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Langham checks into Phuket
HONG KONG – Langham Hotels International continues to show great faith in Thailand.
The company has signed a management contract for an all-villa boutique resort at Kalim Bay in Phuket.
The latest addition to the growing Langham portfolio will be the first boutique resort managed by an international 5-star brand in Phuket. It also puts the luxury hotel operator on track to operate at least five properties in Thailand within the next five years.
“Thailand is the resort capital of Asia and will continue to be so,†said Brett Butcher, senior vice president, brands, sales and marketing with Langham Hotels.
“It is accessible from so may places in the world and is a one flight destination for Europeans and Australians. Plus the whole of Asia loves the Thai resorts.
“It has beaches, Buddhist religion, gracious hospitality and Thai food. As a destination it has an allure like no other in Asia.â€
Scheduled to open in early 2010, Langham Place, Miora Resort + Spa, Kalim Bay, Phuket will comprise 78 villas including penthouses set on a hilltop location overlooking the Andaman Sea.
The resort’s design is masterminded by Hawaiian American architect, Clint Nagata of Blink, Bangkok, who has developed a number of major hotel and resort projects throughout Asia Pacific
Each villa will include apartment-style amenities with private bars and a contemporary entertainment centre. Private plunge pools will have retractable floating dining tables, day beds and bbq grills.
Penthouse villas with roof terraces will feature zero-edge pools with bubble beds as well as sail roofs and tanning lawns.
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