The Regent Kuala Lumpur will be developed by City Properties and joins a growing portfolio of Regent hotels and resorts worldwide, which includes The Regent Beijing and The Regent Shanghai. The 250-room hotel will also feature an additional 102 exclusive luxury apartments which will be branded as ‘The Regent Residences, Kuala Lumpur’.
The Regent Kuala Lumpur, together with the The Regent Residences, Kuala Lumpur, will occupy a prime city-centre location in the heart of the city’s ‘Golden Triangle’, with breathtaking views of the iconic Petronas Twin Towers and KLCC Park, just 200 metres walking distance away.
“The development of The Regent Kuala Lumpur is an important part of our strategy to establish the flagship brand in the Carlson Hotels portfolio in every major gateway city across Asia”, said Martin Rinck, president & managing director, Carlson Hotels Worldwide – Asia Pacific. “We are continuing to evaluate prime locations for more Regent hotels, as well as for our luxury Regent resorts, and we expect to announce further developments in the near future”.
Bjorn Gullaksen, president of the Regent Luxury Group, which oversees the Regent brand worldwide, noted that this new property in Kuala Lumpur adds further momentum to the global expansion of Regent Hotels & Resorts. “Offering an iconic heritage of luxury that was born in Asia Pacific, we are pleased to be expanding Regent Hotels & Resorts to key destinations around the world,” Gullaksen noted.
In addition to managing Regent hotels in Beijing and Shanghai, Carlson Hotels Worldwide - Asia Pacific has five additional Regent hotels and resorts under development, including The Regent Kuala Lumpur. The Regent Maldives is scheduled to open in late 2008, while another three Regent hotels and resorts will open in 2009: The Regent Bangkok and The Regent Phuket Cape Panwa in Thailand, together with the The Regent Manila Bay in the Philippines.
“This is a signature development that will deliver a unique city experience, and is positioned as one of Kuala Lumpur’s most coveted addresses for style and luxury,” said Dato’ Jeff Yap, the Executive Director of City Properties, part of Duta Equities founded in 1976 by Dato’ Yap Yong Seong. The group’s investments include listed companies DutaLand and Olympia Industries as well as prime real estate developer, KL Landmark, which pioneered the city’s first luxury residences.
Carlson Hotels Worldwide is the world’s ninth largest hotel company ranked by the number of properties worldwide. In Asia Pacific, it is the largest international hotel group operating in India, and has more than 9,000 hotel rooms under management in 11 countries across the region.
Source : Carlson Hotels
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