The Bed Hostel - KLCC Kuala Lumpur

Luxurious Hostel in the heart of Kuala Lumpur

The Bed Hostel Kuala Lumpur

Libur natal sudah tiba, dan kali ini saya ingin share pengalaman ke salah satu tujuan favorit untuk wisata kuliner, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Di kota satu ini biaya hidup relatif lebih rendah dibandingkan Surabaya, paling tidak bisa dilihat dari terjangkaunya akomodasi dan makanan.

Hotel bintang 3 di kota Kuala Lumpur biasanya berkisar 300-500ribu, dengan beberapa lebih mahal karena lokasinya ada di tengah tempat tujuan wisata seperti KLCC dan Bukit Bintang.

Christmas have arrived, yay.

Thus today it seems fitting to share with you guys about accommodation in one of my favorite destination for culinary adventures, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

This city is a tad more affordable compared to Surabaya, despite having a better infrastructures and public transport facilities.

You can easily find a cheap 3 star hotel around the city for about $25 to $50, but if you go for the lower end of the deal, usually it wont be near the tourist destinations area, such as Bukit Bintang and KLCC.

Kali ini saya ingin share tentang pengalaman menginap di hostel terbaik yang pernah saya temui. Terbaik di sini tidak hanya di Malaysia, tapi juga dibandingkan beberapa hostel yang pernah saya inapi di Singapura dan Jepang.

TheBed Hostel, letaknya ada di vortex building, bisa dijangkau hanya dengan 10 menit jalan kaki dari KLCC

Alternatif hostel ini cukup menarik untuk yang ingin kualitas bintang 3 dengan lokasi yang premium.

This time I'd love to share with you guys about one of my favorite hostel. It could easily be one of the best hostel compared to anywhere else I've stayed in Singapore and Japan.

The Bed Hostel is located in Vortex building, which is just 10 minutes walk away from Petronas Tower KLCC.
This hostel is a pretty neat facility, which rivals 3 star hotel in my opinion. Suitable for those who'd like to stay on a budget, getting a cozy bed and room, whilst being in the tourist hot spot.

Petronas Tower - KLCC Malaysia

The Room

The Bed Hostel - Capsule / Pods

Sebagus-bagusnya hostel, ada faktor luar yang selalu mempengaruhi kenyamanan tinggal kita, yaitu tamu hostel lainnya. Kalau cukup beruntung, anda tidak bakal bertemu beberapa turis dari negara-negara yang terkenal kurang adatnya, tapi biasanya sulit mau berharap demikian saat harga kamar sedang murah, karena dalam satu ruangan kamar hostel ada sekitar belasan capsule / pods.

Masalah roomate biasanya berkisar dari masalah klasik, ngorok... atau telepon dengan suara lantang di dalam kamar. Kebiasaan telepon ala tarzan ini biasanya dilakukan turis dari dua negara berpenduduk terbesar di dunia.

No matter how superb a hostel is, the staying experience would depends on outside factor, such as your neighbors in the same hostel room.

If you're lucky enough, you wont find some tourist from backwater countries that lack proper etiquette. This usually isn't the case where the hostel rates were being lowered, since those kind of tourist would instantly flock the establishment.

The attitudes that bother me and other guests were usually the classic, loud snoring, or talking on the phone with the ferocity of tarzan calling his friends in the jungle.

This phoning habits are usually exclusive to tourists from 2 countries. Which country? Both have the highest number of populations (1st and 2nd place) which should be an easy guess for you.

The Bed Hostel KLCC - Bed and Storage

Berikut foto-foto capsule / pods yang pernah saya inapi di hostel ini. Ada juga video di bagian atas yang lebih jelas menggambarkan situasi kamar dan hostel ini.

Video kedua ada juga di bagian info tentang sarapan hostel, di bawah foto-foto kamar ini.

This are some photos of my capsule unit which I've slept in. For a better illustration of the room, do check my youtube video above.

There's also a second video below, describing about the breakfast experience in this hostel.

