Kuala Lumpur is an international shopping haven with a plethora of retail therapy options. Though there are a few small-time boutiques scattered around the city centre, the country’s hot and humid weather tends to draw crowds into the cool interior of expansive air-conditioned shopping malls. Located within the Bukit Bintang area itself there are more than eight large shopping centres ranging from the ultra posh and exclusive Starhill Gallery and the newly-erected trendy Fahrenheit 88 to the downmarket Sungei Wang Plaza and gadget haven Low Yat Plaza.

Berjaya Times Square – one of the biggest shopping centres within Bukit Bintang – is one of the city centre’s most easily located structures. Located along Jalan Imbi, the 48-storey twin-tower complex first opened its doors in 2003 and each 203m tower offers a host of retail stores, dining venues and entertainment outlets. Adjacent to the four-star Berjaya Times Square Hotel – a high-rise four-star venture set at the top of the mall with 650 rooms, a pool, gym, sauna room, rooftop garden and squash courts – the 700,000sqm Berjaya Times Square is an all-in-one complex that dominates the city centre’s mallscape.