Centara to open third Maldives resort

Centara Hotels & Resorts will open its third resort in the Maldives during the latter half of 2014, following the signing of a management contract with Maldivian company RPI Private Ltd.

Centara Hudhufushi Resort & Spa is currently under design and planning, and will be to international four-star standards.

The resort, which will have approximately 110 rooms, will be located on the east side of Lhaviyani Atoll, 25 minutes by seaplane from Male International Airport.

The contract signing took place on 14 September 2012, and the resort is being developed under an investment cost of USD36 million.

“We are very much looking forward to the opening of Centara Hudhufushi Resort & Spa, which will be our third resort in the Maldives,” says Thirayuth Chirathivat, chief executive officer of Centara Hotels & Resorts.

“The Maldives is one of the world’s finest holiday destinations, and this is very much a strategic move in our plans to expand our presence in the Indian Ocean.”

Centara opened its first resort in the Maldives, Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives, in late 2009. The second resort, Centara RasFushi Resort & Spa Maldiveswill open in March this year.

“Our international presence has grown extremely strongly during the past few years, and the Maldives has been a major success for us,” says Chris Bailey, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Centara Hotels & Resorts.

“We believe that having a third Maldives resort, in a very different location amongst the Maldivian islands, and with a different style to the existing two resorts, will give us a very powerful marketing tool.

“Our marketing division for the Indian Ocean region has recently been strengthened, and we have great confidence in the region, and in our latest venture.”

Centara's first resort, Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa, is located in the South Ari Atoll and has a broad appeal for couples, families and groups. The second resort, Centara RasFushi Resort & Spa Maldives, is set on an island just 15 minutes by speedboat from Male International Airport, and is an adult-orientated resort.

Centara Maldives wins Golden Award for best Indian Ocean hotel

Centara Grand Island Resort and Spa Maldives has won the Golden Award 2011 for Best Hotel in Indian Ocean.

Centara's Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing Chris Bailey received the award, which is presented by Virgin Holidays, during the World Travel Mart held in London in November.

"The resort opened late in 2009 and has been immensely successful," Bailey said.

Centara Grand, managed by Thailand's largest hotel operator Centara Hotels and Resorts, is designed in a colonial style with whitewashed timber buildings and meandering boardwalks that lead to the guest accommodation, restaurants and other facilities.

The resort offers a choice of 112 suites and villas suitable for individual travellers, honeymoon couples and family groups, along with a "resort within a resort" accommodation experience, the Island Club.

The resort also features a variety of dining options, pools, recreation activities, sports and fitness facilities, a bar and lounge with nightly entertainment, a SPA Cenvaree, and a Kids' Club.

Centara Hotels and Resorts will open its second resort in the Maldives next year, Centara Giraavaru Resort and Spa.

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Centara expands in the Maldives with acquisition of Giraavaru Island Resort

Centara Hotels & Resorts has announced its expansion in the Republic of Maldives with the acquisition of Giraavaru Island Resort, which it will both own and manage.

This is Centara’s second property in the Maldives, following the opening of the Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives in December 2009.

Giraavaru is located in the South Male Atoll and is only 12 minutes by speedboat from Male International Airport.

The resort has a total of 140 villas, 30 of them land villas and 110 over-water villas.

Facilities include three food and beverage outlets, with an all-day restaurant, an Asian theme restaurant, and a poolside BBQ restaurant. There will be a SPA Cenvaree, swimming pool, fitness centre, activity centre and diving centre.

“We are very happy and very proud to be making this announcement,” says Suthikiati Chirathivat, Chairman of the Executive Board, Central Plaza Hotel Public Company Limited.

“Giraavaru represents a total investment of 44 million US dollars for us, which indicates our level of confidence in and commitment to the Maldives as a prime tourism destination.

We are closing the resort for upgrading and rebranding, and will be reopening as a quality four-star resort named Centara Resort and Spa, Male Atoll. The expected opening date is November this year.”

Chris Bailey, Senior Vice President for Sales & Marketing at Centara Hotels & Resorts says: “We are extremely excited by the opportunities this new resort in South Male Atoll provides. The growing market of Asian visitors requires a resort close to the airport, due to the arrival timing of most air services, and as an Asian brand this is a perfect fit.

