HOT Magazine June 15, 2015 | Page 63

I n 2013 Central Plaza Hotel PCL received the Royal Warrant of Appointment from His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej, becoming the first hotelier in Thailand to receive such recognition. The Royal Warrant is awarded to companies that have shown exceptional services and commitment to the economic and social development of the Kingdom. In 1980 the Central Group, Thailand’s largest retail conglomerate, founded Central Plaza Hotel PCL to handle the launch of its own hotel/mall/convention centre development in the expanding Ladprao area of northern Bangkok. The hotel opened in April 1983 and became the foundation in a network of deluxe and first-class properties across Thailand. On 26 June 2007, in recognition of the need to establish a strong identity of its own, the hotel company, initially named Central Hotels & Resorts, rebranded to Centara Hotels & Resorts. Since the rebranding the group has further expanded throughout Thailand and, starting from late2009, began strategic growth overseas with the opening of its first resorts in the Maldives. Today, Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand’s leading hotel company, with 46 properties covering all the main tourism destinations in the country. A further 21 resorts in the Indian Ocean, in Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka; the Far East, in Bali, Laos and Vietnam; and Africa and the Middle East, in Ethiopia, Oman and Qatar, are either open or in project. In Pattaya you will find 3 Centara Grand Properties, the Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort, the Centara Grand Modus Resort and on the southern end of Pattaya you’ll find the 5 star Centara Grand Phratamnak. Just a few steps from the beautiful beach, the five-star Centara Grand Phratamnak Pattaya features a stylish design with a dramatic marine themed lobby, Italian furnishings, and a pool and Jacuzzi on the rooftop. The hotel features 165 exquisitely appointed guestrooms, each including Smart TV’s, Nespresso machines, a large balcony or terrace, a refrigerator, delicate cotton bed sheets, in-room safe and a rain ͡