REGIONAL FOCUS New & future openings
KOH SAMUI
Akaryn ups the ante The resort reopened in February following a 10-month renovation ■ InterContinental debuts
InterContinental’s third T ai property, the us$25m (€19m, £15m) InterContinental Samui Baan Taling Ngam Resort opened in February on a 22-acre (9-hectare) site on the island’s west coast. Owned by Serenity Asset Company, the renowned development has been under the management of various hotel companies including Mandarin Oriental. As a result of a 10-month renovation a
new 600sq m (6,458sq ſt ) has been added. Designed by P49, the Baan T ai Spa has been conceived as a traditional T ai house, with
■ Le Méridien returns
Starwood reinstated its Le Méridien brand to Koh Samui in the third quarter of 2011, taking over the former Langham Place. Owned by GuRich Company, the 77-bed- room beachfront property originally opened in November 2009 with a feng shui-oriented design by Bangkok fi rm Begray. Starwood closed the original Le Royal Méridien Baan Taling Ngam, which was situated on the site of the new InterContinental, in 2006. Embracing Chinese, T ai and Balinese cul-
tures through architecture and artwork, Le Méridien Koh Samui Resort features a 580sq m (1,903sq ſt ) Le Spa consisting of fi ve dou- ble treatment rooms, relaxation lounge and welcome area. Pachchanya Worrasednorra- gorn, who previously worked at Outrigger Koh Samui, has just been appointed as spa manager. T e treatment menu has a strong Asian infl uence and includes therapies such as a chakra-based crystal ritual, tamarind body cleanse and herbal hot compress.
teak wood interiors accented by cool indigo blue. It features one treatment suite with a soaking tub, four double rooms, one T ai massage room, a beauty salon, an ayurvedic consultation room and a yoga studio with ocean views. Asia Pacifi c Leisure Consulting has delivered the spa concept, menu, train- ing and wellness programmes. Thai, western and ayurvedic therapies
incorporating Harnn, Sothys and Esthederm brands underpin the menu but each treat- ment begins with foot bathing and ends with an Asian tea ceremony using Harnn’s Tichaa collection of herbal infusions.
Owned and operated by Akaryn Hospitality Management Services, an independent T ai company, the fi ve-star Akaryn opened in March on little known Hanuman Bay in Koh Samui’s north-eastern corner. The thb400m (us$13m, €10m, £8m) bou- tique resort venture, featuring 34 pool suites, embraces nature through inte- grated outdoor living spaces. With contributions from The Beaumont Partnership and Paisarn Krusong, the retreat’s Asian-infl uenced design revolves around an ancient almond tree where a black lava rock swim- ming pool has been installed. T e group’s Spa IV brand has been
given a twist with each of the four treatment rooms themed around a crystal, its colour and powers. T e spa uses its own line of organic products. Yoga, meditation, t’ai chi and qigong are off ered on Spa IV’s rooſt op.
Mövenpick moves in
The resort’s ‘lightway arrival’ sets the tone for the feng shui design inside
Guests enter through salvaged Chinese
mansion doors from the 1700s and are guided by therapists carrying lanterns to a basement spa that off ers views out to water walls and landscaped gardens. Antique wood, natural stone and brass fi xtures feed into the resort’s overall construction around the fi ve elements of wood, fi re, earth, metal and water. Starwood is set to further strengthen its
island presence when the Vana Belle Samui Resort & Spa, which is part of T e Luxury Collection, opens this October.
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Slated to open by the third quarter of 2012, the Mövenpick Resort & Spa Mae Nam Beach will represent the Swiss company’s third property in T ailand, with another three hotels due in the country by 2014. Developed by Samui Seaview, the 81-villa resort is situated on the northern shore of Koh Samui with design by local fi rm, Noppadon. A signature spa will comprise eight single treatment rooms, eight dou- ble treatment suites, a fi tness centre, yoga pavilion and retail shop. “We will promote it as a destination wellness centre off ering spiritual tranquility,” says general manager Roland Sven- sson. “Built as an ancient teak house village set around a garden style court- yard with a lotus pond, the spa concept is based on rejuvenating T ai therapies and personalised packages.”
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