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IJM Corporation Berhad (104131-A)[
Announcement
February 10, 2004

Updated : 10/02/2004

Award for the Execution and Completion of the Proposed Refurbishment and Additions to Existing 14-Storey Hotel on Lots 696, 697 & 698, Section 57, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur

IJM Construction Sdn Bhd ("IJMC") has on 6 February 2004 received an award from PRBF Properties (Hulu Kelang) Sdn Bhd a contract for the Execution and Completion of the Proposed Refurbishment and Additions to Existing 14-Storey Hotel on Lots 696, 697 & 698, Section 57, Jalan Pinang, Kuala Lumpur. The construction value is RM78.3 million and the construction period is 16 months. IJMC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.

None of the Directors nor substantial shareholders of the Company, nor persons connected with them, has any interest, direct or indirect, in the transaction.

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This would be Holiday Inn on The Park at Jalan Pinang
I saw the construction info board which stated it's going to be upgraded into a 25 storey office building.
http://img51.photobucket.com/albums/v157/baqthier/Pic81.jpg

I saw the rendering and the design is very modern andthe top resembles the Aurora place in Sydney :okay: No pics though ;)

25-storey building, that's cool!

Does the construction infoboard have renderings of the design?

25-storey building, that's cool!

Does the construction infoboard have renderings of the design?

yep! Take pics if you happen to pass by it yah? :D

yep! Take pics if you happen to pass by it yah? :D


You sure ah? :? I passed by so many times din see also! :rant: :D

You sure ah? :? I passed by so many times din see also! :rant: :D

eh? maybe they removed it? But I was very sure I saw the rendering on my way from Bukit Bintang to KLCC..got spire somemore :D

The rendering still there la. It just been overshadow by some trees planted on the sideway. You have to walk or in the case you drive your car, then you will definitely see it. :D

The rendering still there la. It just been overshadow by some trees planted on the sideway. You have to walk or in the case you drive your car, then you will definitely see it. :D


oh.....maybe a bit diffucult when one is driving.....but I'll sure have a look-out for it :okay:

Thanks! :)

Should be complete by now lar..right?

Should be complete by now lar..right?


Not yet......they are now busy doing the top levels and the side-way extensions on both sides.......still got a long way to go ;)

Oh my goodness! :eek:

I had never seen this thread before, this is incredible! :eek: They refurbish the place, and they add ELEVEN floors in the process???? Remarkable! :cool:

Not yet......they are now busy doing the top levels and the side-way extensions on both sides.......still got a long way to go ;)

Yeah...long way to go.....

I missed the Holiday Inn On The Park... i remembered last time they had one of the best steaks in KL... in the choo choo train in front of the hotel!! I remembered the hotel occupancy level was not bad at all... but dunno y they closed it larr!! The Holiday Inn hotel chain backed out from Malaysia entirely... now they are known as Quality Inn right!!?

I missed the Holiday Inn On The Park... i remembered last time they had one of the best steaks in KL... in the choo choo train in front of the hotel!! I remembered the hotel occupancy level was not bad at all... but dunno y they closed it larr!! The Holiday Inn hotel chain backed out from Malaysia entirely... now they are known as Quality Inn right!!?


Yea I missed it too.........not just the steak but their Italian food is also one of the best....I had my est spagetti there too :eat: ......yum......yum :okay:

I hope they restore the 'train carriage' restaurant......yea....and they seemed to be dissapearing and being replaced by Quality Inns. Their Holiday Inn In The City is now Quality Inn (< I personally dislike this name) :D

Completed already?

Quality Inn..emm...sound a bit weird..:D But it gives a feeling that this hotel is very high-class..:D

The 'Quality Inns' are under the same umbrella as the 'Best Westerns' and 'Comfort Inn' in the US. Mostly 3 star hotels, affordable, non-luxurious accomondation.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/HolidayInn.jpg

Rendering
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v730/Greg8000/HolidayInn1.jpg

Whoa, I remember staying at that hotel back in 1998. . . and a 1988 book I have on Kuala Lumpur still has the hotel in the picture. . does anyone know when it was built?

