TUNE HOTEL.COM

Tune Hotels’ first flagship hotel in Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman in Kuala Lumpur

The brightly painted facade is difficult to miss. Tune Hotels.com, opens its flagship “no-frills” hotel today, and aims to take advantage of the growing budget hotels segment, pushing its expansion plans in the future. It said in a statement that budget hotels had registered up to 90% occupancy rates following the booming budget airlines industry, where players have been offering aggressive promotions to various destinations.

Quick to jump on the bandwagon, this hotel offers 173 single and double rooms, where guests are given an option for add-on amenities like soap, towel and air-conditioner at a small cost. Automated teller machine services, an Internet room and currency exchange services will also be made available. Rooms are secure, with chip-card access and extensive CCTV cameras placed throughout the premises for security.

For this venture, Tune Hotels.com teamed up with strategic partners Pensonic Holdings Bhd, Nippon Paint (M) Sdn Bhd and Johnson Suisse (M) Sdn Bhd for various outfitting items. Tune Hotels.com is also teaming up with myNEWS.com to operate a 24-hour convenience store. In addition, there is also an eatery on the ground floor. -- STAR