Staying Above KSL City Mall: A Guest's Mini-Guide

2026-07-05 · 3 min read

KSL City Mall with the KSL Resort towers behind it in Johor Bahru

Photo: Ginson Lim, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Staying at KSL D'Esplanade puts a supermarket, pharmacies, money changers, a cinema and dozens of restaurants inside or beside the building — almost everything you need for a short JB stay is within a 5-minute walk.

Guests often ask us what's around the unit. The honest answer: almost everything you need for a short stay is inside or beside the building.

What's inside KSL City Mall?

Supermarket for snacks and drinks, pharmacies, money changers with decent rates, a cinema, arcades for the kids, and floor after floor of food — from kopitiam breakfasts to Korean BBQ dinners. Most shops run 10am–10pm daily.

What food and massage are near KSL D’Esplanade?

Taman Abad and nearby Jalan Serampang are lined with the restaurants JB locals actually eat at — bak kut teh, banana leaf rice, seafood dai chow, and 24-hour mamak stalls for late-night roti canai. Reflexology and massage shops cluster around the mall and stay open late; a full-body massage here costs a fraction of Singapore prices. First time driving over? Read our guide to crossing the Causeway.

How do you get around from KSL D’Esplanade?

Grab pickup is easiest at the hotel lobby entrance. Southern Homestay's serviced condos at KSL D'Esplanade are a 10–15 minute Grab ride from JB city centre, the CIQ checkpoint and Mid Valley Southkey. If you're driving, the building has covered parking.

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Frequently asked questions

What is inside KSL City Mall?

A supermarket, pharmacies, money changers, a cinema, arcades and floors of food from kopitiam breakfasts to Korean BBQ dinners. Most shops open 10am–10pm daily.

How far is KSL D'Esplanade from JB CIQ and Singapore?

Southern Homestay's KSL D'Esplanade units are a 10–15 minute Grab ride from JB city centre, the CIQ checkpoint and Mid Valley Southkey.

Is there parking at KSL D'Esplanade?

Yes, the building has covered parking, and Grab pickup is easiest at the hotel lobby entrance.

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