discounts (10% - 20%) available for :-
  1. Long-stay guests (over 15 days)
  2. Asean countries passport-holders (Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Myanmar, Philippines)

Terms & Conditions apply, e-mail us for details.


Note : All hostel guests share a common bathroom (3 showers cubicles, 4 toilets, 2 wash basins).
Check-in Time : 13:00
Check-out Time : 11:00

Hostel Address :


4th Floor,
No. 73 & 75, Jalan Haji Hussein
(we are located between 7-Eleven & Klinik Lee)
Off Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz
District of Chow Kit & Kampung Baru
50300 Kuala Lumpur
Telephone :
+6 012 - 391 5686,
+6 03 - 2691 5686,
+6 012 - 268 9305.

(just 1 minute walk from KL-Monorail Chow Kit station, & 17 minutes from KL Sentral station)

For reservations, please provide your credit card details (name on card, credit card number, expiry date & the 3-digit CVV number on the back) & e-mail us at :

Note : Hostel Cosmopolitan only admits genuine international travellers with valid passports. Malaysian nationals will not be admitted, as such their bookings will not be accepted.

MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IN & AROUND K.L. :


Petronas Twin Towers

  • world's tallest twin towers (452 metres)
  • skybridge free guided tour (closed on Mondays)
  • free tickets given out on first-come-first-served-basis from 8.30am, try be there before 7.30am

KL (Telecommunications) Tower

  • 4th tallest communications tower (421 metres) after CN Tower (Toronto), Ostankino Tower (Moscow), Oriental Pearl Tower (Shanghai)
  • revolving restaurant
  • within the 11.05 hectares Bukit Nanas Forest Reserve (gazetted in 1906)
  • entrance fee to observatory deck : RM20.00
Batu Caves (Hindu Temple & Shrine)
  • 13km north of KL city centre
  • discovered by Indian traders in the 1800s, & rediscovered by American naturalist, William Hornaday in 1878
  • the Temple Cave at the top has a 100m high ceiling
  • on the eve of Thaipusam Day, a silver chariot procession carrying the deity Sri Mahamariamman begin from Sri Mahamariamman temple in KL towards Batu Caves, this event attracts tens of thousands worshippers
Putrajaya (Malaysia's New Administrative Capital City)
  • 35km south of KL city centre
  • landmarks : Putrajaya Mosque, Prime Minister's Office Complex, lakes, bridges, wetlands, parks etc
  • magnificent architecture & landscape

Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square)
  • the 100 metre flagpole (world's tallest) was the site where the Malaysian flag was hoisted on 31st August 1957 when independence was won from the then British Empire

Sultan Abdul Samad Building (colonial British building)

  • located opposite Dataran Merdeka, this Moorish design buildings were built in 1897 to house government offices under the British rule
  • today it houses the Courts & a Textile Museum


Pasar Seni (Central Market) Arts, Cultural & Handicrafts Centre

  • used to be a wet market, now turned into an arts, cultural, & handicrafts centre
  • cultural performances during weekends


Lake Gardens & Surrounding Areas (Parks & Forest Reserve)


  • a 91.6 hectare garden, it is KL's most popular park
  • in the vicinity are the Deer Park (9am-6pm, free admission), Hibiscus Garden (9am-6pm, free admission), Bird Park - world's largest covered bird park (9am-5pm), Butterfly Park (9am-6pm), & Orchid Garden (9am-6pm, free admission).