Our popular premium four-star all-inclusive product delivering Centara quality and value is greatly appreciated by the international markets supporting the destination, and we are confident of success.”


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Centara Maldives offers underwater wedding package

Centara Grand Island Resort&Spa Maldives has introduced an underwater wedding package that provides an unforgettable setting against a background of the picturesque Kudhimaa Wreck, with its colorful marine life.

The Kudhimaa underwater wedding package is priced at US$700 and includes a dive master and master of ceremony.

The resort has its own house reef complete with shipwreck, and the couple are escorted underwater to the location for the ceremony, where they exchange vows by writing on a special board.

A number of extra services are available, including a gourmet lunch on a secluded island at US$550 per person, a private sunset cruise with champagne and canapes (US$130 per person), a picnic on a sand bank (US$100 per person), and spa and beauty treatment (US$210 per person).

The happy couple also have the option of a romantic dinner on the beach at US$195 per person.

The optional items and services are subject to a goods and service tax at 3.5 percent and 10 percent service charge.

Centara Grand Island Resort&Spa Maldives is located at the South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives.

Designed in a colonial style, with whitewashed timber accommodation and meandering boardwalks, this premier-level resort is operated by Thailand’s leading hotel owner and operator, Centara Hotels&Resorts.

Accommodation and facilities are ideal for honeymooners, with the resort featuring a variety of dining options, pools, recreation activities, sports and fitness facilities, a bar and lounge with nightly entertainment, and its own spa village.

The resort is easily accessible from Male International Airport with an air transfer time of just 25 minutes or speedboat services in 85 minutes.

Centara Maldives offers free night

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives has a special summer offer in which guests staying between 28 April and 31 July 2011 pay for two nights and receive the third night free of charge, with all benefits included.

During this period the rate per room night for a Beach Suite is USD 699 net, with service charge included but subject to government bed tax of USD 8 per person per day.

The accommodation is on the basis of two adults and up to two children aged 12 years or under sharing their parents’ room. A charge of USD 180 per extra adult and USD 90 per extra child is applicable.

All guests receive full benefits that include daily buffet breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the resort’s main restaurant, afternoon tea with an ice cream station for the children, pre-dinner snacks, all-day soft drinks, and an open bar serving house pouring brands, cocktails, wines and beers.

Guests wishing to dine a la carte at any of the resort’s three restaurants may select a USD 40 per adult/USD 20 per child alternative.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa is located in the South Ari Atoll, a prime spot for diving and snorkelling. Designed to a colonial style, with timber buildings and walkways, the resort is family oriented with plenty of activities for children.

Roundtrip seaplane services from Male Airport are operated during daylight hours at USD 326 net per adult/USD 163 net per child, and speedboat transfer is available during day and night at USD 260 net per adult/USD 130 net per child.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is located in the South Ari Atoll and offers the ultimate in barefoot island luxury along with a range of exciting activities that will appeal both to couples and to families

Featuring 112 suites and villas, with a choice of beachside or over-water accommodation, the resort has its own house reef complete with a dedicated sunken shipwreck and is within easy reach of the top dive spots in the Maldives.



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Centara Gold adds benefits to Maldives package

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is introducing its Centara Gold plan on 01 January 2011, which for a small surcharge adds a range of benefits to the all-in package.

Centara Gold adds to the package 60 minutes of treatments daily at Spa Cenvaree, for adults only, a daily selection of soft drinks and beers in the mini-bar, access to 24-hour Wi-Fi internet, and complimentary snorkeling equipment.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives can be made through all leading Indian Ocean tour operators. Centara Gold must be reserved at the time of booking, and has to apply to all guests within the party.
Set amongst the islands and blue ocean of South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives, 25 minutes by seaplane from Male, Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives offers the ultimate in barefoot luxury along with a range of exciting activities that will appeal both to couples and to families.

Featuring 112 suites and villas, the resort offers diving and snorkeling enthusiasts outstanding opportunities including an excellent house reef complete with a dedicated sunken shipwreck, and is within easy reach of the top dive spots in the Maldives.

