Shangri-La Hotel, Kuala Lumpur

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Set on verdant grounds in central Kuala Lumpur, this 662-room hotel runs eight restaurants, among them one of the city's more avant-garde Japanese kitchens. The pool sits behind dense foliage, screened from the street outside. A shuttle covers the short distance to Bukit Bintang, while Menara KL Tower and the Petronas Towers are minutes away on foot or by taxi.