Tune Hotel: 5 star "limited services" accommodation at 1 star price

Everyone has heard of Tony Fernandez success story - Air Asia. Air Asia is Asia't most successful budget airline. Now they have come up with another budget idea - Tune Hotel, the budget hotel that offers 5 Star "limited services" budget hotel accommodation for 1 Star price.

In Kuala Lumpur, Tune Hotel is located at the junction of Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman and Jalan Sultan Ismail directly opposite Maju Junction.

Tune Hotels.com - Downtown KL
No. 361, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman,
50100 Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia

Tune Hotel offers 5-star sleeping experience at a 1-star price! It is a centrally located "limited service" hotel with clean and secure rooms featuring 5-star beds and ensuite Power Showers from as low as RM9.99/night.

You will have keycard access to rooms with 24-hour guarded security and CCTV system. Free internet access, 24-hr convenience store, ATM and F&B outlets in Lobby.

Photo of Tune Hotel belongs to Curtis Foreman

Location map of Tune Hotel, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman

Below is the location map of Tune Hotel (click on map to enlarge):

Directions to get to Tune Hotel, Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman

Tune Hotel (opposite Maju Junction) Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman is within walking distance of all 3 of Malaysia Mass Rail Transit,

the Star LRT line which runs between Sentul, Ampang and Sri Petaling,

Putra line which runs between Kelana Jaya and Wangsa Maju and the

KL Monorail which runs between Titiwangsa and KL Sentral.

The nearest mass rail transit station to Tune Hotel is the Medan Tunku Monorail Station. Another within short walking distance is the Sultan Ismail LRT station on the Star line. Slightly further is the Dang Wangi LRT station on the Putra Line. Dang Wangi LRT station has 2 exit, one to Jalan Ampang and one to Jalan Raja Abdullah. You will have to exit from Jalan Raja Abdullah. Cross the river from Dang Wangi LRT station to Jalan Raja Abdullah, turn right, then turn left at Jalan Sultan Ismail. You will pass Imperial Hotel, then the Medan Tunku Monorail, and further will be Tune Hotel at Jalan Tunku Abdul Rahman opposite Maju Junction.

Malaysian Investors' Association AGM in Coronade Hotel, Jalan Walter Grenier, Kuala Lumpur

The Malaysian Investors' Association (Persatuan Pelabur Malaysia) will be holding its AGM (Annual General Meeting) this coming Saturday. Details are as follows:

Date: 19 April 2008, Saturday
Time: 12 noon
Venue: Mawar Room - Level 3
The Coronade Hotel Kuala Lumpur
Jalan Walter Grenier
55100 Kuala Lumpur.

I always encourage people to first look up a map to a place before they proceed to the place to save time, energy, frustrations, being environmentally friendly by not wasting increasingly expensive fossil fuel which when burnt emits green house gases and contribute to the environmental problem of the century - global warming. So below are 2 maps showing the location of Coronade Hotel, Jalan Walter Grenier, the last one as viewed from a point at a "higher altitude":

Map to Coronade Hotel is property of The Coronade Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

For a bigger picture, refer to the map to Jalan Waltier Granier, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Jalan Bukit Bintang, Jalan Imbi as well as landmarks like Lot 10, Sungei Wang Plaza, Low Yat Plaza, Imbi Plaza, Berjaya Times Square:



Agenda is as follows:

1. Chairman's address (founder President Dato Dr. P.H.S. Lim)
2. Confirm minutes of 21st AGM
3. Receive and consider Annual Report of MIA Committee, the Financial Accounts for Year ended 31st December 2007 and Auditor's Report
4. Elect Honorary Auditor for 2008
5. Appoint Dato Dr. P.H.S. Lim as Honorary President, Mr. Chuah Bon Biang as Honorary Vice President
6. Transact any other businesses

Members are requested to bring along notice and envelope on which membership number can be found. Only members of MIA (not missing in action but Malaysian Investors Association) can attend AGM. Those driving can park at Lot 10 while those going with public transport can take the monorail and get off at the Bukit Bintang Monorail Station where Coronade Hotel is just a short walk from there (actually that Monorail Station is not situated on Jalan Bukit Bintang itself, but on the stretch of Jalan Sultan Ismail in front of Sungei Wang Plaza).

Second map is taken from Mapdoo dot com.

Travelling to Kuala Lumpur? Book your accommodation online with asiahotels.com

This year is Visit Malaysia Year and it also happens to be the 50th anniversary of Malaysia's independence from the colonial rule of Great Britain. This year is the best time to visit Malaysia. Many programs have been planned and are being planned, but most of these programs will be in Kuala Lumpur. So you can expect hotels to be at or near full occupancy. If you are planning to visit Kuala Lumpur, it will be advisable to book your accommodation ahead. This you can do in the comfort of your home online from Hotels in Kuala Lumpur

At Hotels in Kuala Lumpur, you can specify your arrival and departure time and the star rating of the hotel, location (Airport: KLIA, Bukit Bintang, China Town, City, City Edge, Golden Triangle, KLCC, Mid Valley City and
Shah Alam), then let Hotels in Kuala Lumpur search for a suitable hotel for you.

While doing your online search, you can read reviews by previous occupants about the hotels you selected. You can find out lots of information about the hotels from Hotels in Kuala Lumpur before you make up your mind on which hotel to book for your accommodation.

World's largest hotel - First World Hotel at Genting Highlands, Malaysia

Malaysia now have the distinction of having the world's largest hotel - the First World Hotel at Genting Highlands, which have 6,118 rooms. It has beaten the previous record hotel, the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, which have 5,044 rooms.

This is recognised by the Guiness World Records. In line with the recognition, the hotel is offering a special RM1 (USD 0.28) stay at the hotel from January 2 to March 29, 2007 if you book a buffet dinner, international show or outdoor theme park package from now till 31 January 2006. For more details and booking, go to 888 Deals RM1 PER ROOM (close new window/tab to return to this page).

Malaysia used to have the world's tallest tower - Petronas twin tower. Now it has been beaten to third place by Tapei 101. However, it can still claim to be the tallest twin towers in the world.