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11 Pretty Mooncake Box Designs From Hotels That Are Perfect For Gifts

Delicious mooncakes in eye-candy boxes! Perfect gifts for this Mid-Autumn Festival.

Cover image via Four Points By Sheraton Kuala Lumpur Chinatown (Facebook) & Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur (Facebook)

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1. Shangri-La Kuala Lumpur

The five-star hotel in the heart of KL has more than five gift box designs, four of which come with special flavour mooncakes.

The matcha with red bean and yuzu mooncakes are made by Shangri-La's Michelin starred chef. Meanwhile, it also offers premium snow skin Musang King durian and bird's nest mooncakes.

Different types of mooncakes come in different gift box designs.

Here are the prices for its mooncake sets:
- Rabbit-Shaped Gift Box (Assorted Ping Pei Mooncakes): RM168
- Celebrity Michelin Starred Chef Recipe Gift Box (Matcha with Red Bean & Yuzu): RM258
- Treasure Gift Box (Assorted Baked Mooncakes): RM358
- Premium Gift Box (Ping Pei Musang King Durian): RM458
- Premium Gift Box (Ping Pei Musang King Durian): RM528

Visit its website for more information.

2. Hilton Kuala Lumpur

The five-star hotel beside KL Sentral is back again to impress everyone with not just its delicious mooncakes — both traditionally baked and snow skin — but also its impressive box designs.

Hilton Kuala Lumpur launched its Jade Moon mooncake series that comes in a turquoise box. It also has a different set that comes in a red window flower design.

Here are the prices for its mooncake sets:
– Oriental Treasures - Traditional Baked Mooncakes: RM138
– Oriental Treasures - Handcrafted Snow Skin Package: RM148
– Oriental Treasures - Heavenly Gold Package: RM288
– Jade Moon - Traditional Baked Mooncake: RM268
– Jade Moon - Handcrafted Snow Skin Mooncakes: RM278
– Jade Moon - Heavenly Gold Package: RM328

Visit its website for more information.

3. Grand Millennium Kuala Lumpur

The mooncake gift box for the five-star hotel in Bukit Bintang, KL looks like a traditional Chinese cabinet with one of its doors featuring a flower window design.

According to its website, there are six mooncakes to choose from, one of which is a unique flavour — Tiramisu with lotus paste mooncake.

Here are the prices for its mooncake set:
– Range between RM132 and RM144

Visit its website for more information.

4. Four Points by Sheraton Kuala Lumpur

The four-star hotel in KL's Chinatown features psychedelic art-coloured phoenixes on its mooncake boxes, which is said to symbolise virtue and grace.

One of the boxes comes with a mirror inside. The boxes are designed by Malaysia's renowned artist Alice Chang.

Here are the prices for its mooncake sets:
– Classic Gift Box: RM98
– Perennial Treasures: RM148

Visit its Facebook page or online brochure for more information.

5. Four Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur

The glass tower five-star hotel next to PETRONAS Twin Towers went all out this year, offering more than three different types of mooncakes. These include cocktail-inspired snow skin mooncakes that were made in collaboration between its award-winning bar Bar Trigona and its Chinese cuisine restaurant Yun House.

They also have Musang King durian and bird's nest with red dates fillings mooncakes. Other unique flavours include Pu Er tea paste with tangerine skin and Szechuan Ma La mung bean.

The box that comes with the delicacies is rectangular in shape. Its red design cover is embossed with floral patterns.

Here are the prices for its mooncake set:
– Each mooncake is priced between RM42 and RM78
– Four pieces to make up a box

Visit its website for more information.

6. Mandarin Oriental Kuala Lumpur

Located right behind PETRONAS Twin Towers, the prime location five-star hotel offers prime mooncakes that are packaged in bamboo gift boxes.

According to its social media posts, the simple yet elegant gift boxes are made with bamboo because the plant only takes three to four months to grow, as opposed to trees that take 30 years.

