Park Hotel Group Opens Kunming Hotel Today

Source The Business Times, November 1, 2007

SINGAPORE-BASED Park Hotel Group has added the five-star Harbour Plaza hotel in Kunming, China to its portfolio.

The hotel, one of the best in Kunming, has been renamed Grand Park Hotel Kunming and begins operations today. It has a total of 300 rooms and suites, all with broadband access.

Facilities at the hotel, which is five minutes from the city centre and a 20-minute drive to the airport, include a gymnasium, sauna, spa and outdoor swimming pool. It also has a revolving restaurant on the 21st floor with a clear view of the famous Green Lake, a Kunming landmark.

Park Hotel Group director Allen Law said: 'The acquisition of Grand Park Hotel Kunming is a strategic move. It marks the start of our operations in China and affirms our goal of providing luxurious hospitality in the Asia-Pacific.'

Park Hotel Group yesterday also announced the appointment of Michael Lew Weng Sung as the Kunming hotel's general manager. He will oversee the hotel's operations and development.

Park Hotel Group will host a reception tomorrow to celebrate Grand Park Hotel Kunming's entry to the group. Besides China, the group has hotels in Singapore and Hong Kong. Its Singapore hotels include the Grand Plaza Park Hotel City Hall and Park Hotel Orchard. In Hong Kong, it runs the Park Hotel Hong Kong.