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By V. Sivaji
The much anticipated Crowne Plaza Penang Straits City is slated to open its doors for guests come this August 1, 2024.
The spanking new hotel in the heart of Butterworth will offer some 343 guest rooms and offer sweeping views of the city and Penang Strait not forgetting awesome sunsets..
The 23-storey hotel offers rooms in several categories, namely the Standard King Sea View, Standard King City View, Standard Twin Sea View, Standard Twin City View, Club Room King Sea View, Club Room King City View, Club Room Twin Sea View, Club Room Twin City View, One Bedroom Suite and the Two Bedroom Suite.
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Guests can check-in at their 8th floor lobby sky deck while the first and 2nd floor are for their Straits Galleries. Floors three (3) to seven (7) are their car parks.
Other facilities at the premier hotel are their lounge, restaurant, bar, ballroom (which can accommodate around 600 pax), Business Lounge, gym, swimming pool on the 23rd floor among others.
Their ballroom is an ideal location for corporate dinners, weddings and MICE events.
Another impressive view awaits guests on the 23rd floor which offers the infinity swimming pool, club lounge and meetings and leisure suites.
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With the burgeoning investment and growth of industrial parks on the mainland, surely the new hotel will tap into the great potential for those industries.
As the opening promotion, rooms are priced at RM400 and above. The hotel is led by its well experienced general manager Rizwan Izham Zain and his team.
Visit website https://www.ihg.com/crowneplaza/hotels/us/en/penang/penbu/hoteldetail for more details or to make your reservations
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