Shangri-Las Rasa Sayang Resort and Spa, Penang

This recently renovated beach hotel comprises a total of 304 well-appointed guestrooms and suites, housed within the club resort's distinctive Minangkabau architecture from which guests step out into 30 acres of extensive garden grounds framed by towering rainforest vegetation. The spa resort's amenities include dedicated club lounge facilities. There is a lobby area, a hotel safe, a currency exchange facility and a hairdresser as well as a bar, a pub and a restaurant. Guests may take advantage of the room service and there is parking for those arriving by car. The resort is the ideal location for executive business retreats and motivational group gatherings. The Pelangi Ballroom - with direct access to the car park area - has been cleverly linked to 14 other variously-sized meeting and function rooms, and can accommodate 400 people for a banquet. The hotel offers state-of-the-art audio and visual equipment including a satellite TV conferencing facility, electronic projection, simultaneous microphone and PA systems, remote control screens and built-in sound systems.

The accommodation is elegant and spacious and falls into 12 categories of room, with sizes ranging from 42 to 242 m². Most rooms and suites have breathtaking views of the sea, grounds and gardens and are equipped with an en suite bathroom, a room safe, a data port for Internet and fax machine connection as well as a telephone with international direct dialling and voice mail, satellite/ cable TV with non-stop in-house movies, individually adjustable air conditioning, tea and coffee making facilities, an iron and ironing board, a minibar, hypoallergenic pillows and stationery. All the Premier rooms come complete with a hot tub on the balcony.

Spice Market Cafe - an innovative dining experience with a 'theatre-style kitchen' concept serving Asian & International favourites. The award winning Ferringgi Grill serves fine continental cuisine and houses an excellent wine cellar. The Lobby Lounge allows private conversations while you enjoy your favourite beverages.

Spread along a secluded corner of the resort, facing a tranquil sea, CHI, the Spa offers a holistic approach to health and relaxation. Inspired by traditional Asian healing philosophies, treatments are based upon the principle of restoring balance and harmony to mind and body. The hotel also offers guided activities - for beginners or more experienced guests - conducted on a daily basis, including jungle trekking, beach walking, nature walking and bird-watching. Informative tours such as visits to nearby villages and traditional houses are also available. Within the resort's 30 acres of lush gardens are three swimming pools, including a safe and fun children's pool, a Par-3 Executive Golf Course, a children's playground and floodlit tennis courts. Additionally, guests may relax in the sauna or the Jacuzzi as well as try their hand at banana boating, diving, windsurfing, canoeing or mountain biking.