V Villas Hua Hin

Let V Villas Hua Hin be a romantic dinner venue for you and your special one for Christmas and New Year Eve in a memorable atmosphere. Our Festive Romantic Candle Light Dinner can be served in your private Pool Villa Suite, Villazzo restaurant, our infinity pool deck set upon the bluff with panoramic ocean views or on the luxury beach of Hua Hin aglow with candles and torches.

You will be welcomed with two glasses of champagne, presented with a bottle of white or red wine and treated to an exquisite course menu served by your personal butler, couple glasses of digestive and be dazzled by the firework after your romantic dinner.

Festive Romantic Candle Light Dinner for two at one price at Baht 6,500 Nett. Available on 24, 25 and 31 December 2009

V Villas Hua Hin

"We are absolutely delighted to have been included in the 2009 Luxe List" said Mr. Remko Kroesen, V Villas Hua Hin's General Manager "It's a tribute firstly to Mr. Vicha Poolvaraluck - an owner's vision then to J+H Boiffils' unique design and finally to the exclusive service provided by the staff who have worked so tirelessly to make the hotel a success since it's opening last year."

The "V" Masterpiece, inspired by the geometric grid of a rice plantation, V Villas's architectural style has ingeniously blended modern and minimal lines with Asian serenity.

A private pool, exotic gardens, and a private terrace steps have been incorporated within each villa. Modern amenities include a luxury bathtub with Jacuzzi, cable and satellite TV etc.

With 24 hours guest service and personalized butler service, V Villas also offers premium services for both recreational and aesthetic enjoyment with a variety of facilities such as the Villazzo restaurant, a beachfront swimming pool, a gymnasium, spa services and a library room.

V Villas Hua Hin is located on the beach, just a few minutes walk from the major shopping mall in popular Hua Hin, and is only around 2 hours drive from Bangkok.

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Featuring colonial-style architecture, rooms are decorated with dark teakwood furnishings and rich Thai silks. It also offers spacious bathrooms, a private balcony and a 5-metre marble private pool, along with other standard amenities. It includes Wi-Fi internet access and 24-hour room service.

Enjoy a pampering massage at Cenvaree Spa, which offers a selection of therapies and spa treatments that will leave you feeling relaxed and rejuvenated. Other facilities at Sofitel Centara include a fully equipped fitness centre, as well as 4 different bars.

Once you've worked up an appetite, choose from the 4 restaurants, Sofitel Centara Grand Resort and Villas has to offer. It ranges from modern Japanese cuisine to traditional Thai fare.

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The focus was on the dining rooms and the Dusit Club and Lounge, which will welcome heads of state from 16 countries attending the Asean Summit from Oct 23-25.

The Dusit Thani Hua Hin is the official host hotel for the event. It will welcome officials from the 10 Asean countries and counterparts from China, Japan, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, and India.

"We are honoured that our hotel was selected once again by the Thai government to host this prestigious event. We have been preparing for several months to ensure a successful event," said general manager Victor Sukseree.

Tourism in Hua Hin should be helped during the event, as most hotels are expected to be 100% occupied from Oct 21-25. The Dusit Thani Hua Hin expects to generate at least 7-10 million baht from the event.

"However, the average occupancy rate will return to around 60-70% after the event ends. It is a short-term benefit but we believe this event will help promote our country's tourism in the long term," said Mr Victor.

The company hopes foreign tourists will return when the economic and political situations stabilise.

He said the hotel had received advance bookings of around 60% this month and expects international tourists will decline. The hotel will focus more on the local market, particularly the business meeting segment.

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The hotels, which are all part of The Unique Collection of Hotels & Resorts, bring the total number of 'Golf in a Kingdom' lodgings to nine while giving the golf travel resource its first in the northern town of Chiang Mai.

"Our proximity to 'Golf in a Kingdom' member Chiang Mai Highlands (Golf & Spa Resort) makes us an ideal link here," said Mr. Vannasont Limprasutr, hotel manager of De Naga Chiang Mai. "What's more, the levels of luxury are commensurate, which means Kingdom-goers will feel no disconnect between the experience here and the experience at the golf club."

