Riveria City Kuala Lumpur Sentral by Archos

decided to give this hotel a try despite the mixed reviews about this place. so heres my take on Riveria City KL Sentral by Archos! lets start with the pros of this place; - this hotel is located VERY near to their Monorel/Monorail Station, Tun Sambanthan. This lime green Monorail line can bring you to the most visited places like Berjaya Times Square (Imbi Station), Pavilion/Lot 10/Starhill/Farenheit88 (Bukit Bintang Station). this hotel is also located near KL Sentral Station! if you wish to travel elsewhere, KL Sentral offers various transportation options towards almost anywhere you want to travel to as thats like their MAJOR metro/train hub! Grab rides are also easy to find in my opinion, if youre lazy to walk 3 mins to the Monorail Station, you can always book your Grab rides to your desired destinations. - another pros of this hotel, you get quite a sweet view of famous landmarks of KL (Petronas Twin Towers, Menara KL and Merdeka 118 - the 2nd tallest building in the world). best view is to go up to their Sky Pool at night and you get that nice cool breeze and city view of KL. if youre lucky and you have sharp eyes, you can actually see Genting Highlands too in the distance!! - another pros of this place, as a solo traveller, the rooms are very minimalist and spacious! theres aircon and fan options, TV offers a Netflix, Youtube and other streaming apps to watch, comfy and bouncy beds, a small kitchen stove with simple kitchen appliances & cutlery + a kettle! okay so thats all the pros for me. now heres the cons of the place; - the waiting for the lifts. when i read some reviews here, a lot of them said the lift waiting time is soooo long. before i got here i did think to myself, "man how bad can it be?". well, now i get it. the building itself is shared by other hotel partners who are under Riveria City KL as well. if i remember correctly, there are 3 or 4 different counters to check-in and out from. so with that in mind, there are 54 levels in total with 4 lifts for the entire building, 1 of the lift i assume is used for staff members ONLY or they labelled it as "lift bomba". check-ins are a breeze but waiting to go up to your rooms is not. imagine after a long day out, youre tired and sweaty, all you want is to quickly get into your rooms to shower and rest, but the lift is not cooperating. for that, yes it sucks. and to go down from your level to the lobby is the same. it does take ages for the lift to arrive. so you have to go out slightly earlier if you have plans for the day. - another cons of the hotel, is cleanliness. theres no room service for my room, im not sure about the others, theres a notice in the room that states we cant throw our rubbish outside of the room for the room service attendant to clear. with that info, i was not told where to throw my rubbish if my bins were full. i did see some guests bringing their rubbish in blue bin bags with them when they left the hotel. assuming we have to throw our rubbish outside, i went to the nearest green bin i can find which is near the Tun Sambanthan Station and disposed my rubbish bags there. apart from this, my room was slightly dusty. what i always do if i enter a hotel, i'd use a tissue to do a quick swipe of tables, chairs and bed's headrest, thats how i knew my room was not cleaned or dusted when i came. this hotel is very nice, very conveniently located, and affordable too! not gonna lie, i might come back again for my solo trip for my birthday!

Smooth check in, great view from the room Great to stay for a couple of days Wish there were were a bottle of water and tea in the room at check in

Best location with good view. KL Sentral is in walking distance and too many restaurants. Loved it ❤️

Absolutely amazing place. Super clean and great location! The rooftop has the best views! I’ll definitely be going back!

Apartment studio room, very clean and nice, with stunning view of KL city. The roof top swimming pool looks very nice too. Just about 5-minute walk from Sentral, very convenient location. Really good value for money, highly recommended.

+ The view from thw room is great. The view from the pools is also amazing, especially at night. Have a small nice gym; the room is clean. - the biggest minus is thw elevator. You can spend hours waiting for the elevator. We were about to be late to the airport due to this. There are 53 floors. So imagine how many people. The room is very small, there is no toothbrush, no water. Amd no good restaurant downstairs. Only some indiand bistros with a doubt quality food. We love Indian food so much and we didn't risk to try it. Usually we stay around KLCC, but this times decided to switch to KL sentral, and never again. But the stuff and toom itself is okay. Also bear in mind the pool is open only from 8 to 7p.m