Phuket Hotel Updates

The Tique boutique hotel opens

A new addition to Patong Beach is The Tique, where style and comfort meet. The Tique is a minimalist retro-design boutique hotel five minutes’ walk from the beach. It has 22 rooms – 10 secluded Tique Rooms and 12 Terrace Rooms.

Both room types are equipped with impressive home entertainment systems and ensuite bathrooms with 100% pure essential oil aromatherapy products to invigorate the guest’s body.

Other facilities and services include a plunge pool on the roof, free local calls and complimentary High Tea served in the lobby every day, with complimentary Happy Hour at weekends.

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket completes facelift

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket

The five-star Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket has completed a refurbishment programme and is ready to welcome guests to the upgraded facilities. Every room has a private balcony overlooking either a peaceful lagoon or the sparkling Andaman Sea.

Room facilities include TV with satellite channels, built-in safe, mini-bar, coffee- and tea-making facilities, hairdryer, hi-speed wireless Internet connection and a spacious bathroom.

The resort’s General Manager, Peter Komposch, said that more than 75 percent of the guest rooms have been given a completely new look while still maintaining the popular local Sino-Portuguese architecture in the main building.

“We are continually updating, upgrading and modernising our resort, which is why after 20 years in this highly competitive environment Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket remains at the forefront and has such a high number of returning guests every year,” Mr Komposch added.

Rixos Premium opens in Khao Lak

Rixos Premium

On December 16, Turkish luxury hospitality group Rixos Hotels opened its 298-room Rixos Premium Khao Lak Hotel, the company’s first in East Asia and its first outside its European base.

The high-end Khao Lak resort follows the company’s other Premium properties to become one of Asia’s few “All Inclusive” hotels, with guests receiving meals and other food, along with beverage options, in the price of the room. Rixos Hotels’ Corporate Communications, Advertisement and PR Manager, Tunc Tuzcu, said the company was drawn to the dynamic Asia market because it leads the world’s tourism industry in growth, with Thailand at its core.

“We aim to drive business from our European properties into our emerging Asian portfolio, as well as entice Asians to stay in our established European hotels,” he said. “By launching the Rixos brand and our Premium product in Khao Lak, we hope to become as popular and successful in Asia as we are in Europe.” The Rixos Premium Khao Lak is on a 300-meter stretch of secluded beach overlooking the Andaman Sea, less than 90 minutes from Phuket International Airport.

The resort has three Executive Suites, 16 Duplex Suites, 20 Junior Suites, 149 Deluxe Rooms and 110 Lagoon and Pool Access Rooms. It also has four restaurants serving international, Thai, Japanese and Mediterranean dishes; evening entertainment; special facilities for children in The Rixy Club; and a spa with 15 private treatment villas.

West Sands’ Latest Award

West Sands Phuket

West Sands, Phuket’s newest five-star residential and resort development, has, for the second consecutive year, won the prestigious Green Development Award at the Thailand Property Awards which were presented on November 1 at the Conrad Hotel in Bangkok.

“From the beginning, West Sands has been built with an outstanding commitment to environmentally-friendly methods. Half of the entire development has been dedicated to landscaping, enhancing the already superb natural surroundings with waterfalls, lakes and pools,” said Claude Baltes, Resort Director.

“We are environmentally sensitive, installing energy-efficient water conservation systems, solar energy, double glazing, biodegradable refuse plants and an organic vegetable garden, all of which are part of our effort to create a unique and sustainable holiday experience.”

Grace Gardens offers new luxury accommodations

the Sunny Point Hotel

Grace Gardens Co Ltd is offering three kinds of luxury rental accommodation near Phuket City. The first is a large four-bedroom villa called the Sunny Point Hotel. Facilities include a swimming pool, in-house high-speed Internet and 24-hour security.

The Sunny Point Hotel is in Soi Bangkoo 1, Thepkrasattri Rd, Koh Kaew, very close to the Royal Phuket Marina and the Boat Lagoon marina.

The second is the Sky Hotel, which has a stunning panorama terrace offering guests breathtaking views of Phuket Island. There is also a swimming pool, free ADSL Internet in the Sky Café, and dining with superb views across the island at the City Escape Restaurant. The magnificent spa has a menu of treatments ranging from traditional Thai massage to anti-aging programmes. The Sky Hotel is on Soi Srisuchart View, off Chalermprakiat R.9 Road (the bypass road), not far from Tesco-Lotus.

