THE WHOLE (CHOW) KIT AND CABOODLE
Having a monorail train roll past your window every few minutes isn’t a typical selling point for a hotel. But at the Towkay Soh Suite in Kuala Lumpur’s new (and well-soundproofed) The Chow Kit, I find it adds some visual excitement to the views of the needle-like KL Tower and the hills surrounding the Malaysian capital. I’m also enamored of my supremely comfortable rattan rocking chair and the hotel’s polished retro styling. Along with sister property MoMo’s next door, The Chow Kit is a beautifully expressed retreat in an eponymous part of the city center better known for its former red-light district than any eminent attractions. Thanks to the hotels’ arrival on the scene last December, however, that looks set to change.
“Chow Kit is a historic part of Kuala Lumpur that has been much forgotten over the
