1 Utama Shopping Center
1 utama shopping center is one of Malaysia's top shopping destination and is located in the city of Petaling Jaya. This shopping center is about 20 minutes drive from the city of Kuala Lumpur. It has 6 retail floors with a total area of5 million square feet. There are over 600 shops that sell all kind of goods that you can look and browse through. The pricesof goods are fixed with occasional sales that are offered at certain times of the year.
| The flora decoration in conjunction with Flora Fest | As one of the biggest shopping mall in Malaysia, 1 utama has something for everyone. Varities of food here include Chinese, Malay, Western, Japanese, Vietnamese, Italian as well as other local delicacies that you can savour. The majority of these food stalls and restaurants are opened throughout the year to cater for your needs.
If you need entertainment, there are Tanjung Golden Village and Golden Screen Communications cinemas that screened the latest box office hits in town. On top of that there is also the indoor rock climbing gym Camp5. Bowling enthusiasts will be happy to use the 36 lane bowlingCentre U-Bowl. It also boasts of a tropical rainforest within the shopping center where huge tropical plants are a permanent feature of this premier shopping center. Called "Rainforest", it has over 100 species of flora and fauna for your enjoyment. Aftera long day's shopping and walking, this is the place where you can sit down and rest. There are plenty of cafes and restaurants surrounding this place and the Rainforest is a great place to go for your meals.
| The Chinese Garden Decoration |
Malaysia being a multicultural society has many celebrations. Among them are Chinese New Year, Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali,and Christmas. During these times of the year, 1 utama will decorate its foyer with the theme to coincide with the celebration
| The Chinese Garden House on display during the Chinese New Year celebration. |
Getting To 1 Utama
As one of the premier shopping center, you can take a bus, use the LRT or flag down a taxi to get to this place. There are some hotels that are serviced by regular shuttle bus that will take you to 1 utama free of charge. LRT and Taxi If you use the LRT, make sure you go to the PUTRA LRT line and get off at Kelana Jaya LRT. Take a taxi from here and youwill reach in 10 to 15 minutes time. If you prefer not to wait for LRT, you can take a taxi wherever you are to get here. Make sure that you ask the taxi driverto quote you an approximate price and the meter is ON. BUS If you are in KL Sentral, take the Rapid KL Bus No. T82. If you are in Putrajaya Sentral, take Bus No. T43. Other buses that go to 1 Utama are Buses No. T86, 613, 614, 615 and 616. Complimentary Shuttle BUS There are regular shuttle bus that you can take if you stay in some hotel in Kuala Lumpur. The shuttle bus will go toMelia Hotel --> Dorsett Regency Hotel --> Nikko Hotel --> Mandarin Oriental Hotel --> Novotel Hotel --> Prince Hotel--> 1 Utama. Check up the time schedule at the hotel that you are staying. 1 Utama and Mont'Kiara Shuttle BUS This free service shuttle bus between 1 utama and Mont' Kiara was launched on November 16, 2006. Note that it is only available from Mondays to Fridays. Departure from 1 Utama is 2pm, 4pm and 6pm.
Departure from Mont' Kiara is 10:30am, 12:30pm and 3:00pm.
| The Chinese New Year Decoration at the old wing |
Parking
If you are driving, the parking rates at the mall is shown below.You will need to join as member in order to enjoy the ONECARD Preferred Parking. Dataran Parking is an open area car park. Regular Parking Areas: RM1(First 6 hours) & RM2(every subsequent hour) ONECARD Preferred Parking: RM2(First 6 hours) & RM3(every subsequent hour) Platinum Parking: RM8 per entry. Dataran Parking: RM1 per entry.
Bus To Genting Highlands
1 Utama - Genting Highlands Bus If you intend to go to Genting Highlands, you can now take a bus from 1 Utama. This bus service is available from 8am to 7pm daily. The one way fare is RM8.50/adult and RM6.80/child inclusive of Skyway Transfer to Genting Highlands.
Bus To LCCT
1 Utama - LCCT Bus If you intend to go to LCCT Airport from 1 Utama, you can now take the Skybus bus from 1 Utama. This bus service is available from 4:45am to 4:30pm daily. The one way fare is RM15. Tickets can be purchased at the AirAsia flights or on the bus. The LCCT to 1 Utama route is also available with the same price. See the detailed schedule here. It takes about 75 minutes to reach the destination.
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