First World Hotel & Plaza
3°25′31″N 101°47′39″E / 3.4253°N 101.7942°E / 3.4253; 101.7942
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Skytropolis_Indoor_Theme_Park.jpg/220px-Skytropolis_Indoor_Theme_Park.jpg)
First World Hotel & Plaza is a hotel, shopping and entertainment complex located at Resorts World Genting in Genting Highlands, Pahang, Malaysia which consists of a 3-star hotel and a plaza. First World Hotel, Resorts Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of Genting Malaysia Berhad and Genting Group manages the property. It was opened on 26 July 2002 by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.
First World Hotel
First World Hotel is a 3-star-hotel consisting of two towers and has 7,351 rooms. It has held the Guinness World Records title for the largest hotel in the world by the number of rooms since 2015. The hotel previously held the same title in 2006, then having 6,118 rooms in two towers, Tower 1 and 2 until The Palazzo took the title after an expansion of The Venetian located on Las Vegas Strip which was officially opened on 1 January 2008. The hotel regained the title after opening a new block named Tower 2 Annex (Tower 2A) with 1,233 rooms.[1][2] The hotel connects to the brand new shopping mall, SkyAvenue which also houses the Awana Skyway station that links to the Genting Highlands Premium Outlets.[3] First World Hotel is the first hotel in Southeast Asia to launch E-Kiosk or Express Check-in and Check-out kiosks.
First World Plaza
First World Plaza is a shopping centre located one floor above the lobby level of the hotel on land measured 46,000 square metres (500,000 sq ft), housing a casino (formerly a pavilion), retail and dining outlets including a Tangs branch, an Indoor Theme Park – Skytropolis Funland and other attractions such as Snow World, Genting Bowl, Seni Kome Peng Heng, Big Top Video Games Park and first Asian branch of virtual reality attraction The VOID which occupies nearly 7000 square feet in the plaza. Before refurbishment from 1 June 2017 to December 2018, it had few attractions in the plaza including a bowling alley, cineplex, "water splash" pool (a warm indoor swimming pool made for mostly young children), Genting International Convention Centre, a pavilion, Haunted Adventure and a Ripley's Believe It or Not! museum.[4]
See also
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Awana Skyway
- Resorts World Genting
- List of largest hotels
Hotels portal
References
- ^ "First World Hotel regains title as world's largest hotel". thestar.com.my. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "Hotel in Malaysia Named World's Largest by Guinness Records". ndtv.com. 20 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
- ^ "First World Hotel Overview". rwgenting.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ "Genting Malaysia-Quarterly Report-3q17 result section-to roll out 20th Century Fox World as well as the new indoor theme park in 2018" (PDF). gentingmalaysia.com. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
External links
- Official website
- v
- t
- e
- AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn
- AEON Mall Bukit Indah
- AEON Mall Kulaijaya
- AEON Mall Tebrau City
- AEON Permas Jaya Shopping Centre
- AEON Taman Universiti Shopping Centre
- Angsana Johor Bahru Mall
- Batu Pahat Mall
- Beletime Danga Bay
- Eco Galleria
- Galleria@Kotaraya
- Heritage Mall
