JOHOR BAHRU (Dec 9):Mah Sing Group Bhd will develop the second Ramada hotel in the city, the Ramada Meridin Johor Bahru. It launched the first hotel, Ramada Encore in Meridin@Medini, Johor Bahru, in mid-September.

The Meridin@Medini has an estimated gross development value of RM1.1 billion, and both hotels will be managed by property management firm Topotels. The signing of the second franchise agreement was announced by Wyndham Hotel Group on Dec 8.

“We were very heartened by the overwhelming response [to] the development of the Ramada Encore Meridin Johor Bahru. This second agreement is a result of that success and our continued confidence in the capabilities of both Ramada and Wyndham Hotel Group,” said Mah Sing CEO Ng Chai Yong in a press statement.

“We see Johor Bahru as a prime location for our growing global portfolio and in particular our internationally recognised Ramada brand,” said Wyndham’s Hotel Group managing director  for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, Barry Robinson.

Scheduled to open in 2018, the 26-storey, 322-room Ramada Meridin is integrated with the Meridin @ Medini development, which sits on 8.19 acres. Facilities offered in the hotel include a yoga and meditation deck, reflexology area, swimming pool, wading pool, lap pool, aqua gym, cafe, oasis garden, mini amphitheatre, tennis court, playground, pavilion and an outdoor gym.

Ramada Meridin is located about 45 minutes away from Singapore and less than a kilometre from from Legoland Malaysia. It will be part of the Medini township that is expected to become the central business district of the southern economic zone of Johor Bahru’s Iskandar region. It will be the fifth Wyndham Hotel Group property to open in Malaysia.

Wyndham Hotel Group is a hotel brand franchisor and hotel management services provider with a portfolio of over 7,760 properties in 71 countries under a number of brands.

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