10
October 2011 - Great
Hotels of the World (http://www.ghotw.com)
are pleased to announce the opening of a brand new hotel – Mantra Samui
Resort
and Spa on 10 October 2011, following a three and a half year
development at a
cost of $20 million.
Mantra
Samui Resort and Spa (http://www.ghotw.com/mantra-samui-resort-spa
)
is a member of Great Hotels of the World Luxury Collection. This
five-star
property is set in the beautiful surroundings of Koh Samui, one of
Thailand’s
best-known destinations. Mantra Samui Resort offers a unique approach
to
checking in, with no traditional front desks or lobby. Instead you are
invited
to relax in the public living room with a drink, while staff with the
latest
portable devices, including iPads, bring the check-in to you.
The
resort’s luxury accommodation comprises 74 room concepts, including The
WOW,
The LOVE, The COSY and The GRAND, all with breathtaking views of Koh
Samui’s
northern coast. The LOVE rooms are specially tailored for couples and
honeymooners, including private jacuzzis on the terrace, while The
GRAND rooms
provide the ultimate family resort experience with over 100sqm of space.
Mantra
Samui Resort boasts excellent facilities including a fully equipped
fitness
centre and juice bar, a movie theatre which can be booked for private
screenings and a Salt Yoga Studio built from Himalayan salt bricks,
offering a
variety of yoga classes. The resort also features an outdoor infinity
pool with
built-in sun beds, a complimentary shuttle service to the nearby beach
and a Splendid
Spa with treatments such as classic Thai massage, four-hand massage and
herbal
and fruit body wraps. There are two restaurants onsite including the
Ubuntu
restaurant, serving creative, contemporary international cuisine and
traditional Thai dishes, and Damma Dining, a unique dining experience
limited
to twelve people per night.
Mantra
Samui Resort is also ideal for business travellers as every room comes
complete
with a computer and complimentary wifi access. The resort can also
provide
specialised secretarial services and boasts meeting rooms, all with
natural
daylight, catering for up to 30 people. The resort can cater weddings
for up to
60 people.
Robert
Mayer, General Manager of Mantra Samui, said: “We are delighted that
after
three and a half years of hard work, Mantra Samui is open for business.
We have
built a unique team to create a unique hotel where we can share our
passion for
hospitality with friends. Our goal is to make every guest feel better
than they
do in their own home.”
For
more information on Mantra Samui Resort and Spa or to book please visit
http://www.ghotw.com/mantra-samui-resort-spa
or call +44 (0) 20 7380 3658.
Great
Hotels of the World
Great
Hotels of the World (http://www.ghotw.com)
provides global
hotel reservation, sales and marketing services for an exclusive
portfolio of
primarily independent hotels and resorts worldwide. Great Hotels of the
World
provides a range of products, services and innovative technology
solutions for
over 250 hotels worldwide through trade shows, e-marketing, business
travel
sales, meeting and incentive sales, public relations, Meeting Forums
and a
private label GDS chain code (GW).
By
acknowledging that each hotel’s core business is different, Great
Hotels of the
World helps hotels and consumers to “find their niche” by categorising
member
hotels into niche travel markets. Great Hotels’ dedicated programmes
are aimed
at the leisure, meetings and incentive and corporate markets, whilst
the
individual leisure collections reach precise areas of the market in
which the
hotel specialises in including gourmet, spa, golf, honeymoon and many
more.
Membership
of Great Hotels of the World is split into three tiers: the Luxury
Collection,
the Premium Collection and the Classic Collection and is by invitation
only.
Hotels must meet strict criteria before being accepted into the brand.