Corporate Office
DID: +60 3 2275 7883
Email: rafina@hec.equatorial.com
EQ
DID: +60 3 2789 7793
Email: mindyteh@kul.equatorial.com
Hotel Equatorial Ho Chi Minh City
Tel: +84 28 3839 7777 ext. 8061
Email: pr@hcm.equatorial.com
Kampachi Restaurants Sdn. Bhd.
Tel: +60 3 2275 7849
Email: kampachi-marketing@equatorial.com
Architecture Malaysia – Like many buildings along that famous strip, the all-concrete Equatorial was a quintessential product of the seventies, inevitably capitulating to 21st-century realities with its 2012 demise. What stands in its place in 2019, though dispossessed of erstwhile similarity, nevertheless captures in its own fashion, the same pioneering spirit of yesteryear. Bigger, bolder and better, the Plaza Equatorial has returned.
The Star Online – A day before Nipah Coffee Shop at the old Equatorial Kuala Lumpur was closed down in 2012 for the grand makeover that would see the hotel being rebranded as EQ, someone having high tea there remarked if things would ever be the same again after they reopened.
Buro 24/7 – EQ is KL’s most anticipated hotel opening of the year. Formerly known as Equatorial Hotel KL, it has since been stripped down completely, rebuilt and rebranded. But even with a new, shiny look, it’s no stranger. One of the features that EQ has kept is its all-day dining restaurant, Nipah. As an excuse to properly check out the hotel in the flesh, we headed over for lunch and though we walked away with a tummy full and satisfied, we also realised Nipah is set to have one of the best buffets in KL.
Buro 24/7 – There is a joke that to remember the name Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur is to reveal your age. Of course, it wasn’t popular without a reason. From the day it opened in 1973 till the day it ceased operations on April 1, 2012, the 5-star hotel was practically a household name and one of the major landmarks of the city for almost four decades.
A letter by Dato’ Lim Kong Wai, Chairman of Hotel Equatorial on the development of the flagship hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
On 31 March 2012, Dato’ Lim wrote a letter titled “What goes down must come up.” announcing the closing of Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur to make way for a brand new hotel. Click here to read the letter.
Today, on 4 March 2019, Dato’ Lim announced the brand new hotel opening and of its new identity. Click here to read the letter titled “What went down has come up”.
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BFM89.9 – The Equatorial Group has been in the hospitality industry for 50 years and and in the hearts of many Malaysians. It was 7 years since the original Equatorial KL was torn down and now they are finally launching EQ Plaza, their most impressive property to date. We spoke to Charles Lim the Chief Commercial Officer of the Equatorial Group to share his insight on Equatorial’s new frontier. Listen in.
The Star Online – From multi-outlet sushi joints to high-end internationally renowned brands, Malaysian consumers have long been captivated by the novelty of dining on raw fish and fresh seafood that is so closely associated with Japanese cuisine. Walk into any mall, and there will be one, if not a few, Japanese restaurant that will be brimming with people waiting in line for a seat. But few locally-founded chains have managed to match up to the legacy of and connection to the Japanese food scene quite like Kampachi.
Malaysia Tatler – In anticipation of its soft opening in March 2019, all eyes are on the sleek new interiors of EQ, formerly known as Hotel Equatorial Kuala Lumpur. Situated in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, this 5-star luxury hotel promises a pampering spot to retreat after a day of shopping and entertainment in the city’s Golden Triangle.
Kampachi has once again been named Best Japanese Restaurant in the annual Time Out Kuala Lumpur Food Awards! Kampachi has received the recognition by Time Out KL and its readers for 9 times out of the 10 years these awards have been held. It is certainly an unprecedented achievement – among all the restaurants across all the categories, no other establishment has done this.
Click here to read the see the full winners list.
The Star Online – At the forefront of fine dining trends, The View at Hotel Equatorial Penang offers outstanding French cuisine enhanced with matching wines while diners feast their eyes on stunning city scapes.
