Overview
Located on top of Pearl Point Shopping Mall and about a 15-minute drive from Petaling Jaya's city centre, Pearl International Hotel is suitable for business or vacation travellers who require a hotel with on-site dining, extended kitchen amenities and an outdoor swimming pool.
This hotel has 512 air-conditioned guest rooms and suites, each offering free Wi-Fi, satellite TV, a mini-bar, a coffeemaker, a laptop safe, a desk and a hair dryer. Standard rooms offer one double or two single beds, while rooms with a kitchenette, a separate bedroom and a bathrobe for each guest are also available.
The hotel offers wheelchair-accessible rooms, and pets are not permitted. This hotel offers non-smoking floors.
Hotel amenities include an outdoor pool, fitness facilities, a spa, a business centre, meeting/conference space, a beauty/barber shop, a gift shop and on-site dining at Cafe 5, which serves breakfast, lunch and dinner daily. Parking is an additional MYR 3 daily.
Sunway Lagoon Theme Park is roughly a 10-minute drive west of the hotel, while Subang Jaya KTM Komuter Station can be found 13 minutes westward. Kuala Lumpur's city centre is about a 15-minute drive away, and Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) is a 45-minute drive from the hotel. (All distances and travel time estimates: Google Maps)
The GoodGuest reviews consulted for this analysis showed positive responses to the hotel's value, rooms and location.
Many reviewers were pleased with the hotel's value. They described the rates as inexpensive and reasonable, and felt the hotel provided good value overall.
The hotel's accommodations were complimented by several lodgers. They described their rooms as clean, well equipped, spacious and airy, with beautiful city views. It should be noted, however, that some reviewers had complaints about their rooms (see below).
Several guests praised the hotel's location, describing it as centrally located, as well as close to shopping and restaurants. One lodger remarked, "This is the hotel for the people who want to stay away from the city. Very calm & clean place to stay."
The Bad
Guest reviews showed negative responses to the hotel's rooms and reported noise transfer.
While many guests were pleased with their clean and spacious rooms, some lodgers were disappointed with their accommodations. They reported worn decor and fixtures, as well as stained carpets, small TVs, limited channels, slow Wi-Fi and plumbing issues.
Noise disruptions were reported by a few reviewers. They mentioned noise from guests in adjacent rooms, as well as noise from the hallways and traffic noise in rooms facing the street.
TripAdvisor.com guest reviews ranked the hotel #145 out of 235 Kuala Lumpur hotels with an average rating of 3 out of 5 from 90 reviews.
Booking.com guest reviews rated the hotel 5.6 out of 10 from 19 reviews.
