We stayed in the Luxury One Bedroom Suite
Ocean Vista and couldn’t have been happier.
The suite consisted of a large lounge area
with the biggest TV I’ve seen in a hotel
room. This was just one of four TV’s in the
suite which were also located in the master
bedroom, in the separate Kids room (with
bunk beds) and in the master bathroom
which could be viewed from the luxurious
bathtub. Other amenities included a full
sized refrigerator freezer, a Nespresso coffee
machine, an in-room safe and a DVD player.
The suite also had a very large wrap around
deck accessed both from the master bedroom
and lounge. Outdoor furniture included sun
loungers and a table with chairs.
Restaurants include Oceana, the property’s
all-day dining restaurant. Besides serving
breakfast, Oceana offers a Thai-inspired
menu where the accent is put on in-season
local produce.
The hotel’s signature restaurant is Ruffino’s
located on the rooftop and offering superb
views across the bay. Ruffino serves
comfort food to guests relaxing poolside
along with a wide variety of dishes inspired
by home-style Italian flavours. If you are
visiting over a weekend be sure to take in
the Saturday evening Royal Seafood Buffet
as we did. There are plenty of other nonseafood items in the buffet and if you sit
outside you’ll be able to enjoy the smooth
sounds of their in-house DJ. The price
is very reasonable, for a Centara Grand
property with the buffet just 888 baht net or
1,388 net for buffet and free flow.
Separating the hotel from the beach is the
hotel’s Breeze Beach Club. Open from 10 in
the morning until 10 pm The Breeze Beach
Club serves light meals and refreshments
during the day and turns into a relaxing
beach lounge in the evening. On Thursday
evenings the Breeze serves up its best
promotion of the week with its Ladies
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