The Ultimate Gay Travel Guide
The Gay Passport is your complete Gay Travel Guide. Looking to Drink, Play or Sleep we have reviews to help. Award-winning & Updated 2022.
Kuala Lumpur is in the top 10 most visited cities in the world, which has created a great choice of hotels at surprisingly good prices, especially for luxury options. A 5-star hotel can cost about RM250 (about $65) a night, and prices can become even lower during weekdays and low season. Given the city’s relatively affordable rates, there are some excellent 4-star gay-friendly hotels with great facilities in the mid-range and budget categories.
Stay within KL’s Golden Triangle to make the most of your visit, as this places you conveniently close to most tourist attractions, as well as a few of the gay nightlife venues. The most popular area is KLCC (Kuala Lumpur City Center), next to the iconic Petronas Towers.
W brings its usual playful, luxe approach to design in this KLCC hotel, located just around the corner for the Petronas Twin Towers. Fun and colorful design elements can be found throughout, seamlessly blending Malay influences with glamour and kitsch. Every room comes with top-notch amenities like a Bluetooth soundbar, mood lighting, a Nespresso machine, and a cocktail bar. The excellent spa includes aromatherapy steam baths, traditional Malaysian treatments, and more. There’s also a colorful and well-equipped gym and a beautiful rooftop pool with Twin Towers views. Plus, a whole range of trendy neon-lit bars and restaurants. Whatever city they’re in, W is aways a gay favorite hotels and Kuala Lumpur is no exception.
This well-established luxury hotel is perfectly located next to KLCC Park, just a 5 to 10-minute walk from several gay venues like The Geytherin Pub, Elysium Bar & Terrace, and BlueBoys Discotheque. It offers extremely spacious, elegant rooms and suites with warm decor and large floor-to-ceiling windows, many with panoramic views of the KL skyline. The showers with adjustable privacy glass are an especially cool touch. A fresh and incredibly varied breakfast buffet is available in the mornings, and the food at the 3 on-site restaurants is equally delicious. There’s also a large tropical pool, a well-equipped gym, and a spa.
This multi-award-winning hotel is one of the highest-rated hotels in KL on Booking.com, thanks to its exceptional all-round service. It has gorgeous contemporary design with colonial influences, which speaks to both past and presents Kuala Lumpur. The rooms not only look great, but feature great amenities and impossibly comfortable furnishings and layouts. Every guest benefits from perks like 24-hour check-in and check-out and free breakfast, which is of course, delicious and varied. All the facilities are best-in-class, from the barber to the infinity pool and the sleek, wood-paneled gym.
Formerly known as the Equatorial Hotel, EQ Kuala Lumpur opened in 2019 with a brand-new look. As can be expected from such a new hotel, the contemporary interiors look incredible, all with a minimalist yet welcoming style. The luxury hotel occupies the higher floors of Equatorial Plaza, meaning all rooms have great city views, with some overlooking KLCC Park and the Twin Towers. All of the on-site bars and restaurants are excellent, both in terms of food and ambiance. The outdoor infinity pool is perfectly positioned for stunning sunsets, and the gym is both stylish and extremely well-equipped.
Part of the world-class Autograph Collection by Marriott, Hotel Stripes is an impeccably-designed modern hotel in Chow Kit. Every tastefully-designed room features state-of-the-art tech, custom furnishings and fittings, and vintage black-and-white photography of old Kuala Lumpur. The rooftop bar, Man Tao, is one of the most atmospheric spots to take in the city skyline, as is the adjacent swimming pool. One of the city’s most popular gay saunas, OTOT2, is a 20-minute walk or 5-minute drive away from the hotel. Hotel Stripes is one of the most booked luxury gay hotels in Kuala Lumpur.
THE FACE offers a range of stylish, modern suites that feel like your own luxury city apartment in KL. Every suite includes a bedroom (with walk-in closet), a separate living area, and kitchenette, which comes with a microwave, hob, and kettle. The two-bedroom suites make for an awesome party pad for a group of friends. The largest ones even have an indulgent three bathrooms. There’s a rooftop restaurant and a bar, both with incredible views of KLCC, and an absolutely stunning Sky Deck infinity pool directly overlooking the Petronas Twin Towers. The Face offers the most booked hotel suites of all the luxury gay hotels in Kuala Lumpur.
Located between the verdant KLCC park and the iconic Petronas Twin Towers, the gay-friendly Mandarin Oriental boasts top-notch city views from most of its rooms. These are decorated in a contemporary style with Malaysian touches, featuring large floor-to-ceiling windows and marble bathrooms. The hotel has extraordinary fitness facilities, including a gorgeous freeform outdoor pool overlooking the city, a state-of-the-art gym, tennis courts, indoor golf, yoga and pilates classes, and a full spa and sauna. Plus, you’ll find five different restaurants, two bars, a coffee lounge, and a cake shop.
Fraser Place offers a range of large, fully services apartments in the heart of Kuala Lumpur. Each comes with a spacious and functional kitchen and a living area, allowing you to feel fully at home in the city. Sizes range from a studio, perfect for a couple on a short stay, to an insane four-bedroom penthouse apartment for a large group of friends. As if that wasn’t enough, the hotel also has an infinity rooftop pool and expansive, high-quality fitness and wellness facilities.
Offering recently-refurbished rooms in relaxing pastel hues as well as more classic options, this hotel has a sleek, upmarket feel with very good value. The rooms are extremely spacious, even for KL standards, and come with luxe amenities. The outdoor infinity swimming pool comes with a premium view of the Petronas Twin Towers, the gym is large and well-equipped, and the on-site spa is fantastic. The breakfast buffet is well worth checking out, as it includes a range of Malaysian dishes that allow you to immerse yourself in the local culture.
MOV Hotel is a contemporary boutique hotel in the heart of Bukit Bintang, surrounded by shopping malls and walking distance to several gay hotspots. It features sleek and creative design, especially in the case of the lofts. Couples should check out the Infinity Loft, with a bed directly facing a panoramic city view, while groups can make themselves at home in the Family loft. There’s a small gym and an awesome rooftop pool, both with great views.
The Gay Passport is your complete Gay Travel Guide. Looking to Drink, Play or Sleep we have reviews to help. Award-winning & Updated 2022.