Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia
Hotels in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur
Chow Kit is one of the 18 neighbourhoods of Kuala Lumpur (Wikidata: "district in Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur"). Its centre is 1.7 km from the city centre. 30 places to stay in this guide are counted here, listed nearest the area centre first.
- Places to stay
- 30of 284 in Kuala Lumpur's neighbourhoods
- From the city centre
- 1.7 km
- Nearest station
- Sultan Ismail0.4 km · OpenStreetMap
- Nearest main sight
- Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque1.6 km
- Restaurants, cafes and bars
- 357OpenStreetMap, by nearest area centre
Where to stay
Places to stay in Chow Kit
Nearest the area's centre point first, by straight-line distance. Chain properties link to their own websites; hotels recorded in Wikidata link to their encyclopedia article where there is one.
| # | Place to stay | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel Club Dolphin | 0.1 km |
| 2 | Hilton Garden Inn Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman South | 0.2 km |
| 3 | WP Hotel | 0.2 km |
| 4 | Hilton Garden Inn Kuala Lumpur Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman North | 0.2 km |
| 5 | Hotel Grand Continental Kuala Lumpur | 0.2 km |
| 6 | The Chow Kit - an Ormond Hotel | 0.3 km |
| 7 | MoMo's Kuala Lumpur | 0.3 km |
| 8 | OYO 90173 Hotel Mekong | 0.3 km |
| 9 | OYO 90422 T-signature Hotel Kuala Lumpur | 0.4 km |
| 10 | Hotel Zamburger Wira Kuala Lumpur | 0.4 km |
| 11 | Lazdana Hotel Kuala Lumpur | 0.4 km |
| 12 | OYO 89978 Hotel Grand Maria | 0.4 km |
| 13 | OYO 89562 Hotel Shalimar | 0.4 km |
| 14 | OYO 805 Hotel Run Star | 0.4 km |
| 15 | Upper View Regalia Hotel Kuala Lumpur | 0.5 km |
| 16 | OYO Home 1053 Lovely Studio Regalia Suites | 0.5 km |
| 17 | Creamy Crib at MyRehat@Regalia | 0.5 km |
| 18 | Crossroads Hotel | 0.5 km |
| 19 | Best KL City View at Regalia Residence | 0.5 km |
| 20 | Tamu Hotel & Suites Kuala Lumpur | 0.6 km |
| 21 | Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur | 0.6 km |
| 22 | OYO 90170 Dynamic Hotel | 0.6 km |
| 23 | Adamson Hotel Kuala Lumpur | 0.7 km |
| 24 | Seri Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur | 0.7 km |
| 25 | OYO 90101 Gds Hotel Titiwangsa | 0.8 km |
| 26 | Leo Palace Hotel | 0.9 km |
| 27 | Le Ruiz Boutique Hotel | 1.0 km |
| 28 | OYO 89579 Kk Hotel Jalan Pahang | 1.0 km |
| 29 | Grand Pacific Hotel Kuala Lumpur | 1.1 km |
| 30 | OYO 1045 Azimuth Hotel | 1.5 km |
Visiting
What to see, eat and drink in Chow Kit
OpenStreetMap maps 329 restaurants, 25 cafes and 3 bars and pubs counted in Chow Kit, and 3 named sights: museums and galleries, parks, monuments, viewpoints and other attractions. They are counted the same way as the places to stay: each place goes to the area whose centre is nearest, within that area's reach. This rule has no boundaries, so places near the edge can fall in a neighbouring area's count.
| What | Mapped | Rank in Kuala Lumpur |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 329 | 1 of 18 |
| Cafes | 25 | 10 of 18 |
| Bars, pubs and beer gardens | 3 | 11 of 18 |
| Museums and galleries | 2 | 7 of 18 |
| Named parks | 1 | 14 of 18 |
| Monuments, viewpoints and other sights | 0 |
Rank 1 has the most among the 18 neighbourhoods of Kuala Lumpur; areas with equal counts share a rank. A zero means none is mapped in OpenStreetMap, not that there are none: coverage varies from place to place.
