Banyan Tree Samui opens
- Posted in: Openings
- Friday, 16 July 2010 13:35
- Aaron Christe
The Banyan Tree group marks their third property in Thailand with the opening this month of the Banyan Tree Samui.
Every one of the 78 villas at the new Banyan Tree are private pool villas. Sizes are generous, starting at 130 sqm for the Garden Pool Villa and going up to 316 sqm for the Sanctuary Pool Villa.
Haven Hua Hin
- Posted in: Openings
- Friday, 09 April 2010 23:26
- Aaron Christe
An Exclusive Pier of Pleasure
Despite the unfortunately erotic sounding byline of this new resort in Hua Hin, 2 hours drive south of Bangkok, The Haven Hua Hin does not appear to be an adults only venue.
The Haven Hua Hin resort features 46 guestrooms and 7 private villas. Rooms range is size from 45 square meters for superior and deluxe rooms up to 87 square meters for the suites. Each category of room has two types, regular with a pool view and “@sea” with ocean views.
The villas at Haven Hua Hin are “Private and spacious villas are elaborately decorated in our unique tropical style with the private balcony and Moon Deck on the top of each villa, surrounded with the peaceful tropical natures.” These rooms feature an outdoor rain shower and “moon deck”, and are detached from the main resort building and feature either a view of the water pond or ocean views in the case of the @Sea villas.
Marriott unveils Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong
- Posted in: Openings
- Tuesday, 30 March 2010 23:03
- Aaron Christe
The just opened Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong in Ploenchit adds another stunning 5 star property to Marriott’s already impressive Bangkok showcase.
This new property features 275 rooms and 58 suites over 22 floors and also offers 14 meeting rooms with a total of 20,000 square meters of meeting space.
Guest rooms feature beautiful hardwood floors and thick pile rugs. Thanks to the large windows (“oversized” according to Marriott.com), the rooms are brightly lit with natural sunlight and feature a modern “chic” decor. The bathrooms at the Renaissance Ratchaprasong are marble and they also follow the recent trend of having glass enclosed (read: glass walled) bathrooms, which in my opinion, is fine for couples or single travelers, but I certainly don’t want to stay there with my mother.
Sukhumvit Park Marriott Executive Apartments
- Posted in: Openings
- Friday, 12 February 2010 19:57
- Aaron Christe
Another addition to Marriott’s expanding portfolio of executive serviced apartments.
In December of 2009 I spent a couple of nights at the newly opened Sukhumvit Park Bangkok, Marriott Executive Apartments. After finally opening on October 23rd after a number of delays, Sukhumvit Park is the third executive serviced apartments in Bangkok after the Mayfair Marriott on Soi Lang Suan and Sathorn Vista, which opened early in 2009 on South Sathorn Road.
Located on Soi 24, which is a road that runs between Sukhumvit Road, a major thoroughfare in Bangkok and Rama IX Road, the new Marriott is in a prime location for both business travelers and tourists. While it is possible to walk to Sukhumvit Road in under 10 minutes, the hotel provides a complimentary tuk-tuk to shuttle guests whenever needed. There is no schedule for the shuttle tuk-tuk, just ask at the front desk. On Sukhumvit Road at the end of Soi 24 there is there upscale Emporium shopping complex and a BTS Skytrain Phrom Phong station.
Z Through by the Zign, Pattaya
- Posted in: Openings
- Friday, 15 January 2010 23:56
- Aaron Christe
The North end of Pattaya is undergoing a restoration of sorts…
The North end of Pattaya is undergoing a restoration of sorts thanks to one family run company in particular that is responsible for the huge Zign Hotel, the Tsix5 (supposed to sound like Three Six Five- as in 365 days in a year) as well as the recently opened boutique Z through by the Zign hotel, Pattaya.
Boutique hotels gain new ground in BangkokBangkok is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. While Bangkok has a plethora of choices of hotels running the gamut from very cheap backpacker rooms to ultra luxurious penthouses, one thing it could be said to be lacking is quirky and unique hotel accommodations. In some of the older parts of […]
Krabi, Thailand: Where you should go instead of overcrowded Maya Bay at Koh Phi PhiWhen one does the counting you are sure to count about 1,400 Islands in Thailand and this makes it difficult to make a choice of which Island to visit. The author thought that on going to Phuket he could go over to Koh Phi Phi Island which was rumored to be a beautiful slice of […]
Ascott launches serviced residence loyalty programmeRecently, The Ascott launched the Ascott Star Rewards program, which is thought to be the first loyalty program of its kind worldwide. Members will be entitled to a host of benefits, including 10% discounts off of Best Flexible Rates, up to 50% discounts off of seasonal offers, and birthday discounts of close to 40%. Other […]
Want to stay in a vegan hotel? In Thailand, soon you may be able to.Thailand will soon open the world’s first in environmentally friendly and vegan luxurious hotels. The hotel is named PlantLife Hotel Sanctuary. The hotel will give guests an opportunity to share the time with rescued animals and also explore the beautiful nature that is surrounding them. The hotel has a simple mission and that involves providing […]
- 3 reasons On Nut is becoming one of Bangkok’s most livable neighborhoods
Bangkok is one of the those places that people think is only suitable for brief vacations. Many think of it as a crazy place where “anything goes,” but in reality, there are some really livable and nice sports there! Bangkok is becoming more and more beautiful by the year as more money is invested. […]