How come it's only 16 storeys? I thought it was mentioned 25 on the board...sigh..one of my rooster's eye syndrome again! :bash:

How come it's only 16 storeys? I thought it was mentioned 25 on the board...sigh..one of my rooster's eye syndrome again! :bash:


Maybe if taller than that.It will be block another and another ahh.. :)

BTW, thanks GREG! I badly wanted to see the pics and finally i did! :):)

looks cool!! it is so much more different:)

by choon

http://img496.imageshack.us/img496/2808/p82701624eq.jpg

Anyone happen to try the hotel already by spending the nite there?

Anyone happen to try the hotel already by spending the nite there?
I was going to spend time there, but even after the intrudoction rate it was still very expensive. Official rate is like RM460++, for such a price I would prefer the Mandarin Oriental, Shangri-La or even the Crown Plaza. :bash:

wow expensive? What goodies come with that price?

wow expensive? What goodies come with that price?
I think only proximity to KLCC. After all it's a 4* shop and I found their pricing
to be too high and I hope that they have to review their room rates once Traders Hotel is open.

Impiana at the KLCC phase 2:

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4262/img0459a5lg.jpg

Impiana at the KLCC phase 2:

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/4262/img0459a5lg.jpg
Thanks for the pic James Foong.
I was also under the impression that this is the hotel extension, but accoring to forumer denglio, this is not the case.
Check this discussion: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=173914&page=10&pp=20

Remember satay station at the "old holiday inn" If i am not mistaken i saw somewhere they do have promotional rate for $210 per night for a standard room.well when u think of it the hotel belongs to petronas!cannot so expensive ma.

Thanks for the pic James Foong.
I was also under the impression that this is the hotel extension, but accoring to forumer denglio, this is not the case.
Check this discussion: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=173914&page=10&pp=20
I have the same confusion like u did.. The site board did tell somethg else, but the rendering u had posted show the tower is exactly right behind impiana beside the road. Could it be managed by impiana later? In recent development, a tender notice of the second phase has already published out last week.

By VASANTHA GANESAN

HOTEL management firm Impiana Hotels & Resorts expects the Impiana KLCC Hotel & Spa to make between RM32 million and RM34 million in revenue in the first year of operations.
The hotel is looking at an average occupancy rate of 75 per cent and an average room rate (ARR) of RM205 this year.

The RM200 million Impiana KLCC Hotel, owned by KLCC Holdings Bhd, expects to post a gross operating profit margin of between 15 per cent and 20 per cent after the second year.

The hotel, which opened for business on December 1 2005, enjoyed full occupancy during the month, thanks to the Asean Summit held in mid-December.

“We also had a good crowd on New Year’s eve, as KLites seem to prefer to stay at hotels,” Impiana group general manager Mohamad Halim Merican told Business Times.

However, he expects business in the first two weeks of this month to slow down before picking up in the third week.

“In February, we are expecting occupancy to hit 60 per cent as many have booked for meetings at our hotel and at the (KLCC) convention centre,” he said.

The 520-room hotel has opened the first tower, comprising 335 rooms. The remaining rooms, located in the second tower, are scheduled for opening in October 2007.

On the status of Impiana Hotels buying up to a quarter of the hotel, Mohamad Halim said: “It has not been finalised yet.”

Meanwhile, Mohamad Halim said that the Impiana group has allocated some RM10 million this year for advertisements and promotions of all its hotels.

Of the amount, RM4 million will be used to promote the recently opened Impiana KLCC.

The remainder will be used to promote Impiana hotels in Cherating in Pahang, and Koh Samui and Phuket in Thailand.

Impiana Cherating has been undergoing an upgrading and refurbishment exercise since last year. “We have painted, changed the roofing, done repairs ... we have spent about RM5 million and are still counting,” he said.

In Phuket, the hotel was closed for about a year after suffering damage when the tsunami hit the island on December 26 2004. Some RM35 million was spent on rebuilding the hotel.

Impiana Resort Samui, meanwhile, will be refurbished this year at an estimated cost of RM5.5 million.

Thanks for the pic James Foong.
I was also under the impression that this is the hotel extension, but accoring to forumer denglio, this is not the case.
Check this discussion: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=173914&page=10&pp=20
This is actually an office tower at the back of Impiana... As can be seen from the pix, Impiana is on the side but at a wrong angle...

RM460 a night? Man, that is one expensive 4-star hotel! How can they charge this sort of rate just because the hotel is opposite the KLCC?