New RCI Affiliate Offers Extravagant Blend Of Moorish Architecture And Malaysian Culture
August 22, 2009 by Perspective Magazine | Timeshare & Fractional ReviewsPalace Vacation Club, one of Asia’s most innovation brands in the vacation ownership industry, recently announced a multi-year affiliation with RCI that makes RCI the exclusive third-party exchange provider for Palace Vacation Club. Palace Vacation Club was designed to provide members a lifetime of vacation memories as well as the use of the facilities and special discounts at F&B outlets, spa packages, water sports and cruises within The Mines Resort City.
Members will get to enjoy an array of options to exchange their holiday entitlements for other products ranging from health services to entertainment. Exchanges for shows such as Disney On Ice, Sesame Street Musical, Royal London Circus, Hollywood On Ice to name a few. Such exchanges are unique to Palace Vacation Club and have been well received by members since its introduction.
Palace Vacation Club Members Services Department has successfully processed a total of 12,600 room bookings in 2008 whilst achieving a 95% rate successful booking ratio as compared to 89% of previous years. This is made possible through the dynamic team in the Member Services Dept and the availability of over 100 internal and direct affiliation resorts covering Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, India, Australia, China and Europe and complemented by the latest acquisitionaccommodation in London and Gold Coast, Australia. On top of that, members have access to more than 3,700 enthralling resorts destinations in over 100 countries worldwide through RCI.
There’s simply no better way to experience vacations through Palace Vacation Club. The prestigious Palace Vacation Club has established itself in the market as an exclusive timesharing programme that offers immense benefits and privileges in a form of exciting vacations. For the years to come, despite the current climate of uncertainty generated by the financial turmoil, Palace Vacation Club is committed to strive and stay competitive through its strong sales and marketing force, excellent service and continued product innovation and redevelopment to enhance the membership in the challenging years ahead.
Country Heights Resort – Country Villas
Malaysia’s first Mediterranean-style waterfront homes, Country Heights Resort with its Country Villas brings the ultimate experience in country living.
The villas cluster is breathtaking with distinct wall furnishings on graceful white facades and unique red-bricked driveways surrounded by beautifully lush landscaped gardens and panoramic views of lakes.
These low-rise villas are tastefully furnished with three bedrooms and two bathrooms. The master bedroom is furnished with a king size bed with attached bathroom.
Each villa comes with a covered car porch, a living area, dining area and a kitchen. They are fully air conditioned and equipped with TV, refrigerator and water heater and include tea and coffee making facilities.
The villas are the ultimate property choice for those who prefer to experience a country living style vacation.
Location
Country Villas is located just 20 minutes from Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, and a 30-minute drive from Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Surroundings
Surrounded by a beautifully landscaped environment and panoramic views of colorful tropical flowers and nearby lakes, Country Villas gives way to a vacation where guests can enjoy the sweet smell of greenery, birds chirping and fresh air.
Property Amenities
The resort has a variety of on-site amenities that offer fun, entertaining and relaxing options for guests. Guests can use the swimming pool, tennis and volleyball courts, rent bicycles, and participate in fish feeding or lakeside fishing. Also on property are an outdoor children’s playground, eight indoor badminton courts and a gymnasium and aerobic room.
Guests looking to do a lot or a little on vacation will definitely find something at Country Villas.
Palace of the Golden Horses
Palace of the Golden Horses, tagged as Asia’s most extraordinary hotel, is a worldclass award-winning luxury hotel located within MINES Resort City. This 5-star luxury hotel yields a harmonious blend of Moorish
architecture and Malaysian culture and offers an ideal setting for those who want to experience the wonderfully rich and diverse heritage of Malaysia.
Overlooking the picturesque 150-acre lake in MINES Resort City, Palace of the Golden Horses offers beauty and grace. Because of its luxury accommodations, this prestigious hotel has won several awards such as:
Best New City Hotel in Asia Pacific’98, 25th International Award for Tourist, Hotel & Catering Industry 2000 and Best MICE (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Events) Facility and Service Hotel 2007 and 2008 by Travel Weekly China. The hotel has played host to more than 100 world leaders and celebrities.
This enchanting palatial hotel is best noted for its dedicated conference centre, the Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Conference Centre. Located in its very own private wing, it offers unrivalled conference space with a total of 21 meeting rooms equipped with state of- the-art facilities, individual lighting control, video and teleconferencing facilities, including an auditorium and the Royal Ballroom with a maximum seating capacity of up to 2,000 people.
Blending the best of Moorish and Malaysian architecture, this unique hotel features the Dignitary’s Club floor with a business center and a lounge, complete with butler, concierge and secretarial services, for privacy and
personalized attention. Palace of the Golden Horses offers 481 exquisite guestrooms and suites, five restaurants, two lounges, a business center, a swimming pool as well as a fully-equipped gym.
