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eh? a hotel? i tot a cultural center or museum or somethin...

I don't think the hotel occupies the whole area..I like the concept, i hope they got rental boats n stuff...well there is a marina yea? They need to have water taxi that goes around the island...

a new hotel in Putrajaya!!!

the entire complex actually like a township aka Colmar Resort Berjaya Hills.

i guess other than hotel, maybe retails, MICE, cultural centre.....

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can the mod merge dis 2 threads

A Frenchman’s love for Asia
By LUM YI HWA


Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel’s Patrick Sibourg began his career in the hotel industry at the age of 22 as a general manager. He tells us about his meteoric rise to the top.

AS we sat down in the mock room in the Borneo wing for the partly finished Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel for the interview, Patrick Sibourg the hotel general manager, looked warm in his jacket. But when asked if he was used to the heat of Malaysia (he has only been here in Malaysia for the past nine months) he grins and nods.

“I’ve worked in Indonesia for 13 years,” says the French hotelier whose wife is an Indonesian citizen. When he had to make a decision to move either to China or Malaysia, it was easier for his wife to be in Malaysia.

Not that he minded making the move to Malaysia. With the almost similar lifestyle and culture, Malaysia wasn’t that big a change for him.


Getting Lucky

Sibourg got his lucky break right from the start.

He studied in a famous hotel management school in Switzerland and after he graduated in 1979 he started looking for a job in a hotel in France.

And when Sibourg landed an interview with a hotel owner, he was given the job which he immediately said yes to.

“I signed the contract with the owner and went to the hotel. The general manager was shocked to see me as he wasn’t informed that I was joining the hotel,” Sibourg laughs and added that the manager had to give him a room anyway.

“Two days later, the owner of the hotel gave me a call and asked if I had a pen and some paper and he needed me to write a letter. Wait, this gets better! He wanted me to write a letter of dismissal to the general manager. There was nothing much that I can do but to hand the general manager the letter the next morning. I can imagine that he wasn’t too happy about it,” says Sibourg before bursting into laughter.

Two days later, the guy left and Sibourg became general manager of the hotel at the age of 22.

“So when people ask me if it was hard for me to work through the ranks to reach my current position or what sort of background I was from, I have to honestly tell them that it wasn’t too hard at all. I was general manager from the time I started working in a hotel!” he says.

Once in a hotel kitchen where he worked for a few months, the chef who had been giving Sibourg a tough time asked him what he wanted to do in life.

“I told him I wanted to be GM and he asked me when, to which I answered ‘As soon as possible’. Six months from then I hired the same person as my executive chef,” he says while adding that the chef was so happy for him.

Sibourg also admitted that he was grateful for the people working around him as they had given him lots of invaluable advice as he hasn’t got much experience when he first started working. Sibourg stayed on in the hotel for another six years and went on to work for another nine years in France before he moved to Asia in 1994.

He also did a short stint in Cuba before coming back to Asia again.

Asian Connection

Sibourg loves Kuala Lumpur because it’s a cross between Jakarta and Singapore. It’s a balance, he says, that combines the freedom of Indonesia and the cleanliness of Singapore.

When asked if he prefers Malaysia (compared to Indonesia), he jokingly says, ‘I’ll never say that because my wife is Indonesian. If I do, there will be war at home tonight!”

It took Sibourg a lot of time before he got used to his new lifestyle in Asia.

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I love Kuala Lumpur says Sibourg at the balcony of the Borneo block

“When I first arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia, from France there was someone who was supposed to pick me up from the airport. Turns out that they forgot about me.

“I was stuck in the airport for three hours while I waited my pick up. Throughout that time, all I thought of was if I should take the next flight back because I really wasn’t used to the environment,” he says.

Now Sibourg calls Indonesia home and he even owns a house in Bali.

“I love the peaceful environment and I consider Bali as my second hometown, it’s my favourite holiday destination. But now with the Malaysia My Second Home program, I am considering getting a place here as well. A friend of mine has been telling me all sorts of nice things about Penang,” he smiles.

Sibourg’s 22 year old daughter is doing her training in Jakarta. He also has two young girls, age 7 and 5.

