Lloyd's Inn Kuala Lumpur

The location is fantastic – just a short 3-5 minute walk to the brand new TRX mall and MRT station, making it incredibly easy to explore the city. It's also close to Pavilion KL and surrounded by charming local eateries and trendy cafes, including the famous Grumpy Bagel.

The staff were really nice, no question about it. The location was quite good too. The design of the hotel and room is quite interesting....loved the swing in the balcony, except that I can't possibly swing without hitting my back against the wall. Could only do feeble little swings, like 10 centimetres to and fro. The space in the twin-bedded room is very tight but I guess Lloyd's is trying to put as many features into as small a room as possible. The clothes rod attached to the ceiling was sufficient because we didn't hang much....but there was a wire running along the top of the rod and actually poking out visibly at the end (supposed to be an LED wire?? couldn't tell, cos not working). Would have loved to have another chair in the the room as there were 2 of us and only 1 chair...which was how cramped the place was. And I could tell that the housekeeping staff didn't wash down the ledges in the shower space, because when I went to shower on the first night, there were some encrusted stuff left behind by some insect(??) here and there. The morning breakfast offered a choice from 2 mains, which were really unique and yummy. The accompanying buffet was really spartan though: 3 fruits (various melons), small choice of child-friendly cereals and cold milk, jars of overnight oats, plain croissants, white bread with choice of butter/2 jams, and tea bags/pre-brewed coffee.

I booked a twin room but was checked into a queens one… Sorta awkward cos my friend and I now gotta share a bed instead. Room is pretty small and cramped for Malaysian standards (this is not Japan!), bed is positioned with one side against the wall and one side right next to the main door (huh seriously?), yep it’s that small… The bathroom is exposed into the balcony and your modesty is only shielded by a shower curtain, mosquitoes and cockroaches also spotted inside the room all thanks to the open concept bathroom. Last but not least pool is a joke, it’s merely a long narrow strip of a dipping pool, definitely can’t swim in it (big disappointment, I’ve packed my swim trunks along), it’s smacked right in front of the reception counter, everyone will be admiring you soaking in the water if you don’t mind!

Wonderful stay, the breakfast was really great, wonderful rooms and staff was excellent. Walkable to many shops

Check in process was not great, assisted another guest during check in. The bathroom water drain is blocked so there was a small pool of water when showering. Other parts of the room were clean. Breakfast was good.