Picture-Perfect, Action-Packed Luxury

Centara Grand, the luxury arm of Thai hotel group Centara Hotels & Resorts, is intrinsically bound to the pulse of Thailand’s unique charm and attractiveness.

As a long-standing Thai company, there are intuitive insights into Thai culture, history and heritage coursing through each of its properties in all their different destinations that provide a core of luxury personalised services, features and facilities.     

This means that any Centara Grand hotel and resort, whether situated in a busy city or tropical beach location, is geared-up to create fine holiday experiences and sweet memories – natural components for a picture-perfect holiday in Thailand.

At the variety of resorts across the country there are activities for the entire family that cover all the bases for fun and enjoyment, from sensational spa retreats to exciting adventures. With a focus on family-friendly accommodation, these wonderful retreats offer everything across the activity spectrum to keep youngsters of every age happy -  from Zumba, aqua aerobics and yoga to multimedia E-Zones -  for safe and friendly holiday experiences.

Rooted in the Thailand’s traditional culture of hospitality while dedicated to meeting the sophisticated needs of modern travellers, Centara Grand strikes a fine balance between heritage and modern sophistication.

The flagship of Centara Grand’s portfolio is Centara Grand & Bangkok Convention Centre at CentralWorld,  in the heart of the city’s shopping and business district with easy access by road and BTS Skytrain. It’s a five-star oasis, ideal for both business visitors as well as sightseers and shoppers.

At a lofty 55 storeys, the hotel offers spectacular city views from guest rooms and restaurants, with a delightful blend of city living and resort-style facilities and a lifestyles complex on the 26th floor includes the award-winning Spa Cenvaree, alongside a fitness centre, tennis courts and outdoor pool with sundeck.

It incorporates Bangkok Convention Centre, the major venue for prime national and regional events with its World Ballroom that can accommodate 1,000 people in its pillarless interior. Both hotel and the convention centre connect seamlessly with CentralWorld, one of the largest lifestyle and shopping complexes in Southeast Asia, making all this a vibrant city hospitality, leisure and business hub.

Elsewhere in this buzzing 24-hour metropolis is Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok. It’s one of the Bangkok’s timeless landmarks, fully renovated to a modern and inviting ambience and re-opened in 2012.

As Thailand’s first integrated five-star hotel and shopping destination this property has a deserved reputation for sublime service, dining and accommodation, while being integral to the Bangkok Convention Centre Hall and the Central Plaza shopping and lifestyle complex; the ideal location for business and leisure guests.

There’s a strong link between Bangkok and Hua Hin, where Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin first opened its doors in the early 1920s when the previously sleepy fishing village was being transformed into Thailand’s first beach resort for Bangkok residents eager to escape the summer heat of the city.

The catalysts to this were access provided by the new railway line, and Hua Hin’s popularity with the Thai royal family who built summer palaces near the beaches. Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin - originally The Railway Hotel – was built along the classic lines of that era and is now regarded as one of the grand hotels of the East.

Sensitively renovated and extended to retain its air of bygone elegance, the resort is set on the beachfront near the town, amid a wide expanse of gardens perfect for relaxing strolls in the sea breeze. But all this can be savoured in accommodation that’s bang up-to-date with luxurious rooms, suites and pool villas.

Those seeking more of a hideaway holiday can venture off the mainland to get away from it all at Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi, a laid-back sanctuary where verdant green forest meets turquoise waters and rugged limestone islands.

It’s only accessible by boat, but once at this luxuriously understated resort nestled in its own bay, guests can get back to nature in style by exploring nature trails, unwinding with blissful spa treatments and enjoying water activities in the clear sea waves.

Laid-back and naturally beautiful, Krabi offers some of Thailand’s most striking scenery, where where nature trails and limestone islands form an abundance of natural attractions. Nestled within its own bay, with stunning views and an ambience of understated luxury, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Krabi invites guests to get back to nature, and get away from it all.

Over on Phuket, the island’s classic Sino-Portuguese architecture is an attractive design feature of Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, set directly on the sands of Karon Beach on the west coast, backed by a green hill, and grouped around its own water park.  

This resort offers memorable holiday experiences for couples and families with exhilarating leisure activities that include water sports, the water park, as well as fine meeting facilities for corporate and incentive groups. 

There’s a comforting and relaxing ambience, and for guests preferring seclusion, the villas provide exclusivity with magnificent sea views. The award-winning Spa Cenvaree, is a luxurious treat, with suites for singles and couples.  

Another island destination, Koh Samui, is home to more old-world colonial-era charm in the shape of Centara Grand Beach Resort Samui, set on an unparalleled beachfront location on the quiet end of Chaweng Beach.

Despite this peaceful setting, perfect for swimming, strolling and socialising, there’s also easy and convenient access to Central Festival shopping mall and the buzzing activities of Chaweng Road; making the resort the best of both worlds on this popular and beautiful island – for either a tranquil romantic escape or an adventurous family holiday, and everything in between.

Adventure and thrills are high on the agenda at Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya – an exciting five-star resort with a Lost World theme park centrepiece featuring two gigantic cliffs connected by rope bridges, a cavern that reveals a jungle with a river and waterfalls, and a pathway leading down to the golden sands of Wong Amat Beach.

Ocean-facing rooms, suites and family residences, eight dining venues, an award-winning spa, a kids’ club, water sports and an extensive water park all make this a fascinating playground for young and old, just a 90 minutes’ drive from Bangkok

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