Overview
Hyatt Regency Kuantan is set on
the beachfront of Telok Chempedak, with panoramic views of the South China
Sea, just three miles north of Kuantan on the east coast of Peninsula Malaysia.
The hotel is easily accessible, with direct flights from Kuala Lumpur to
Kuantan.
Designed in the architectural style
of the traditional kampong (Malaysian village), Hyatt Regency Kuantan provides
first-class accommodation within an idyllic and relaxing setting. The hotel's
336 fully air-conditioned guest rooms and suites all have private balconies
with garden or sea views. Designed for privacy, Hyatt's Regency Club®
rooms offer exclusive amenities and facilities for the more discerning
hotel guest.
Two aqua-violet swimming pools, Hyatt's
Club Olympus fitness centre, and a sports club that incorporates three
floodlit tennis courts, two squash courts and an array of beach activities,
are just a few of the extensive range of facilities available at Hyatt
Regency Kuantan.
Hyatt Regency Kuantan's three very
different restaurants offer hotel guests a wide choice of dining options.
The hotel's informal, open-air restaurant, Kampong Restaurant serves a
selection of East-West cuisine throughout the day while the Italian Bistro
offers fine Italian cuisine with stunning views of the sea. The hotel also
offers delicate Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine at Yue Yuen Chinese Restaurant,
while the hotel's three bars offer a wide choice of beverages and cocktails.
The hotel offers a range of seven
meeting rooms and function spaces, suitable for every type of event. Whether
a conference, business meeting or a social occasion such as a wedding reception
or cocktail party we aim to ensure that successful and unforgettable events
are held at Hyatt Regency Kuantan.
Hyatt Regency Kuantan's Business
Centre is open daily for business travellers and meeting planners offering
a range of business services to hotel guests.
Let your jaded city soul palpably
ease into tranquillity at Hyatt Regency Kuantan.
Location
Kuantan lies on the east coast of
Pahang, Malaysia, in South-east Asia, 170 miles east of Kuala Lumpur and
215 miles north of Singapore. Pahang is the largest state in the Malay
Peninsula and encompasses a wide range of Malaysia's differing environments,
from Gunung Tahan which is the Malay Peninsula's highest peak, the Cameron
Highlands, and the Peninsula's finest national park of Taman Negara, to
the miles of sandy beaches along the South China Sea and the fabled Tioman
Island, just off the coast of Peninsula Malaysia.
A relatively small region, Kuantan
is rich in attractions with unspoilt and quiet beaches, scenic lakes and
mountains, all enhanced by a fusion of Malay, Chinese, Indian and indigenous
cultures and customs, which combine to make Malaysia so unique.
Hyatt Regency Kuantan is located
in an idyllic setting on Teluk Chempedak Beach, just three miles north
of Kuantan, and offers a wide range of water sports from April to November,
and other recreational activities, sightseeing tours and golfing at nearby
golf courses.
Accommodation
Hyatt Regency Kuantan offers 336
fully air-conditioned rooms and suites, located in four hotel blocks across
four to six floors. All rooms have a private balcony with either garden
or sea views and consist of 324 Guest and Premier rooms, four Regency Club®
Suites, seven Executive Suites and a Presidential Suite. Regency Club rooms
include complimentary continental breakfast and evening cocktails, with
light refreshments provided throughout the day in the Regency Club Lounge.
Guest Rooms
Located in the first and second
blocks, all guest rooms have a private balcony overlooking the gardens,
with double or twin beds, individually controlled air conditioning, a writing
table, armchair, and a private bath and shower.
Sea View Rooms
Located in the first and second
blocks, with a private balcony and all the facilities of a guest room plus
a sea view.
Guest Room and Sea View Room Facilities:
• Individually
controlled air conditioning
• Private
balcony
• Double
or twin beds
• Writing
table
• Armchair
• Bath
and shower
• Piped
music
• Colour
television with CNN
• In-house
movies
• Minibar
• Tea
and coffee making facilities
• Bathroom
amenities
• Hairdryer
• Safe-deposit
box
• International
direct-dial telephone system
• Garden
or sea view
• Check-out
time: 12:00 noon
• Non-smoking
rooms are located on the top floors of both blocks.
Premier Rooms
Located on the 3rd to 6th floors
of the fourth block, Premier rooms are tastefully decorated in soft tropical
hues and have, in addition to the amenities of normal guest rooms, a private
balcony with garden or sea views, a private bath and walk-in shower cubicle,
and a television with Astro channels.
