Heli, Kuala Lumpur

When it comes to rooftop bars, Kuala Lumpur has always lagged behind other regional destinations such as Bangkok. For a long time, your only option would have been Traders Hotel's Skybar or Pacific Regency's Luna Bar.

Now however the situation is changing, with many new kids on the block. One of these newcomers is Heli Lounge Bar. Opened sometime in 2013, it is located on top of an office block called Menara KH in Jalan Sultan Ismail, right in the heart of downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Heli is actually made up of two parts. You enter at Level 34 of the building, which is an indoor club area with a distinct aeronautical theme. The waiters are dressed in pilot themed outfits and there are decorative objects such as model aircraft hanging from the ceiling and a propeller on the wall.

However what makes Heli different is not this level, but something else which is located 2 flights of staircase upwards from this level on the roof of the building. It is a fully functioning helipad, and is what gives the club its name.

Yes, thats right, you can actually clamber up the back of house staircases up to the roof level and sit on plastic chairs and admire a full on 360 degree view of Kuala Lumpur with no barriers such as walls or glass windows to obstruct you.

If you come early at 6pm, when the lounge first opens, there is no cover charge. However you would have to buy drinks on Level 34 in order to be allowed up to the helipad. The chairs and tables on the helipad quickly fill up however; and by 6:40 there is usually no place to sit. The bulk of the clientele at this hour are foreign tourists, who are there to get the best view of the sunset to be had in downtown KL.

Getting to Menara KH is easy; its located right next to the Raja Chulan monorail station. An easy walk if you are staying in Bukit Bintang. For those who drive, you can park in the basement carpark for RM10; or park up front for RM20.

Menara KH is located right next to the Raja Chulan monorail station.

Menara KH (menara means tower)

Press 34 in the lift.

Aeronautical theme on Level 34.

Model plane hanging from the ceiling.

The bar counter.

View from Level 34.

Buy your drinks and go up the stairs.

Stay clear of the tail rotor....

Up the final flight of stairs.

The Helipad!

The Petronas Twin Towers.

Bukit Bintang.

KL Tower.

Stunning sunsets at Heli.

Heli Lounge Bar  

Address: 34th Floor, Menara KH, Jalan Sultan Ismail, Kuala Lumpur.  
Tel: 03-21105034  
Business Hours: 6.00pm - 12.00pm (Mon - Wed); 6.00pm - 2.00am (Thurs); 6.00pm - 3.00am (Fri - Sat); (Sunday off)