I'm not so familiar with Ampang - I live West of KL and I know the Western areas better than the Eastern side. From what I've heard though I'm glad I don't live in Ampang and hardly ever venture out there! All I've heard about it is that it's so congested with traffic. And it's not particularly attractive from what I remember - large roads full of traffic, lots of concrete, not much greenery. We've got some friends who live out there and they don't go out much because they say there are very few non-local places to eat or good places to go shopping.
In contrast I live near Mutiara Damansara and I just love all the facilities there - shopping at One Utama or Ikea, eating at the Curve, there's just so much to do around here! And Bangsar is only 10 minutes away if I'm bored with my usual shopping grounds or restaurants.
