BY WONG PEK MEI

(From left) Kuala Lumpur mayor Datuk Seri Mohd Amin Nordin Abdul Aziz, Banyan Tree Hotels and Resorts Pte Ltd managing director Des Pugson, Tengku Adnan, Lee and Harmoni Perkasa Sdn Bhd director Puan Sri Cindy Lim posing for a picture after the hotel management agreement signing ceremony.

HARMONI Perkasa Sdn Bhd has signed a hotel management agreement with Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts Pte Ltd for its new five-star Royale Pavilion Hotel in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.

Harmoni Perkasa Sdn Bhd director Datuk Lee Tuck Fook said construction of the 12-storey hotel began in May 2015 and is scheduled for completion in the second quarter of 2017.

“The hotel will offer 233 standard rooms, 71 deluxe rooms, 32 suites and one presidential suite located across nine guest room floors complete with full recreational banquet and conference facilities.

“It will also have six food and beverage outlets comprising all-day dining and specialty dining restaurants, as well as stylish watering holes,” he said in his speech before the signing ceremony at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur.

Lee also said they were excited about their partnership with Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts.

“Our partnership will bring world-class facilities to our guests at Royale Pavilion Hotel, and together we will enhance the potential tourism in Kuala Lumpur and add more value to the city centre. In addition, the hotel will create 300 new jobs,” he said.

Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd executive chairman Ho Kwon Ping said Royale Pavilion Hotel and Banyan Tree Signatures Pavilion were linked to Pavilion Kuala Lumpur via a link bridge.

“There will be a complimentary shuttle bus service between the two hotels,” he said.

Federal Territories Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor, who witnessed the signing, said with the completion of new infrastructure in the city by 2020, they hoped Kuala Lumpur would be- come one of the 10 most liveable cities in the world.