The Empire Hotel & Country Club in Brunei is a must "Stay & Play" the Hotel is a 5 Star property, the rooms are large, bathroom (bath) separate toilet area, is huge. The Hotel has the "WOW factor" it's lobby is massive in fact the whole hotel is massive, Gold leaf everywhere, even woven into the carpets. Its one of... More

From the time your greeted by the door men to the efficient receptionists walking on all that marble and mosaic tiled floors and the beautiful handcrafted silver and gold statues opulence is oozing .The open plan 5 level entrance is a type of mezzanine if you walk to the rail the views to 4 levels below and 3 levels above... More

Admittedly I am not very much into gold plated opulence but then I must say spending an overnight stay at the Empire is an experience by itself. The sheer size of the property, the attention to detail, the huge pools and the endless marble - I think it is fair to call this a palace. As we didn't have the... More

A group of us were on our way home to Melbourne from Kota Kinabalu,and because of Royal Brunei Airlines innovative re-scheduling we ended up having to stay in Brunei for an 11 hour stop over. So to make it worth while, as I operate golf tours we all took a trip out to the Empire Hotel and Golf and Country... More

We live in Brunei and regularly stay there at the weekend. It is the best hotel in the country and the most luxurious. Most rooms will have a sea view but ensure you request a high floor room to enjoy the lovely sunset from your balcony. Even the basic rooms are VERY big and comfortable, huge bathroom with marble everywhere.... More

We stayed here for 1 night as a treat to ourseleves before we left Borneo. The hotel was amazing and felt luxurious, it almost looked fake. It has everything you wanted except alcohol, but we loved the tea. If you have the time and money (it was $500NZ per night) go for it, but I would say a visit to... More

Unfortunately, it rained for my entire stay here so I was unable to take advantage of the golf course, beach or pool. But the rest of the Empire provided a lot of indoor entertainment, mostly within the hotel itself. While I spent most of my time relaxing in my extremely comfortable bed and sitting down to yummy meals, I got... More

This hotel is by far the most luxurious place I have ever been. The hotel was built by the Sultans brother who had a fancy for great things. This brother had no limitations and so he sought to build the most magnificent hotel where money was no object. Fast forward a few years and he spent a few gazillion dollars... More

This is a grand hotel and would have need magnificent in its early years. Unfortunately one gets the impression that the maintenance programme to keep it that way was put on hold for some time. Good to see some recent work on the pool area and Pantai Restaurant, but its time to bite the bullet and refurb the rooms if... More