Visa-free travel to the mysterious and unique Brunei Empire Hotel

The Empire Hotel in Brunei was built in 2000 for APEC and is a super large luxury resort. The hotel has more than 600 rooms and is the royal hotel of the Brunei royal family. It is said that the imperial suite is more than 600 square meters, with gold laid in many places. We did not stay at the Empire Hotel, but went there for lunch. The Empire Hotel is by the sea and covers a large area. There are coconut groves, lawns, water surfaces, and leisure huts everywhere, and you can hardly see anyone. There is a golf course and several saltwater and freshwater swimming pools. We had lunch at a buffet restaurant facing the South China Sea. It is a halal restaurant where you can eat Chinese stir-fried dishes and various pastries, and there is a wide variety of fruits. That day, we took a bus to the Brunei Palace, which is only open to the public on the Sultan's birthday. Tourists can also arrange their itinerary to enter the palace for free and receive the Sultan's blessings and red envelopes. We took a private car parked on the side of the road to the Empire Hotel. We asked the hotel front desk to call a taxi for the return trip. The Empire Hotel is more than 20 kilometers away from Brunei International Airport and not far from the center of the capital, Bandar Seri Begawan. Brunei is smaller than Shanghai, with a population of about 500,000. Brunei has its own currency, and Singapore dollars are also commonly used, with an exchange rate of 1:1. You can book the Empire Hotel on Trip.com.