Abandoned buildings of Malaysia
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5 star resort
Visit date : 2012
Year of build : 1990's
Current status : Mothballed
 
This was once an exclusive 5 star international standard resort. I had the pleasure of staying here when it first opened way back in the 90’s. I still remember that wonderful new building smell it had. What greeted you as you first entered the lobby was the vastness of the main central area with its massive chandeliers that hung from the ceiling. This place was designed to wow, and it did that in spades.

Unfortunately, for whatever reason, this exclusive resort somehow failed and ceased trading in the mid 2000’s. The building was then mothballed with 24hr security placed to guard it with the hope that one day it may be resurrected.

To revisit a location after it’s abandonment is always interesting. This time around the place had obviously taken on a completely different personality; gone was the airy proud ambience it had, now replaced with a heavy atmosphere filled with the stench of decay. The open air coffee house where once you could sit and lookout to the magnificent swimming pool was now dark and dingy, crowded in on all sides by overgrown plants and trees.

Back inside the main core of the hotel, the massive chandeliers still clung to the ceiling and the Yamaha piano that used to play calming music in the lounge now deafly silent and mouldy.

5 star resort? Not anymore, and sadly doubtful it can ever be resurrected again. What a waste.

 
 






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