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Where Can You Find Three-Bedroom Pool Villas for $270 a Night? The Answer: Phuket

amandak — 2009-11-18T14:13:41-05:00

<![CDATA[ <img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/outrigger_phuket.jpg" class="top"> The executives of the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Outrigger%20Hotels">Outrigger Hotels</a> group, we suspect, are a bit partial to vacationing on Phuket in sunny Thailand. Earlier this year they opened the first Outrigger in Phuket with the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/26/8911/26969/hotels/Outrigger_Serenity_Phuket_Launches_Yacht_and_Resort_in_April">Outrigger Serenity Phuket</a>, and from December 1, they're adding yet another spot to stay when the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Resort opens up.It's part of the Laguna Phuket "destination resort", so it's the kind of place you can go and never venture far away from. Within the Laguna there are some thirty places to get food and drink, there's a spa, and also the Laguna Phuket Golf Course.If this kind of resort suits you, then pay attention to their opening specials: they've got

Ritz-Carlton Reserve At Phulay Bay Almost Ready To Open

amandak — 2009-11-12T08:50:35-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Phulay_Bay_Ritz_Carlton_Reserve.jpg" class="top"> Okay, so their opening date moved <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/1/14/72117/0252/hotels/Ritz_Carlton_Reserve_Will_Kick_Off_Exotic_Brand_in_Phulay_Bay">from April to June</a> and finally to December 22, but at least the rather special <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Ritz-Carlton+Reserve+Phulay+Bay/ian/273213">Ritz-Carlton Reserve Phulay Bay</a> in Krabi, Thailand, is finally getting close to being ready for us. We've been waiting ever since Ritz-Carlton announced that their new Reserve brand was especially for stressed people wanting to get away to new cultures and adventures in exotic locations. That really sounds like us.The resort will open just in time for Christmas, on December 22 this year. There are just 54 villas in it, and the views across the water from each villa are incredible. To make you feel relaxed, they've designed the resort with oversized beds, chairs,

Bangkok's Chaophya Park Hotel Has The Best Multi-Use Key Cards Ever

JetSetCD — 2009-10-01T16:21:55-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/ChaophyaPark.jpg" class="top"> Security issues aside for the moment, <a href="">Chaophya Park Hotel</a> in Bangkok, Thailand has what are possibly the best hotel room key cards ever: they also function as one-day subway passes. It's the first hotel in Bangkok to offer the amenity of hotel-keys-as-subway-passes since it lies along the MRT route of public transportation. But it won't be the last; the MRT is looking to partner up with further hotels in Bangkok and make this a regular perk. Still, the Chaophya Park might look like your typical business hotel in the picture above, but judging from this new feature and the fact that they've got iPod docking stations in the rooms, have greening initiatives, and are the first

Centara Bangkok's Circular Soaking Tub Would Round Out Our Week

MsRebecca — 2009-09-18T14:16:51-05:00

We don't know about you, but we feel like it's been a long week. And one of our favorite ways to unwind at week's end? A soak in the tub. One of the first things we do when entering a hotel room is to duck into the bathroom to check the shower/bath situation. Tubs—or rain showers and extra jets in shower-only setups—usually elicit whoops of glee. So when we saw this photo of the tub from a guest room at the Centara Grand Bangkok we swooned. We may have seen bigger tubs in our hotel travels, but this one is just so damn cute in its roundness. (All that space around it is pretty appealing, too.)

The Langham Place Samui Will Open in November

amandak — 2009-08-25T09:00:06-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Koh_Samui_1.jpg" class="top"> We usually find plenty of good things to say about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Langham%20Hotels">Langham Hotels</a> and the Langham Place Samui looks like it will follow the good reputation when it opens later this year. With 77 villas and suites suitable for private getaways or arranged together for group vacations, the Langham gang are promising the same good service we expect along with a few interesting innovations.One is their idea of "borderless dining" which means you can have a romantic meal in "specially-designed dining retreats scattered in the grounds". We also like the sound of the Portal Surf & Play area, which sounds like a combined WiFi zone and cocktail bar, plus they also have the Splash Bar poolside where