When asked if his eldest daughter aspired to follow Sibourg’s footstep, he says that she wanted to do ‘something like what daddy is doing’.

His daughter has now finished her studies and is looking forward to a job in either Malaysia, Singapore or Indonesia. Sibourg also thinks it’s easier for a French national to get a job in Southeast Asia.

Tree for a child

When asked about the challenges he face while at work, Sibourg says while he face many challenges at work there is nothing harder than having to get through two divorces.

“It’s a tough decision and the two times I got the divorce, I ask myself what can I do with my life? It’s always a question of what to do, where to go and with whom?” he says while adding that he is now happily married for the third time.

He also spoke passionately about A Tree For A Child, a programme supported by Accor Group that is developed specifically in protecting children in need.

“This program allows us to help the orphans and at the moment, we are taking care of 17 children from Kompleks Kebajikan Rukaiyah Amal in Bangi that we hope to eventually employ to work in the hotel,” says Sibourg.

Instead of giving them a sum of money, Sibourg explained that they want to create job opportunities for them and when this program takes off, all hotels in Kuala Lumpur will also be able to participate in this program.

The hotel is also in the midst of developing more environmental friendly measures to ensure that they do their part. Apart from a few electricity saving features in the room, Sibourg also plans to use rainwater collected from the roof of the hotel to water its lush gardens.

Sibourg is getting used to the local food and he found his favourite in Nasi Padang. He has also recently discovered mamak food. When asked if he would rather go back and work in Europe, Sibourg says, “I don’t think so!”

Putrajaya’s Pull


The Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel is part of the Accor Group and is located 20 minutes from the city centre, KL International Airport and Sepang F1 International Circuit.

The hotel boasts 283 rooms, suites and apartments and the hotel is separated into four wings with Malay, Chinese, Indian and Borneo influenced decor.

The rooms furnished with the executive traveller in mind and is equipped with LCD TVs, interactive TV entertainment system, high speed Internet access and 24 hour in-room dining.

The Pullman also features five F&B outlet within the hotel which includes a lakeside restaurant.

The hotel also has 21 fully equipped meeting and board rooms that can hold up to 1,000 guests and an lakefront open air amphitheatre that can accommodate 250 guests.

The Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel is expected to open in November 2008 and is expected to be fully operational in early 2009.

A Frenchman’s love for Asia
By LUM YI HWA


Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel’s Patrick Sibourg began his career in the hotel industry at the age of 22 as a general manager. He tells us about his meteoric rise to the top.

AS we sat down in the mock room in the Borneo wing for the partly finished Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel for the interview, Patrick Sibourg the hotel general manager, looked warm in his jacket. But when asked if he was used to the heat of Malaysia (he has only been here in Malaysia for the past nine months) he grins and nods.

“I’ve worked in Indonesia for 13 years,” says the French hotelier whose wife is an Indonesian citizen. When he had to make a decision to move either to China or Malaysia, it was easier for his wife to be in Malaysia.

Not that he minded making the move to Malaysia. With the almost similar lifestyle and culture, Malaysia wasn’t that big a change for him.


Getting Lucky

Sibourg got his lucky break right from the start.

He studied in a famous hotel management school in Switzerland and after he graduated in 1979 he started looking for a job in a hotel in France.

And when Sibourg landed an interview with a hotel owner, he was given the job which he immediately said yes to.

“I signed the contract with the owner and went to the hotel. The general manager was shocked to see me as he wasn’t informed that I was joining the hotel,” Sibourg laughs and added that the manager had to give him a room anyway.

“Two days later, the owner of the hotel gave me a call and asked if I had a pen and some paper and he needed me to write a letter. Wait, this gets better! He wanted me to write a letter of dismissal to the general manager. There was nothing much that I can do but to hand the general manager the letter the next morning. I can imagine that he wasn’t too happy about it,” says Sibourg before bursting into laughter.

Two days later, the guy left and Sibourg became general manager of the hotel at the age of 22.

“So when people ask me if it was hard for me to work through the ranks to reach my current position or what sort of background I was from, I have to honestly tell them that it wasn’t too hard at all. I was general manager from the time I started working in a hotel!” he says.

