Cititel Hotel Mid Valley offers what I can only describe as a seamless blend of business, leisure, and being mildly confused about which escalator takes you back to your room.
Located directly above the Mid Valley Megamall, it’s perfect if your idea of a city getaway includes never seeing sunlight and knowing the location of every bubble tea outlet within 100 meters.
Check-in was smooth. The staff were polite in that efficient, no-unnecessary-smiling way that makes you feel both welcomed and gently rushed. My room had a lovely view of the city—or at least what I think was the city through what may have been a slightly moody window.
The bed was comfortable enough to make me forget I had emails to answer, and the pillows had the firmness of a well-intentioned hug. The shower offered water pressure that could double as light therapy.
Breakfast was an international buffet, which in hotel-speak means you can pair baked beans with fried rice and nobody will question your life choices.
Overall, Cititel Mid Valley knows exactly what it is: practical, well-located, and attached to enough retail therapy to cure most existential dread.
