Genting Highlands otherwise known as Resorts World Genting is the flagship integrated resort developed by Genting Group. It is nestled on a mountain peak (maximum elevation about 1760m) within the Titiwangsa Mountains on the border between the states of Pahang and Selangor of Malaysia. It is accessible by car from Kuala Lumpur in one hour, or also accessible by a cable car called Genting Skyway (3.38 km)which at its opening used to be the world’s fastest and South East Asia’s longest gondola lift.

Attractions

Hotels

Resorts World Genting has six hotels. In 2006 Guinness World Records listed the First World Hotel as the world’s largest hotel with a total of 6,118 rooms.

• Maxims Hotel
• First World Hotel
• Genting Hotel
• Highlands Hotel
• Resort Hotel
• Theme Park Hotel

Dining

• Bakery – Pastries, sandwiches & desserts
• Coffee Terrace – Asian and Western buffet
• Genting Palace Restaurant – Cantonese cuisine
• Hainan Kitchen – Hainanese cuisine
• Imperial Rama – Fine Dining Thai-Chinese cuisine
• Ming Ren Restaurant – Xinjiang cuisine
• The Olive – Fine Dining Western cuisine
• VIP Restaurant – Thai-Chinese cuisine

Theme Parks

Genting Theme Park

The resort has three theme parks which are Genting Outdoor Theme Park, First World Indoor Theme Park and Water Park. There are over 20 signature attractions which include:

• Flying Coaster
• Genting Sky Venture
• Haunted House
• Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Museum
• SnowWorld
• Space Shot

Other Places of Attraction

• Awana Genting Highlands Golf & Country Resort
• Chin Swee Caves Temple
• Genting Strawberry Farm
• Highlands Mushroom Farm
• Highlands Vegetable Farm
• Highlands Daylily Farm

Awards

Over the years, Genting Highlands have received numerous awards for their excellence including:

• World’s Leading Casino Resort, World Travel Awards 2007/2008/2009
• Best Resort, TTG Travel Awards 2007/2008/2009
• The BrandLaureate Awards, The Best Brands In Leisure And Hospitality 2006 – 2009
• Top 1 Most Valuable Brands, Asia’s Most Valuable Brands 2007/2008/2009
• The World’s Largest Hotel, Guinness World Records 2006/2007/2008/2009
• Malaysia Spa & Wellness Awards 2007/2008/2009 – Best Resort Spa

Other Information

• Opening date : 1965
• Total gaming space : Over 200,000 sq ft (19,000 m²)
• Casino type : Land-Based
• Owner : Genting Group

Link

• http://www.rwgenting.com

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The centre, located in Burmah Road, Georgetown, has 350 retail lots under one roof at the centre including: Watsons, Voir, GadgetZone Computer Shop,D-Education Consultation Office, Raffles Education Singapore Student Admission Office, Taiwan Food Outlet, Red Garden Tea House, Lea Fashion, MOG, KFC and McDonalds. Other attractions include a bowling alley.

Other Information

• Location : Burmah Road, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia
• Use : shopping mall

Links

• Midlands Park Centre on allmalaysia

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First World Hotel is the second largest hotel in the world by rooms. It comprises Tower 1 and Tower 2, each with 28 floors, and has a total of 6,118 rooms. It is one of the five hotels located in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, along with Genting Hotel, Theme Park Hotel, Highlands Hotel and Resort Hotel. It was the largest hotel in the world until The Palazzo, an expansion of The Venetian in Las Vegas was opened in January of 2008.

The hotel is managed by First World Hotel and Resorts Sdn. Bhd, one of two major companies operating at Genting Highlands resort (the other is Resorts World Bhd). The resort can be reached by the Genting Skyway, which is the world’s fastest (and Southeast Asia’s longest) cable car, which travels at 6 meters per second.

The First World Hotel is a standard hotel at most of its rooms. Below the hotel is a 500,000 square feet (46,000 m2) plaza called First World Plaza, housing shopping malls, arcades, food outlets, Starworld casino, The Pavilion and the Genting indoor theme park. It has a stage for weekly performances (such as magic and music shows) at the area called Time Square, surrounded by a replica of the Statue of Liberty and an Oscar statue. Other facilities including Watersplash Pool (an indoor water theme park for children), Genting Sky Venture (Asia’s first free fall simulator) and a cineplex.

First World Hotel main entrance forms the lush and grand tropical rainforest and a spacious Spanish courtyard at its lobby.

On December 18, 2006, Guinness World Records listed the First World Hotel as the world’s largest [complex] hotel by the numbers of room and not by its size of built up area.

Other Information

• Location : Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia
• Use : Hotel
• Floor count : 28 floors
• Room count : 6,118 rooms

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The Eastern Hotel was founded by the brothers in 1884. Within one year, the hotel had prospered and gained so much popularity that the brothers established another hotel, the Oriental Hotel in 1885, leading to the merging of both hotels to form the Eastern & Oriental Hotel in 1885. The success of the hotel led the brothers to establish a sister hotel, the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, 2 years later.

