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Langham Place Goes Eco in Thailand
October 15, 2007 at 11:59 AM | 0 Comments
The Langham Hotels group has just added a fancy eco resort to its collection by converting the Rawi Warin Resort & Spa to be the Langham Place Eco Resort and Spa at Koh Lanta, Krabi in Thailand which will open in January 2008. We're talking luxury resort with an eco-friendly policy, which always seems a little bit tricky to manage ... surely really caring for the environment would mean a little less luxury?
Whatever your political opinion, Krabi's Langham Place Eco Resort is definitely a place for a luxurious sunny holiday. The villas at the resort have a private plunge pool, and guests from all rooms have access to the four main pools. There are also six different restaurants and bars to keep the hunger and thirst at bay.
As for the green side of things, the Langham Place Eco Resort runs according to six conservation principles, basically looking at renewable energy, recycling, conserving water, getting involved with local people, protecting the local habitat and purchasing requirements in an environmentally friendly way. From a distance it's hard to tell how strictly these policies are implemented, but it's all got to start somewhere.
Related Stories:
· Langham Signs First Hotel in Thailand [Asia Travel Tips]
· Langham Place Hong Kong Deals [HotelChatter]
Ko Lanta Hotels
Anti-View: Ants Swarm The Crumb
February 22, 2007 at 12:25 PM | 0 Comments
You know the scene. You open the door to your brand new hotel room, run over to the window, open the blinds and bam, you are hit with the anti-view. Maybe you are looking down a dirty alley, witnessing a drug deal, staring at an air shaft in the face, or seeing a brick wall. Whatever you are viewing it is not extremely pleasurable. Help out your fellow hotel mavens by uploading your anti-views to the HotelChatter/Flickr photo pool, or by sending the photo along to us. Remember to tell us the name of the hotel and the room number with the not-so-easy-on-the-eyes view.
Ko Lanta is an island in the Andaman Sea, off Krabi. A laid back, beach filled island with amazing sunsets, friendly folks, and many Swedes & Norwegians. No doubt Long Beach Resort on Phra Ae Beach offers some of the greatest sunset views on earth, but be prepared, the views inside the Bali-style bathrooms can look like this. Of course, beachfront huts are only THB 1300, and offer gorgeous sunset views from the beach. Give a little get a little, right?
[Photo: escavetta]