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Centara offers value package for travel industry employees

Centara Hotels & Resorts has introduced a value package for members of the travel industry that includes nett room rates inclusive of service charge and tax, a free room night for those staying seven consecutive nights, and inclusive breakfast for two persons.

At selected properties, free cocktails and refreshments are provided at the Centara Club Lounge or at villa accommodation.

The Seeing is Believing package is available at all Centara properties in Thailand and at the Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives.

For Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives, all room rates are on an all-inclusive basis for two people and are inclusive of service charge but subject to additional government bed tax of USD 8 per person per room night.

A minimum four consecutive night stay is required at the Maldives, where a compulsory purchase of either seaplane or speedboat transfer service between the resort and Male International Airport is required for all reservations.

Availability is from now until 19 December 2011.

A surcharge will be added for children in the room and an extra bed, the surcharge rates being nett per person per night and including buffet breakfast.

This package is available only to travel industry members and employees, and upon making online reservations, guests are required to provide the official company name, address, email, and phone number. Proof of employment is also required at check-in.

A maximum of two rooms per trade member per booking is permitted, and the rates are non-commissionable. Rates are available to travel industry members working for Travel agents, Tour Operators, Cruise Lines, Airlines, Car Hire, and hotel companies.

Announcing the extension of travel industry rates through 2011, Chris Bailey, Senior Vice President for Sales and Marketing said, "We truly believe that first had experience of a product is so important to our industry partners and it is a pleasure that we are able to offer these incredible offers for travel industry staff and their families".

The package is not applicable to group reservations and reservations for meetings, incentives, conventions, and exhibitions.

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Centara offers family vacation package for the Maldives Children under 16 stay for free include all meals

Centara Hotels & Resorts is offering special vacation packages for families inwhich up to two children age 16 years or under and travelling with their parents can stay on an all-inclusive package at the Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives free of charge.

The Great Family Vacations Maldives package is available from now until October 31, 2010.

A choice of three accommodations at the resort offers a Beach Suite at USD599 per room night, a Deluxe Family Villa at USD699, and a Two-Bedroom Luxury Beachfront Pool Villa USD899.

Room rates are based on a per room per night basis, which is for two adults in the Beach Suite and Deluxe Family Villa and four in the Two-Bedroom Luxury Beach Front Pool Villa.

Under the package, up to two children under 16 years stay on an all-inclusive basis free of charge. For persons over and above this sharing the accommodation a charge would be made of USD175 per adult and USD75 per child under 12 years old.

The rates include service charge but are subject to a government bed tax of USD8 nett per person per day.

The all-inclusive package includes daily buffet breakfast, lunch, and dinner at Reef Restaurant, the resort's main restaurant. There is a once-per-week opportunity to dine complimentary at Lotus Thai restaurant or Azzuri Mare Italian restaurant.

Afternoon tea and an afternoon ice cream station for children is also included, as are pre-dinner snacks at Coral, the resort's main bar and lounge, all-day soft drinks and mineral water, and an open-bar service that includes house pouring brands, cocktails of the day, house white, red, and sparkling wine, house beer brands, soft drinks and mixers between 11:00 am and midnight daily.

To ensure that children fully enjoy the adventure playground and educational opportunities, there is a kids' club, sports galore, and organised activities and events.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is located in the South Ari Atoll and offers the ultimate in barefoot island luxury along with a range of exciting activities that will appeal both to couples and to families.

Featuring 112 suites and villas, with a choice of beachside or over-water accommodation, the resort has its own house reef complete with a dedicated sunken shipwreck and is within easy reach of the top dive spots in the Maldives.

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Centara Maldives offers inclusive package for summer

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is offering a Holidays Escape in the Maldives fully inclusive package suitable for independent travellers, honeymooners or family groups at rates beginning from USD479 net per room according to room type, and available from now until 30 June 2010.


Included in the price of the package are daily buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner, afternoon tea and a children’s ice cream station, pre-dinner snacks, open bar service 11am to midnight including beers, wines, cocktails and mixers, use of specified non-motorised water sports equipment, and a once-per-week opportunity to dine at Lotus, the resort’s Thai restaurant or Azzuri Mare, the Italian restaurant.

