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Golden Sands Resort, Penang Optimises Family Fun with New Facilities

Golden Sands Resort, Penang by Shangri-La stands out as one of Penang’s best family-oriented hotels, having recently revamped some of its facilities to give young ones a splashing good time.
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Kids are sure to love the new splash pad complete with tipping water buckets, butterfly sprays, turtle water sprays, rainbow spray, floor water jets, tipping cones and water cannons. The new children’s pool with two water slides is sure to facilitate endless hours of fun. Parents can feel at ease, as everything is designed with safety in mind. In addition, the outdoor Jacuzzi, surrounded by a rock waterfall and cripples plants, has been redesigned to create more space in the lush gardens.
The new facilities complement the resort’s family-fun concept, with existing facilities like the Adventure Zone featuring 10,300 sq feet of comprehensive indoor facilities.  It includes Hyperglide Astra Slides, Double Slides and the Demon Drop Slide, which is a 24-foot vertical drop for older children. Fun daily activities – including craft making, sandcastle building, mask making, origami, movies, puzzle solving, traditional Malaysian games, interactive play, electronic games and kite flying, with set times for meals – ensure there is never a dull moment around. Child-minding services are available for the convenience of parents, with 24-hour advance booking required.
Anticipating that all the fun is sure to leave your little ones famished, the resort has come up with the Children’s Meal Plan and Kids Eat Free incentive for registered resort guests. Under the meal plan, up to two kids under 12 years old can enjoy complimentary buffet breakfast when accompanied by a paying adult. A 50% discount applies to additional children. The latter offer, available across the resort’s dining outlets, applies to one child accompanied by each paying adult. Walk-in guests will enjoy 50% discount on buffet meals for additional children under 12 years old.
All these new recreational features reinforce Golden Sands Resort, Penang’s reputation as a child-friendly and family-oriented resort offering all the warm comforts of home.  The complimentary auxiliary services like baby- and child-minding services, and gymnasium and spa facilities ensure stays at the resort are hassle-free for both kids and grownups.
” Our expanded range of attractions ensures our continued relevance in an ever-evolving tourism market amidst a flurry of emerging hotels and resorts.  It is vital to reinforce our brand identity through fun-filled interactions with guests. We take pride in providing them an active, fun and memorable stay in a child-friendly environment, ” – Resort Manager Tane Picken
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For more information or for online bookings, visit http://www.shangrila.com/penang/goldensandsresort. Alternatively, call (04) 888 8888 or (1 300) 887 388 (Malaysia toll-free number) to make your reservations.
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