Malaysia Warning or Danger Tips by Wild_Orchid

The Malaysian public toilets are generally not the best. If you are a tourist, you may take a while for you to get used to it.

The better toilets will be at 5 star hotels and certain upmarket shopping complexes, such as Lot 10, Starfill and KLCC. KLCC has a pay toilet and one more than is free. The ones where you have to pay are far cleaner.

The toilets at rest stops on the highways have improved tremendously, however, the standard of cleanliness is rather uneven. It really depends on your luck.

updated: December 2007
It was on the news that new self-cleaning toilets had been instaled around the touristy area of Jalan Bukit Bintang, around Lot 10 area. I've driven past it & have also seen photos of the interior, but have not actually used the toilets. Well, all the best! Hopefully, this is a change for the better. Read more about these toilets in the next tip.

Recommended toilets: Major hotels such as Novotel, Crown Plaza, Equatorial, Ritz Carlton (next to Starhill Gallery), Marriott & Westin, KL Hilton Sentral (the toilets are scented with aromatheraphy lamps...nice!)

Major shopping malls such as Starhill Gallery (the toilet is clean & modern), Pavillion (a spanking new mall in KL).

Hot tip:
For those who are in KLCC & find the toilets too crowded, you may wish to take a short stroll to nearby Mandarin Oriental. The toilets are located on the ground floor next to the meeting/function rooms. Isetan department store at KLCC also has its own restrooms.

If you are on the lower ground floor of KLCC, another choice would be to take a pleasant 5 minute stroll along the pedestrian tunnel following the "Aquaria" signs. The tunnel is clean & well lit followed by a 1 minute walk across a little car park which leads you to Aquaria, a food court & the KL Convention Center. The toilets here are much cleaner. :)

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Website: thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?fi

Thumbs up for automatic toilets
Saturday December 23, 2006
By CHOW HOW BAN

FINALLY, Kuala Lumpur has automatic toilets like those in other major cities in the world.


Since the opening of two of the 12 units on Wednesday, many users have given their thumbs up to the new facilities. However, many voiced their fears that the top-notch facility would be vandalised like other public amenities in the city.

Mohd Fadlee Yusuff, 39, who works as a chef in Bukit Bintang, was among the first to use the comfortable and fully-automated toilet located in front of a McDonald’s outlet in Jalan Bukit Bintang.

“It has class,” he announced. “Finding it air-conditioned was a nice surprise. The toilet also flushes for you when you’re done while the taps turns on automatically when put your hands under it.

“I think such a sophisticated toilet will be able to educate city folk to be more disciplined about hygiene and cleanliness,” he said.

Mohd Fadlee said that although the cost of the toilets was high, the facility would benefit in the long run.

Angeline Chen, 30, who works in Sungei Wang Plaza, described the toilet as convenient.


“I don’t understand why these toilets are built in this area as public toilets can be found in the surrounding shopping malls. But without doubt, it is comfortable to use,” she said.

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Website: http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2006/12/23/central/16396250&sec=central

For those at MidValley area, do check out the restrooms at The Gardens. They are pleasant with nice ambiance and a modern fresh look (check out the pink walls!) Besides nice wash basins, they also have those modern automated hand dryers that you get in Tokyo restrooms, but unfortunately, I found that most people here don't seem to know how to use them.

For those around Ikano / Ikea & The Curve area, I found the Curve toilets amongst the cleanest-especially on the higher floors.

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