Grand Lion Gr inks deal with Marriott Int’l in Cambodia's Sihanoukville

SINGAPORE, Mar 12: Cambodian real estate company Grand Lion Group recently signed a contract with Marriott International, Inc., to manage and operate a new hotel in Sihanoukville, a coastal city located in Cambodia's southwest region with a shrt 35-minute flight from capital Phnom Penh.

Branded a Le Meridien, the 388-room five-star hotel will comprise an all-day dining/open kitchen concept restaurant, a specialty restaurant, a rooftop bar with captivating views of the ocean and the outlying islands, state of the art fitness centre, wellness spa, meeting rooms and ballroom accommodating 400, and an oceanfront beach club with infinity pools, restaurant and bar, reports Media OutReach.

The hotel forms part of the US $200 million Gold Coast at Sihanoukville - a mega hotel and luxury residence complex - located on 1.67 hectares just 17km from the airport.

Towering 58-storey high, all 888 units in the stylishly-designed Lyon D'or residence tower will enjoy panoramic sea views of the Gulf of Thailand. Designed with an immersive plush resort experience for an upscale clientele with two levels of luxury retail podium, Lyon D'or will have a rooftop infinity pool, sky lounge, fitness center, spa, recreation and multi-purpose rooms. Residents and their guests will also enjoy the facilities and services from Room Service to Concierge at Le Meridien including access to the dining venues at the hotel and beach club.

The project will be designed by the award-winning Bangkok-based Tandem Architects 2001 and interior design firm, JKY Concept. Plans are in the pipeline to form a collaboration with a world renowned Italian luxury interior furnishings house to furnish Lyon D'or. The residences will be exclusively marketed by Knight Frank, a global real estate consultancy that has sold some of the world's most iconic properties.