CITITEL HOTEL MANAGEMENT (CHM), a successful homegrown hotel management company announced today it is making its foray into East Malaysia with its “EXPRESS” brand. The group signed development and operating agreement with Sabah Economic & Development Corporation to construct a 270-room limited frills hotel in the city centre of Kota Kinabalu, targeted to open mid 2009.
Its first Cititel Express was recently launched in Kuala Lumpur, strategically located along Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman.
The Cititel Express, Kota Kinabalu will be a new 12-story tower within Asia City located on Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman. Rooms feature are anchored along efficiency with basic necessities, fast speed internet access complemented with self-service laundrette, mini mart, and an all-day alfresco restaurant offering primarily local delicacies.
In keeping with the “Express” brand’s operating philosophy of “Smart, Clean, Simple” the hotel offers a different dimension of accommodation to the business and leisure travellers --simplicity with great value for money. The Express brand is to focus on the busy road warrior’s aspirations of an affordable place to sleep without the full- blown frills, a functional environment with local identity and service that is friendly and attentive yet unpretentious.
Complementing this excellent city centre location are major banks, night market and a mere 10-minute walk to the waterfront.
The management company Cititel Hotel Management (CHM) is a subsidiary of IGB Corporation Berhad, a property and investment holding company listed on the Malaysian Stock Exchange; renowned for its numerous high end commercial, residential and retail developments inclusive of the massive Mid Valley City. CHM’s current portfolio includes the Cititel Express, Kuala Lumpur; Cititel Penang; Cititel Mid Valley, Boulevard Hotel Kuala Lumpur; MiCasa All Suite Hotel, Kuala Lumpur; Pangkor Island Beach Resort, Pangkor Island and MiCasa Hotel Apartments, Yangon. Projects slated for opening include the 5-star Gardens Hotel & Residences (end 2007) with 609 keys, located in the upmarket precinct of The Gardens at Mid Valley City whilst others under discussion are in Penang, Bangkok, Manila, Vietnam and Sydney.
Date : 17 May 2007
For more information and reservations, please contact
Group Marketing (CHM)
C/o Cititel Mid Valley
Mid valley City, Lingkaran Syed Putra, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Tel: 60 (3) 2296 2230 · Fax: 603 2284 8728
Email: mgmt@cititelhotel.com