Tugu Negara (National Monument)

  • the 15.5 metre tall bronze monument built in 1966 to honour fallen war heroes

Masjid Negara (National Mosque)

  • built in the 1960s, its open-umbrella-shape roofed prayer hall features contemporary Islamic architecture, with its distinct 73-metre tall minaret
  • listen to a 15-minute free talk on Islam by volunteers from Islamic Outreach - ABIM non-profit organisation
  • within the mosque compound, former Prime Ministers & Deputy Ministers were buried here
  • closed to tourists during prayer times


Muzium Negara (National Museum)
  • exhibition on Malaysia's history of its people of various races & religion
  • opens 9am-6pm daily, RM2.00 entrance fee

Istana Negara (Royal Palace)

  • the official residence of the King in KL
  • the King is selected from the 9 sultans, every 5 years

Komplek Kraftangan (Handicrafts Complex)

  • located on Jalan Conlay, near Bukit Bintang area
  • various stalls offer insight how the crafts are made including batik printing

Sunway Lagoon Resort & Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre

  • Sunway Lagoon : wet & dry park, surfing pool, roller-coasters etc
  • Sunway Pyramid : shops & eateries, ice-skating ring, cineplex

Recommended 8-Days / 7-Nights Itinerary :

Day 1
(Kampung Bharu, Malaysia Tourism Centre)
  • 1.00pm - 2.00pm : arrive at HC, freshen up with a good shower
  • 2.30pm - 3.30pm : walk 10 minutes to Kampung Baru for authentic Malay food in natural "kampung" (village) setting right in the middle of KL. Have tea and Malay "kuih-muih" (delicacies)
  • 4.00pm - 6.00pm : visit Malaysia Tourism Centre (MTC) at Jalan Ampang / Jalan Sultan Ismail intersection for information on tourist spots & cultural shows
  • 10.00pm - 11.00pm : take the Monorail to Bukit Nanas station (for Hard Rock Cafe) or Bukit Bintang station (for Planet Hollywood) for some good music

Day 2
(Petronas Twin Towers, Suria-KLCC Shopping Mall, KL Craft Complex, Bukit Bintang shopping paradise)
  • 7.30am - 8.00am : free breakfast at HC
  • 8.15am - 8.30am : take the Monorail to its Bukit Nanas station (5mins, RM2.10), walk to the Petronas Twin Towers via Jalan Sultan Ismail & Jalan P Ramlee (10 mins).
  • 8.30am - 9.00am : queue up for the free tickets for the Twin Towers' Skybridge guided tour (closed on Mondays)
  • 9.00am - 11.00am : while waiting your turn for the Skybridge tour, visit the souvenir shop, Suria-KLCC Shopping Mall, Aquaria-KLCC, KLCC Park, Petrosains-KLCC
  • 11.00am - 12.00noon : Skybridge tour
  • 12.00noon - 1.00pm : lunch at Suria-KLCC Foodcourt
  • 1.00pm - 3.30pm : walk 20 mins to KL Craft Complex (open daily) on Jalan Conlay to view local ethnic handicrafts. Watch resident artists at work & try your hand at "batik" painting.
  • 3.30pm - 7.00pm : walk 15 mins to the shopping paradise of Bukit Bintang & Imbi. (Lot 10, Sungai Wang Plaza, Bukit Bintang Plaza, Berjaya Times Square, etc). For electronics & computer gadgets, visit Low Yat Plaza, the all-IT shopping mall.
  • 8.15pm - 11.00pm : walk around Jalan Haji Hussein / Jalan Chow Kit street bazaar for light shopping. Also walk along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman a.k.a. Jalan TAR for more shops, malls, & bazaars

