Most of the reviews here seem to be about afternoon tea as opposed to stays at the hotel. We stayed here for 2 nights and loved every minute. The site is two properties Carcosa and Seri Negara. Carcosa is shut for renovations but is not close enough to the Seri Negara to interfere with a visit. This is a small, very special property as a former government building with a colonial history. It needs a make over, a little frayed around the edges with a few fittings needing replacement and a touch or paint. It is nevertheless a wonderful building, with staff to match. We stayed in the Kinabalu Stately Suite, huge rooms, huge verandah with table and chairs and loungers. The bathroom was adequate but needs most attention and a deep clean. Why stay here?- well for now its pretty unique in KL as older style upmarket colonial property. It is a little away from the city centre, but taxi's are cheap and pretty to arrive, take a cab to the nearest metro rather than battle the city centre traffic. Its grounds are also beautiful. We did not eat evening meals here, but breakfast on the verandah, cooked to order, was delightful. The rough edges from its age are more than compensated for by the overall experience, sooner or later it will close for refurbishment, the adjoining building already awaits permissions for work, no doubt it will be closed for some time when it does and emerge beautiful but more expensive- go now.

We re-visited Carcosa for High Tea 7 months after our first visit; we enjoyed it so much first time around that we were really looking forward to it. This time it was very busy and there was a large group of noisy Australian tourists who were happily shouting across the Veranda to each other which completely killed the ambience. This is of course somewhat out of the control of the hotel, but pretty much ruined our visit.

As before, the food was not spectacular but there were also some poor items such as the bland trifle, tasteless and undercooked walnut tart and very ordinary sponge cake served in a paper cup. The crockery has also been changed to plain white cups and saucers so it didn't really feel like a special tea service at all.

Overall a bit of a let down, particularly at RM60++ per person. We had considered Carcosa as a special place for us to go for a bit of peace and quiet, but now can't really see us expending the time, effort or money to return.

The Carsosa is a wonderful place to have afternoon tea in Kuala Lumpur. The setting is sublime and the tea is plentiful and delicious.

They cater for vegetarians and you can easily while away a few hours on the terrace. Just don't have a big lunch before you go!

On our last visit I was especially impressed as they produced a gluten free tea set for my husband who has coeliacs disease. It is best to reserve this 48 hours in advance, although in our case even with the bank holiday disruptions their chef managed to rustle up some tasty gluten free treats.

If you live in Malaysia this is the place to bring visiting relatives, especially your mum!

British colonial house with classy indoor and rustic outdoor sittings for afternoon tea. We can choose between traditional english tea menu or malaysian menu. The tea selection is modest and contains the ususal items. The quality of pastries served is at best mediocre. Although the waiters are helpful and attentive, it seems that they are not well-trained to serve traditional english afternoon tea. If you like to enjoy a cup of tea in a peaceful colonial setting, this is right place to be. However, the quality of the pastries alone is difficult to justify the hefty price of RM60++ per person.