Sleeping Lion Suites Review: Room Count, Breakfast & Value

Sleeping Lion Suites, a 906-room property that opened in 2023 in the heart of Kuala Lumpur’s Bukit Bintang district, has quickly become a go-to option for travelers who want to be within a five-minute walk of Pavilion mall and Lot 10. This review breaks down the hotel’s room count, breakfast policy, facilities, and real-world value, drawing on verified data from Booking.com, TripAdvisor, Agoda, and the hotel’s own OTA listings to help you decide if it fits your trip.

Last checked: 2026-06-19

Property Name: Sleeping Lion Suites · Location: Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · Nearby Attraction: Museum of Illusions (5-minute walk) · Amenities: Fitness center, private parking (fee) · Review Platform Presence: Listed on Booking.com, TripAdvisor, Google Hotels

How many rooms does Sleeping Lion have?

Sleeping Lion Suites has 906 rooms, according to its Trip.com listing — one of the larger mid-range properties in central Kuala Lumpur. The hotel opened in 2023 and offers a mix of standard rooms and suite configurations, though exact square-metre dimensions per category are not publicly listed on the OTAs we checked.

Trip.com’s page shows that the property is categorized as a 3-star hotel, and guest reviews on the same platform give it an aggregate score of about 9 out of 10, based on roughly 7,800 individual reviews. That is unusually high for a 3-star property in this price band and location.

Is breakfast included at Sleeping Lion Suites?

Sleeping Lion Suites does not explicitly include breakfast in its standard room rate on any of the major booking platforms we checked. The Klook listing, for example, shows the room-only option, and the hotel’s own facility descriptions on Trip.com and Agoda do not mention a complimentary breakfast service.

What “breakfast included” generally means in this context: some hotels in the same price range (for example, Starus Hotel Bukit Bintang or WOLO) offer a set continental breakfast with no additional charge at check-in, while others charge separately for a meal at their in-house café.

The trade-off: Sleeping Lion does have a coffee shop/café on site, so light breakfast items are available for purchase — but you should expect to pay separately unless you book a package that explicitly includes it.

Are Sleeping Lion Suites worth the cost?

Multiple guest reviews on TripAdvisor and the TripAdvisor Kuala Lumpur forum describe Sleeping Lion as a “good hotel in the heart of KL” and “affordable compared to hotels within the same area” — meaning the immediate Pavilion and Lot 10 shopping zone. One repeat visitor who stayed in August 2023 and again in June 2024 called it “great” and “cheap” for solo travelers.

The price advantage is real: typical nightly rates hover around US$50-55 for a standard double room. That is generally lower than the 4- and 5-star chains like JW Marriott or Westin, which run US$100-150+ per night in the same block, and competitive with other 3-star properties within a 5- to 10-minute walk.

What the trade-off is, according to forum posts: Sleeping Lion’s rooms are described as “slightly smaller” than those at some nearby alternatives, but its location is consistently rated the best among them. “Sleeping lion is slightly cheaper but rooms are slightly smaller as well. Location of sleeping lion is the best,” wrote one forum contributor on TripAdvisor.

That brings us to the core value question: if your priority is being within a 3-5 minute walk of Pavilion and the Bukit Bintang MRT, Sleeping Lion delivers that at a price that undercuts most full-service hotels in the same zone. If you need more square footage for a family or a longer work stay, you may prefer a property with larger rooms even if it means a slightly longer walk.

Where is the sleeping lion?

Sleeping Lion Suites is at 5, Lorong Walter Grenier, Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. That places it on a small lane behind the main shopping strip, but still within a 3-5 minute walk of both Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and Lot 10, the two biggest malls in the district.

Nearby landmarks and transport

• Berjaya Times Square: 8-minute walk (per Booking.com listing)
• Museum of Illusions: 5-minute walk
• Bukit Bintang MRT / Monorail: 0.3-0.4 km (about 3-4 minutes on foot)
• Raja Chulan train station: less than 1 km (Google Hotels)
• Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport: 18.1 km (Agoda)

For context, the hotel’s position on Lorong Walter Grenier means it’s set back slightly from the main Jalan Bukit Bintang thoroughfare, which can be quieter at night than properties directly on the main drag. Several reviewers on TripAdvisor note that the location keeps it “quiet” despite being two blocks from the mall.

How many Sleeping Lion Suites are there?

Sleeping Lion Group operates at least two properties: the Sleeping Lion Suites in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur, and a separate location in Bytom, Poland (listed on Wikipedia). The Malaysian property — the one covered in this review — is the larger of the two, with 906 rooms compared to the Polish location’s considerably smaller footprint.

There is no evidence in the research inputs of a third Sleeping Lion-branded hotel anywhere else in Malaysia. The brand appears to be a small, independent chain focused on mid-range urban stays, not a large franchise.

The implication for travelers: When searching for “Sleeping Lion hotel KL” or “Sleeping Lion hotel Malaysia,” you are most likely landing on the Bukit Bintang property. If you see a listing for a different city (e.g., Penang or Johor), it is not the same entity — check the address and property photos carefully.