HotelChatter - Tag: Anantara Resorts

The Killer View At Anantara Kihavah Villas, Opening In December

MsRebecca — 2010-08-19T11:11:31-05:00

Getting depressed about the impending end of summer? Yeah, us too. That's why we're feasting on this Killer View from an overwater bungalow at the Anantara Kihavah Villas, which opens in the Maldives on December 1. What better reason to look forward to winter? (And to wish for an unexpected windfall or sudden fame and fortune?)

The newest Anantara in a place with a bunch of 'em, Anantara Kihavah will bring new 78 overwater and beachfront villas to the Maldives, along with an underwater restaurant and wine cellar, and a 'jungle spa.'

Chiang Rai: Baby Elephant Gets a Bath at Anantara Resort Golden Triangle, The World Melts

juliana — 2010-07-19T16:56:09-05:00

<![CDATA[<object width="500" height="400"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/a7_ixAbhsRI&hl=en_US&fs=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/a7_ixAbhsRI&hl=en_US&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="500" height="400"></embed></object>Need a cute reason to visit the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/ANANTARA+GOLDEN+TRIANGLE/local/1830">Anantara Resort Golden Triangle</a> in Thailand? A Baby Elephant! Need an even cuter reason to visit? Baby Elephant Getting a Bath!!* The ellie was born on May 23 weighing 220 lbs and was nicknamed Nong 'Phil which is an abbreviation for the phrase "Little Curfew" since the baby was born past the elephants' bedtime. His formal name is Plai Pa Choke which means "to bring luck." At Anatara Golden Triangle, they house houses 35 elephants, their mahout caregivers, and their families in their <a href="http://goldentriangle.anantara.com/Elephant-Camp/default.aspx">Elephant Camp</a>, an extension of the Thai Elephant Conservation Centre. Guests can explore

Phuket: Woot! iPads Now Available for Guest Use at Anantara Phuket

juliana — 2010-04-30T14:23:20-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Anantara_Phuket_First_IPad___low_4.27.10.jpg" class="top"> We've heard about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/19/15724/9427/hotels/Hotel_Indigo_Lets_Us_Play_With_Its_iPad">hotel concierges</a> using the hot new tech item, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ipad hotels">the iPad</a>, but finally--finally!--a hotel is giving iPads for guests to use.This tech-savvy hotel is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Anantara+Phuket/local/1387">Anantara Phuket</a> in Mai Khao Beach, Thailand. Guests can now borrow the iPad directly from the resort and use it to read the paper, book a massage at the Anantara Spa and even schedule a dive excursion to Similan islands. the iPad can also be used poolside or sailing through Phang Nga Bay--we're just not sure how easy it will be to read in direct sunlight. And whatever you do, just don't drop it in the water. Otherwise, you'll find yourself with a broken, good-for-nothing iPad.

South Male Atoll: Sports Illustrated Ladies Frolicked at the Anantara Resorts in The Maldives

juliana — 2010-02-09T09:36:20-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/swimsuitissuemaldives.jpg" class="top"> Most people pick up the newest edition of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue because they want to drool over Brooklyn Decker or Bar Rafaeli in the skimpiest, totally unwearable bathing suits ever fashioned from two scraps of fabric (or seaweed or sand dollars or whatever else is lying around.)But we scope out the SI because we want to know which hotels got lucky with the ladies as SI is always gives the accommodations for its photo shoots major shout-outs (at least on the <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010_swimsuit/onlocation/">website.</a>)This year, the luckiest of the bunch has to be the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/anantara resorts">Anantara Resorts</a> in The Maldives. We've always been a big fan of here at HotelChatter (hello, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Overwater%20Bungalows">overwater bungalows</a>!) and

Liwa Desert: Anantara Qasr Resort Opening Soon In The Desert

amandak — 2009-08-03T08:49:28-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Anantara_Qasr_Al_Sarab.jpg" class="top"> <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Anantara%20Resorts">Anantara Resorts</a> are still bucking the economic trend: they continue to launch new properties in all corners of the globe. Up next is the Anantara Qasr Al Sarab Resort & Spa, located in the state of Abu Dhabi but around an hour and a half's drive into the desert. It's in a spectacular region which apparently has sand dunes four times higher than the Leaning Tower of Pisa (although we hope the dunes look a little more stable).Across the resort you'll find 196 rooms and suites, three restaurants and of course an Anantara Spa complete with an impressive marble hammam bath. They'll also set you up to go sand-surfing, camel riding through the desert or quad-biking