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EQ – AN ICON IS REBORN
Gaya Travel Magazine – The Hotel Equatorial Group is proud to announce the return of an iconic name within Kuala Lumpur’s hotel industry. Carrying a new identity, EQ marks a continuing chapter for the Hotel Equatorial brand that embodies high standards of service and hospitality it has established over the years.
Discover our popular deluxe queen room, with two queen sized beds, making it the ideal family hotel room
COO DONALD LIM AND GM ROBERT LAGERWEY ON THE OPENING OF THE REBRANDED HOTEL EQUATORIAL KL
Options – The Edge – Local watering hole, witness to numerous courtships and joyous family occasions, preferred address for entertaining, icon, landmark, legacy — ever since it opened its doors in 1973 as one of a handful of five-star hospitality brands here, Hotel Equatorial was inextricably woven into the social fabric of downtown KL.
Book a business hotel room, in the newly branded EQ with hotel business lounge access; or treat yourself to a stunning studio suite with sweeping views.
TRACING THE EQUATORIAL
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.
With this revolutionary revamp comes contemporary redesign of rooms and facilities:
- Want wow factor? Discover our one-of-a-kind Aha Suite; a hotel with a jacuzzi in KL!
- Doing Business? Get an Equator Club Business Hotel Room with Hotel Business Lounge access.
- Just Relaxing? Dive into our Infinity Pool with views of the KL tower and underwater music!
- Hosting an event? Book our hotel ballroom that extends into multiple formats for weddings, tech events, conferences, you name it.
- Want views? Treat yourself like a King, in our Premier King Infinity hotel room with KL city views. Our corner rooms capture both Petronas Twin Towers and KL Tower views.