There are two rooms for disabled
people in the first and fourth blocks, with bathrooms installed with hand-bars.
These rooms are conveniently placed to ensure easy access to the pool and
restaurants by wheelchair.
Regency Club®
The Regency Club® has five floors
of exclusive hotel accommodation, with four suites and 91 rooms, and a
Regency Club Lounge for the exclusive use of Regency Club guests. The rooms
are stylishly appointed with the discerning traveller in mind. Designed
for privacy, guests are pampered with the efficient, discreet service of
the Regency Club Concierge.
The Regency Club Lounge extends to
its guests daily complimentary continental breakfast and evening cocktails
and canapés. The lounge also offers confidential meeting areas for
business travellers.
Regency Club Rooms
Located across five floors of the
third block, all the Regency Club rooms have double or twin beds and a
private balcony with garden or sea views:
Additional features:
• Private
bath and shower cubicle
• In-house
movies and Astro channels
• Garden
or sea view
Regency Club® Suites
Regency Club Suites have a private
balcony with sea views, and consist of a bedroom, sitting room and bathroom
with a walk-in shower, and full access to all the facilities of the Regency
Club.
Executive Suites
Located in the fourth block, the
spacious Executive Suites express a distinctive Malaysian flavour. From
the living room to the bedroom, paintings by talented local artists grace
the walls while the furniture is crafted from local woods. Each suite has
a private balcony with a sea view and consists of a bedroom, a sitting
room with sofa, a dining table and a kitchen. All have two toilets and
a bathroom with a walk-in shower. Guests staying in these suites are entitled
to daily complimentary continental breakfast and evening cocktails in the
Regency Club® Lounge. These suites are an elevator ride away from our
Business Centre, and meeting and function rooms.
Additional features:
• Private
bath and shower cubicle
• In-house
movies and Astro channels
• Sea
view
Presidential Suite
Located on the top floor of the
first block, the Presidential Suite has a private balcony with a sea view,
and consists of a bedroom with a king-size bed, sitting room with a sofa
and dining table, a kitchen and a bathroom with a walk-in shower and jacuzzi.
Guests are entitled to daily complimentary continental breakfast and evening
cocktails in the Regency Club® Lounge.
Additional features:
• King-size
bed
• Sitting
room with sofa and dining table
• Kitchen
• Bathroom
with walk-in shower
• Two
toilets
• Jacuzzi
• Sea
view
Facilities
& Services
Hyatt Regency Kuantan spares nothing
to enhance your tropical holiday. Stretch out on the sun decks of the two
aqua-violet swimming pools or swim right up to the poolside bar for a cool,
exotic cocktail. The sports club offers three floodlit tennis courts and
two squash courts together with a variety of beach activities. The Club
Olympus Fitness Centre provides a gym with cardiovascular and fitness machines
and a spa offering saunas, steam baths and massage rooms. Golf at three
superb courses nearby can be readily organized.
Swimming Pools
The neatly arranged sun decks around
the two aqua-violet pools provide sunbathers with plenty of sunshine and
relaxation. One of the pools provides a swim-up bar for a wide selection
of thirst-quenchers and refreshments ranging from fruit juices, soft drinks
and mineral water to tropical cocktails. A selection of wines and beers
is also available.
Open: Daily - 8:00 am to 8:00 pm
Pro Shop
The pro shop was conceived and launched
simultaneously with the opening of the hotel in 1980, offering a wide range
of recreational activities and incorporating the sports club, which offers
three floodlit tennis courts, two squash courts, table tennis and darts.
Other outdoor games include beach volleyball, jogging, beach runs and bicycle
rides. Recreation Attendants are on hand to help guests get the most out
of these activities.
Guests who want a game of golf at
the Royal Pahang Golf Club, the Astana Golf Resort or the Pantai Lagenda
Golf and Country Club need only call the pro shop for bookings.
Club Olympus Fitness Centre
Club Olympus provides Cybex state-of-the-art
gym equipment, such as digital cardiovascular and strength fitness machines
including treadmills, bicycles, stepper, lat pull-down, chest press and
others.
Spa facilities include four massage
rooms, two saunas and two steam baths. Experienced masseurs offer shiatsu
massage to our guests. The Centre is located on the pool level.
Business Centre
Located on the 2nd level of the
fourth block, the Business Centre is open daily during local business hours
and provides secretarial services, photocopying and assistance in sending
faxes. A worldwide courier service is also available.