After World War II, the hotel went through a period of decline and in 1996, it was closed down. After major restoration works to restore the hotel back to its former grandeur under its new owner, The E & O Group, the hotel was reopened to the public in 2001.

Other Information

• Also known as : E. & O.
• Location : 10 Lebuh Farquhar, Penang, Malaysia
• Use : Hotel

Links

• Eastern & Oriental Hotel at Wikimedia Commons
• Homepage of the E. & O. Hotel

Carcosa Seri Negara is a luxury hotel on two adjacent hills inside the Lake Gardens park in Kuala Lumpur. It is owned by the Malaysian Government. The hotel includes two colonial mansions, one named Carcosa, the other Seri Negara.

The Carcosa mansion was built in 1896-1897 as the official residence of Sir Frank Athelstane Swettenham the first British High Commissioners in Malaya of the then Resident-General of the Federated Malay States. It was designed by Arthur Charles Norman a senior government architect of the Public Works Department in Malaya, at a cost of about $25,000. With the eclectic fusion of Neo-Gothic and Tudor styles, the residence has more than eight bedrooms including master bedroom and guest rooms; and eleven bathrooms. It became a hotel in 1989.

Seri Negara or Beautiful Country in Malay, was originally known as the Governor’s Residence when it opened in 1913 as the official guest house of Governor of the Straits Settlement. Later it was called King’s House.

King’s House was vacated by the British High Commissioner on August 31, 1957, and returned to the Malayan Government. It was then opened as the Istana Tetamu or Guest’s Palacehosting many a visiting dignitary. In 1989, when it was combined with Carcosa into a luxury hotel, the building was renamed Seri Negara.

One of Carcosa Seri Negara’s trademarks is the English afternoon tea, served in the elegant drawing room, or on the charming wrap-around verandah, overlooking the beautiful gardens. It is served daily.

Other Information

• Location : Lake Gardens park, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
• Use : Hotel

Links

• Official Carcosa Seri Negara website
• An early photo of Carcosa

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The Genting Hotel is a 5-star premier hotel at the Genting Highlands Resort, Pahang, Malaysia. The other hotels that are located here include First World Hotel, Resort Hotel, Highlands Hotel and Theme Park Hotel.

Genting Hotel was built in 1978 as the second hotel in Genting Highlands Resort after the first hotel, Theme Park Hotel, which was built in 1971, to cope with the immense volume of people because of the relocation of two casinos which was initially located inside Theme Park Hotel.

Along with Resort Hotel and Highlands Hotel, it houses Casino de Genting, one of the main casinos at Genting Highlands Resort along with the Starworld casino in First World Hotel.

It has a big Genting logo at its stop standing at the height of 6,000 feet above sea level facing Kuala Lumpur, Ulu Kali and lake side (outdoor theme park). From the top view, it forms the Y shape, having three long corridors. The top floor houses the Maxim Club, a 6-star hotel.

Other Information

• Location : Genting Highlands Resort, Pahang, Malaysia
• Use : Hotel

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It is a 5-star hotel and it houses the Elite Club, the 6-star standard hotel rooms at its top most floor. It houses also the Genting Skyway upper station, the cable car ride station for people to go up to Genting Highlands Resort from the lower station located near Gohtong Jaya.

Along with Genting Hotel and Resort Hotel, it houses the Casino de Genting, one of the major casino of Genting Highlands Resort, along with Starworld casino located at First World Hotel.

Other Information

• Location : Genting Highlands, Malaysia
• Use : Hotel

Gunung Mulu National Park near Miri, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site that encompasses incredible caves and karst formations in a mountainous equatorial rainforest setting.

Other Information

• Location : Jalan Temenggong Datuk Oyong Lawai Miri, 98000 Malaysia
• Management : Marriott International
• No. of restaurants : 4
• Parking : Available

Links

• Miri Marriott Resort & Spa

Hotel is housed in the Kota Sri Mutiara complex, that integrates a shopping centre and an upscale apartment together with the hotel.

Other Information

• Location : Kota Sri Mutiara, Jalan Sultan Yahya Petra Kota Bharu, 15150 Malaysia
• Opening date : year of 2000
• Management : Marriott International
• No. of restaurants : 5
• No. of rooms : 298
• Parking : Available

Links

• Renaissance Kota Bharu Hotel

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The Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel also houses the Mandara Spa.

Other Information

• Location : Corner of Jalan Sultan Ismail and Jalan Ampang Kuala Lumpur, 50450 Malaysia
• Opening date : 18th June 1996
• Management : Marriott International
• No. of restaurants : 9
• No. of rooms : 921
• Parking : Available

Links

• Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel