Carcosa Seri Negara (Kuala Lumpur)

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Address:
Carcosa Seri Negara
Taman Tasik Perdana, Persiaran Mahameru
50480 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Phone: (+603) 2295 0888
Fax: (+603) 2282 7888
Email: reservation@carcosa.com.my
Website: www.carcosa.com.my/

In 1896, Sir Frank Swettenham, the first resident-general of colonial Malaya, began constructing his official residence above the Lake Gardens. It was named 'Carcosa', a stylisation of the Italian word for 'dear place'. He moved to the completed Carcosa in 1904, at the same time finishing a building called 'King's House' on an adjacent hillside. From 1904 until 1941, the Carcosa was the official residence of the highest British representatives to the Malay States.

During World War II, Carcosa became the Japanese Senior Officers’ Army Mess. In August 1945, the British Army used the mansions for their own Senior Officers until a Chief Secretary was appointed. With the independence of Malaya in 1957, Carcosa became the official residence of the British High Commissioner, while the King’s House - now renamed Seri Negara (which means "beautiful country") - was the official guesthouse for Malaysia’s most important visitors.

In 1987, Carcosa was returned to the Government of Malaysia, and in 1989, after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II stayed at Carcosa during the meeting of the Commonwealth nations - Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, both mansions were administered together forming what is now called Carcosa Seri Negara. Today, it is one of the leading hotels in Kuala Lumpur with its manicured lawns and luxurious setting, truly here to stay for generations to come.