Open: Weekdays - 9:00 am to 5:00
pm; Saturday - 9:00 am to 1:00 pm
Other Services
• Assistant
Manager on duty 24 hours a day
• Babysitter
• Outdoor
car parking for 200
• Currency
exchange
• Doctor
on call
• Express
check-in and check-out
• Florist
• Fitness
Centre
• Hyatt
Worldwide Reservations Centre
• Major
credit cards accepted
• Photograph
service
• Safe-deposit
boxes
• Same-day
laundry and dry-cleaning
• Shops
• Tour
and travel agent
• Limousine
and car rental
Camp Hyatt Kids Centre
Camp Hyatt is a fun and educational
activity centre where children aged 3 to 12 will be able to experience
and learn about the local culture, handicrafts and arts, as well as to
participate in a variety of games and team exercises. Camp Hyatt, located
on the ground level between the administrative and fourth block, provides
a child care service. It is a colourful little wooden house of typical
Malay design furnished with children's games, cuddly toys, building blocks
and a variety of board games for the young.
Children are taught various arts
and crafts such as vegetable painting, paper folding, T-shirt painting
and much more. Team games are available for different age groups. Kids
can choose a full-day or half-day session at the Camp Hyatt, and refreshments
and lunch are provided.
While the children are having fun
under the attentive supervision of our friendly Camp Hyatt Coordinators,
parents may then attend to any business commitment or meeting or embark
on one of many sightseeing tours, without having to worry about the kids.
Camp Hyatt is open every day except Monday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.
Restaurants
& Entertainment
Hyatt Regency Kuantan offers guests
a choice of three quite different restaurants and three bars. From the
informal, open-air Kampong Restaurant, serving a selection of Eastern and
Western cuisine, to Italian Bistro, Cocco Loco Fun Pub, Verandah, Yue Yuen
Chinese Restaurant and the Sampan Bar, there is something to suit every
palate and mood.
Kampong Restaurant
The Kampong Restaurant is an absolute
delight. Breezy, relaxing and built on stilts right on the beach, it boasts
a panoramic view of the South China Sea. Furnished with locally made teak
chairs, hardwood tables, coloured tiles and with an open kitchen, the restaurant
reflects a blend of casual and traditional elegance with a touch of Minangkabau
and Malacca influences. If you have a taste for the exotic, the menu offers
a generous spread of both Eastern and Western cuisine for à la carte
lunch and buffet dinner. For breakfast there is a choice of continental,
American or buffet . A high tea buffet is featured on Sundays and public
holidays, with a selection of savoury snacks and pastries.
Open: Daily - 6:00 am to 2:00 am
Breakfast buffet - 6:00 am to 10:00
am
Dinner buffet and à la carte
- 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Yue Yuen Chinese Restaurant
Decorated with glass panels and
wooden lattices, Yue Yuen Chinese Restaurant serves delectable Chinese
cuisine for dinner. Guests may choose from the à la carte or set
menus. Three private rooms are available on request.
Dim sum buffet brunch is available
on Sundays.
Open: Dinner, Tuesday to Sunday
- 7:00 pm to 11:00 pm
Sunday brunch - 10:30 am to 2:30
pm
The Italian Bistro
The Italian Bistro is an award-winning
bistro serving exquisite Italian cuisine. Designed by renowned interior
designers Hirsch Bedner & Associates of Hong Kong, the split-level
restaurant has an open kitchen and is decorated with terracotta tiles and
teak furniture. Enhanced by panoramic views of the South China Sea, the
Bistro also has an open-air lounge.
Dress code is smart casual, and indoor
is strictly non-smoking: the outdoor area is available for smokers. There
is a private room for small parties. On the first Sunday of the month,
the restaurant is open for brunch, with a buffet showcase of Italian, local
and international dishes.
Open: Monday to Saturday - 7:00
pm to 11:00 pm
Sunday Brunch - 10:30 am to 2:30
pm
Cocco Loco Fun Pub
The Cocco Loco ('crazy coconut')
Fun Pub features an island bar for long drinks and light snacks, or pizza
when the day is winding down.
An energetic live band provides entertainment
nightly from 9:00 pm except on Sundays. The band's wide repertoire of the
latest hits entices guests to the dance floor or just keeps their feet
tapping to the up-tempo rhythm. 'Special cocktail of the month' and theme
parties are featured every month, with exciting games and special beverage
prices. Service from the Fun Pub extends to the outdoor Verandah, offering
guests a panoramic view of the South China Sea.