- Holiday Plaza
- IOI Mall Kulai
- Johor Bahru City Square
- Johor Premium Outlets
- Kluang Mall
- Kluang Parade
- Komtar JBCC
- KSL City Mall
- Kulai Centre Point
- Mall of Medini
- Mid Valley Southkey
- Muar Trade Centre
- Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru
- Paragon Market Place
- Pelangi Leisure Mall
- Perling Mall
- Plaza Kota Tinggi
- Plaza Pelangi
- Plaza Pontian
- Plaza Sentosa
- R&F Mall Johor Bahru
- Segamat Central
- SKS City Mall
- SKS Mall Larkin
- Square One Mall
- Stellar Walk
- Sunway Big Box
- Sutera Mall
- Tasik Central
- The Summit Batu Pahat
- Today's Mall
- Toppen Shopping Centre
- U Mall
- U Sentral Shopping Centre
- Wetex Parade
- Alor Setar Mall
- Aman Central Mall
- Amanjaya Mall
- Cenang Mall
- Central Square
- City Plaza
- Jitra Mall
- Kulim Landmark Central
- Langkawi Fair Shopping Mall
- Langkawi Parade
- Petani Parade
- Sentosa Plaza
- SP Plaza
- Star Parade
- Village Mall
- AEON Mall Kota Bharu
- G-Orange Mall Gua Musang
- G-Orange Mall Tunjong
- KB Mall
- Kota Seri Mutiara Shopping Centre
- 1 Mont Kiara
- 1 Shamelin
- 163 Retail Park
- AEON Alpha Angle
- AEON Mall AU2 Setiawangsa
- AEON Mall Taman Maluri
- AEON Mall Metro Prima
- Avenue K
- Aurora Place Mall
- Bangsar Shopping Centre
- Bangsar Village I, II & III
- Berjaya Times Square
- Bloomsvale Shopping Gallery
- Brem Mall
- Capital Square
- Cheras Sentral Mall
- Cheras Leisure
- City One Plaza
- Datum Jelatek Mall
- DC Mall
- EkoCheras
- Endah Parade
- Fahrenheit 88
- Glo Damansara
- Great Eastern Mall
- GMBB
- Hartamas Shopping Centre (Plaza Damas)
- Ikon Connaught
- Imbi Plaza
- Intermark Mall
- Kenanga Wholesale City
- Kepong Village Mall
- KL East Mall
- KL Eco City
- KL Gateway Mall
- Kompleks Desa
- Lot 10
- M3 Mall
- Melawati Mall
- Mid Valley Megamall
- MyTOWN Shopping Centre
- Mitsui Shopping Park LaLaport BBCC
- Mutiara Complex
- Nexus Bangsar South
- NU Sentral
- Pavilion Kuala Lumpur
- Pavilion Bukit Jalil
- Pavilion Damansara Heights
- Pearl Point Shopping Mall
- Pearl Shopping Gallery
- Plaza GM Kuala Lumpur
- Plaza Low Yat
- Plaza Mont Kiara
- Plaza Salak Park
- Publika Shopping Gallery
- Pudu Plaza
- Pudu Sentral
- Quill City Mall
- The Exchange TRX
- The LINC KL
- The Scott Garden
- The Starhill
- SAMA Square
- Setapak Central
- Shoppes at Four Seasons Place
- SOGO Kuala Lumpur
- Sungai Mas Plaza
- Sungei Wang Plaza
- Sunway Putra Mall
- Sunway Velocity Mall
- Suria KLCC
- The Gardens Mall
- The Sphere
- United Point
- Viva Home
- Wangsa Walk Mall
- Financial Park Labuan
- Labuan Times Square
- AEON Melaka Shopping Centre
- AEON Mall Bandaraya Melaka
- Dataran Pahlawan Melaka Megamall
- Freeport A'Famosa Outlet
- Mahkota Parade
- The Shore Shopping Gallery
- First World Plaza
- 1st Avenue Mall
- AEON Mall Bukit Mertajam
- All Seasons Place
- Bukit Jambul Complex
- Bukit Mertajam Wholesale City
- City Junction
- D'Piazza Mall
- Design Village
- GAMA
- GBS@Mayang
- Gurney Paragon
- Gurney Plaza
- Juru Auto City
- Klippa Shopping Centre
- ICT Digital Mall
- Island 88
- M Mall O2O
- Megamal Pinang
- One Precinct
- Pearl City Mall
- Penang Plaza
- Penang Times Square
- Prangin Mall
- Queensbay Mall
- Southbay Plaza
- Straits Quay
- Sunshine Central
- Sunshine Square
- Sunway Carnival Mall
- Udini Square
- Alamanda Shopping Centre
- Suria Mall Putrajaya
- Shaftsbury Putrajaya
- Kemaman Centre Point
- KTCC Mall
- Mesra Mall Kemasik
- Paya Bunga Square