The last is The Lantern Boutique Hotel, which combines Zen sophistication and Phuket's own southern charm to create a truly unique personality. The eight guest rooms and suites have all the high-style features you'd expect from a luxury hotel; Jacuzzi baths, backache-resistant beds and the latest plasma TVs. Luxury has never been this laid-back. The Lantern restaurant serves a delicious, healthy breakfast, while the chic Club Exotic is the place for social activities. It is at 20/32 Thepkrasattri Road, Koh Kaew, also very close to the Royal Phuket Marina and the Boat Lagoon marina.

New Phuket resorts tap C9 for advice

Phuket-based hospitality consulting firm, C9 Hotelworks, recently advised on two management agreements for top-branded resort developments in Phuket. The two projects involve Serenity Development Group and Outrigger Enterprises Group on the luxury 78-unit Outrigger Serenity Terraces Resort; and Galway Co Ltd and Langham Hotels International on the Langham Place Miora Resort and Spa, an upscale design-led resort with 78 pool villas.

“The entry of these new branded hotels into the Phuket market signals a positive reinforcement of the preeminence of Phuket as Asia’s No 1 resort destination,” commented Bill Barnett, Managing Director of C9.

“An entirely new customer segment will see significant growth and development with the opening of these branded lifestyle design properties.” Highly respected and highly active in the Thailand market, C9 Hotelworks has in the past advised a significant number of developers, institutional clients and hotel chains on projects ranging from market research, project feasibility and branding, to negotiating agreements with international operators and asset management of operating properties.

Recent projects in Phuket have included the Jumeirah Private Island Resort (to be managed by the operators of the iconic 7-star Burj Al Arab in Dubai) and The Yamu – the much anticipated Philippe Starck/Jean Michel Gathy collaboration, which is to be managed by boutique operator GHM, the management vehicle of Aman Resorts founder Adrian Zecha.

Ritz-Carlton to open in Krabi

Ritz-Carlton Hotel

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, L.L.C. will launch an exclusive new brand extension, The Reserve, with the March 1, 2009, debut of Phulay Bay in Krabi, southern Thailand. The Ritz Carlton Reserve brand will offer unique resorts in secluded and naturally beautiful locations around the world.

Set on the shores of the Andaman Sea, Phulay Bay will be a hideaway boutique hotel with 54 villas and pavilions, and unimpeded views of the towering limestone karsts of Phang Nga Bay that make up the beautiful landscape of this part of southern Thailand.

“When styling and designing Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, we were very conscious of the abundant beauty surrounding us, which is what makes people fall in love with Thailand,” explained Estelita Sebeto, the resort’s General Manager. Among Phulay Bay’s outstanding service will be the resort’s spa, which will have three traditional Thai pavilions set over two levels offering 11 luxurious treatment rooms including single and couples Thai massage rooms and two VIP treatment suites.

The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Co, which is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland, in the USA, operates 72 hotels in the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa. It currently has more than 30 additional projects under development around the globe.

Indigo Pearl voted 'Best Design Concept' in Southeast Asia

Indigo Pearl Phuket

Phuket’s distinctive lifestyle resort, Indigo Pearl, has been voted 'Best Design Concept' in Southeast Asia in the prestigious annual Hospitality Asia Platinum Awards (HAPA). The HAPA are organised by World Asia Publishing (WAP), which publishes the leading hospitality magazine, Hospitality Asia, honouring the region's most outstanding hotels and resorts.

Indigo Pearl topped a list of five new properties recognised for their design, ahead of the Millennium Hilton Bangkok, Maya Ubud Resort & Spa and Bulgari Resort in Bali, and G Hotel Penang. The award was presented at a glittering ceremony on November 28 at the JW Marriot Kuala Lumpur.

Indigo Pearl has attracted worldwide acclaim since opening two years ago next to Nai Yang Beach, just 10 minutes from Phuket International Airport. Most recently the resort was voted among Asia’s Top 25 Best Leisure Hotels and Resorts in the Smart Travel Asia ‘Best in Travel Poll 2008’. Last year it was named one of the best new hotels in the world by Condé Nast Traveler (US), 'Most Stylish Hotel' by ELLE magazine, Singapore, and ranked among the 'TOP 50 Dream Resorts' by Honeymoon and Travel magazine. It was also named one of Asia’s best new hotels in the newly released travel book 'Tablet 10 Top Ten New Hotels: Asia & Africa' highlighting Asia and Africa’s ten most unique and exciting new hotels.

by Rungtip Hongjakpet Izmen

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