I've been enjoying my past couple of days in Kuala Lumpur. The city is nice with some interesting architecture, but better than that, my parents very kindly gave me some Marriott vouchers to use somewhere along my way. I've forgotten what normal hotel rooms are like, and here at the JW Marriott in Kuala Lumpur, it's a luxurious reminder.
Firstly, it was nice not to have to get a bus that inevitably terminates at the drivers guesthouse, staying somewhere established meant an official airport bus went straight to the door. It was then nice to not have to walk around looking for somewhere cheap enough for the night, inspect the room, decide it's a little dubious, then just stay there anyway.
Doing my best to fit in on arrival, I kept my backpack in it's slightly colourful flightbag to appear a little less backpackery, although the lime green sausage shaped luggage I was left with didn't help much. Anyway, I feel completly spoilt, I've free tea and everything! And a sperate shower (that works) rather than usual bathroom/shower cubical in one that always does something unexpected. I've got a bath too, and lots and lots of hot water, amazing. The bed is super comfy, and as the room is sealed, unlike my usual standard, I'm not under mozzie attack all the time, meaning no need to position my sleeping bag sized net over a double bed, held up with duck-tape and weighed down with water bottles. Being able to skip that along with my other anti-mosquito rituals and 'rat patrol' duties, bed time is much simpler! The only thing I was missing was a little line of marching ants, I've grown quite fond of them. I'm not carrying my own aet around in my bag anymore, I encouraged them to move out back in the Mekong Delta (they'll like it there).
Anyway, up on the 19th floor, with a view of the Patronas Towers, think I wanted to spend my entire 2 Kuala Lumpur days in the hotel enjoying comforts I'd forgotten. I even planed to get to bed a little earlier so I can fit a nap on the sofa in...simple pleasures!
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