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Bt200-M renovation of Centara Samui completed

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Centara Samui

Centara Samui

CENTARA Hotels & Resorts, one of Thailand’s leading hotel groups, has announced the completion of an extensive Bt200-million renovation of the Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui.

Located at Koh Samui’s finest beach, Chaweng, the five-star Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui offers first-class Thai hospitality and facilities, and a tranquil ambiance.

Designed in a colonial architectural style with its own extensive landscaped gardens and situated directly on the beachfront, the four-story hotel has 203 deluxe sea-facing rooms and suites, all with private balconies.

Some Bt20 million was spent to refurbish a central feature of the hotel, the stunning lobby with its sweeping staircase—reminiscent of a set from Gone with the Wind.
Over Bt160 million was lavished on the 203 guest rooms and suites—Bt90 million on the normal rooms and suites and a Bt70 million on the Pool Suites.

The rooms, which are particularly spacious, include multi-channel satellite television, in-room video movies, music channels, mini-bar, tea- and coffee-making facilities, and personal safe.

Starting at 60 square meters, the Pool Suites offer luxurious accommodation. All feature private plunge pools and include membership at The Club—with five complimentary food serving daily and complimentary cocktails and canapés every evening among a host of other benefits.

To complete the renovation, a further Bt20 million was spent on Spa Cenvaree, the signature spa brand of Centara Hotels & Resorts.

The hotel has several restaurants and bars including Zico’s Brazilian Grill and Bar, Spice Island, Hagi Japanese restaurant, Palm Grove, Seabreeze Beach Bar and Terrace, and The Islander.

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Astudo to invest B950M in 4 new hotels

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ASTUDO Hotel & Resort Management Co., a local management firm, plans to invest Bt950 million in developing four hotels in Thailand next year. The company will develop two hotels on its own in Krabi and Phuket. Another two, on Koh Samui and Koh Phangan, will be joint ventures, said CEO and founder Anthony McDonald.

Astudo Property, a subsidiary founded three months ago, will take responsibility for the hotels’ development.“We find that Thailand is a promising location for the hotel business due to its abundance of tourist destinations,” McDonald said. “After managing hotels for others, we see a high opportunity for hotels with 50 to 200 rooms and in this segment you won’t have to fight with big chains.”

Astudo opened three years ago with a registered capital of Bt1 million, offering management and consulting services to small- and medium-sized hotels. It now manages eight hotels, mostly in the provinces, and expects to add four to its portfolio by yearend. Astudo now has three brands: X2 Resorts for five-star properties, Away Resorts for four-star properties and Le Bayburi for residences. It plans to introduce The Base for budget and business hotels.

McDonald, who has been living in Thailand for nearly 20 years, expects by next year to operate 20 hotels here and in neighboring countries. Within five years, Astudo aims to own 10 hotels and manage 30 properties. We are looking for a partner or a hotel owner interested in establishing X2 design hotels in Bangkok,” he said.

Astudo is also eyeing overseas expansion. It expects to sign a five-year contract to manage a 130-room hotel to be completed in Manila in 2010, which will debut The Base brand. It is also in negotiations with potential partners in Vietnam and India.The company’s income, said McDonald, would grow by 35 percent annually before its growth declines to 10-15 percent in 2010 as the income base grows. He expects Bt90 million in revenues this year and Bt130 million next year.

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X2 Resort Samui now a member of Design Hotels

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X2 Samui, a recently opened design hotel and resort on Koh Samui, has announced its membership with Design Hotels, the German-based marketing and sales company for independent luxury design hotels.“X2 Samui is honored to be a member of Design Hotels with its strategy to only accept the best and the most compatible properties into their collection.

With X2 Resort Kui Buri (Hua Hin) opened in December 2007 and more X2 Design hotels and resorts in the planning in Bangkok, Koh Tan, Koh Kood, Phuket and Krabi for next year, we will definitely expand our relationship with Design Hotels in the near future,” said Anthony McDonald, Chief Executive Officer of X2 Resorts.

“We are excited to be part of Design Hotels, certainly because of the fact that X2 Resort is Thailand’s first chain of Design Hotels.Next year’s agenda, we will also be introducing X2 Residences for sale in X2 Kui Buri and X2 Samui”, said Klaus R. Rauter, group general manager of X2 Resorts.X2 Samui, opened in June 2008, is the latest in a series of new developments of the stunning X2 Resort properties.The resort encompasses 27 casually elegant beachfront pool villas decorated by famed architect and designer Be Gray, situated on 5-acres of pristine beachfront on the south-eastern coast of Samui island.

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