Ohana Kuala Lumpur
A budget high-rise pool eight minutes from the Twin Towers
About this hotel
Ohana Kuala Lumpur keeps things simple: a shared outdoor pool on a lower floor, a small gym, and rooms priced well under most of the hotels near the Petronas Twin Towers. The pool gets steady use through the morning before the surrounding towers start casting shade over the deck by early afternoon, so guests who want a proper swim tend to head down before ten rather than waiting until later in the day. Breakfast is available for an extra charge rather than bundled into the room rate, and Thaikata Thai Food Restoran is a five-minute walk away for dinner most evenings. The eight-minute taxi ride to the Petronas Twin Towers puts most of downtown Kuala Lumpur within easy reach without paying a premium for a fully central address in the city.
- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Fitness center
- Budget rate
Our take
This suits travelers who want a working pool and a fair price more than a view or a bar attached to the deck. The shared pool loses direct sun once nearby towers cast shade by midafternoon, so plan a swim for the morning. Guests chasing a rooftop or infinity pool should look elsewhere on this list, since Ohana Kuala Lumpur keeps its amenities deliberately basic to hold the price down.
- ✓Head to the pool before ten in the morning, it loses direct sun once nearby towers cast shade by early afternoon.
- ✓Book breakfast separately if you want it, the rate here does not bundle it into the room.
- ✓Walk to Thaikata Thai Food Restoran for dinner, it is five minutes away and easy after a swim.
Why we love it
- A working outdoor pool at a genuinely low price
- Eight minutes by taxi to the Petronas Twin Towers
- Thaikata Thai Food Restoran five minutes on foot
- A gym on site for a non-pool workout
Why guests love itThe outdoor pool at Ohana Kuala Lumpur is exactly what a budget stay needs and nothing more: clean, shared, and usable most mornings before the surrounding towers steal the sun. Breakfast costs extra, which caught some guests off guard, but the five-minute walk to Thaikata Thai Food Restoran made dinner easy every night. For the price, a working pool eight minutes from the Petronas Twin Towers is hard to beat in this part of the city.