Day 3
(Masjid Jamek, Merdeka (Independence) Square, Pasar Seni (Central Market arts & handicrafts centre), Masjid Negara (National Mosque & Mausoleum), Islamic Arts Museum, Old Train Station, Bird Park (world's largest covered bird park), Deer Park, Orchid Garden, National Planetarium, Tugu Negara (National Monument), Bangunan Parlimen (Parliament House).
  • 7.30am - 8.00am : free breakfast at HC
  • 8.15am - 8.30am : take LRT from PWTC station to Masjid Jamek station (5mins, RM1.20)
  • 8.30am - 9.00am : visit the oldest mosque in KL (build in 1908) at the location where KL got its name ("Kuala" = confluence, "Lumpur" = muddy)
  • 9.00am - 10.00am : walk 10mins to Dataran Merdeka (Independence Square) where Malaysia's independence celebrations are held on 31st August each year. World's tallest flagpole (100 metres) can be found here too. Opposite is the Sultan Abdul Samad building, reminiscent of the colonial British empire. Mix blend of Moghul, Moorish, Arab & British neoclassical architecture. Don't miss to visit the National History Museum nearby.
  • 10.00am - 1.00pm : walk 10mins to Masjid Negara (National Mosque). Built in 1965, with an open umbrella design. Enjoy short talks on Islam by volunteers from the Islamic Outreach-ABIM non-profit organisation. In the mosque compound, former Prime Ministers & Deputy Prime Ministers were buried here. Across is the Islamic Arts Museum built/donated by one of the richest individuals in the country. Walk further up the hill to the world's largest covered Bird Park, National Planetarium, Tun Razak (2nd Prime Minister) Memorial, Orchid Garden, cooling walk under tree canopies. Also visit the Tugu Negara built to remember the soldiers who fought for the country, and get a great view of the Parliament House from there.
  • 1.30pm - 2.00pm : Have lunch at the food court opposite Bukit Aman Police HQ & 300 metres from Tugu Negara.
  • 2.00pm - 5.00pm : walk back towards Masjid Negara & visit the Old Train station (replaced by KL Sentral Terminal), National Arts Gallery, and further down the Muzium Negara (National Museum) for exhibition on the various races & their cultures.
  • 5.00pm - 5.15pm : walk 10mins across the road from Muzium Negara to KL Sentral Terminal & further to Brickfields area.
  • 5.30pm - 6.30pm : enjoy a full traditional massage from blind therapists at Brickfields (Jalan Thambipillay & Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4), near the Monorail KL-Sentral station, for your tired muscles. Over 20 Massage Centres available to choose from. You help support the blinds at the same time. (1hour of massage = RM40).
  • 6.30pm - 7.00pm : back to HC by Monorail (10mins, RM2.50)
  • 8.15pm - 11.00pm : take LRT from its PWTC station to Masjid Jamek station & visit Pasar Seni (Central Market) for arts & handicrafts. Another 5 mins walk across Jalan Cheng Lock to Petaling Street a.k.a. Chinatown for more souvenirs (mostly fake merchandise)

Day 4

(Batu Caves, Sunway Lagoon Resort (Amusement Park, Dry & Wet Park, Surf Pool etc), Sunway Pyramid Shopping Centre)


  • 7.30am - 8.00am : free breakfast at HC
  • 8.30am - 10.00am : take Metro Bus or SJ Bus no. 11, or Rapid-KL bus no. U6 to Batu Caves from the bus stop infront of Bank Simpanan Nasional (near the 24-hour KFC Restaurant) on Jalan Raja Laut (5 mins walk from HC).
  • 10.15am - 11.00am : climb up the 272 steps into the Hindu shrine in the caves.
  • 11.00am - 12.30pm : back to KL
  • 1.00pm - 1.30pm : lunch
  • 2.00pm - 3.00pm : take KTM Komuter commuter train to Setia Jaya station. Then walk 15mins to Sunway Lagoon/Sunway Pyramid (closed on Tuesdays except on Malaysian school & public holidays)
  • 3.00pm - 9.00pm : spend time at Sunway Lagoon & Sunway Pyramid (bowling, ice-skating, movies)

Day 5

(Genting Highlands)


  • 7.30am - 8.00am : free breakfast at HC
  • 8.30am - 9.00am : take the Monorail to KL Sentral Terminal (17mins, RM2.50) & hop on the half-hourly Genting Coach to Genting Highlands
  • 9.00am - 11.00am : express bus to Genting Highlands (1hr 30mins, RM9.00)
  • 11.00am - 5.00pm : visit Malaysia's only casino, amusement park, cable car ride, etc. Don't forget to bring a light jacket as daytime temperatures is approx 10-15 degree centigrade.
  • 5.00pm - 7.00pm : bus ride back KL Sentral Terminal
  • 8.00pm - 11.00pm : take the Monorail to its Bukit Nanas station for a night-out at Jalan P Ramlee nightspots

