HiveFest is exactly NOT just about gathering at conference halls. It's about coming together, ideally under one roof. And we’ve secured that roof. Welcome to The Kuala Lumpur Journal Hotel, your official basecamp this October 15-19 in the heart of Bukit Bintang. Read on to learn more about the HiveFest Greatest Rates™️ early booking and our temp HQ in KL!
📍 Let's stay together
Staying in the same hotel means way more than just convenience. It means spontaneous hallway chats, shared breakfasts, strolls to venues, and an instant social vibe. Whether you're arriving early or staying late, this is the HiveFest core, the place where transport to venues starts (if applicable), side events will pop up, and the HiveFam naturally reconnects in 🤿 The Swimming Club.
🏨 The Kuala Lumpur Journal Hotel: Boutique Comfort in a Jungle of City Lights
This urban jungle gem is a 120-room boutique hotel with a relaxed tropical vibe and design-forward interiors. The Deluxe King and Deluxe Triple rooms are generously sized at 28m², decked with floor-to-ceiling windows, local street photography art, and cozy loft aesthetics. Some even connect, perfect for families or small teams...
All rooms feature:
- SEALY Posturepedic mattresses
- High thread count linens
- Duck down & microfiber pillows
- Rain showers with hotel-grade pressure
- Smart TVs with Netflix
- Daily minibar refills
- Work desks, safes, bathrobes and more
- HiveFest Great Rate hotel deal includes daily breakfast
👀 More images and info on HiveFe.st website 👀
Hotel-wide amenities include:
- Rooftop Swimming Club with bar, city views, and poolside snacks
- Complimentary Journal Coffee Bar refreshments daily (3–5 PM)
- Full gym with treadmill, rowing machine, weights
- Self-service laundrette
- Multiple catering outlets, plus great street food around the corner!
- Multilingual staff (English, Bahasa, Chinese)
- Free WiFi throughout the hotel
- Wheelchair accessible
- Design-forward coffee corner with Hive blocks you’ll definitely Instagram
🌅 The Swimming Club
The rooftop infinity pool is an absolute highlight. You can sip cocktails under palm fronds, watch the city lights shimmer below, and catch up with fellow Hivers in a truly tropical setting. It’s one of KL’s most Instagrammable rooftops and a great spot for informal side events or a quick dip in the morning?
🏙️ The Location: Bukit Bintang
Step outside and you’re in the thick of it. Bukit Bintang is KL’s beating heart: full of energy, color, and culture.
You’ll be minutes from:
- Jalan Alor: the street food capital of Malaysia. Think grilled stingray, handmade noodles, BBQ chicken wings, and yes — frog porridge.
- Changkat: KL’s nightlife strip. Bars, cocktails, and post-panel dancing.
- Low Yat Plaza: gadget heaven for the techie in you.
- Massage & reflexology spots: not that kind. The real kind.
👀 More images and info on HiveFe.st website 👀
💸 The Deal: Group Booking = ~30% Off - act fast. Be smart.
The hotel offered a discounted rate, with breakfast(s) included:
- Deluxe King Room: MYR 300++ / night (single)
- Deluxe King Room: MYR 320++ / night (double occupancy (double bed))
- Deluxe Triple Room: MYR 400++ / night (for those who want 2 separate beds)
Forex Reference: 300 MYR = 69 USD = 62 EUR
This is approximately 30% off the hotel’s public rates on a certain blue Booking site. And it includes breakfast, minibar refills, rooftop access, and that glorious afternoon wine hour (not certain if you have time for that tho).
But here’s the catch: this group rate is limited and runs until the end of June. After that, a deal in some form still continues but the group rooms may be gone, and rates will shift to “Best Available Hotel Rate with HiveFest discount.”
📝 Want in? Register now!
Click below to book at the HiveFest Greatest Rate™️. Bookings will come with a 30% deposit. HiveFest starts on Wednesday 15th of October and ends on Sunday evening 19th of October. HF Greatest Rates bookable from 12 until 22 Oct.
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Get in early, lock your spot, make sure you’re waking up where HiveFest happens.
See you at the The KL Journal, I've already booked.
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Booked.
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You are awesome landlords :-)
I can't wait for this one!!
The hotel looks so cool! And the price is great compared to European prices!
Now it's time to find some good, cheap flights to get there... 😃
some skyscanner hopping / longer flight and should set you up alright! Make it a longer trip!
If I make it, it will be a longer trip! More stops, more different places, and new faces in KL HiveFest! I met a lot of peeps at European meetups, but those guys are "uncharted territory" that has to be discovered! 😃
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STOPWow this post is the best so far, infact I enjoy every bit of it, you are really the best sir, keep it up sir 🙏🙏🙏
We are all eternally grateful to you for inviting us to travel to this beautiful city. The Journal Hotel in Kuala Lumpur will be a truly wonderful place. However, I am very happy to know that here you can enjoy noodles and different cultures with energy. Such a convenient trip is not to be missed. Your great information about the beautiful schedule and booking will always invite everyone to travel here. I pay my respects and love to the great creator for your hard work. Wishing you a beautiful day. I respect your hard work, skills and creativity for making us all interested in traveling, thank you sir. After all, a trip gives us the opportunity to acquire different educational skills.
