Meliá Hotels International adds two new hotels in Malaysia

PETALING JAYA (Sept 11): Meliá Hotels International will be adding two more hotels to its Malaysian portfolio -- five-star Meliá Iskandar Malaysia and four-star INNSIDE Iskandar Johor.

“Southeast Asia has enormous potential for the international hotel industry, especially for a company such as Meliá Hotels International, with its 30-year history on the continent, solid family business values and innovative and well-known brands.

The signature of the two new hotels in Malaysia, further strengthens our commitment to a region in which we have quadrupled our portfolio in the past few years," said Meliá CEO and vice chairman Gabriel Escarrer in a press statement.

The hotels will occupy two adjacent buildings and are located less than an hour from Johor and Singapore Changi airports. They are also within close proximity to the proposed high-speed rail station and technology park in Nusajaya.

Project owner Rentak Tebrau Sdn Bhd CEO Jerome Tan is confident that Iskandar Malaysia will be an excellent long-term investment opportunity for investors in the region.

“This project will include the first five-star hotel in Nusajaya and also the largest convention centre in the state of Johor, and that makes us feel extremely positive about the project,” said Tan.

PJM Group, a real estate development holding company based in Indonesia, is one of the shareholders of this project and this will be its first establishment overseas,

Meliá Iskandar Malaysia (450 rooms) and INNSIDE Iskandar Johor (350 rooms) will also provide facilities such as restaurants, lounge, spa, fitness centre and swimming pool.