Centara Hotels & & Resorts has actually formally introduced the brand-new Cosi Hotel on Samui island in Surat Thani province, marking the 57th hotel under the group.
Centara likewise prepares to open Cosi brand name hotels in other tourist locations, beginning with Pattaya (280 spaces), Chiang Mai (140 spaces) and Bangkok, with as much as 50 more opening across the country in the next 3 to 5 years.
The brand-new 150-room hotel, which opened last Friday near Samui’s popular Chaweng beach, is a “way of life” hotel with a contemporary decoration, targeting young tourists who choose the relaxed digital way of life.
The hotel beings in the heart of Samui town, surrounded by stores, dining establishments and night life. Next door is the associated Central Celebration Samui shopping center. Samui airport is a 15-minute drive away.
” Centara has a policy to broaden Cosi hotels together with outlet store under Central Group, consisting of Central Celebration, CentralPlaza and Robinson Way of life, to separate itself from other hotels, which are primarily situated at significant traveler destinations and on beaches,” stated Centara president Thirayuth Chirathivat.
According to Mr Thirayuth, the tenancy rate of Cosi Hotel on Samui is anticipated to be a modest 50% in the very first year.
The general efficiency of all hotels under Centara Group over the previous 10 months has actually been pleasing, the president stated. This year’s tenancy rate in basic is anticipated to reach 82% as the economy has a hard time to go back to typical.
The best-performing hotel is Centara Grand at CentralWorld in Bangkok, followed by Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya and Centara Grand at CentralPlaza Lardprao in Bangkok.
The business thinks that the recuperating economy and the continuously increasing variety of foreign visitors, reaching 29 million in the previous 10 months, imply brighter financial potential customers next year.
In order to increase earnings next year, Centara prepares to raise space rates by 3-5% and handle more hotels, consisting of 3 brand-new ones in Cuba, Doha and Sri Racha.
Mr Thirayuth stated the brand-new Cosi Hotel matches both Thai and foreign travelers trying to find modern-day and comfy lodging at economical costs. Space rates are 1,500-2,000 baht inclusive of everyday food discount coupons for specials and beverages at the hotel.
” Today’s young tourists desire liberty, connections and shared experiences,” he stated. “They have an interest in a basic, wise, enjoyable way of life, instead of standard or unnecessary features. We developed Cosi for them and anticipate this will be the very first of numerous.”
Cosi Hotel on Samui is a four-storey structure with 150 compact yet comfy spaces and a pool on the roof. The financial investment expense of each space has to do with 1.5 million baht.
The hotel’s decoration is modern-day and shows its Samui area, with photos of monkeys and coconut leaves. Check-in and check-out can be done by means of mobile phone. The hotel likewise provides “pre-arrival”, to name a few services.
” Cosi represents a great deal of brand-new thinking of what a contemporary hotel can be, based upon what is necessary and what’s not so appropriate for today’s youthful-minded, wise tourists,” stated Harry Thaliwal, Centara’s basic supervisor and business director of operations for Cosi. “You can produce a really fresh and distinct location if you want to toss out the normal conventions.”
