LANGKAWI: The Baron Group, the operator of a network of hotels and chalets in Langkawi, is to build the 80-room "de Baron Motel" to meet the demand of the growing tourism industry on the island.

Its managing director Zailina Mohd Zain said the construction is part of a planned 300-room development to be undertaken in stages.

"Piling works on the four-storey motel has already begun on a reclaimed site near Sungai Kuah and is expected to fully complete within a year," she told Bernama here on Monday, Nov 8.

Zailina said the company will invest invest RM20 million to develop the entire 300 rooms in Langkawi.

Some of the rooms will be in Kuah and the rest in Pantai Cenang, she added.

The Baron Group has five hotels and chalets of three-star rating, with almost 500 rooms in Kuah and Pantai Cenang, including the de Baron Resort with 137 rooms and Hotel Baron with more than 40 rooms.

She said the demand for rooms in Langkawi is never sufficient during festive seasons, international events and school holidays.

Langkawi has 7,200 rooms available at present. -- Bernama
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