GENTING HIGHLANDS: Asia's largest Hard Rock Hotel, with 1001 rooms and suites, is due to open at King's Park Genting Highlands in 2027, turning Hard Rock Genting Highlands into the largest in Asia.

With the signing of the agreement between HR Hotel & Residences Sdn Bhd and Hard Rock International on October 14, 2023, HR Hotel & Residences aims to introduce a world-class entertainment experience by fusing the tenacious spirit of Hard Rock with the beauty of King's Park, an integrated entertainment hub and the first central business district, at 1,000 metre above the sea level.

The new partnership was announced at an event attended by Hard Rock International's senior vice president and head of global business development, Todd Hricko, King's Park's group chief executive officer Datuk Jayandren Subramanian, and HR Resort & Residences' chairman Lim Kim Chai, as well as King's Park's executive vice president, Sean Chen.

"This partnership marks a monumental milestone in the world of hospitality.Our focus is on creating an unforgettable adventure that fuses the best of high-end design with the freewheeling energy of rock 'n' roll. Here at King's Park, the soon-to-be-open Hard Rock Genting Highlands in Malaysia will represent the pinnacle of high-energy fun, luxury, and elegance for solo travelers, groups of friends, and families alike. When this spectacular hotel opens its doors in 2027, we will be sure to take centre stage alongside our wonderful partners at Hard Rock International in stunning the globe, and showing the world that indeed, the spirit of Rock is very, very much alive," King's Park executive vice presidentchairman Chen said.

King's Park Gentings Highlands is a RM10 billion gross development value project, set to become Genting Highland's first central business district, spanning 61 hectares of freehold land, complete with an integrated entertainment hub.