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Malaysia's First World Hotel is First in Sheer Size

Go To The Hotel's Web Site Where: Selangor Pahang Border, Genting, Malaysia, 69000

October 31, 2008 at 1:35 PM | 2 Comments

Who doesn't love superlatives? We're crazy for knowing what's the most expensive, tallest and most haunted of hotels, but the simple title of largest hotel goes to the First World in the highlands of Malaysia. As the star attraction of the region known as Malaysia'a answer to Las Vegas, the First World boasts a staggering 6,118 rooms, having surpassed the MGM Grand's measly 5,690 in 2006 for an entry in the Guinness Book of World Records.

Reaching Malaysia's party central is an experience in itself, as you must take the world's longest and fastest cable car, traveling at almost 20 feet per second. As if that isn't freaky enough, the hotel itself is a kaleidoscope of trippy colors with a traditional Spanish courtyard at its center.

Of course the development of First World has been influenced by Dubai's wacko ideas, including the indoor ski park which First World adapted for themselves as a Winter Wonderland with tobogganing. Visit their 28-lane bowling away, giant replicas of world landmarks, Asia's first free fall simulator, a hang-gliding rollercoaster and their massive casino before retiring to your room at the top of one of two towers looking out onto the mountains and the mania below.

When the hotel isn't sold-out, rates start at $65 and escalate around such important events as the Mtv Asia Awards and filming of Malaysian Idol and Star Idol Malaysia. That makes us want to go just to say, "dude, I totally just got back from 'Malaysian Idol.'" Oh man, we just had the best idea ever for this place: film yet another sequel to National Lampoon's Family Vacation here. It could be like Lost in Translation on acid; hooray for culture shock!

[Image via StyleList]

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2 Comments

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  1. Jenna

    HotelChatter Editor
    October 31, 2008 at 2:26 PM




    Dear God

    That hotel is fug. It would be considered beautiful only if it was made out of play-doh, I think.

  1. juliana

    HotelChatter
    October 31, 2008 at 4:22 PM




    i agree

    this hotel is crazy-looking. it almost looks like it should be a sandals somewhere in jamaica. yeah, i said it.

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