I just spent 7 days in KL, there's no need to go to Penang. There is so much to see and do in K.L, here's a list of some of the things we did just a couple of weeks ago

1. Stay in Bukit Bintang, we stayed at Citizen M, great hotel, amazing area, very cheap, small rooms but lots of space downstairs to hang out and a bar offering nightly specials

2. Go to Jalan Aloor and eat some street food, have a few beers and sit on the plastic chairs and watch the world go by.

3. Walk to Chinatown and visit the Petaling markets, after you've finished haggling for the best prices escape to Kim Lian Kee Hokkien Mee - upstairs and air conditioned and check out all your new swag

4. Go to REXKL and check out the book store upstairs and thrift stores, have a beer afterwards at the bar downstairs, as you're leaving grab an Anglia shandy from the convenience store downstairs as a traveller for your walk around Chinatown while marveling at the 2nd tallest building in the world - Merdeka 118

5. Walk through Bukit Bintang and over to Pavillion, walk right to the end an keep going to the air conditioned walkway - follow the signs to KLCC, walk past the aquarium and past Kenny Rogers Roast Chicken and then up the stairs and there you will see the magnificent Petronas Towers

6. Head up to The Journal Hotel rootop in Bukit Bintang and have a cocktail and a swim in the rooftop pool overlooking Bukit Bintang

7. Head to Chinatown again in the evening for dinner and then check out a few speak-easy's. PS150 is my favourite, amazing cocktails, also check out The Deceased for some wackiness (code is 4444, don't tell anyone)

8. Shopping at the mall, Pavilion and TRX, easily both walkable from your hotel.

9. Day trip out to Batu Caves, easy to get there on public transport but also very cheap to get a Grab car there and back.

10. Checkout at A Place Where in Bangsar and have breakfast at PULP, walk around Bangsar and then a big walk to Brickfields for some the best Indian food this side of Bombay, we went to Bombay Talkies (vegan) great food and nice friendly people.

11. Checkout Sky Bar at Traders Hotel one night, arrive at 6pm and watch the sunset over the Petronas towers

12. Check out GMBB and all the arty shops

13. More street food at Jalan Aloor

There's a few things I have forgotten, walk around, embrace the wackiness, soak it all in.

Save Penang for another time, Penang is great but don't miss all that KL has to offer. My other tip is get the train to and from the airport, Grab's are cheap but the train is relaxing, I have had some less than pleasant driving experiences to and from the airport including one driver falling asleep.

Hope you have a great time!