Accommodation available under the package includes the Beach Suite at USD 479, Deluxe Water Villa at USD 555, Deluxe Water Villa Island Club at USD 599, Deluxe Family Water Villa at USD 599, Luxury Sunset Water Villa at USD 635, Luxury Sunset Water Villa Island Club at USD 675, and the Two-Bedroom Luxury Beach Front Pool Villa Island Club at USD 1,035. All are charged at net rates.

Except for the Two-Bedroom Villa, occupancies are based on two persons with charges for an extra person joining at USD 175 per adult and USD 75 per child under 12 years old, plus additional government bed tax of USD 8 net per person per day.

Roundtrip speedboat services from and to the airport are available daytime and nighttime at USD 250 net per adult and USD 125 net per child under 12 years old. Seaplane transfer services are chargeable at USD 310 net per adult and USD 155 net per child.
Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is located at the South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives.

Designed in a colonial style, with whitewashed timber accommodation and meandering boardwalks, this premier-level resort is the first overseas property of Thailand’s leading hotel owner and operator, Centara Hotels & Resorts.

The resort features a variety of dining options, pools, recreation activities, sports and fitness facilities, a bar and lounge with nightly entertainment, and its own spa village.
Some of the world’s best snorkelling and diving sites are within easy reach and there is a house reef complete with a dedicated sunken shipwreck.

For more information and reservations, please contact tel. +662 101 1234 ext. 1 or email to reservations@chr.co.th or visit our website at

http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/package/MaldivesHolidaysEscape.asp

Centara Maldives gets 5-star ratings on TripAdvisor website

The first overseas property to be opened by Thailand's Centara Hotels & Resorts, the Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives, located at the South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives, is attracting favourable reports from guests, according to TripAdvisor.com. The resort, which opened in November 2009, is regularly attracting five-star ratings from holidaymakers, the highest level that can be awarded.

TripAdvisor.com is a free travel guide and research website that assists customers in gathering travel information, posting opinions of travel related issues and engaging in interactive travel forums.
"We regard TripAdvisor as an extremely valuable feedback resource that lets us know, no-holds-barred, what our guests really think of our hotels and resorts," says Chris Bailey, senior vice president for sales and marketing at Centara Hotels & Resorts.

"Ninety percent of guests contributing on TripAdvisor have given us a full five-star rating, and we are consistently attracting very favourable comments across our entire range of services."
"My wife and I went there for a week on our honeymoon, and I have to say it was the perfect choice," wrote one guest. "Overall, a stunningly beautiful, friendly, relaxing high quality place, absolutely perfect for a honeymoon. We've been looking at the photos wishing we were back there."

"I went to Centara for my honeymoon," wrote another newly-wed. "I stayed in a Luxury Sunset Water Villa. It was just like a dream and I can tell you it was the best vacation I have ever had. Villa was very, very good and the sea was so clear." "This is my first time at Maldives and second time at a Centara Group hotel. I can say that I am 100 percent satisfied," wrote another guest. "We won't hesitate to stay at this hotel again and we suggest Centara Grand Resort and Spa Maldives to all our friends."

Quality of the food was commented on by many of the guests. "Being Thai, the attention to detail was wonderful - the food particularly was amazing, every lunchtime and night a different buffet. Beautifully presented, fresh and a great variety," was a typical comment. The quality of the snorkelling has been reported on by many guests, as snorkel diving is an integral part of the resort.

"The snorkelling and scuba diving at the Centara were excellent," wrote one guest. "We spent every day snorkelling from our water villa, and with the house reef directly in front of our villa we regularly saw reef sharks, rays, puffer fish and hundreds of different types of reef fish."
Another guest wrote that, "The snorkelling off the decking was fantastic. The reef was at the bottom of the steps! Our two children, age seven and nine, had an amazing time and enjoyed the snorkelling."Everyone commenting on the staff had favourable comments to make. "The staff were outstanding, have not experienced better service. Pampered you to every extent possible and largely responsible for all of us gaining a couple of pounds and inches," wrote one guest.
"Staff. Undoubtedly the resort's greatest asset. The Maldivian staff were universally wonderful," commented another.

