Genting Hotel
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Pahang
Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state...
, Malaysia. The other hotels that are located here include First World Hotel
First World Hotel
First World Hotel is the fourth largest hotel in the world by rooms. It comprises Tower 1 and Tower 2, each with 28 floors, and has a total of 6,118 rooms. It is one of the five hotels located in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, along with Genting Hotel, Theme Park Hotel, Highlands Hotel and...
, Resort Hotel, Highlands Hotel
Highlands Hotel
Highlands Hotel is one of the five major hotels beside Genting Hotel, Theme Park Hotel, First World Hotel and Resort Hotel located at Genting Highlands, Malaysia...
and Theme Park Hotel
Theme Park Hotel
Theme Park Hotel is the first hotel to be built at Genting Highlands Resort at its early development in 1971. Initially, Theme Park Hotel was called Highlands Hotel, but it was renamed later on....
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History
Genting Hotel was built in 1978 as the second hotel in Genting Highlands Resort after the first hotel, Theme Park HotelTheme Park Hotel
Theme Park Hotel is the first hotel to be built at Genting Highlands Resort at its early development in 1971. Initially, Theme Park Hotel was called Highlands Hotel, but it was renamed later on....
, which was built in 1971, was unable to cope with the immense volume of people because of the relocation of two casinos which was initially located inside Theme Park Hotel
Theme Park Hotel
Theme Park Hotel is the first hotel to be built at Genting Highlands Resort at its early development in 1971. Initially, Theme Park Hotel was called Highlands Hotel, but it was renamed later on....
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Structure
Along with Resort Hotel and Highlands HotelHighlands Hotel
Highlands Hotel is one of the five major hotels beside Genting Hotel, Theme Park Hotel, First World Hotel and Resort Hotel located at Genting Highlands, Malaysia...
, it houses Casino de Genting, one of the main casinos at Genting Highlands Resort along with the Starworld casino in First World Hotel
First World Hotel
First World Hotel is the fourth largest hotel in the world by rooms. It comprises Tower 1 and Tower 2, each with 28 floors, and has a total of 6,118 rooms. It is one of the five hotels located in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia, along with Genting Hotel, Theme Park Hotel, Highlands Hotel and...
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It has a big Genting
Genting
Genting may refer to:*Genting Group, a Malaysian company*Genting Highlands, a mountain resort in Malaysia**Genting Sempah, the mountain on which the Genting Highlands resort is situated*Genting Sempah-Genting Highlands Highway, a federal highway in Malaysia...
logo at its top standing at the height of 6000 ft (1,828.8 m) above sea level facing Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Ulu Kali and the lake side located at the outdoor theme park. From the top view, it forms the Y shape, having three long corridors.
The top floor houses the Maxim Club, a 6-star hotel.
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