{Team Somerville Travel} Malaysia here we come!

Our view from the Traders Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

As Vietnam winds down for Tet (aka Chinese New Year), most expats in the know either escape the big cities, and head to Vietnam's beach resorts, or leave the country altogether. 

As we did last Tet, we are heading overseas. Destination...Malaysia!

After rushing the girls out of the classroom on the final day of school (they missed the Tet afternoon tea so they were not happy!) we had a 1.5 hour flight to reach KL. 

Unfortunately it is a 45 minute journey from the airport to the city (not to mention the 5 minute bus journey from the arrival terminal to the baggage/immigration terminal...what the?), but it's a comfortable journey on the clean, wide freeways where the drivers seem to abide by the road rules (unlike crazy Ho Chi Minh!).

Arriving at the Traders Hotel, it was just as the Trip Advisor reviews had described. A classy hotel with numerous staff to help you out of the car and on your way to check in.

We checked in on the Club level and got an upgrade from a city view suite to the twin towers view suite guaranteed as part of an online package deal.

The suite is goregous, with a living room separated from the bedroom and a huge bathroom...not to mention the view!

The downside...we walked inside the room to find that the sofa bed we had booked was indeed just a sofa with bedding, not the pull out kind I had imagined Georgia and Mackenzie sharing!

A quick trip back to the Club Lounge check in and I was placated with a rollaway bed free of charge.

On tomorrow's agenda...shopping, shopping and more shopping!