Sampan Bar
The Sampan Bar is built out of a
converted boat and is a unique feature of Hyatt Regency Kuantan. Originally
a Vietnamese refugee vessel that landed on the shore near the hotel in
May 1980, the boat was purchased by the hotel and the money was donated
to the United Nations Vietnamese Refugee Fund. The salvaged boat was permanently
anchored on the beachfront and converted into a bar.
Guests can enjoy a wide variety of
drinks and cocktails while admiring the views of the South China Sea.
Conference
& Banquet Facilities
Whether you are arranging a private
business meeting, a conference or celebrating a special occasion, Hyatt
Regency Kuantan has a choice of seven function rooms that will facilitate
a variety of events from 20 to 450 people. Our creative catering team can
provide a selection of menus designed to cater for every type of event.
Audio-visual equipment is also available.
Theme parties can be tailored to
your fantasy; from elegant gala nights to beach parties in the Sampan Bar;
we will show you that anything is possible.
Hyatt Regency Kuantan offers a selection
of Wedding Packages in which our Wedding Banquet team work with you to
provide the perfect wedding, taking from your shoulders the worrying details
of planning a wedding while ensuring your special day meets all your requirements.
Meranti Ballroom
The Meranti Ballroom is a multi-purpose
function hall, and is the perfect venue for meetings, conferences, special
dinners and cocktail parties. Conveniently located on the 1st level of
the fourth block, the Ballroom has ceilings two storeys high and can accommodate
a maximum of 450 people for a dinner, although it may be divided into two
smaller function rooms. The walls are decorated with printed fabrics and
the room is lit by numerous large chandeliers, adding an element of grandeur
to its cosy atmosphere.
An extended foyer leads to a smaller
meeting room, Jati, which can accommodate up to 75 people for meetings.
The foyer is ideal for product launch exhibitions or as an art gallery.
Jati Room
Located adjacent to the Meranti
Ballroom, the Jati room can accommodate 30 people for a meeting with a
boardroom set-up. This room can also accommodate up to 60 people for a
banquet.
Meeting Rooms
Five further meeting rooms are located
on the 2nd level of the fourth block and are perfectly designed for smaller
events. All named after indigenous trees, Nyatoh and Chengal are two boardrooms
that can accommodate a maximum of 20 people around a large meeting table.
Ramin I, II and III can each accommodate up to 25 people, or they can be
joined to accommodate a group of up to 75 for medium-sized events. Dinner
and refreshments can be arranged together with a selection of menus, designed
to cater for any function.
Audio-visual Equipment:
• PA
System
• LCD
• Flip
Chart
• OHP
• VCD
• Slide
Projectors
• CD
Player
• Screens
Theme Parties
Why not celebrate that special occasion
with a theme party, specifically tailored to your fantasy?
Pirate Night
Right on the beach, the Sampan Bar
provides a perfect 'pirate hideout' for this theme party.
Dressed in your pirate gear or beachwear,
experience the fun of wining and dining under the moonlit sky, down by
the sea. Savour delicious barbecued meats, poultry and fresh crisp salads,
all washed down with ice-cold beer served by our friendly Hyatt 'pirates'.
Dance on the sand or let the rolling, white-crested surf mesmerise you
with its rhythm.
Hawkers' Night
A typical Malaysian scene with hawker
stalls offering a rich mixture of local delicacies. This casual affair
depicts a local street market, a common scene in town where hawkers sell
their food and products.
Guests are provided with the traditional
colourful batik sarong which is worn knotted at the waist, with a T-shirt
or blouse and sandals. This Malaysian Hawkers' Night captures the colour
and diversity of the Malaysian people and culture. Experience being Malaysian
kampong folk for an evening, and enjoy the bliss of simple living.
Oriental Magic
Red and gold! A marriage of prosperity
and royalty. Bright yellow chrysanthemums set the mood for a refined Chinese
set dinner.
Ostentatious and exquisite hot and
cold dishes together with a highly trained service personnel will make
your event an exceptional experience for your guests. Our Chef's menus
are tailored to your tastes and needs. Select from the diverse list of
set menus or mix 'n' match your favourite dishes; we will show you that
anything you ask for is possible.
Elegant Gala Night
Designed to create a lasting impression:
from the style of menus and elaborate decorations, to food and beverage
presentations, to the entertainment options and the unparalleled service.
Beautiful flowers on each table,
and chairs with gold and silver fabrics give this theme an unsurpassed
feel of elegance and pomp. Select from our expansive Western set menus
to give your guests something to talk about! |