Grand Park Kodhipparu To Open In 2017

Posted in Future, News on 11 October, 2016

A joint venture by Park Hotel Group and Singapore based Chip Eng Seng Corporation ltd (CES) will see the development and management of a new resort in the Maldives, Grand Park Kodhipparu.

Grand Park Kodhipparu is scheduled to open in 2017, with 120 villas and will be the second partnership between the CES Corporation and the Park Hotel Group.

Located in North Male’ Atoll, the resort is 15 minutes away by speedboat from the countries’ biggest international airport, Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. Grand Park Kodhipparu is designed by the famous Hirsch Bedner Associates and features a range of beach-front pool villas, overwater villas with direct access to the crystal clear cerulean waters of the Maldives and overwater pool villas that come with a private infinity pool.

Executive Chairman of CES, Mr Raymond Chia, said: “We are delighted to Chip Eng Seng’s first resort property in Maldives as part of Group’s strategy to expand our hospitality investment portfolio. We are confident that our partnership with Park Hotel Group, on the most established and fast expanding Asia hospitality brands, will be a winning formula as we aim to continue our successful partnership following the opening of our first hotel, Park Hotel Alexandra. We believe we will create a new and very special hospitality experience for our guests when the resort opens in 2017.”

“We are committed to growing our brand presence and to be able to fulfill this vision with our trusted partners like CES allows us to access new markets with increased confidence as we seek to combine resources and capabilities to achieve scalability, efficiency and success. Maldives, with its pristine natural landscape and ‘one island, one resort’ concept has established itself as a leading and an exclusive resort destination over the years,” said Mr Allen Law, Chief Executive Officer of Park Hotel Group.

Park Hotel Group owns and manages 15 properties in eight countries and has been named as the ‘Best Regional Hotel Chain’ by TTG Travel Awards for five consecutive years.

The group also has already set high targets for the future involving expansion into countries such as Australia, Malaysia and South Korea and has plans to open two new hotels in Seoul and Singapore in 2017.