The full list of comments on Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives can be found on the TripAdvisor site athttp://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g298324-d1576423-Reviews-Centara_Grand_Island_Resort_Spa-South_Ari_Atoll.html

Centara offers all-inclusive packages at newly opened Maldives resort

Centara Hotels & Resorts is offering an all-inclusive package at its newly opened Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives with which guests can enjoy a four-night stay inclusive of all meals and unlimited beverages at rates starting from USD599 net per room night, depending on the category of room and the season.

The offer is available between now and 21st December 2010, with all prices quoted being inclusive of service charge and prevailing government tax.

Guests selecting the Maldives On Sale package can choose from any of the room types at the resort and inclusive with the accommodation will receive daily buffet breakfast, lunch and dinner at Reef restaurant.

Also included is a one-time opportunity to dine at Lotus, the Thai restaurant, or Azzuri Mare, the Italian restaurant. Additional visits are available with a credit against a la carte consumption of USD 40 per adult and USD 20 per child.

The price includes an open-bar service with house pouring brands of spirits and mixers, white, red and sparkling wine, beer, and cocktails of the day between 11am and midnight daily, with soft drinks and mineral water available throughout the day.

Afternoon tea and an afternoon ice cream station for the children is part of the package, as is complimentary use of non-motorised water sports excluding diving and snorkeling equipment.
Prices are based on a two-person occupancy, or four-person for the two-bedroom accommodation, with a daily surcharge of USD175 per adult and USD75 per child plus government bed tax of USD8 net per person.

Set amongst the perfect islands and blue ocean of South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives, 25 minutes by seaplane from Male, Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives offers the ultimate in barefoot luxury along with a range of exciting activities that will appeal both to couples and to families.

Featuring 112 suites and villas, the resort offers diving and snorkeling enthusiasts outstanding opportunities including an excellent house reef complete with a dedicated sunken ship wreck, and is within easy reach of the top dive spots in the Maldives.

For details, visit website at http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/package/MaldivesOnSales.asp

Centara Maldives offers island hopping for incentive tours

Incentives group planners looking for a tranquil place to organise an event will find nowhere more secluded than a deserted tropical island.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is offering the choice amongst its selection of island options, taking guests by speedboat to a nearby uninhabited island where a marquee, tables and chairs, and any other requested facilities including audio-visual equipment will be waiting for them.

They will spend the day on the white sandy private beach enjoying the sea, the sun, the traditional Bodu Beru band and the magnificent lunch prepared on the island by the resort's chef, which will include a BBQ with fresh fish, lobster and steak.

The resort's staff will take care of the set-up and service and the only thing that guests have to do is relax and enjoy themselves.

Amongst the other island attractions offered to incentives groups are half-day and full-day island excursions, using the resort's own boat to cruise out to the nearby island of Dhangheti, where there is a Maldivian cultural centre and plenty of opportunities to shop for local handicrafts and produce. Lunch is served on the boat while cruising.

Also available is night fishing, with plenty of drinks and snacks being served while the lines and nets are being cast, and the catch being prepared in the resort restaurant when the boat returns.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is located at the South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives.

Designed in a colonial style, with whitewashed timber accommodation and meandering boardwalks, this premier-level resort is the first overseas property of Thailand's leading hotel owner and operator, Centara Hotels & Resorts.

The choice of beachfront and over-water accommodation is divided into seven categories that range from 76 to 146 square metres in size.

The resort features a variety of dining options, pools, recreation activities, sports and fitness facilities, a bar and lounge with nightly entertainment, and its own spa village.

Private dinners can be arranged on the resort's beach, and team-building competitions such as volleyball, soccer and tennis can be staged within the resort.

Some of the world's best snorkelling and diving sites are within easy reach and there is a house reef complete with a dedicated sunken shipwreck.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is easily accessible from Male International Airport with an air transfer time of just 25 minutes or speedboat services in 85 minutes.

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Centara Maldives offers guests a Robinson Crusoe experience

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to emulate Daniel Defoe's fictional hero, Robinson Crusoe, and be left alone on a tropical island with only the sound of the breeze rustling the coconut palms, and the waves breaking over the reef for company?

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is giving its guests exactly that opportunity, although the experience is not as austere as it sounds.