The 3 best-known sights counted in Chow Kit
Named sights OpenStreetMap maps for which the centre of Chow Kit is the nearest area centre (there is no boundary for Chow Kit in this data, so a few may lie in a neighbouring area): those linked to Wikidata or Wikipedia first, then by the number of Wikipedia language editions covering them. Distances are in a straight line from the area's centre point.
| Sight | Type | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| National Visual Arts Gallery | Gallery | 1.5 km |
| Tiong Nam Park | Park | 0.4 km |
| Muzium Bioperubatan | Museum | 0.6 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026.
Stations
Stations nearest the centre of Chow Kit
The nearest stations OpenStreetMap maps within 3 km of the centre of Chow Kit, and the nearest of each kind (rail, metro, light rail, monorail, funicular) within the same distance. Tram and bus stops are not included.
| Station | Serves | From the area centre |
|---|---|---|
| Sultan Ismail | light rail | 0.4 km |
| Chow Kit | monorail | 0.5 km |
| Medan Tuanku | monorail | 0.5 km |
| Putra | rail | 0.7 km |
| Dang Wangi | metro and light rail | 0.9 km |
Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0), map data of 21 September 2026. Distances are in a straight line, not walking distance.
Distances
How far Chow Kit is from Kuala Lumpur's main sights
| Sight | From Chow Kit |
|---|---|
| Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque | 1.6 km |
| Independence Square | 1.7 km |
| Petronas Philharmonic Hall | 1.7 km |
| Aquaria KLCC | 2.1 km |
| National Monument | 2.2 km |
| As Syakirin Mosque | 2.2 km |
| Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia | 2.4 km |
| National Mosque of Malaysia | 2.4 km |
| Kuala Lumpur Bird Park | 2.5 km |
| National Museum of Malaysia | 3.1 km |
Around the area
Stations and sights in and near Chow Kit
Nearby
Areas next to Chow Kit
Questions
Chow Kit: questions travellers ask
How many hotels are in Chow Kit, Kuala Lumpur?
30 places to stay in this guide are counted in Chow Kit: those for which its centre is the nearest of the 18 neighbourhoods of Kuala Lumpur. The nearest to the area centre is Hotel Club Dolphin, 0.1 km away.
How far is Chow Kit from the centre of Kuala Lumpur?
1.7 km in a straight line from the area's centre to the city centre point Wikidata gives for Kuala Lumpur.
How far is Chow Kit from National Mosque of Malaysia?
2.4 km in a straight line from the centre of Chow Kit. The nearest of Kuala Lumpur's main sights is Sultan Abdul Samad Jamek Mosque, 1.6 km away.
Which stations are nearest the centre of Chow Kit?
As mapped in OpenStreetMap: Sultan Ismail (light rail, 0.4 km), Chow Kit (monorail, 0.5 km), Medan Tuanku (monorail, 0.5 km), Putra (rail, 0.7 km) and Dang Wangi (metro and light rail, 0.9 km), in a straight line from the area's centre point.
How many restaurants, cafes and bars are there in Chow Kit?
OpenStreetMap maps 329 restaurants, 25 cafes and 3 bars and pubs counted in Chow Kit (each place in the area whose centre is nearest), the most restaurants of the 18 neighbourhoods of Kuala Lumpur.
Areas: the 18 neighbourhoods of Kuala Lumpur that Wikidata records as a neighborhood located in the city. Places to stay are not assigned by boundary: each is counted in the area whose centre is nearest, and only when it is within that area's reach (twice the radius of a circle the size of the area where Wikidata gives its size, otherwise 1.5 km) and no nearer the centre of a neighbouring town in this guide; 284 places to stay are counted this way. Sights are counted the same way. Main sights: the 10 sights in these areas covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. Stations: railway and metro stations in Wikidata. All distances are straight-line from the area's centre point; on foot or by road they are longer.
Sources: the area, sights and stations from Wikidata (CC0); Chow Kit on Wikipedia; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and from Wikidata. How this guide is made.