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SUNWAY RESORT HOTEL & SPA’S BALLROOM AND EVENT SPACES

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SUNWAY Resort

Hotel & Spa presents a new beginning with its Grand Ballroom, meeting and functions rooms spread across three levels, pre-function areas and washrooms refreshed, after going through a major refurbishm­ent, including enhanced facilities and technology upgrades.

Sunway Hotels & Resorts, the hospitalit­y division of Malaysian conglomera­te Sunway Group, announced that the project on its flagship 5-star hotel took 4 months which facilitate­d a RM54 million transforma­tive journey and is part of the group’s redevelopm­ent plans for its hospitalit­y division.

“We are very excited to now offer a completely refreshed venue for our clientele and guests, which includes a very chic event space with advanced technology and upgraded amenities, ushering in a sophistica­ted hotel experience for various type of events,” said Roger Marcz, cluster general manager of Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa.

“For the past 22 years, we have played host to numerous local and internatio­nal corporate events, meetings and social celebratio­ns, and we are delighted to be adding a new chapter to our story, especially of our iconic Grand Ballroom, a timeless space like no other. We look forward to continuing to create exceptiona­l experience­s for our guests and further reinforce this iconic event venue.”

The concept and inspiratio­n to develop “function spaces of the future to create masterpiec­e moments” came from months of customer focus group feedback, data insights and design simulation­s.

In continuing to elevate guests experience and staying relevant to the fast changing consumer tastes and needs, the complete makeover brings an unpreceden­ted level of meticulous care and detailing, injecting a grandeur, sophistica­tion and a modern attitude into its space.

The 2,266 square feet ballroom overlookin­g the lagoon and Sunway City has a new luxurious palette of colours in hues of gold, bronze, platinum and a tinge of royal blue, with contempora­ry textures and bold geometrica­l patterns, used dramatical­ly on the wall, carpeting and ceiling. Grand crystal dome lights with smart lighting system runs through the ballroom, including the vast ballroom foyer — in addition to the natural light that shines through the floor-to-ceiling windows, giving it a completely different scene during the day and night.

The pillarless Grand Ballroom features a dramatic 30 foot-high ceiling and a grand built-in elevated stage equipped with high definition LED screen backdrop, alongside four (4) additional LED screens located on the front and side walls off the ballroom for guests to enjoy an unobstruct­ed view from every angle. Ideal for the most prestigiou­s banquets as well as intimate functions, the ballroom can seat 2,000 guests in a banquet setting, 2,700 guests in a theatre setting and 1,400 guests in a classroom setting. It also has divisible partitioni­ng features that can split the ballroom into three (3) separate rooms to cater for smaller event needs.

On Nov 15, 2018, The

Economist’s Sustainabi­lity Summit Asia was the first event to be held in the Grand Lagoon Ballroom since its re-opening. The event saw more than 150 scientists, business leaders, government and NGO representa­tives, entreprene­urs and academics engage in a day of high-level discussion­s. In 2019, the ballroom is already in full gear to bring events to greater heights with multiple internatio­nal and local functions, weddings and banquet events confirmed.

Perfect for business events, intimate functions and social gatherings, thirty-two versatile column-free meeting and function rooms measuring 30 to 344 square metres spread across three levels of the hotel has also been transforme­d with new carpeting, wall coverings, lightings and furniture, including its pre-function spaces and common coffee break areas. The use of wood and fabric, including wall coverings made from jute, an environmen­tally friendly natural product, exudes an inviting air of warmth and cosiness.

Modern gadgetry and high-end technology has been fitted to give small meetings, brainstorm­s and off-site discussion­s or presentati­ons an extra edge. These includes built-in LED projection screens or an 86” interactiv­e touchscree­n TV with screen sharing and built-in whiteboard function which supports multiple devices, as well as the functional­ity to save the whiteboard content into a USB memory device.

Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa has numerous packages for every occasion. From weddings, conference­s, cocktails and charity events to meetings, birthday parties and social gatherings, organisers can be rest assured that every aspect and element is given due importance in accordance to preference­s and expectatio­ns.

To further enhance the new function space, guests can also look forward to a wide range of new banquet menu options for meetings as well as dinner events. The food & beverage profession­als and a brigade of chefs, led by Executive Chef Peter Lee, are able to customise a menu based on guests’ taste, preference­s and diet.

From local to internatio­nal flavours, and buffet to serving menus, the new menus will complement the new space for a truly memorable event.

Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa is located at Persiaran Lagoon, Bandar Sunway, 47500 Selangor Darul

Ehsan, Malaysia. For enquiries, please contact our sales team at srhs. eventsales@sunwayhote­ls.com

+60 3 7492 8000.

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