Banyan Tree Opens Fourth Hotel in Thailand

Banyan Tree opened its fourth property in the Kingdom of Thailand on Saturday.

Owned by Thailand-based Asset World Corporation (AWC), the Banyan Tree Krabi resort joins the three other Banyan Tree hotels in the country in Bangkok, Phuket and Koh Samui.

The 72-key Banyan Tree Krabi, nestled on a verdant hillside with vistas of limestone cliffs rising from the sea, is a 45-minute drive from Krabi International Airport.

Facilities at Banyan Tree Krabi include two restaurants and a beach bar, a kids’ club, a fitness centre, a meeting centre, and a rainforest-themed spa.

The centerpiece of the resort is a circular water feature in the lobby (pictured below) that cascades into a cavernous meeting room area below.

“Water and nature are the predominant themes here at Banyan Tree Krabi,” said the resort’s General Manager, Robert Sexton. “You are never more than a few steps from a canal with quaint wooden bridges or within earshot of fountains and waterfalls among the gardens.”

The Banyan Tree Krabi offers eight suite and villa types.

The most modest accommodation type, coming in at 99 sqm, is the Deluxe Pool Suite which features a sumptuous double bed, situated beneath a pitched hardwood ceiling and fan. A private terrace, plunge pool and jet pool surround the bedroom, giving guests the feeling of being on a small island.

The largest is the majestic seven-bedroom Presidential Villa, which sits directly in front of the beach. Guests can reserve the villa as a three-bedroom unit or take an option to combine the three-bedroom with the two adjoining 2-bedroom beachfront villas, transforming it into a seven-bedroom wonderland of saltwater pools, canals, and myriad balconies and terraces. Designed as a retreat for multi-generational family vacations and intimate wedding celebrations, the Presidential Villa commands a palatial 1,335 sqm as a seven-bedroom arrangement.

All suites and villas have private saltwater pools and water features.

Mod-cons include a lavish bathtub and jet pool, high-speed Internet, IPTV with multiple-device connectivity, a full range of multi-lingual channels on state-of-the-art flat screen TVs, and a premium coffee machine.

“Our owners have held onto this piece of land since 2006, waiting for the right time to open the resort,” said Banyan Tree Area General Manager Remko Kroesen. “Now, with so many areas in Phuket and Koh Phi Phi perceived as overcrowded and undoubtedly impacted from an environmental point of view, the time is right to make this stunning resort at Tubkaek Beach a sustainable reality.”

See latest Travel News, Video Interviews, Podcasts and other news regarding: COVID19, Banyan Tree, Krabi, Thailand.