ROOMS & SUITES: 532

One of the world's great resorts, this magnificent and acclaimed beach resort is an architectural masterpiece exuding grandeur and luxury with superb country club facilities rivaling the best anywhere.

Opened in 2000 on the doorstep of one of the oldest rainforests in Southeast Asia, it is a haven of regal, elegant splendor with 360 spacious guestrooms and 63 lavish suites and palatial villas, it is set in a 180-hectare (445-acre) tropical garden estate including a floodlit 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed championship golf course overlooking the South China Sea.

AFFILIATIONS

Visa Signature Collection

INSIDER TIPS

Avoid the wet season, September to January and Ramadan, when all Muslims must fast between dawn and dusk for a month.

ACCOMMODATIONS

3-Bedroom Royal Villa
3-Bedroom Ocean Villa
2-Bedroom Garden Villa
Empress Suite
Ambassador Suite
Executive Suites
Deluxe E-Club Rooms
Ocean View Rooms
Deluxe Rooms
Superior Rooms

FACILITIES

Golf Course on property
Swimming Pool - Outdoor
Water Sports
Weddings & Celebrations

LEISURE

Beach and Pool Facilites - 11,000 sq.m Saltwater swimming pool, 50M freeform Swimming Pool, Kid's Club, Children's Pool with water slide, River swimming pool. Water Sports - sailing, Windsurfing, Snorkelling and Ocean Kayaking.

Membership Country Club: 18 holes golf designed by Jack Nicklaus Golf Driving Range

Gymnasium Fitted with State-Of-The Art Fitness Training and Equipment

4 tennis courts, 3 squash courts, 2-Air Conditioned Badminton Courts, 8 ten-pin bowling lanes, Pool & Snooker room, 16,6 m indoor lap pool, sauna, plunge pool and lockers. The Empire Cinema.

EXPLORE

The splendor of The Empire Hotel spills over to the Country Club, which has facilities rivaling the best to be found anywhere, including a state-of-the-art theatre. Its array of world-class sports and leisure facilities includes floodlit tennis, badminton, squash, fitness centre, ten-pin bowling, billiards and snooker. It also houses a spa which provides a wide variety of massage therapies and beauty treatments. The Empire Country Club also has some of the finest golfing facilities in the region. Its floodlit 18-hole Jack Nicklaus-designed championship golf course has played host to heads-of-state and royalty from around the world. There is also a putting and chipping green. The driving range has 26 covered bays with target greens from 50 to 200 metres. Golf lessons on the driving range or a game on the greens with a resident pro are available. The latest in golf equipment and golfing fashion can be hired or purchased from the golf pro shop.

AIRPORT DISTANCE

15 minutes