Also, the Asian Tour has tapped 'Golf in a Kingdom' member course Santiburi Country Club Chiang Rai as host venue of the King's Cup (Dec. 3-6), the final event of the 2009 season. The Robert Trent Jones, Jr. design is a collection of 18 breathtaking, impeccably maintained holes that either skirt a chain of lakes or flow over the low hills of Bang Bor.

"Last year it was the Singha Thailand PGA Championship, this year's it's the King's Cup," said Folke Nyberg, general manager of Santiburi CC Chiang Rai. "We'll be ready, and the players will need to be too — only the winner had four rounds in the 60s last year."

With steep gabled roofs and an array of traditional decorative details, the 55-room De Naga Chiang Mai exemplifies the Lanna style of Northern Thailand. Fellow 'Golf in a Kingdom' member Chiang Mai Highlands Golf & Spa Resort — an inventive Schmidt/Curley design 1,000 feet above sea level — is 20 minutes away by car.

Putahracsa Hua Hin is one of three Kingdom resorts in the charming coastal town of Hua Hin, the preferred holiday retreat of the Thai Royal Family for almost a century. The stylish boutique hideaway boasts 59 contemporary rooms and villas in a seaside residential setting not far from Banyan Golf Club, a new hillside course racking up accolades from the region's top golf publications.

Palm Grove Resort is a low-rise collection of suites and colonial-style villas 15 minutes from the center of Pattaya and as close to a 'home away from home' as it gets. An 'East Meets West' interior design philosophy is constant throughout the resort, which also features winding lanes that connect the village-like layout to unspoiled Baan Ampure Beach.

Among the other first-class accommodations in the 'Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience' portfolio are:

* Anantara Phuket
* Bangkok Marriott Resort & Spa
* Anantara Golden Triangle
* Anantara Hua Hin
* Anantara Koh Samui
* Hua Hin Marriott Resort & Spa
* Woodlands Hotel & Resort Pattaya

From the majestic hill country of Chiang Rai in the northwest corner of Thailand to the breathtaking beaches of Koh Samui in the Gulf of Thailand, 'Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience' takes in some of the most lush and varied terrain on the planet. In addition to the Banyan Golf Club, Santiburi CC Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai Highlands Resort & Spa, the Kingdom's stunning golf properties include:

* Muang Kaew Golf Club, the closest course to bustling Bangkok, with a par 3 that looks eerily similar to the 12th at Augusta National.
* Santiburi Samui Country Club, which deftly traverses a jungle of towering coconut trees that carpets Koh Samui's picturesque Khao Pom Mountain.
* Siam Country Club, a 36-hole, championship venue (its Plantation Course hosted the 2009 Honda LPGA Thailand) in the nightlife capital of Pattaya.
* Thai Country Club, site of Tiger Woods's 1997 Asia Honda Classic victory and the 'Best Championship Course in Asia', as voted by Asian Golf Monthly readers in 2008.

To make travel plans for a tour of 'Golf in a Kingdom: The Thai Golf Experience', visit golfinakingdom.com, or send email to info@golfinakingdom.com

Phetchaburi governor Chai Panichpornpan said that the GI registration will help promote the province's rose-apple, well-known as Chomphu Phet Sairung as a world-class fruit.

The GI designation, introduced by the European Union, is a sign used on goods that have a specific geographical origin.

The system is aimed at encouraging a diversity of agricultural produce, protecting product names from misuse and imitation, harmonising concepts at the level of the European Union, and helping consumers by giving them information on the specific character of particular products.

The governor said purchase orders for the Chomphu Phet Sairung have increased after the fruit was introduced to regional leaders and media who attended the 14th summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Phetchaburi's Cha-am district.

"To show that the Chomphu Phet Sairung belongs to local people here,” Mr Chai said, “we have registered the geographical patent of the fruit."

The governor added that local fruit growers will receive financial support and marketing promotion, while agricultural extension services will provide them good and safe production techniques to give a better produce as required by consumers and markets. (TNA)

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Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin at Cha Am Beach

Prices for the Daily Delegate Package start at USD77++ per person and includes two coffee breaks, a buffet lunch, venue charges for the meeting or conference and state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment, including an LCD screen.

This price also includes an 18-hole round of golf at the prestigious Palm Hills Golf Course, making the innovative package one of the best value-for-money initiatives in Thailand for MICE organisers and planners.

