New Addition to Concorde Hotels & Resorts : Casa Del Mar - Langkawi

Concorde Hotels & Resorts – the hotel management arm of Singapore-listed Company-Hotel Properties Limited, announced today it’s new management contract with a beachfront property, Casa Del Mar on Malaysia’s idyllic resort island of Langkawi.

Langkawi is located north of the state of Penang, northwest of Peninsula Malaysia and is home to several upmarket resort-style properties catering to individual travellers seeking a vacation with privacy.

“We already have a niche hillside resort property - The Lakehouse, a 18-suite Tudor-style resort in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia. Casa Del Mar will give our guests another alternative to the different holiday options that our customers want to experience,” says Mr. Edmund Nicholas, Vice President – Marketing.

Casa Del Mar (Spanish for “Home By the Sea”), Langkawi, is located on the island’s beautiful Pantai Cenang Beach, a short ride from Langkawi airport and the island’s main town of Kuah. Finishing touches are being completed at the Casa Del Mar and the resort will soft open in June 2001.

Casa Del Mar is set as a tranquil hideaway for travellers looking for privacy and peace. With its Mediterranean architecture and cosy interiors, the beachfront resort has 31 rooms and suites with breathtaking sea view from every room, a swimming pool, outdoor Jacuzzis, Spa and innovative dining, bar and leisure facilities.

“Your experience at Casa Del Mar is going to be surreal,” says Mr. Nicholas. “We are going to tailor our service to the individual guests’ needs. This is Casa Del Mar’s direction,” he added.

Mr. Nicholas pointed out that traditional hospitality practices would be challenged so that every aspect of the property is in harmony with the objective of creating individualised experiences. At Casa Del Mar, chefs can do away with the standard restaurant fare to personalise daily menus or even lay out a private dinner on the beach, if a guest so desires !

He feels that this upmarket beachfront property in Langkawi will appeal predominantly to couples in the 30 to 55 age group who no longer define “holiday value” simply by size and quality of room accommodation.

"New-age travellers perceive holidays as personal experiences, and this will be delivered through our personalised yet unobtrusive service designed specially to pamper the individual,” he said.

According to Mr. Nicholas, Casa Del Mar will be targeted at discerning travellers from Asia-Pacific & Europe. Malaysia & Singapore’s domestic and expatriate communities will also be one of the main target markets for the property.

Casa Del Mar has 24 Deluxe rooms, three Junior and three Deluxe suites, and one top-of-the-range Royal Suite. All rooms & suites come equipped with ceiling fans & air-conditioning; in-room remote control colour television with CNN news coverage and in-house movies; radio; mini-bar; telephone with IDD capability; private bath & shower; and a private verandah.

Access to Langkawi is easy as the island’s airport is served by connecting domestic flights and from Malaysia’s international air gateways at Kuala Lumpur and Penang. In addition to this, connections to Langkawi are also available from Singapore Changi Airport. Access by road is through Malaysia’s North-South Highway followed by an express ferry ride from Kuala Perlis or Kuala Kedah. The ferry ride takes 45 minutes and 1 hour and 15 minutes respectively.

Notes:

Concorde Hotels & Resorts, a Singapore-based hospitality management company is operated by Concorde Hotels Management Private Limited and wholly owned by Singapore public-listed company Hotel Properties Limited (HPL).

Concorde Hotels & Resorts owns and manages six properties in the Asia-Pacific region with a total of 2143 rooms. The properties include Concorde Hotel Singapore, Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur, Concorde Hotel Shah Alam, Concorde Inn Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and The Lakehouse in Cameron Highlands, Malaysia; and the Concorde Hotel Gold Coast in Australia.