The Empire Hotel & Country Club

The Empire Hotel & Country Club, Brunei, Borneo

Our rating: Deluxe

The most luxurious of Brunei's hotels and the only one on the beach, the Empire is a property with all the facilities and service standards you would expect from an international four/five star hotel. The rooms are spacious and well appointed with large marble bathrooms and all have private balconies.

There are a number of excellent restaurants and during the day you can relax by one of five swimming pools, have a game of golf, tennis, squash or badminton and enjoy a range of water sports. The spa (same sex only treatments are permitted in Brunei) offers a full range of treatments and in the fitness centre personal trainers are available as well as aerobics classes. Evening entertainment includes the bowling centre and the resort's own cinema and theatre where you can sometimes see the Crown Prince!