Mövenpick Signs Hotel in Kota Bharu, Malaysia and Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam

Mövenpick has signed a new hotel in Kota Bharu, Malaysia and another in Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam.

Both properties are scheduled to open in 2018.

The 30-floor Mövenpick Hotel Kota Bharu, a 453-key five-star resort in Kelantan on the Malaysia’s east coast, takes the group’s portfolio in the country to three properties, with an upcoming hotel in Kuala Lumpur and a beachfront resort in Terengganu.

Highlights of Mövenpick Hotel Kota Bharu in Malaysia, a certified “green building” featuring the latest environment-friendly technology to save energy and reduce wastage, will include the 815-sqm Emperor Suite, which will occupy the top three floors of the hotel, a helipad, an expansive banquet hall for 1,000 guests, a restaurant and café, stylish boutiques and retail outlets, male and female swimming pools, spa and gym, club lounge and business centre.

The Mövenpick Resort Cam Ranh Bay, an integrated beachfront resort located in Vietnam’s Khanh Hoa Province, spans some 20 hectares and will feature 250 rooms, 100 residences and 100 villas. The resort will be the fourth Mövenpick hotel in Vietnam. The brand currently has presence in Hanoi, with new openings scheduled for Phu Quoc and Quy Nhon in the next two years.

Meanwhile, stand-out features of Mövenpick Resort Cam Ranh Bay, a mixed-use resort situated along the pristine white beaches of Vietnam’s Cam Ranh Bay, will include an amphitheatre, a cooking school for guests, themed retail village, water park, spa, adventure zone for family activities and team-building retreats, and an exclusive kids’ zone featuring miniature famous buildings and landmarks from around the world.

“We are rapidly cementing a solid presence in South-East Asia, where we have identified strong growth opportunities for the upscale hospitality concepts Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts delivers,” said Andrew Langdon, Senior Vice President Asia, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts. “With the new properties signed for Vietnam and Malaysia, we see our cluster strategies for these exciting markets start to be realised, while our debuts in new countries mark another milestone in our strategy to be a major player in a region where we plan to open at least 15 new properties by 2020.”

The two new management deals come as Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts prepares to unveil its fifth property in Thailand, with Mövenpick Siam Hotel Pattaya’s opening next month (January).

Debuts in the Philippines and Indonesia will follow hot off their heels, as Mövenpick Resort Boracay and Mövenpick Resort & Spa Jimbaran in the south of Bali are both on track for a 2016 opening.