Despite having been
here close to the fifth of time, I have only realized that this hotel is
situated amongst these buildings last weekend.
In the picture are
the rooftops of Istana Budaya and National Arts Gallery taken from the hotel
room window at midnight over the weekend in Kuala Lumpur.
Istana Budaya is a
venue where the works of playwrights, theatres, operas, and the likes are held at. Recently
in June this year, Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera musical had its
first debut in the country at Istana Budaya.
The National Arts
Gallery itself made its own headlines with the Leonardo Opera Omnia exhibition
in July this year. The exhibition not only covers Leonardo da Vinci’s famous art works,
the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, it also displays his contribution in science
and technology, particularly in the laws of friction.
The five laws of
friction we learned in school, was introduced by this guy.
Fun fact: The first
law of friction says that, “When an
object is moving, the friction is proportional and perpendicular to the normal
force (N)”. It was introduced 200 years before Newton even defined Force.
An equally unique
roof design is the National Library on the other side of the hotel, which I only
noticed as I was leaving the place behind the wheels. I must remember to take
some pictures of said building the next time I’m here mid of December.
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| View of the sunset from the hotel window of our room |
Meanwhile, the National Heart Institute (IJN), the real reason I have been here for so many times over the years, for my dad’s check-up after a minor procedure on his heart, is right across the hotel building and is connected via a pedestrian overhead bridge.
Aside from the IJN, the three buildings with its own unique designs and functions mentioned earlier are accessible by foot from this hotel.
About 1km away are
the Kuala Lumpur Hospital (HKL) and Kampung Baru Putra LRT station, where KLCC
is only at the next stop from this station. Other hot spots such as the KL Sentral trains hub, Central
Market and Little India’s Brickfields run on the same path.
Kampung Baru itself
offers a lot of eatery options from the likes of Nasik Padang Sumatera to the
Chinese style porridge and Arabic Cuisines.
Despite all the attractions in its surrounding, this hotel appears tired. It is sharing the same
building with another private hospital, PUSRAWI, so is the management and
maintenance to a certain level where, you will need to connect with the
hospital’s maintenance management just to change a light bulb. I’m not sure if
this is for certain or just an insinuation for the conditions found at the
hotel.
The main lobby is not
air-conditioned and suffocating, you’d rather be standing outside waiting for
your grab ride to arrive. Considering that many of the hotel’s paying guests
are patients doing regular check-ups related to both hospitals, this hotel lacks
hot water shower.
I like the location and the place, the foods in the restaurant are good, also averagely priced, and the waiters' hospitality is excellent. It is indeed very convenient to be dining in whenever we are staying here. The restaurant operator said that they try to keep the foods quality and tastes at par with the rest as at times, the doctors from the nearby hospitals would come over during their mealtimes.
There are frequently events being held in their halls whenever we are here. Weddings, political and society clubs meet ups and dines to say the least.
This leaves me seriously wondering, did the private hospital, PUSRAWI, build this hotel with the purpose of riding on its profits? It looks to me as this hotel is being sucked up dry.
I really hope someone rescues this place. I won't be coming here solely for my dad's scheduled visits to the IJN. The other three buildings hold functions I am very much interested in too. Is anyone listening to this?
Thank you for reading.
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