If delegates feel the need to stay overnight at the Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin at Cha Am Beach after their round of golf, room rates start at USD88++ per night and includes a delectable buffet breakfast.

These weekday prices are valid for a minimum group size of 30 up to a maximum of 180, subject to availability.

To thank event organisers accommodating 30 or more guests under this scheme, the hotel's Organiser Appreciation Package presents one complimentary room with breakfast, free internet, a room upgrade, a 30-minute foot or neck massage and late checkout until 3.00pm.

The 243-room Courtyard by Marriott Hua Hin at Cha Am Beach offers over 10,000 square feet of meeting space in 11 function rooms including the impressive Leelawadee Grand Hall, one of the largest meeting facilities on the Hua Hin coast-line which can seat 500 delegates theatre-style.

The banquet facilities at the hotel also include a raised outdoor function space facing the Gulf of Thailand amongst lush lawns that are ideal for gala dinners and cocktail parties.

The challenging Max Wexler-designed Palm Hills Golf Course features undulating fairways, perfect greens, strategically placed hazards and upscale amenities including lavish clubhouses and fine and casual dining, making a superb venue for a post-meeting activity.

Ocean is a charming Thai style villa. Its open and airy planning gives full right to the magnificent scenery that surrounds it. The kitchen, dining and living area coalesce in an open design that creates a magnificent feeling of space that is magnified by the large panorama windows leading to the extensive pergola covered veranda with beautiful scenery of the green mountains of Sam Roi Yot. This house captures the essence of a relaxed lifestyle in a tropical valley. From the bathroom frosted glass doors lead to the outdoor bathing area containing a shower and a small pool where bathing under the open sky lends peace of mind.

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Voted for by the readers, Anantara Dhigu, Maldives and Anantara Golden Triangle, Thailand, ranked 6th and 8th respectively in Asia. Globally Anantara Maldives and Anantara Golden Triangle continue to make their mark coming 37th and 53rd out of 100 in the worldwide listing.

Continuing the trend, Anantara Dhigu out did its competitors in ISLANDS magazine's! Coveted as one of the magazines "Top 10 Best Island Beaches", the resort was the only resort in the Maldives to make the top 10 and was also chosen for the front cover of the September/October 2009 issue.

True to the Anantara brand, Anantara Hua Hin made its mark as one of the best 'Spas in an Overseas Hotel' in the annual Condé Nast Traveller 2009 Reader Awards. Readers also commented that Anantara Hua Hin offers the best accommodation for an overseas spa.

Anantara Phuket, which opened in October 2008, also made the top 20 'Overseas Leisure Hotels in Asia and the Indian Subcontinent', a category where readers were asked to vote on their favourite hotel according to geographical location.

Less than a year after opening both Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara and Anantara Si Kao Resort & Spa have topped the charts in Elite Traveler's annual "101 Top Hotel Suites of the World 2009" list. Established in 2001, Elite Traveler is the travel and lifestyle magazine of the rich and famous.

As the only property in Abu Dhabi to make the elite list, Desert Islands Resort & Spa by Anantara's exclusive Royal Villa was chosen for being the ultimate in privacy. Showcasing the best of Arabian decor, contemporary design and modern convenience each of the two Royal Villas come equipped with the best standards of luxury services including a 24/7 butler. These airy abodes feature two bedrooms, living and lounge space, kitchenette, dining area, private splash pools and boast direct access to the beach.

Anantara Si Kao Resort & Spa was awarded for its secluded Private Villa, haled as a "private haven" by Elite Traveler. The luxurious suite is formed from four traditional Thai villas set on customary stilts, joined by a wooden deck. The retreat is set on private grounds adjacent to the Chao Mai National Park forest beach overlooking a five mile stretch of unspoiled beachfront.

KITOONS staff teachers are all English speaking foreigners with IKO certification. Students taking a course will first learn all the safety aspects of kiteboarding. The lessons take place in shallow water, which preserves the energy of the students and enables them to learn faster and with more fun. A course can be tailored to individual needs and so for most fun seeking tourists a day is split between 1.5 hours in the late morning and 2 hours in the afternoon. KITOONS claims that their students learn exceptionally fast due to their refined teaching methods. According to KITOONS' head instructor Rutger van den Akker, an energetic friendly Dutch national, it's quite common that students start riding on the board on the third day of their kitesurfing course. The lessons include all rental gear so tourists don't need to bring anything except some guts, sun cream and a bottle of water.

