Arched lobby lounge at Fifth Avenue Hotel, Penang, designed and built by Ivana Décor

From factory floor to opening night.

Hotel interior fit-out · Malaysia · since 1992

We build guestrooms, lobbies, restaurants and ballrooms for hotel owners and brands, often inside hotels that never close.

1992Building hotel interiors since our first job for Shangri-La Penang
35+Hotels and resorts
10,000+Keys across the hotels we have worked in
100+Hotel, resort and office projects delivered

Hotel groups we have built for

  • Marriott International
  • Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts
  • Ascott
  • Frasers Hospitality
  • Accor
  • Radisson Hotels
  • Banyan Group
  • St Giles Hotels
  • Hard Rock Hotels
  • Sunway Hotels and Resorts
King guestroom with terrace doors at The George Penang

Who we are

Hotels are judged one room at a time.

Guests, owners and brand inspectors judge a hotel space by space. Since 1992 we have built those spaces in more than 35 hotels, for Marriott, Shangri-La, Frasers, Ascott and the owners who set the standard in Malaysian hospitality.

One team takes the job from first drawing to handover, including the builder's works behind the finishes.

About Ivana Décor

From first drawing to handover, under one roof

Brand conversions and room refurbishment

Floor-by-floor guestroom and corridor programmes in operating hotels, from strip-out to brand inspection.

Pre-opening fit-out

Complete guestrooms and public areas for new hotels, timed to the opening date.

Lobbies, dining and ballrooms

Receptions, restaurants, bars, ballrooms and spas, finished in stone, metal and bespoke joinery.

Design and build

In-house design, 3D visuals, elevations and shop drawings, led by our design-trained Executive Director.

Builder's works and M&E

Masonry, waterproofing, tiling and services that run with the fit-out, not after it.

Galleries and show units

Sales galleries, show units and branded residences, finished to hotel standard.

How we work

Built to programme, inside live hotels, to brand standard.

On programme

Floor-by-floor programmes, tracked daily. 393 rooms at Petaling Jaya Marriott on a 12-month programme; The George Penang in four months.

Inside live hotels

Sealed work zones, a guest-hours noise window and back-of-house logistics, so the hotel keeps selling rooms while we work.

To brand standard

A mock-up room signed off by the designer and the operator comes first. Every room after it is checked against that benchmark.

The whole job

As a G7 builder we take on slabs, lift cores, wet works and M&E alongside the fit-out, so one team answers for the result.

Direct from the factory

Joinery and fittings are bought direct through our sister company in Foshan and inspected by our own QA team before they ship.

Safe, clean sites

An in-house Safety and Health Officer, daily toolbox talks, permit-to-work and a room-by-room snag list before handover.

Factory floor

Direct from the factory, checked by us.

Joinery and fittings are bought direct from partner factories through our sister company in Foshan. Our own QA/QC team signs off every order before it ships, so defects are fixed at the factory, not on your site.

Computerised panel sizing
Computerised panel sizing
Edge-banding lines
Edge-banding lines
Robotic panel handling
Robotic panel handling
Joint sample review
Joint sample review
Labelled and palletised
Labelled and palletised

In their words

What owners say

“We are absolutely thrilled with the exceptional results. Mr. Teh and his team were consistently attentive, helpful, and always willing to go above and beyond to fulfill our needs.”

Peter Lo Chine PanHead of House, for the owner of The George Penang · January 2024

“Ivana Decor has taken us from the design stage through to the completed hotel with professionalism and efficiency.”

K. C. TanManaging Director, owner of Fifth Avenue Hotel, Penang

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