Once in a hotel kitchen where he worked for a few months, the chef who had been giving Sibourg a tough time asked him what he wanted to do in life.

“I told him I wanted to be GM and he asked me when, to which I answered ‘As soon as possible’. Six months from then I hired the same person as my executive chef,” he says while adding that the chef was so happy for him.

Sibourg also admitted that he was grateful for the people working around him as they had given him lots of invaluable advice as he hasn’t got much experience when he first started working. Sibourg stayed on in the hotel for another six years and went on to work for another nine years in France before he moved to Asia in 1994.

He also did a short stint in Cuba before coming back to Asia again.

Asian Connection

Sibourg loves Kuala Lumpur because it’s a cross between Jakarta and Singapore. It’s a balance, he says, that combines the freedom of Indonesia and the cleanliness of Singapore.

When asked if he prefers Malaysia (compared to Indonesia), he jokingly says, ‘I’ll never say that because my wife is Indonesian. If I do, there will be war at home tonight!”

It took Sibourg a lot of time before he got used to his new lifestyle in Asia.

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I love Kuala Lumpur says Sibourg at the balcony of the Borneo block

“When I first arrived in Surabaya, Indonesia, from France there was someone who was supposed to pick me up from the airport. Turns out that they forgot about me.

“I was stuck in the airport for three hours while I waited my pick up. Throughout that time, all I thought of was if I should take the next flight back because I really wasn’t used to the environment,” he says.

Now Sibourg calls Indonesia home and he even owns a house in Bali.

“I love the peaceful environment and I consider Bali as my second hometown, it’s my favourite holiday destination. But now with the Malaysia My Second Home program, I am considering getting a place here as well. A friend of mine has been telling me all sorts of nice things about Penang,” he smiles.

Sibourg’s 22 year old daughter is doing her training in Jakarta. He also has two young girls, age 7 and 5.

When asked if his eldest daughter aspired to follow Sibourg’s footstep, he says that she wanted to do ‘something like what daddy is doing’.

His daughter has now finished her studies and is looking forward to a job in either Malaysia, Singapore or Indonesia. Sibourg also thinks it’s easier for a French national to get a job in Southeast Asia.

Tree for a child

When asked about the challenges he face while at work, Sibourg says while he face many challenges at work there is nothing harder than having to get through two divorces.

“It’s a tough decision and the two times I got the divorce, I ask myself what can I do with my life? It’s always a question of what to do, where to go and with whom?” he says while adding that he is now happily married for the third time.

He also spoke passionately about A Tree For A Child, a programme supported by Accor Group that is developed specifically in protecting children in need.

“This program allows us to help the orphans and at the moment, we are taking care of 17 children from Kompleks Kebajikan Rukaiyah Amal in Bangi that we hope to eventually employ to work in the hotel,” says Sibourg.

Instead of giving them a sum of money, Sibourg explained that they want to create job opportunities for them and when this program takes off, all hotels in Kuala Lumpur will also be able to participate in this program.

The hotel is also in the midst of developing more environmental friendly measures to ensure that they do their part. Apart from a few electricity saving features in the room, Sibourg also plans to use rainwater collected from the roof of the hotel to water its lush gardens.

Sibourg is getting used to the local food and he found his favourite in Nasi Padang. He has also recently discovered mamak food. When asked if he would rather go back and work in Europe, Sibourg says, “I don’t think so!”

yeah ill love it there too if i hav $$ like u froggy! :tongue::lol:

Pullman Putrajaya to open doors in November
By Vasantha Ganesan Published: 2008/09/22

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THE long abandoned hotel project in Precinct 5 Putrajaya will finally open its doors on November 1 - some seven years after the project started.

Previously known as Alam Warisan, the hotel is now rebranded as Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside. The hotel is owned and developed by Putrajaya Holdings, while French hotel and services group Accor SA will operate it.

General manager Patrick H. Sibourg said the hotel, which is an upscale hotel with business people in mind, will open in phases between November 2008 and January 2009.

"Originally, there were four different blocks with four different hotels - the China Block, the Indian Block, the Borneo Block and the Malay Block. However, it is difficult to have four different hotels in the same compound.



