Twenty minutes by taxi from the middle of the city is the young and hip suburban neighborhood of Bangsar, filled with restaurants, bars and food stalls, an easy target for an informal night out. Bars and restaurants are open daily and many don't close until well past midnight. A drink at Carcosa Seri Negara, the former residence of the British governor-general, offers a taste of colonial grandeur. For a more relaxed night out, there are the outdoor caf s around the renovated Bukit Bintang area, which also includes a decent selection of restaurants. Or there's the throbbing streets in Bangsar, with a choice of a few dozen bars, caf s and restaurants.
Every major hotel has a gym and many have mini spas as well.
The path in the central park, known as Kuala Lumpur City Center is well-designed and made of crushed rubber that is soft on the feet. On the outskirts of the city near the Parliament building are the Lake Gardens, with several hilly paths cutting through forest ringing the lake. The owners, the national oil company, now offer free tours daily starting at 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., except Friday afternoon. Visitors are taken half-way up to the bridge that connects the towers, but there are no tours to the top floors. The central park has a tendency to send the tamest of children into rampages of joy.