KEMPINSKI Hotel Nay Pyi Taw opened to grand fanfare this month to welcome US president Barack Obama, who was in the Myanmar capital for this year’s ASEAN Summit.
The US president was housed in the 1,393m2 Grand Royal Suite, Myanmar’s largest and most secure suite that also offers meeting and recreational features. It was rumoured that Kempinski would serve as Obama’s residence while in Myanmar when the hotel announced its opening date earlier this year.
Kempinski’s first property in Myanmar, the 141-unit hotel offers the choice of rooms or suites that are located within three one-storey villas.
Guests can choose between several F&B options including Rangoon Kitchen brasserie for pan-Asian and international cuisines, two lounges, the Diplomat Bar, and the Pool Bar.
Also within hotel premises are a fitness club, and a spa with eight treatment rooms that is scheduled to open in 2015.
Kempinski has also confirmed it will open its second property in Myanmar, Kempinski Hotel Yangon, in 2016.
The former colonial state house will be converted to a 229-unit hotel with facilities such as three restaurants, a lobby lounge, a rooftop bar, a grand ballroom, a swimming pool and a spa.