"So the direction was changed to have one hotel, but to keep the identity of the hotel and the unique experience of Malaysia's multicultural background," Sibourg told Business Times.

Accordingly, the four blocks, which have also had a name change to Lotus Wing (China), Bunga Tanjung (Malay), Jasmine Wing (Indian) and Rafflesia (Borneo), will be run by a single operator.

This hotel has 283 rooms, including 34 serviced apartments and 24 suites. Each block portrays the respective ethnicity in the architecture and ambience.

The hotel's target group is the meeting, incentive, convention and exhibition (MICE) market. For a start, it will be ready to accommodate delegates of the International Water Skiing Festival to be held at the Putrajaya Lake.

"On November 1, we plan to open the Jasmine Wing and the Rafflesia with a total of 165 rooms. The opening will be in time for the International Water Skiing Festival to be held between November 7 and 9 at the lake in front of the hotel," Sibourg said.

Meanwhile, Sibourg is positive on the performance of the hotel despite adding to the number of rooms already available in the Putrajaya.

In 2009, he expects the hotel to achieve 65 per cent occupancy and an average room rate of RM230.

When asked where the confidence on its performance stems from, he said: "We are the only large international hotel in Putrajaya."

Pullman Putrajaya expects to attract a huge corporate and government crowd predominantly from Cyberjaya and Kuala Lumpur while a smaller number of leisure travellers is expected on weekends.

The hotel has 21 meeting rooms and five food and beverage outlets called The Village (a floating restaurant), China Bar and Lounge, B's (a 220-seat restaurant with a show kitchen), The Deli @ Pullman and Bar On Third.

It also has a 250-seater lakefront and open-air amphitheatre as well as team-building facilities.

.........mod...plz merge dis 2 http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=468323........

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Official Opening is Jan 2009

they should get Mercedes Benz S-class Pullman as limo there.

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i rather him build a miniture versailles than that floating thing->> froggy man->>

Putrajaya hotel all set for soft opening
By GEETHA KRISHNAN


THE modern minaret-like structures on top of a complex across a discreet corner of the Putrajaya Lake have attracted the attention of many visitors to the nation’s administrative capital.

No, the complex is not a mosque or a museum as is generally assumed or perceived by many people.

It is the Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel.

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Good view: A view of the lake from the hotel.

The hotel’s soft opening is scheduled to coincide with the 5th leg of the International Water Ski Federation (IWSF) Waterski and Wakeboard World Cup series from Nov 7 to 9 at the neighbouring Water Sports Complex in Precinct 6.

Finishing touches are still being done on the Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside but general manager Patrick Sibourg is confident that it will be ready to open on time.

Sibourg explained the unique concept behind the hotel to StarMetro during a recent briefing and tour of the complex.

According to Sibourg, Pullman Hotels and Resorts took over the Putrajaya lakeside hotel management in 1997.

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Work in progress: Sibourg is confident the hotel will open in November.

“Our rooms are designed around the multi-cultural ethnic influences. For a touch of Borneo, the lakefront Rafflesia rooms are fitted with timber pillars and hand-woven wall hangings,” Sibourg said.

The Jasmine rooms, meanwhile, radiate with the charms of mystical India. In one finished room, there were brass lanterns and small recesses in the walls and the frames inlaid with mosaic, reminiscent of Moghul design.

The Bunga Tanjung rooms have a Malay theme with traditional fittings like wood carvings.

The Lotus Ming rooms highlight the oriental effect with exquisite tapestry.

According to Sibourg, the, hotel will offer 283 rooms, suites and apartments with the added convenience of 21 meeting rooms.

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Impressive: The centre of the four wings of the Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside features a clock tower.

Sibourg is especially proud of the hotel’s 250-seat open air amphitheatre located on the lakefront.

“Not many hotels can offer such a facility,” he said.

Sibourg also pointed out the other modern facilities like WiFi and LCD TV sets that the hotel provides for guests.

Extending out to the lake is The Stilts, promoting al fresco dining, and the Bar On-The-Lake, serving, among others, Asian and Mediterranean cuisines.

The other fancy and delightful food outlets are the B’s, China Bar & Lounge, The Deli and Bar On Third.

