Mysterious Level 21 of Genting First World Hotel Tower One

I don’t know how long this entry would last; maybe till someone forces me to remove it. So, read it while it is still here.

 

I am not a superstitious person. I didn’t even wear red (the color which considered auspicious for Chinese) during Chinese New Year, instead I wore dark-colored clothes during these 3 days in Genting Highland.

However, I believe in paranormal activities or the spiritual worlds. Therefore it sparked my curiosity when I found out that there was no level 21 at the First World Hotel that I stayed. The buttons on the lift skipped from level 20 to level 22. So where was level 21?

I asked a hotel staff but he confirmed that but he just smiled when I asked him why. So, did level 21 exist? One blog concluded that it was a “high administrative level” with “many security cameras” and “a warning at the staircase”. I didn’t believe that so I started my own investigation.

 

First, I took the lift counting from level 19 till 20, then level 20 till 22. I compared the time it took and it was took the same amount of time! So, level 21 did not exist at all? Another check at the second tower of First World Hotel, level 21 existed, but how come it was removed from the first tower?

 

To confirm my finding, I went to level 20 of my tower and tried to access level 21 through staircase.  As you can see, exactly above level 20, it was level 22!

Unlike unlucky number 4 (for Chinese) or 13 (for Westerners), 21 was not considered under the same category. In fact, it was considered as a lucky number for blackjack players! This meant that instead of level 21, they renamed it to level 22 and so on.

 

Why level 21 was suddenly removed from the list? I could only think of one reason - to confuse people because of some past incidents on level 21.

 

I could not find any news on level 21 of First World Hotel Tower one, but there were 2 rumors speculating:

1. Corpse under the bed: There was a rumor which went that the corpse of a murdered woman was found under the bed. It was hidden beneath the bed for quite some times. And when it was discovered, the condition was quite gruesome. However, this was just rumors for now; i could not find any solid proof or newspaper cutting confirming this.

2. Murdered prostitute: According to one website, there was news regarding a murdered prostitute at First World Hotel. The woman, who was from China, was murdered inside the hotel room.

 

Which was the real reason behind the disappearing of level 21? Or are there more stories behind this? What I know was that no matter what, there were still many people visiting this place especially during public holidays!