Kuala Lumpur Shopping!!

While exploring cultural, traditional, aesthetic, historical and religious facets of Malaysia, you can also pamper yourself to a lifetime's worth experience of shopping, during your stay in Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia's largest city.

If you are a bargain hunter who dares for an adventure in a throbbing ambience, visit Chinatown in Petaling Street - Kuala Lumpur. The entire street transforms into a lively flea market, surrounding you with a plethora of items from souvenirs to handicrafts, bootleg fashions to electronics and what's more, even dazzling jewelry. Food and beverages are plentiful as well, with a wide range of choices to pamper your taste buds.

Just few minutes walk from Chinatown sites Pasar Seni - the Central Market - where you can explore a little world of handicrafts. Enwrapping the nuances of all cultures and races from locals to expatriates, Pasar Seni exhibits and sells myriads of creations combining high-caliber skills with aesthetic eminence. This bazaar includes items such as batiks, embroidery, rattan baskets, wooden crafts, carpets, brassware, pewter items, t-shirts and computer games.

You can also drop by at Kota Raya, located near Chinatown, if you wish to shop for cell phones, economical fashions, electronics and arcade games. It is also one of the oldest piazzas in Kuala Lumpur. Adjoining Kota Raya is the S&M Shopping Centre with DVD / VCD shops offering latest and most popular dramas from Hong Kong and Korea besides Japanese Anime and IT Products. Both Kota Raya and S&M have been refurbished lately and given a modern façade.

For an upmarket shopping spree, how about traveling to Bukit Bintang? It is known as Kuala Lumpur's entertainment and shopping district. At Sungei Wang Plaza you can find high-end fashions for teens, DVDs, home decors, latest cell phones, T-Hop shops featuring Hong Kong fashions, toys as well as food outlets. You can also shop at Bukit Bintang Plaza (BB Plaza) adjoining Sungei Wang Plaza.

There is also the Lot 10, a classy mall housing sundry items such as designer fashions, fine jewelry and watches amongst other expensive goods. It also features diverse Japanese products including food and household items at its Japanese department store - 'Isetan'. Just behind Lot 10 is Starhill with an imposing European façade, and its spacious lobby adorned with a massive chandelier and wooden trimmings, illumined with myriads of interior lights. Starhill too offers a range of branded products as well as fine dining options.

In addition Bukit Bintang presents many other classy choices for shopping including Pavilion, Low Yat Plaza, Imbi Plaza as well as Berjaya Times Square.

Shopping can become quite addictive when you are staying in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. As for lodging alternatives you can choose one of the comfortable discount hotels in Kuala Lumpur to relax and spend the nights. These discount hotels of Kuala Lumpur such as Citrus Hotel Kuala Lumpur will pamper you with an array of modern amenities and comforts to suit your tastes and budgets, ensuring your stay in Malaysia to be memorable for years to come.