As for the fillings of the mooncakes, there are 14 flavours to choose from, including familiar snow skin Musang King durian, as well as not-so-familiar snow skin brandy dark chocolate, snow skin cheese with strawberry and white lotus paste, and many more.

Here are the prices for its mooncake set:
– Each mooncake is priced between RM39 and RM59
– Six pieces of mooncakes to make up a box

Visit its website for more information.

7. The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur

The five-star hotel near KL Sentral is the hotel on this list that is offering the largest mooncakes.

By the largest, we mean a 6.5" mooncake with eight yolks! It comes encased in a faux-leather trunk that is embellished with 307 finely selected Silk and Silk Shimmer Swarovski crystals.

As for the usual size mooncakes, the St. Regis Kuala Lumpur also packages them in a faux-leather trunk that can come in either four or eight mooncakes.

Here are the prices for its mooncake sets:
– 4 x White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Single Yolk set: RM200
– 8 x White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Single Yolk: RM338
– 1 x 6.5" Prosperity White Lotus Seed Paste Mooncake with Eight Yolks: RM438

Visit its Facebook post for more information.

8. The Westin Kuala Lumpur

If you are looking for a gift box that comes with unmistakable Mid-Autumn Festival motifs, the five-star hotel in Bukit Bintang could be your best choice.

The Westin Kuala Lumpur's mooncake box is made of quilted leather and it features layered art of a moon rabbit surrounded by peonies and jade coins.

Each set comes with four mooncakes, which you can choose from eight total available fillings. The pre-selected mooncake sets come with a meal too.

Here are the prices for its mooncake sets:
– Celestial Moon l Mooncake Bundle: RM188
– Yue Mooncake Box & Malaysian Breakfast Bundle: RM188
– Yue Mooncake Box & Westin Lifestyle Breakfast Bundle: RM188
– Yue Mooncake Box & Western Lunch Bundle: RM188

Visit its website for more information.

9. Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur

The design of Banyan Tree Kuala Lumpur's mooncake gift box is definitely a statement piece as it opens up to a celestial world with the moon and rabbits in sight.

As for the mooncakes, the five-star hotel on Jalan Conlay, KL brings a French-infused twist to the delicacy.

Each gift set comes with six chocolate-based mooncakes blended with special flavours — such as mango durian cheese, coffee caramel walnut, raspberry lychee rose, white chocolate with mixed nuts, green tea red bean, and lotus paste.

Here is the price for its mooncake set:
– Bijoux Clair de Lune mooncake box: RM188

Visit its website for more information.

10. Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara

Is that a bag or a mooncake gift box? Sofitel Kuala Lumpur Damansara says why not both?

Other than the Classic Gold Treasure Box — which is in bright yellow — the five-star hotel in Bukit Damansara, KL also has the Royal Premium Wine Bag that is perfect for gifting.

Each set has nine traditionally baked and snow skin mooncakes to choose from. Unique flavours include dragon fruit with blueberry truffle and taro with raspberry, among others.

Here are the prices for its mooncake sets:
– Classic Gold Treasure Box: RM146
– Royal Premium Wine Bag: RM221

Visit its Facebook post and website for more information.

11. InterContinental Kuala Lumpur

If you are looking for mooncakes as well as a two-level case or a bright pink chest, the five-star hotel near PETRONAS Twin Towers offers both in a single purchase.

Perfect as a gift, InterContinental Kuala Lumpur's mooncakes are made by master dim sum chef Lo Tian Sion.⁣⁣⁣ There are four unique flavours available, namely durian snow skin with custard and salted egg cream; scarlet pandan, minced yolk, and mung bean paste; bamboo charcoal snow skin with milk tea; and butterfly pea flower snow skin with bird's nest.

Here are the prices for its mooncake sets:
– Longevity & Opulence Gift Box: RM148
– The Legacy Premium Gift Box: RM178
– Prices vary depending on the mooncakes selected

Visit its Facebook page for more information.

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