The Bed Hostel - Bathroom (3rd floor)

Kamar mandinya ada dua jenis, yang di lantai 3 tiap kamar ada dua WC individual seperti di foto ini
Sedangkan di lantai 2, WC nya mirip seperti dormitory, digabung antara beberapa shower cubicle dan toilet. Bisa dilihat di video pertama di atas untuk situasi WC tersebut.

There's 2 types of bathroom here, on the third floor is pictured above, which is a private one.
Occupant of 2'nd floor will get a dormitory style bathroom with multiple shower cubicles and toilet in the same bathroom.
You can see this second floor bathroom on the video above, I took a video of them but didn't remember to take photo.

The Bed Hostel - Drinking Water

Di Kuala Lumpur, airnya tidak bisa diminum langsung, sama dengan di Surabaya, tidak seperti Singapore. Tidak perlu khawatir untuk tamu hostel ini, karena di sini disediakan water dispenser untuk memenuhi kebutuhan tamu.

In Kuala Lumpur, you can't drink the tap water, similar to Surabaya and unlike Singapore.

But you needn't fret about getting mineral water here, since they provide guests with drinking water dispenser in every floor of the hostel.

Breakfast & Communal Space

The Bed Hostel - KLCC Kuala Lumpur

Salah satu daya tarik hostel dibanding hotel adalah pada kesempatan untuk mendapatkan teman travelling baru. Biasanya saya mendapatkan teman ngobrol baru kalau menginap di hostelSingapura.

Sayangnya kalau di Kuala Lumpur, entah kenapa, biasanya tidak sampai ketemu teman baru, hanya sekedar share kopi, basa basi sejenak.

Nah tempat untuk berkumpul dan makan pagi biasanya ada di communal space seperti yang ada di foto-foto ini.

One of the pros of staying in a hostel is a chance to meet a fellow traveler and gain new friends. Which is frequently the case for me when staying in Singapore hostel.
For Kuala Lumpur, I don't know why, but I never get a new companion of such. No particular reason though, both the tourist and staff seems similar to Singapore.

For those kind of experience, the communal space in a hostel exist, which usually also doubles as breakfast area.

The Bed Hostel - KLCC Kuala Lumpur

The Bed Hostel - KLCC Kuala Lumpur

The Bed Hostel - Vortex Building Kuala Lumpur

The Bed Hostel - Vortex Building - TV Room

The Bed Hostel Malaysia - Breakfast Buffet

The Bed Hostel Malaysia - Breakfast Table

The Bed Hostel Malaysia - Breakfast Buffet

Menu breakfast hostel kebanyakan tidak ada yang istimewa, hanya roti panggang / toast, cereal dan selai. Ada beberapa pengecualian di Singapura, di mana hostel menyediakan pula makanan panas seperti Mie Goreng, Macaroni Schottel dan makanan sejenisnya.

Hostel demikian biasanya tarif per malamnya dua kali rate The Bed Hostel ini, jadi makanannya tentu tidak bisa semewah itu.

Walau demikian, sarapan di sini tidak melulu sereal dan toast saja, ada juga menu sederhana harian yang berganti dari Nasi Lemak, Mie, dan Roti Canai dan Kare.

Hostel usually doesn't serve anything fancy for breakfast, just toast or cereal, with bland instant coffee or tea.
There's some exception in Singapore's Hostel which I wrote about Here, some of this hostel offer good hot meals such as mie goreng, pastries, and such, also with decent espresso / cappuccino machine. But bear in mind, those hostel usually cost twice as expensive compared to The Bed that's being reviewed here.
Despite that, this establishment does offer an extra local dishes everyday.
Usually it's a choice between Nasi Lemak, Mie, or Roti Canai and Curry.

Menu tambahan terbaik menurut saya adalah roti Canai dan Kare ini, kalau menu mie dan nasi lemaknya sih, tidak terlalu cocok dengan selera saya. Masih lebih suka toast dibandingkan dua menu tersebut.

Bisa dilihat nasi lemaknya di video berikut :

I found the Roti Canai and Curry to be the best option, whilst the other two to be sub par. 
I enjoyed the toast more in comparison to the Nasi Lemak and Mie.
You can see it in this video below :

Nice View from the Breakfast Area 

The Bed Hostel

Jalan Sultan Ismail, KLCC, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia

Rates & Booking : Agoda