The best three kitesurfing spots in Thailand are Hua Hin (along with Pranburi), Phuket and Chumphon. While Hua Hin is quite developed, the 30km away alternative Pranburi is quite a sleepy town with just a few resorts. Both these destinations have a wind season from late October till the start of the monsoon around 1st of April. Chumphon has the same wind season, and some say it is the windiest kitesurfing spot in Thailand. Chumphon is a small town and not many tourists come to stay. So for those who love it quiet and serene, this is a good alternative. Phuket on the other hand, is one of Thailand major tourist hubs and offers anything travelers look for from top resorts to cheap stays. Dine at a 5 star hotel or eat for a few Baht at the next noodle shop. Needless to say, the nightlife is infamous. Phuket's kitesurf season is different and the winds blow usually between April and October.

Amongst the thousand of expats living in Bangkok kitesurfing has become increasingly popular. No wonder, since the nearest beach town is Hua Hin, just a 2 1/2 hour drive away. KITOONS offers free introductions to all expats in the evening hours. It's a good idea for those pondering over wether kitesurfing is their cup of tea or not. Sit in their beautiful garden, enjoy a drink and get your questions answered before heading to the beach.

Mr. Adrian graduated from Restaurant Management Bachelor School & Apprenticeship in Wuerzburg, Germany. He brings 10 years of extensive and varied experience in the area of Food & Beverage to the Marriott team. His most recent post was Assistant Food & Beverage Manager at Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort.

His work experience includes other hotels such as Le Meridien and InterContinental Vienna in Austria and The Willard InterContinental Washington DC in the United States and the InterContinental Frankfurt in Germany. With his solid background in numerous positions in Food & Beverage to perfect his craft, Adrian is appropriate for his position to run and direct the Food & Beverage team of the hotel where the 4 outlets are busy all-year round.
In his new role at Hua Hin Marriott Resort and Spa Adrian will oversee all Food & Beverage activities and take initiatives in directing the Hotel Food & Beverage team in providing the Resort’s valued guests with comfort, convenience and satisfaction.

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In addition to overseeing the general management of the two Hua Hin resorts, he will also take on the responsibility of overseeing Six Senses Hideaway Samui, Thailand. The Core layer position reporting directly to the chief operating officer of Six Senses Resorts & Spas.

Peter rejoined Six Senses from Anantara Resorts & Spas where he held the role of Group General Manager of Thailand and Bali. Prior to this position, Peter was general manger of Soneva Gili by Six Senses and the soon to be opened Soneva Kiri by Six Senses - located on the island of Koh Kood to the south-east of the Gulf of Thailand. Prior to this he was resort manager at Evason Hua Hin.

Peter, a Swedish national, has over 23 years of hospitality experience, working his way through the ranks in a variety of countries including Japan, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Maldives, East Timor, London, Norway and Russia. He has accumulated proficiency in several languages during this time.

Peter is based in Hua Hin.

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Professional, competent and reliable. From the moment you arrive, this service will provide a comfortable and efficient transfer from Bangkok Airport (or Bangkok hotel) to your Hua Hin or Cha-Am hotel. The chauffeurs are carefully selected for their professionalism, knowledge and discretion. All cars are in very good condition and fully insured.

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About two and a half hours' drive from Bangkok, Hilton Hua Hin Resort is a stunning seaside resort that offers a spacious spa. The king's summer residence, Klai Kangwol Palace, is easily accessible.

Relax with a dip in the beachfront pool, or have a peaceful moment while enjoying a Thai herbal steam bath or traditional Thai massage. Active guests can also make use of the squash courts, tennis courts and gym, which comes with an aerobic room.

When it comes to dining, Hilton Hua Hin Resort offers one of Thailand's best Chinese restaurants, the White Lotus. Guests can also take a pick from five other restaurants in the resort and enjoy a cocktail by the pool or sample fresh seafood on a terrace.

Hilton Hua Hin Resort offers a wide range of rooms furnished in traditional style with a modern touch. Each elegant room enjoys a calm, quiet atmosphere and offers scenic sea views.