Elegan tepian tasik

Oleh HAMZAH ABDUL HAMID
hamzah.abdulhamid@kosmo.com.my

Menghadap kedamaian Tasik Putrajaya, pengembara bisnes kini berpeluang merasai pilihan penginapan bertema etnik di The Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside.


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PENGINAPAN di hotel ini secara tidak langsung mendekatkan para tetamunya dengan kepelbagaian latar etnik Malaysia.

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CUBA bayangkan apa sahaja tujuan kunjungan dan penginapan, sama ada agenda bisnes, pertemuan korporat, resepsi perkahwinan ataupun sekadar untuk bersantai. Seterusnya, gambarkan latar lokasi yang hebat iaitu di bandar raya masa depan Putrajaya.

Apa yang bermain dalam fikiran itu juga perlu ditambah dengan kedamaian persekitaran, seni bina unggul dan gaya hidup aliran mewah.

Semua aspek tersebut digarap dalam gabungan elemen etnik seperti Melayu, Cina, India dan Borneo. Itulah yang bakal anda temui di The Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside.

Bakal memulakan operasinya pada bulan Februari 2009, ia adalah sebuah hotel yang berusaha mengangkat inovasi penginapan lebih daripada status kelas bisnes.

Sebanyak 283 bilik penginapannya dibahagikan kepada empat kompleks bangunan yang masing-masing mewakili seni bina etnik utama Malaysia.

Latar majmuk masyarakat negara ini sememangnya daya tarikan unik, lebih-lebih lagi kepada warga asing yang baru menjejakkan kaki ke Malaysia.


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BINAAN pintu gerbang ini mengangkat ciri kerawang tradisi dalam dunia pertukangan Melayu.

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Hospitaliti dengan perincian sambutan mengikut tema turut ditawarkan dalam penginapan suite dan juga apartmen servis.

Di bangunan yang mengambil ciri Melayu, elemen kayu mendominasi seni bina. Selain dilihat kukuh dengan sokongan tiang kayu bermutu tinggi, kehalusan seni pertukangan Melayu turut terlihat pada panel tingkap, rabung dan genting serta gantungan hiasan lebah gantung di hujung bumbung.

Khabarnya, semua itu mendapat sentuhan ilham arkitek Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah.

Keistimewaan kediaman yang menempatkan keluarga besar seperti yang dilihat di rumah multi-etnik di Borneo sememangnya tidak jauh bezanya dengan konsep penginapan hotel.

Tidak hairanlah sekiranya gaya itu ‘dipinjam’ ke dalam salah satu kompleks elegan di The Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside ini.

Kalau motif seni Orang Ulu menjadi antara hiasan di beberapa sudut tertentu di bangunan berkonsep Borneo, begitu juga uniknya pengaruh tata rias Cina dan India pada dua bangunan lain.


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MENARA jam di tengah-tengah pekarangan hotel menjadi titik tumpu.

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Sebenarnya, penghayatan seni etnik ini bermula dari laluan masuk ke pekarangan hotel.

Sama ada tetamu hotel secara praktikal melangkah masuk ataupun dengan memandu kenderaan, pasti akan melewati pintu gerbang yang turut dihias mengikut gaya tertentu.

Penampilan fizikal sesebuah seni bina perlu diselarikan dengan elemen semula jadi. Untuk tujuan itu, penataan konsep landskap di sekitar hotel ini turut diberi perhatian.



Kehijauan rias taman ala resort dengan olahan menarik menjadikan sesi bersiar-siar di koridor, halaman bertingkat hinggalah ke pinggir tasik begitu menyeronokkan.

Umpama oasis pengembara bisnes, tentu sekali hotel ini tidak lupa menyediakan kemudahan untuk penganjuran acara, persidangan dan mesyuarat. Demi menemukan faktor efisien dan keselesaan, sebuah dewan bersiling tinggi yang boleh memuatkan sehingga 700 orang bakal tersedia dan dilengkapi kelengkapan teknologi komunikasi terkini.

Perjalanan majlis privasi dengan jumlah peserta yang lebih kecil juga boleh berlangsung dalam bilik bersaiz sederhana.

