Press & Media

Kuala Lumpur, 18 June 2025 — EQ has cemented its status as Malaysia’s defining luxury hotel after securing three top honours at the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific 2025. The hotel achieved an unprecedented fourth consecutive win as No.1 City Hotels in Malaysia, alongside No.2 Hotel Pools and No.3 Hotel Spas awards, setting a new benchmark for excellence in Asia Pacific’s competitive hospitality landscape.

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Kuala Lumpur, 3 June 2025 — Malaysia’s Equatorial Group is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Justin Lee as the General Manager of EQ, effective 1 June 2025. With over three decades dedicated to the luxury hospitality sector, Justin is a seasoned leader with a proven commitment to exceptional attention to guests’ needs and expectations. Having advanced through key leadership roles within EQ, he has been instrumental in shaping the property’s operational excellence and defining its distinctive hospitality ethos. His expertise and passion will undoubtedly strengthen EQ’s position as the city’s top hotel, holding the #1 spot on TripAdvisor for six consecutive years.

Kuala Lumpur, 23 May 2025 — EQ, Kuala Lumpur and its iconic fine dining venue, Sabayon, hosted an extraordinary evening of world-class oenology, haute cuisine, and cultural diplomacy in a celebration of excellence on 23 May 2025. The event, held in collaboration with Bordeaux Liquid Gold, was a milestone in the dream of Baron Philippe de Rothschild and Robert Mondavi, who set out to create a single wine dedicated to the pursuit of uncompromising quality. The Opus One winery in Napa Valley, California, has produced some of California’s most lauded wines since the 1990s.