promotions

Great Singapore Sale Room Promotion
Valid 31 May

Enjoy Greater Savings with our Great Singapore Sale 2013 Room Promotion

Pay from $228++ for a Deluxe Room and enjoy greater value during the Great Singapore Sale (GSS), with this special room package

Extended Escape
Valid 6 May till 30 Sep 2013

Retreat to an intimate coral island in a sparkling lagoon, with jetties threading across the water out to spacious over-sized villas.

Enjoy 1 complimentary night with minimum 3 nights stay between 6 May and 30 September 2013.

Premier Privilege
Valid 1 May till 31 Dec 2013

Concorde Hotel Kuala Lumpur >>  With us, you are always in good hands! Rate from rm 430++ per room per night, package includes private check-in, American breakfast, broadband Internet access and complimentary access to gym and lounge. Booking of minimum two nights stay receives a one-way limousine transfer f

Early Bird Special
Valid 1 May till 20 Oct 2013

Book 60 days in advance and enjoy the Rihiveli Beach Resort at incredible rates of 30% off your reservations.

Valid for stay from 1st May to 28 July and 20 August to 20 October 2013.

Last Minute Promotion
Valid 1 Mar till 28 Feb 2014

Making last minute plans? Concorde Hotel Shah Alam is always here awaiting for you!

Rates include complimentary breakfast for 2 persons, Internet access and complimentary scheduled shuttle service to selected shopping malls

Anything You Want (You Got It!)
Valid 1 Feb till 31 Dec 2013

Get anything you want at Hard Rock Hotel Penang because we are giving you spending credit when you book your stay with us.

Rates start from RM420++ per room per night with breakfast for 2 persons, receive RM100 voucher for every night you book with us.

Stay 3 Pay 2
Valid 13 Jan till 31 Dec 2013

Enjoy an extra day at Casa del Rio Melaka with 2 nights' stay and complimentary breafast...


Family Getaway
Valid 1 Jan till 31 Dec 2013

Centrally located in the heart of the City and within walking distance to KLCC and major shopping areas, the Deluxe Family Package is just the ideal package for a great family getaway.

Rock Star Experience
Valid 1 Nov till 20 Dec 2013

Hard Rock Hotel Bali›› Wanna be a Rock Star? Experience our Luxury Suite with exclusive benefits. Book your room 90 days in advance, and save up to 20% of the advertised rate. Receive complimentary return airport transfers with Alphard, usd 200 F&B Credit, usd 200 Rock Spa Credit, Rock Spa Amenities,

Travel Guide

Penang, the Pearl of the Orient

A fascinating fusion of the East and West, Penang embraces modernity while retaining its t

About Us

Hpaper is a quarterly publication by HPL Hotels & Resorts. We cover broad topics like fashion, retail, gastronomy and design with a focused regionalist perspective. A concise companion if you like to be out and about, soaking in the local landscape. In each issue, the Hpaper team visits one of the 11 destinations where our hotels are located. We aim to provide you with helpful tips and tricks from our repository of local know-hows.

Publisher HPL Hotels and Resorts
Editor-in-chief Angeline Loh
Online editor Nina Nirmawaty
Online sub editor Cynthia Tan
Contributing writer Yvonne Chia
Contributing photographer Alvin Toh, Caleb Ming
Design and art direction Bureau Pte Ltd

highlights

Savour authentic Peranakan cuisine by Melaka river..
Peranakan “Tingkat” Lunch by Chef Baba William

Melaka>> In  peranakan culture, “Tingkat” (Tiffin) were used to fil

Chilli Padi Nonya Restaurant

Singapore>>Chilli Padi Nonya Restaurant has won acco-lades from publications such as

Delicious Peranakan food in Cameron Highlands
Restoran Nyonya Fern

Cameron Highlands>>Restoran Nyonya Fern is well known to the locals and tourist as a

Tea time..
Cameron Valley Tea House

Cameron Highlands>>The café is very popular among the Highlands visitors as i

Tea time..

Hybrid Creativity

Pictures: Alvin Toh / Words: Sharon Cheah
Modern artisans continue to interpret Peranakan culture in their own style.

The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw Penang at its height—with the flourishing of the Chinese business community in tin-mining and trading (opium, among many commodities). The immigrant southern Chinese were completely at home with a foot

Tea time..

Trades of Tradition

Like other cities, Penang is losing more and more of the old ways ...
Artisanal businesses show us how some things are best done the traditional way.

For an 86 year old, Mr Sim Buck Teik has aged well—he carries himself upright and still maintains quite a wiry, muscular frame. All those lines etched onto his face give him a distinguished gravitas. He’s sitting in a rattan armchair outs