Hotel ini bakal menyediakan sebanyak 21 buah bilik mesyuarat termasuk ruang amfiteater menghadap tasik yang boleh menempatkan sehingga 250 orang peserta.

Tiada yang lebih romantis apabila bukti penyatuan cinta disempurnakan di tempat seindah hotel ini.

Tunggulah sehingga pembukaannya nanti, banyak maklumat tentang pilihan pakej perkahwinan mengikut tradisi kaum boleh didapatkan.

Kini tahun 2008 mahu melabuhkan tirainya. Memang tidak lama waktu yang diperlukan untuk menikmati gaya penginapan di The Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside ini.

Bagi yang sudah teruja, nantikan kemunculan sebuah bintang baru di tepian Tasik Putrajaya!

INFO

Makan dan minum:

Variasi persembahan kulinari dalam gaya bufet atau ala carte menanti pengunjung di lima tempat menjamu selera iaitu B’s, The Village, Deli@Pullman, China Bar & Lounge dan On The Third.

Kemudahan hotel:

Kolam renang dengan dek istirehat, pusat kecergasan, spa, salon kecantikan dan studio perkahwinan, lounge krew penerbangan, perkhidmatan valet dan cucian pakaian, kelab kanak-kanak, penjaga bayi, bilik permainan, pengangkutan ke pusat bandar, parkir bawah tanah untuk 400 buah kereta, sistem pengawasan 24 jam, aktiviti sukan air, perkhidmatan limousin.

PULLMAN PUTRAJAYA LAKESIDE

Lot 5P2, Precint 5, Putrajaya.

E-mel: reservation@pullmanputrajaya.com

Web: www.pullmanputrajaya.com

New hotel and maritime centre for Putrajaya
Farrah Naz Karim

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The all-new Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel. — Pictures by David Khoo

PUTRAJAYA: The newest hotel in this city is a natural crowd-puller.

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The hotel blocks encircle concept yards that reflect the different cultures of Malaysia.

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The Putrajaya Maritime Centre, which is scheduled to open in July.

Architectural buffs would be awed by the grandeur of the Pullman Putrajaya Lakeside Hotel, while water-sports lovers would love its location on the shores of the man-made Putrajaya Lake.

The recently-opened hotel aspires to live up to its tag line "The Malaysian Icon Hotel" with designs that reflect the cultural identities of the country.

The rooms in the four blocks -- Bunga Tanjung, Lotus, Jasmine and Rafflesia -- are styled after the designs of the ethnic Malay, Chinese, Indian and Borneo societies, respectively.


The hotel is positive that guests would have a hard task choosing between the attractive rooms.

The media, who were recently given a tour, saw the tastefully-designed rooms featuring ergonomic furniture and state-of-the-art amenities, including LCD televisions.

The hotel blocks encircle concept yards that reflect the different cultures of Malaysia.

Hotel marketing and communications manager, Harriet Hoong, said movie-makers were so impressed with the hotel's view that they wanted to use it as the backdrop in their films.

The hotel is built on the same grounds as the Putrajaya Maritime Centre, which is scheduled to open in July.

The maritime hub, set to be another icon in the Federal Administrative Centre, will draw local and international water-sports enthusiasts.

Built on 2.1 hectares of land, the circular all-equipped centre also provides facilities like an Olympic-size swimming pool, a gymnasium and a boat jetty.

Putrajaya Corporation Town Planning Department chief assistant director, Norzita Abdul Razak, said the unique centre will be the venue for boating and other water-oriented events, attractions and activities.

"It is set to become the centre for maritime-based tourism as well as social activities that fulfil the needs and requirements of the local community and beyond," she said at the media tour.

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I just feel like the Maritime Centre has spoilt the nice view of the Pullman. Its modern architecture doesn't blend in well with the classic architecture of the Pullman. Disappointed.

I just feel like the Maritime Centre has spoilt the nice view of the Pullman. Its modern architecture doesn't blend in well with the classic architecture of the Pullman. Disappointed.

I on the other had, feels dissapointed with the apparent lack of creativity by the architect who designed the Putrajaya Pullman. Such literal intepretation of vernacular architecture makes the whole structure appears theme park-ish, and therefore, can't be taken seriously.