Hilton has entered into a management agreement with The Intermark Sdn Bhd to launch its Doubletree brand in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia.

The 540-key Doubletree by Hilton Kuala Lumpur City Centre will be rebranded and renovated from the current Crown Princess Hotel and scheduled to open by the middle of 2010.

The hotel is located at the junction of Jalan Tun Razak and Jalan Ampang, near the landmark Petronas Twin Towers and the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre.

It forms part of the mixed-use development, The Intermark, which comprises a retail component called Intermark Mall, a 62-storey office tower called Vista Tower and a new sustainable design office building to be called Integra Tower.

The entire development is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2012.

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