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Corporate Office

Tel: +60 3 2275 7883
Fax: +60 3 2031 1123
Email: rafina@hec.equatorial.com

Hotel Equatorial Ho Chi Minh City

Tel: +84 28 3839 7777 ext. 8061
Fax: +84 28 3839 0011
Email: pr@hcm.equatorial.com

Hotel Equatorial Melaka

Tel: +60 6 282 8333 ext. 3310
Fax: +60 6 286 1260
Email: christopher@mel.equatorial.com

Hotel Equatorial Penang

Tel: +60 4 632 7000
Fax: +60 4 632 7100
Email: gillian.tan@pen.equatorial.com

Kampachi Restaurants Sdn. Bhd.

Tel: +60 3 2275 7849
Fax: +60 3 2275 7898
Email: kampachi-marketing@equatorial.com

EQ Kuala Lumpur (Hotel) at Equatorial Plaza

June 27, 2019

TimChew.net – When the original Hotel Equatorial opened its doors in Kuala Lumpur back in 1973, it was the talk of the town and quickly gained a reputation as a premier five-star destination. Fast forward to 2012 and the hotel was almost 40 years old and thus the owners decided to close it for redevelopment. Well the redevelopment took almost seven years (takes time to safely knock down a building and construct an entirely new one!) and the new Equatorial Plaza reopened its doors (albeit a soft launch) on 1 March 2019.

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11 Places To Buka Puasa Around KL This Ramadan

May 2, 2019

Going Places Magazine – The nostalgic taste of home beckons at EQ Kuala Lumpur, as they introduce their Nostalgia Nipah buffet at Nipah Restaurant throughout the month of Ramadan – offering culinary delights and dishes that harken back to its golden yesteryears, when it was still known as Hotel Equatorial.

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Hotel Equatorial: Rebuilding And Rebranding EQ

April 22, 2019

BFM89.9 – What was the reason for rebuilding and rebranding EQ? What does EQ symbolize? What makes EQ different from other Hotel Equatorial hotels? Tune in to Robert Lagerwey, General Manager of EQ Kuala Lumpur as he shares about Rebuilding and Rebranding EQ.

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Joyous Blend Of Japanese Delights

April 12, 2019

The Star Online – Kampachi at Hotel Equatorial Penang brings to the fore an inventive menu of tried and tested Japanese flavours with unique contemporary spins.

Besides sumptuous a la carte selections, the weekend buffets have also been delighting diners with mouth-watering creations that are imaginative and authentic.

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EQ – An Icon is Reborn

April 10, 2019

Gaya Travel Magazine – The Hotel Equatorial Group is proud to announce the return of an iconic name within Kuala Lumpur’s hotel industry. Carrying a new identity, EQ marks a continuing chapter for the Hotel Equatorial brand that embodies high standards of service and hospitality it has established over the years.

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COO Donald Lim And GM Robert Lagerwey On The Opening Of The Rebranded Hotel Equatorial KL

April 6, 2019

Options – The Edge – Local watering hole, witness to numerous courtships and joyous family occasions, preferred address for entertaining, icon, landmark, legacy — ever since it opened its doors in 1973 as one of a handful of five-star hospitality brands here, Hotel Equatorial was inextricably woven into the social fabric of downtown KL.

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Tracing The Equatorial

April 1, 2019

Architecture Malaysia – Like many buildings along that famous strip, the all-concrete Equatorial was a quintessential product of the seventies, inevitably capitulating to 21st-century realities with its 2012 demise. What stands in its place in 2019, though dispossessed of erstwhile similarity, nevertheless captures in its own fashion, the same pioneering spirit of yesteryear. Bigger, bolder and better, the Plaza Equatorial has returned.

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Classics Stand Test Of Time

April 1, 2019

The Star Online – A day before Nipah Coffee Shop at the old Equatorial Kuala Lumpur was closed down in 2012 for the grand makeover that would see the hotel being rebranded as EQ, someone having high tea there remarked if things would ever be the same again after they reopened.

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EQ's All-Day Dining Restaurant Has An Amazing Lunch Buffet (At A Jaw-Dropping Price)

March 30, 2019

Buro 24/7 – EQ is KL’s most anticipated hotel opening of the year. Formerly known as Equatorial Hotel KL, it has since been stripped down completely, rebuilt and rebranded. But even with a new, shiny look, it’s no stranger. One of the features that EQ has kept is its all-day dining restaurant, Nipah. As an excuse to properly check out the hotel in the flesh, we headed over for lunch and though we walked away with a tummy full and satisfied, we also realised Nipah is set to have one of the best buffets in KL.

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Hotel Equatorial KL Is Now EQ Hotel — Here’s Your First Look

March 7, 2019

Buro 24/7 – There is a joke that to remember the name Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur is to reveal your age. Of course, it wasn’t popular without a reason. From the day it opened in 1973 till the day it ceased operations on April 1, 2012, the 5-star hotel was practically a household name and one of the major landmarks of the city for almost four decades.

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