I’m always excited to see Hyatt’s luxury portfolio expand, given the the value of World of Hyatt Globalist status, plus the ability to redeem points. In this post I wanted to take a brief look at what might just be one of the most exciting properties in the Hyatt pipeline, at least for those of us who love hotels that are on very high floors.
I wrote about this property a while back, but wanted to provide an update, as unfortunately the opening has just been pushed back (which is a bummer, because I was hoping to visit this hotel soon).
In this post:
Basics of the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
The Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur is currently expected to open in Q2 2025, though isn’t yet accepting reservations. This represents quite an incremental delay, because up until recently, the hotel was supposed to open in Q4 2024.
The hotel will be located in Kuala Lumpur’s new Merdeka 118 building, which isn’t only the tallest skyscraper in the city, but the tallest building in all of Asia-Pacific.
We’ve seen a trend lately whereby so many hotels are on the lower floors of skyscrapers, though that’s not the case here. Instead, the hotel will take up the top 17 floors of the 118-story building. Suffice it to say that this hotel isn’t for those who are afraid of heights! The Park Hyatt is expected to feature 232 accommodations, including 28 suites and 30 residential apartments.
Some of the exact details about the property remain to be seen, though it’s expected the hotel will have several food and beverage outlets, a spa, and even an indoor pool.
Now, it’s worth noting that this hotel is way behind schedule on opening. It was initially supposed to open in 2021, but was delayed due to the pandemic, and I imagine other factors were at play here. Now the hotel has been delayed by another six months or so.
It’s anyone’s guess if the hotel actually opens around the middle of 2025 or not. Personally I wouldn’t be surprised to see the opening slip into the second half of 2025, but who knows.
The project topped out a long time ago, and at this point advanced interior work is being done. Admittedly on a 118-story building, that can take some time.
Some thoughts on the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur
First of all, I’m curious to see what kind of rates the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur can command. By international standards, Kuala Lumpur has to be one of the most reasonably priced luxury hotel markets in the world, as virtually all of the city’s top properties go for somewhere around $250 per night.
I wonder if the hotel will be able to create a new record for pricing, or if the current rates are all the city can sustain. This isn’t exactly a boutique property, so filling 200+ rooms at record high rates will be no small task.
Next, the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur will no doubt offer some of the world’s hotel rooms that are highest above ground level, though does it offer the highest in the world? Currently, the Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong holds that title, as the hotel is located on floors 102 through 118 of the International Commerce Centre.
This hotel will also occupy floors 102 through 118 of a building, which is kind of funny (a coincidence?). So you can expect the vantage to be very similar here (though perhaps Hong Kong has a bit more interesting of a skyline than Kuala Lumpur). So it’s a technicality, though I’m curious if floor 118 of the Park Hyatt or Ritz-Carlton are higher. Because if it’s the former, this would be the world’s highest-up hotel, best I can tell.
Bottom line
The Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur is expected to open in the spring of 2025, and will be located on floors 102 through 118 of the Merdeka 118 building. Between Kuala Lumpur’s very reasonable rates for luxury hotels, plus how high up this hotel is, I can’t wait to visit. Here’s to hoping the hotel does open before the year is up.
What do you make of the Park Hyatt Kuala Lumpur?
A must try in the next year or two, it seems.
Grand Hyatt KL a large suite with 3 bathrooms does not exist-you dreamer.
"though perhaps Hong Kong has a bit more interesting of a skyline than Kuala Lumpur"
Understatement of the week.
I've stayed at the grand hyatt in kl by the Petronas tower. They gave me such a massive suite upgrade with 3 bathrooms I was floored and got lost in there initially. Such amazing service. Contrast that to Marriott whose upgrade = hey we put you in the same room but 4 floors higher aren't we great.
... and that's why I have status with Hyatt and not Marriott.
Regarding the comment about both Ritz Carlton HKG & Park Hyatt KL being on floors 102-118, and Ben asking which is higher: it stands to reason that if the Merdeka building is the new tallest tower in APAC, then most likely the Park Hyatt is the higher hotel (building heights can include spires/antenna).
Quick googling shows the top floor of Merdeka at 1,650ft & top floor of ICC at 1,568ft. Safe to say that the...
Regarding the comment about both Ritz Carlton HKG & Park Hyatt KL being on floors 102-118, and Ben asking which is higher: it stands to reason that if the Merdeka building is the new tallest tower in APAC, then most likely the Park Hyatt is the higher hotel (building heights can include spires/antenna).
Quick googling shows the top floor of Merdeka at 1,650ft & top floor of ICC at 1,568ft. Safe to say that the Park Hyatt KL beats Ritz Carlton HKG.
Also with the quick googling, apparently the Ritz Carlton's building skips floors that end with 4 (plus skipping a ton more other random numbers).... so it's not really even on floors 102-118.
You could be right, but it depends a lot on ceiling height. Also, if the spire is what makes the Park Hyatt taller, then the rooms/hotel might not actually be higher on the basis that the building is technically taller with the spire. The ICC in HK has no spire so its height is based entirely on the actual building.
The number of storeys says nothing about the height. The Rosewood Guangzhou and the St. Regis Shenzhen are both higher than the Ritz Carlton Hong Kong.
I suspect this will be superb. If it’s anything like PH Jakarta, that hotel is quite literally the nicest property I have ever stayed in.
Images shown are very like PH Jakarta - which is a great hotel
Oh I just hope the elevators are faster than those at Alila KL. I can’t stay clean shaven in the time it takes to ride both elevators to/from my room.
This should be a category 1 PH redeemable for 5k points just like PH Chennai hopefully
Category 4. Good for a cat 1-4 free night award.