Under the Robinson Crusoe Excursion, which is priced at USD325 per person, guests at the resort are taken after breakfast by speedboat to a nearby uninhabited island, and left there alone on the beach.

They are then free to wander the island, exploring the interior and swimming in the clear blue waters of the lagoon.

The castaways, unlike their considerably less fortunate predecessor, do not have to forage for their own food. Left on the beach with them is a magnificent cold lunch that has been prepared by the resort's chefs and which includes steamed lobster, roast beef tenderloin, a selection of salads, fresh fruit, dessert and cheese. A bottle of cold champagne is thoughtfully included to banish any feelings of melancholy.

There is something else that the Centara Crusoes have that poor Robinson would have found more useful than Man Friday, and that is a mobile phone. When they are ready to be picked up, they call the resort and the speedboat will return.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is located at the South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives.

Designed in a colonial style, with whitewashed timber accommodation and meandering boardwalks, this premier-level resort is the first overseas property of Thailand's leading hotel owner and operator, Centara Hotels & Resorts.

With its choice of luxurious beachfront and over-water accommodations, and with suites and villas available, the resort is an ideal venue for honeymooners and couples seeking a romantic break, and the Robinson Crusoe Excursion provides for the ultimate in luxury solitude.

The resort features a variety of dining options on an all inclusive basis, pools, recreation activities, sports and fitness facilities, a bar and lounge with nightly entertainment, and its own spa village.

Some of the world's best snorkeling and diving sites are within easy reach and there is a house reef complete with a dedicated sunken shipwreck.

Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives is easily accessible from Male International Airport with an air transfer time of just 25 minutes or speedboat services in 85 minutes.

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Centara offers Wonderful Weekend packages at newly opened Maldives resort

Centara Hotels & Resorts has launched a programme of Wonderful Weekend packages at its newly opened Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives with which guests can enjoy a three-night stay for as little as US$2,490 or a four-night stay beginning at US$2,950, depending on season and room type.

Package prices are fully inclusive of all meals and unlimited beverages during the stay, along with roundtrip seaplane transfer services between Male International Airport and the resort, and service charge and government bed tax of US$8 net per person per day.

As the seaplane service operates only during daylight hours, special assistance is provided for guests arriving at night, which is in addition to the package.

The packages are designed for three nights, with a Thursday or a Friday check-in, or for four nights with a Thursday check-in, and apply to all levels of accommodation at the resort.

Price is based on a two-person occupancy, or four-person for the two-bedroom accommodation, with a surcharge of US$895 per adult and US$395 per child for extra occupancy on a three-night stay and US$1,075 and US$475 for a four-night stay.

The Wonderful Weekend packages are valid from now until 20 December 2010.

Set amongst the perfect islands and blue ocean of South Ari Atoll in the Republic of Maldives, 25 minutes by seaplane from Male, Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives offers the ultimate in barefoot luxury along with a range of exciting activities that will appeal both to couples and to families.

Featuring 112 suites and villas, the resort offers diving and snorkeling enthusiasts outstanding opportunities including an excellent house reef complete with a dedicated sunken ship wreck, and is within easy reach of the top dive spots in the Maldives.

For more information and reservations, please contact tel 02 101 1234 ext. 1 or email to reservations@chr.co.th or visit our website at

http://www.centarahotelsresorts.com/MaldivesWonderfulWeekend

Reservations Open at Centara’s New Resort in Maldives

The Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives, has started to accept reservations in advance of its scheduled opening in November 2009.

The new beachside resort on the South Ari Atoll in the Maldives is offering ocean front suites from US$ 399 plus tax per room per night.

The resort, operated by Thailand-based Centara Hotels & Resorts, is designed in a colonial style with whitewashed timber buildings, meandering boardwalks and picket fences.

Spacious suites and villas located on the beachfront and over-water offer stylish accommodation for individual travellers, romantic couples and family fun groups.

Guests choosing the Island Club level of accommodation have access to the exclusive Club Lounge with its signature complimentary servings.

The resort has its own reef and a dedicated shipwreck that offers superb scuba diving and snorkelling for all ages and skills. There is also an oceanfront spa village that will help people relax with a myriad of treatments available.

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