IKEA Mutiara Damansara Kuala Lumpur

You must be wondering, why I wrote an article about IKEA, well, I wrote about IKEA because most of my friends who came from Indonesia keep asking me about it. I have an Indonesian friend who lived in Kuala Lumpur and she said that the first 3 months she lived in KL, she spent almost 5 days a week visiting IKEA. That’s how fanatics she is! But most of you who come from Western Countries, where IKEA’s is maybe just a step from your house, you could just skip this article, but let me tell you that IKEA in Kuala Lumpur is the biggest IKEA in Asia. IKEA is located at Ikano Power Centre in Mutiara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, Kuala Lumpur. Maybe it’s about 20 km from Kuala Lumpur.

I went to IKEA for the first time on 2006 with LRT (Light Rapid Transit). It took me about 30 minutes from KLCC Station (under the Petronas Twin Towers) to the Kelana Jaya Station. And it only costs me about RM 2.5, maybe about less than USD1. From Kelana Jaya Station I took the free bus shuttle provided by the IKANO Power Centre. The shuttle bus available every 20 minutes, and it’s not available between 2pm to 3.30pm. It took me about 20 minutes from Kelana Jaya Station to IKEA by shuttle bus, but it might be more than 20 minutes if the traffic jam is bad. You could also ride a taxi to IKEA, and it costs you about more than RM30 and 30 minutes driving from KL city.

I had never been to IKEA in any country before, and I was told by my wife that this place was so huge, but I couldn’t believe it until I got there by my self. Wow, this place is so big, actually this is a jungle with all the house/apartment things in it. It has two floors, the upper floor it’s for a big huge things, like a wardrobe, sofa bed, bed room, living room, TV desk, work desk, etc. The lower floor it’s for something more smaller, like lamps, kitchen things, photo frame, curtain, carpet, etc.

If you feel tired after walking around, you could take a rest at the small cafe at the upper floor, it has a small snack, and teh tarik (pull tea) and carbonated drinks. But I would recommend you to have a lunch at the Swedish Restaurant at the upper floor. I really like the Ikea Swedish meatballs, smothered in gravy and topped with chips. The salad also good and also the fish chips. Take also a Daim cake as a desert, it’s so yummy. The coffee and carbonated drinks also served as a refill, so you can drink as much as you can.

There are also a playground for a kids in Ikea, but it’s not free. I have never let my kids in the playground, they usually play around with a small trolley provided by Ikea. With that small trolley, my kids would never far from me while I am shopping. I don’t know about your kids (if you have one), but most of the kids I have seen in Ikea likes to play around with that small trolley. I think I should give Ikea two thumbs up for this, because with that small trolley, I don’t have to put my kids on the playground, where someone has to look over them.

Within Ikano Power Centre building you could also go to Ace Hardware, food courts, hundreds of local shop, and a very nice mall across the road called The Curve. By the week ends, Ikea would be packed by people, I found my self hardly walking on week ends. That’s why I prefer to go to Ikea between Monday to Friday.

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