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New
hotels for Pattaya and Bangkok
Construction
on a 16 million USD, 3 to 4-star hotel in Pattaya is expected to begin
next year. When completed in 2006, the Central Hotels and Resorts
project will offer a hotel and a shopping centre.
At
the end of 2006, Kempinski Hotels and Resorts will open its 5-star Siam Kempinski
Hotel in Bangkok. When finished, the hotel will have 300 rooms,
restaurants and bars, massage rooms and conference facilities.
The
5-star Metropolitan Bangkok Hotel opened its doors on 1st November.
The hotel offers connoisseurs of design and modern living 174 deluxe rooms
that feature yoga mats, high-speed Internet access, flatscreen
televisions, and DVD and CD players. Guest facilities include a gym, steam
rooms, a hydro pool, a yoga studio, a bar and restaurant.
Exotissimo
4X4 rally in Kanchanaburi
Exotissimo
Thailand has developed a one-day 4X4 rally in Kanchanburi Province. Ideal
for incentive tours or adventurous groups, the route follows dirt tracks
deep into the jungle where a remote riverside camp is set up with
additional activities such as bamboo rafting. For further details please
contact thailand@exotissimo.com.
New
resorts in Koh Samui
The
Buriraya Resort and Spa, a 10 million USD venture, opened in Koh
Samui in October. The resort features 42 deluxe rooms and 31 villas.
In
October 2004, Koh Samui will present guests with its new luxury resort, SALA
Samui, located on Choeng Mon Beach. The resort features 69 Thai-style
villas, most of which will have their own private swimming pools, a bar
and restaurant, an Internet café, a library loft, and personalised
service.
Amari
will be opening its Palm Reef Resort in December. The new resort
will feature 84 rooms and deluxe accommodations. Amari recently held a
soft opening for its Amari Trang Resort in Trang in October.
Sanctuary
Resorts opens two more
Sanctuary
Resorts will be managing the new luxury boutique resort in Koh Lak called
La Flora, which features pristine beaches, 69 villas, a Sanctuary spa
where guests can achieve balance in mind, body and spirit, and a plethora
of leisure activities. Sanctuary Resorts is also planning to open The
Racha Resort in Koh Racha, an island located south of Phuket. Expected to
open in February 2004, the deluxe resort offers guests 75 villas with
their own terraces and open bathrooms, outdoor rainforest showers and the
latest modern conveniences.
Elephant
Hills in Thailand
A luxury
jungle camp, Elephant Hills, has been launched in Southern Thailand, in
Khao Sok National Park. The camp offers guests a variety of adventure
activities, such as canoe trips down Sok River, treks to mountain caves
and a ride on longtail boat. Guests stay in deluxe tents that come with
beds, a shower facility and a toilet.
Travel
the Orient-Express
The
Orient-Express train service will be adding a new itinerary to its 2004
programme: a three day, two night journey from Bangkok to Ayutthaya,
Chiang Mai, Lampang and Kanchanaburi and then returning to Bangkok. The
journey, which will be offered starting 9th February 2004, will
allow guests to explore Thailand on and off the train.
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