The RuMa Hotel and Residences
BoonE Tai is an experienced pastry chef with a career spanning over two decades in the hospitality industry. Currently serving as Pastry Chef at The RuMa Hotel and Residences since November 2018, BoonE has previously held notable roles as Pastry Chef at UOA Hospitality and Hotel Equatorial Melaka, and as Active Marketing Chef at UNOX S.p.A. Further experience includes positions as Chef de Partie at InterContinental Hotels Group and Hilton Kuala Lumpur, and Demi Chef de Partie at Sunway International Hotels & Resorts. BoonE began culinary training as 1st Commis at Hotel Equatorial Bangi-Putrajaya and started as Pastry Cook at Renaissance Melaka Hotel. Education was completed at Catholic High School Malacca.
The RuMa Hotel and Residences
The RuMa means home. We’re a hotel that captures all the intimacy of a home with a host, which will inspire you to uncover Kuala Lumpur’s origins and colonial influences in a contemporary space. We’re home to 253 appointed guest rooms and suites, a library lounge, meeting and event facilities, a lobby and pool bar, a restaurant that celebrates unique European and Asian flavors, a URSpa, a state-of-the-art fitness centre, an outdoor pool bar, and a Barber at The RuMa by Truefitt & Hill. The RuMa Hotel and Residences is a hotel by Urban Resorts Concept. We are affiliated with Leading Hotels of the World, a curated collection of 400+ independent luxury resorts, chalets, safari camps, and more, where families of artisans who have greeted guests for generations are committed to creating story-worthy moments for those in search of the world's most unique experiences.