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Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, Penang, Malaysia, re-opened for business on September 28, 2006 with a colourful ceremony featuring a pair of prancing lions and welcome parade of one hundred staff members attired in various Malaysian traditional costumes. The lion dance troupe accompanied by Chinese, Malay kompang and Indian Tabla drummers, provided the fanfare as the resort's first guests were greeted by the general manager, Arbind K. Shrestha,and ushered from their limousines to the exclusive Rasa Wing Lounge.
Shangri-La’s Rasa Sayang Resort first opened in November 1973 comprising
514 guest rooms and suites and underwent a major redevelopment and repositioning programme from December 1, 2004. The resort was closed for 20 months to facilitate the project costing £14 million.
The new Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa presently houses 304 guest rooms and suites in the Rasa Wing and Garden Wing. All facilities and services are fully operational, including guest rooms, restaurants and bars, meetings & conference facilities, beauty salon, health club & gym, swimming pools and the new Par-3 (nine-hole) executive golf course. The opening of the resort also marks the introduction of "CHI, The Spa at Shangri-La" comprising a dedicated pool and specialist café serving CHI cuisine, plus11 private treatment suites and villas.
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