Petronas Towers - Traders Hotel viewpoint, Malaysia
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Petronas Towers - Traders Hotel viewpoint, Malaysia
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Petronas Towers - Traders Hotel viewpoint, Malaysia
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Petronas Towers - Traders Hotel viewpoint, Malaysia
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Petronas Towers - Traders Hotel viewpoint, Malaysia
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Petronas Towers - Traders Hotel viewpoint, Malaysia
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Petronas Towers - Traders Hotel viewpoint, Malaysia
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Malaysia Petronas Towers - Traders Hotel viewpoint

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The Traders Hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia offers a great view of the Petronas Towers. You can book a room to get this view but you can also access the rooftop bar without a room key. Up there (unlike in the hotel rooms) you will not have to shoot through the glass because there are open windows. However, at busy times, they restrict tripod use. In general, there is no need for a tripod since the window sills offer a good flat surface. When you arrive at the entrance to the bar they will ask if you want a table. It's probably right to take one in exchange for the view and a photo but on a slower weekday you might be able to simply ask if you can take a photo. Just after sunset provides the most dramatic sky (weather permitting). Be sure to bracket your shots.

Photography Tips

If you are shooting from a guest room:
1. consider using a lens skirt to reduce window glare. A dark garment also works if you have to improvise but take care to ensure it doesn't enter the view. Turn off all the lights in the room too.
2. shoot from several locations. The hotel keeps its windows cleaner than most hotels but by shooting through different locations, you avoid finding a dirt spot from the window when processing.
3. Bring the widest lens you have. The hotel is so close and the towers are so tall.
4. Tell them when you book that you are a photographer and what view you want; they're very obliquing,
If you want to avoid glass, there is a pool and bar area on the 33rd floor. The glass extends to about 1.5 metres above the seating. A tripod, extended as high as you can get, will work but you have to work quickly. The guards are decent people but they have a policy to police.

Travel Information

KLCC station is a short walk away, or simply hail a taxi to Traders Hotel.
Spot Type Indoor
Crowd Factor A decent amount of people
Best Timing All timings are equally good
Sunrise & Sunset 07:13 - 19:23 | current local time: 22:09
Photo Themes Architecture Skyline Skyscraper skyscrapers

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Spot Comments (2)

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Edward
Edward 01.08.2018
BTW, such amazing shots of Petronas Towers - thanks.
Edward
Edward 01.08.2018
Wow! A "lens skirt"! Such a thing exists. I'll look for one, it has to be better than me draping a dark garment over the camera against the window for 30 seconds. Thanks.

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Thank you Mathew Browne for creating this photo spot in Malaysia and Jean-François Hosatte, Carl Pugh, nur ismail mohammed, Edward, François Pellegrini, Mia Pflieger, Manuel Becker for improving it with additional photos or content.
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