Day 6

(Putrajaya - Malaysia's new administrative capital with magnificent architecture & landscaping, Istana Negara (Royal Palace), KL Telecommunications Tower)
  • 7.30am - 8.00am : free breakfast at HC
  • 8.30am - 9.ooam : Monorail ride to KL Sentral Terminal (17mins, RM2.50)
  • 9.00am - 10.00am : purchase ticket & board the half-hourly KLIA Transit train to Putrajaya station (25mins, RM9.50)
  • 10.00am - 1.00pm : board the Nadiputra feeder bus (no.300) that takes you around Putrajaya
  • 1.00pm - 2.00pm : lunch
  • 2.30pm : board the KLIA Transit train at Putrajaya station
  • 3.00pm : arrive at KL Sentral Terminal
  • 3.15pm - 4.30pm : take the Monorail to its Maharajalela station (5mins, RM1.20) & walk 15mins to Istana Negara (Royal Palace)
  • 4.30pm - 5.30pm : walk back to the Monorail Maharajalela station & take the train to its Bukit Nanas station (10mins, RM2.10). Then walk 10mins to KL Tower.
  • 5.30pm - 7.30pm : go up the observatory deck (ticket price RM20) for 360-degrees view of KL

Day 7

(Melaka - historical state/city with strong Portuguese, Dutch, & British influence)
  • 7.30am - 8.00am : free breakfast at HC
  • 8.30am - 9.00am : take LRT Kelana Jaya Line from its PWTC station to Plaza Rakyat station for Hentian Puduraya Bus Terminal (10mins, RM2.10). Recommended to purchase bus ticket from "Transnasional" bus company for reliability.
  • 10.00am - 12noon : bus trip to Melaka
  • 12noon - 5.00pm : Melaka sightseeing
  • 6.00pm - 8.00pm : bus trip back to Hentian Puduraya


Day 8
(final day - checkout)

  • 7.30am - 8.00am : free breakfast at HC
  • 8.30am - 10.30am : last minute shopping for your supplies around Chow Kit area
  • 11.00am - 11.30am : checkout from HC
HC @ KL wishes you Selamat Jalan!

.... can't say goodbye to KL ??? ... then extend your stay ...

there's more to see & experience in & around KL ...
  • fancy a "kampung" homestay with the local people?
  • feel like surfing? ... who say you can't in KL?
  • experience a scooter ride in & around KL?
  • wanna be part of our hostel crew?

... come talk to us !!!

Directions to Hostel Cosmopolitan @ Kuala Lumpur

ARRIVING BY AIR

From Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA), go to KL Sentral Terminal :-
.......If arriving at the KLIA - Main Terminal :-
  • take the quarter-hourly fast-speed KLIA Ekspress train (28 minutes, RM35.00), or
  • the half-hourly Airport Coach bus (75 minutes, RM10.00)

.......If arriving at the KLIA - Low-Cost Carrier Terminal (LCCT) :-
  • take the half-hourly SkyBus coach (75 minutes, RM9.00) or
  • take the half-hourly Aerobus coach (75 minutes, RM8.00)

(There's also a shuttle bus service from LCCT to the Main Terminal for RM1.50 if you prefer taking the KLIA Ekspress to KL Sentral Terminal)


From KL Sentral Terminal :-

  • take the intra-city commuter train, KL-Monorail, to its Chow Kit station (17 minutes, RM2.50), or
  • take a taxi for RM13.00 per car (to purchase pre-paid ticket at the taxi booth)