Location
Just 20 minutes from the center of Kuala Lumpur and a 35-minute drive from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Palace of the Golden Horses is also within close proximity to the administrative capital of Malaysia
at Putrajaya and Cyberjaya, the center of Malaysia’s Multimedia Super Corridor, the National Sports Complex and the Commonwealth Games Village at Bukit Jalil, Selangor Turf Club and Technology Park Malaysia.
Property Amenities
Carousel Cafe Restaurant
A unique fairground décor of an all-day dining restaurant, offering sumptuous a la carte menu and lavish buffets for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Kim Ma Chinese Restaurant
An exquisite dining place where guests can enjoy delights from Dainty Dim Sum to the innovative flavors of modern Cantonese cuisine.
Kin No Uma Japanese Restaurant
Offers only the finest sushi, kaiseki, tempura, teppanyaki and many more in a sophisticated decor that combines contemporary influences with traditional Japanese design.
Grand Salon
Majestically designed architecture overlooking a scenic lake, the Grand Salon Lobby Lounge offers a cozy and tranquil atmosphere where guests can enjoy light music while sampling delightful afternoon tea or evening cocktails.
The Polo Club Lounge
The ultimate choice for guests to unwind with fine cigars and aged cognacs perhaps enjoyed together with a relaxing game of pool.
Sagar Restaurant
An exquisite and extensive array of Northern Indian cuisine including vegetarian dishes with a promise of a royalty experience awaits at Sagar Restaurant. Each dish is elaborately prepared by chefs who have initiated Indian cooking as artistry. Beautifully decorated fit for a Maharajah.
Somethin’ Juicy
An innovative juice bar newly opened at Palace of the Golden Horses is a must try for guests. Choices abound from an excellent selection of chilled cool juices, smoothies, frappies, and ice creams.
Side Walk Café
A café full of irresistible homemade pastries and cakes to satisfy any sweet cravings well located at the hotel lobby.
Lodging Accomodations
A total of 401 guestrooms and 80 suites are available. King-sized beds are available in 183 of the guestrooms while the other 218 rooms offer two double beds. There are 21 executive suites, 37 minister suites, 20 head of state suites, one host nation suite and one golden suite.
Each room is stylishly furnished with three two line telephones offering voicemail and data port, full-sized working desk, cable TV, electronic in-room safe, fully-stocked mini-bar and other amenities such as coffee and tea making facility, hair dryer, iron and ironing board.
An Unexpected Encounter at Every Turn Le Marquee
Amidst the sprawling, lushly landscaped gardens of the award-winning Palace of the Golden Horses hotel stands Le Marquee, a vast canopied venue with the capacity to seat up to 3,000 people silhouetted against the extravagant Moorish-Malaysian architecture that defines the 480-room hotel.
Designed and fabricated in Holland, Le Marquee is truly one of a kind, being the largest canopied venue of such extravagance in Malaysia, and boasting over 1,800 square meters on space right next to a magnificent 150-acre lake.
Le Marquee is a blank canvas for extraordinary events of all kinds and has already hosted a bevy of glamorous happenings including An Evening with Annika Sorenstam – Woman’s World Cup Gold Champion 2009.
Le Marquee makes every event truly remarkable, allowing events to be celebrated in style.
With a reputation for unparalleled uniqueness, and with a growing list of celebrated megaevents under its belt, Le Marquee’s popularity has soared since its creation in 2007.
Palace Vacation Club is a wholly owned subsidiary of Country Heights Lifestyle Berhad which was set up in 1997. The company is the operator of Palace Vacation Club and Mr. Ricky Yip is currently the CEO of Mines Wellness Hotel and Country Heights Lifestyle Bhd.
He was the Senior Vice President – Sales & Marketing for Palace of the Golden Horses and Palace Beach & Spa (now known as the Mines Wellness Hotel). He is currently the Vice Chairman of the Malaysian Holiday Timeshare Developers’ Federation (MHTDF). He has over 20 years experience in the Malaysian timeshare industry.
He joined Mines Marketing Sdn Bhd, a marketing agency for Country Heights Group since Jan 1999 as Director and General Manager and has since marketed a variety of products including Palace Vacation Club, Palace Health Sanctuary, Mines TCM Wellness, Mines Resort Golf Club membership, Hornbill Golf membership, Dignitaries Club and Heritage Serviced Residences.
His most recent accomplishment is marketing the 1st in Malaysia oil palm farm-sharing investment scheme named Country Heights Growers Scheme to over 9000 investors.
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