This is awesome how I wish I can go.
Hivefest 2025, Attending hivefest is my dream since long, but attending required money... this year too i can't able to attend it... i wish my dream come true soon...
Would this imply that the HiveFest ticket itself will not include breakfast, as I obviously do not need the hotel accommodation?
catering not completely defined, but I can imagine having morning brekkie snacks!
I see. The next HiveFest will be in Malaysia. This is so exciting! I hope we could join.
Hmm, it's gonna be awesome
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That hotel rate is really a steal! If the pic of the hotel room is legit and not AI-created :)
as far as I can tell it is 100% real. But then again, what is "real"? so many questions :)
We are staying 30 minutes walk away. Considering whether to book the last couple of days of our trip here now 🤔
and where is the party there?
please elaborate! the full program is still in the making.
My oh my! Kuala Lumpur is a nice place with beautiful weather. How I wish I could get sponsors to this year's Hivefest.
I'll be checking the HiveFe.st site to see if I can find something interesting. 😂
HiveFest in Asia, great!
How I would like to be able to participate in these events...
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Oh, such a very nice place. Kuala Lumpur is a very good place to explore. Very clean and modern. I hope to see that place in the future - the Journal Hotel. Bukit Bintang is interesting too. Thank you for this post, I enjoyed it a lot. Great job!
thats koala lampure? looks liek time square! jarring photo, crazy, i mean i thought it was a stock photo of new york city at first and was liek "ok but wheres indonesia?"
i thought I was a stock photo
i thought i lost my posting key to my mind and dissociated...
Will there be any Ghosts at this hotel? Is it Haunted?
i have no knowledge of ghosts tbh. Please note KL is in Malaysia!
Thanks for your post.
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STOP@roelandp I have an idea and i think it’s a good one. An HBD flea market to encourage the usage of HBD as a currency IRL. I imagine with the scale of this event there must be some space for it somewhere.
Originally @tentententen and I were thinking about looking for somewhere to do a pop up shop somewhere in Kumpur Lumpur that week to potentially help us recoup the travel costs. She makes yarn goods like small pouches, earrings and decorative summer hats.
I realized that not only could we tie this in with Hivefest but that we could potentially make it bigger than just us and promote actually usage of the token.
People could bring hand-made goods, used stuff or whatever they sell for their daily work. Maybe some people could bring goods for friends who can’t make it.
Maybe if someone from @distriator or @spendhbd comes they could bring some small items from various shops in their area.
All we would need is a little corner somewhere and maybe a dozen or so tables tables (depending on how many people express interest in the idea). I think 2-4 hours in the early afternoon 2 days would be ideal. A nice thing for people to check out between speakers and other events
I think the simpler the better, I just want to see people using HBD!
Let’s get everyone who attends hivefest a hivefest debit card and put a little HBD on them so they can go do some shopping!!
will you be there? I would love to get a hive debit card!
hey hey! yes we are planning this kind of thing actually, also maybe @mynewlife can be of help here. I am looking for a pop-up shop / Hive Expo which should be open ideally whole HiveFest week.
Cool! Will it be one shop to rule them all with one or two people watching many peoples products? Or will we have to watch our stuff the whole time?
If the former we will gladly share the responsibility with whoever else is joining.
Do we have to pay for the registration fee?
HiveFest fixed costs will partly or wholy be covered by the DHF / DAO / @valueplan, however there are variable costs (catering etc) which would be entering the registration fee. If there are more sponsors we try to lower the entrance fee below the cost of catering.
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@roelandp
, the Journal Hotel looks like an awesome basecamp for HiveFest10! That 30% group booking discount and rooftop pool sound amazing for connecting with Hivers in Kuala Lumpur. The breakfast included is a nice touch for those busy conference days. Have you shared more details on the shuttle service to the venue? It’d be great to know how participant will get around. Also, any plans for pre-event meetups at the hotel to kick things off? Super excited for this tropical vibe and meeting everyone! Thanks for organizing such a cool deal
Looks like good fun! Wish we could attend, but the timing is tricky this year
hope you can make it!
Excellent proposal for HiveFest10. Staying together at the Kuala Lumpur Journal Hotel not only facilitates logistics, but also strengthens the sense of community. Good location, good amenities and an affordable price with early group booking. Great initiative, Roeland!
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I'll try to make it! Need to find homestays or similar though, tight budget...
Looking at doing a tour of caves in Malaysia before Hivefest, then the Festival of Light in Kathmandu from the 20th.
Also I'm searching for events and conferences as I go along, I think Hivefest should get listed here: https://dev.events/AS/oss
Thanks, did an initial round of calendars. feel free to add it?
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