ARRIVING BY BUS AND/OR INTRA-CITY COMMUTER TRAIN


From Hentian Puduraya Bus Terminal :-
  • take the Ampang-line or Sri Petaling-line LRT (formerly know as Star LRT) from Plaza Rakyat station nearby to PWTC station (8 minutes, RM1.20)

From Hentian Putra Bus Terminal or PWTC LRT Station :-
  • walk along Jalan Putra / Jalan Chow Kit towards Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman (also known as Jalan TAR) for approximately 10-15 minutes. When you reach Jalan TAR, the KL-Monorail Chow Kit station will be 50 metres on your left. Walk towards the station, then turn right into Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz. After 10 metres, turn right into Jalan Haji Hussein where Hostel Cosmopolitan (in a 5-storey building, & beside 7-Eleven) is located.

From KL-Monorail Chow Kit Station :-
  • get down onto Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, and after 10 metres, turn right into Jalan Haji Hussein where Hostel Cosmopolitan (in a 5-storey building, & beside 7-Eleven) is located.

ARRIVING BY INTER-CITY KTM (Keretapi Tanah Melayu) TRAINS
  • get down at KL Sentral Terminal & refer to the directions ("From KL Sentral Terminal") above.

How to locate us in your Travel Guide Books?
  • Lonely Planet's "Southeast Asia on a Shoestring" 13th Edition - page 426, grid D3
  • Lonely Planet's "Malaysia, Singapore & Brunei" 10th Edition - page 84, grid C3
  • Rough Guide's "Southeast Asia" 3rd Edition - page 638, top half of the map
EXTERNAL LINKS :
Malaysia's Transport & Travel Info

Airlines


Attractions
Selected Embassies & High Commissions
  • Australia : 6 Jalan Yap Kwan Seng (Tel : 03-2146 5787)
  • Bangladesh : Block 1, Lorong Damai 7, Jalan Damai (Tel : 03-2148 7940)
  • Brunei : 19th Floor, Menara Tan & Tan, 207 Jalan Tun Razak (Tel : 03-2161 2800)
  • Cambodia : 46 Jalan U Thant (Tel : 03-4257 3711)
  • China : 229 Jalan Ampang (Tel : 03-2142 8495)
  • India : 2 Jalan Taman Duta, Off Jalan Duta (Tel : 03- 2093 3504)
  • Indonesia : 233 Jalan Tun Razak (Tel : 03- 2142 1354)
  • Japan : 11 Persiaran Stonor, Off Jalan Tun Razak (Tel : 03-2142 7044)
  • North Korea : 7 Jalan Batai, Damansara Heights (Tel : 03-2096 2882)
  • South Korea : 9 & 11, Jalan Nipah, Off Jalan Ampang (Tel : 03-4251 2336)
  • Laos : 25 Jalan Damai (Tel : 03-2148 7059)
  • Myanmar : 11A Jalan Aman, off Jalan Damai (Tel : 03-2142 7554)
  • Nepal : 13A Floor, Wisma MCA, 163 Jalan Ampang (Tel : 03- 2164 5934)
  • New Zealand : 21st Floor, Menara IMC, 8 Jalan Sultan Ismail (Tel : 03-2078 2533)
  • Pakistan : 132 Jalan Ampang (Tel : 03-2161 8877)
  • Papua New Guinea : 11 Lingkungan U Thant, off Jalan U Thant (Tel : 03- 4257 5405)
  • Philippines : 1 Changkat Kia Peng (Tel : 03- 2148 4233)
  • Singapore : 209 Jalan Tun Razak (Tel : 03-2161 6277)
  • Sri Lanka : 12 Jalan Keranji 2, off Jalan Kedondong, Ampang Hilir (Tel : 03- 4256 8987)
  • Thailand : 206 Jalan Ampang (Tel : 03-2148 8222)
  • Vietnam : 4 Persiaran Stonor, Off Jalan Tun Razak (Tel : 03- 2148 4036)

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