Thailand’s Minor Hotel Group has launched its upscale Avani Hotels & Resorts brand in Malaysia.
The company has taken over the management of the former Golden Palm Tree Iconic Resort & Spa, which is built on stilts in the shape of a palm tree stilts, above the waters of the Malacca Strait.
And following a major MYR15 million (US$4.6m) renovation, Minor has relaunched the property as the Avani Sepang GoldCoast Resort.
“We are very happy to launch Avani Sepang GoldCoast Resort in Malaysia, a great addition to our growing Avani portfolio. This resort will be joined later on this year by several further rebranded Avani properties, with the first new-build Avanis to follow next year,” said Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of Minor Hotel Group.
The overwater palm features 392 Polynesian-inspired rooms, plus a range of one-, two- and three-bedroom villas. The resort also offers a range of F&B options with five restaurants and two bars, including a beachfront barbecue with live music and a specialty Chinese restaurant.
There is also a large kids’ club and on-site activity centre with paint-balling and go-karting, plus a swimming pool and spa. The corporate market is catered to with four meeting rooms and a large, 100-pax ballroom.
Avani Sepang GoldCoast Resort becomes only the brand’s fifth property worldwide, following existing resorts in Sri Lanka and Vietnam. But Minor will also launch its first Avani in Thailand in the coming months, following a rebranding of the existing Amari Atrium Hotel. It is also planning a brand new Avani hotel next to the existing Anantara Bangkok Riverside Resort.
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