Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort Is Named the Top Resort in Chiang Rai By Citibank’s 2011 Guide to Thailand’s Best Hotels & Resorts
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Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort Is Named the Top Resort in Chiang Rai By Citibank’s 2011 Guide to Thailand’s Best Hotels & Resorts
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2011-05-11
Le Meridien Chiang Rai Resort Is Recognized for its Unrivalled Luxury and Timeless Chic
Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort is pleased to announce that it was recently named the top resort in Chiang Rai in the Citibank’s 2011 Guide to Thailand’s Best Hotels & Resorts. This acknowledgement by Citibank is a testament to the resort’s luxury, unparalleled location, spacious guest rooms and suites, deluxe amenities and services, innovative dining, and facilities that comprise guests’ experiences at Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort. Chic and stylish with a focus on the arts, culture, and an inspiring atmosphere, Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort unlocks the gateway to the Mekong and promises an enchanting stay for any traveler or adventurer with the desire to discover travel with a new perspective.
“We are honored that Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort has been recognized as the top hotel or resort in Chiang Rai by Citibank’s 2011 Guide to Thailand’s Best Hotels & Resorts,” said General Manager Justin Malcolm. “With the recent launch of our grand deluxe rooms, we are thrilled to offer guests of Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort a new standard of comfort, technology, beauty and sophistication combined with exposure to ancient culture and the arts.”
Located in the resort’s newest wing, the thirty Grand Deluxe rooms are the focal point of Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort and combine the best of beauty, comfort, and convenience. Each Grand Deluxe room offers 66 square meters of contemporary luxury along with stunning views of the Mae Kok River and the resort’s lake set against a mountainous background from an expansive private balcony. Inspired by the Lanna culture of Thailand, the Grand Deluxe rooms effortlessly blend Lanna architecture and culture with timeless elegance and design.
Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort is an ideal destination for a variety of guests, uniquely offering amenities geared towards family travel, romance, or a spa retreat. Guests seeking retreat will be delighted with the privacy and serenity of the resort, including soothing treatments and massages at Parvati Spa, a relaxing swim or invigorating workout, and private or group yoga sessions. Guests with adventure in mind can begin exploring the charms of Chiang Rai starting at the resort’s quay, where a longtail boat waits to take travelers downriver to visit the region’s fascinating hill-tribe villages. Other excursions include elephant treks and mountain biking or hiking tours through Chiang Rai’s renowned jungle trails.
Building upon the rich history and beautiful landscape in Chiang Rai, Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort offers the “creative guest” an even greater artistic and cultural immersion with the signature Le Méridien UNLOCK ART™ keycard designed by renowned artists Sam Semore and Yan Lei. The beautiful UNLOCK ART™ keycard grants the holder access to an exclusive cultural experience at the Rai Mae Fah Luang Art and Cultural Park.
Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort features innovative cuisine and a unique culinary experience with four signature restaurants and bars. Latest Recipe, the all day dining restaurant focuses on providing modern cuisine from around the globe whilst Favola Restaurant offers a Tuscan inspired rustic Italian cuisine set by the Mae Kok River. Latitude 19, the signature bar is perched overlooking the resort grounds and Chill Bar is set amongst the River front with the resort’s open heart fire.
For business-minded guests, Le Méridien Chiang Rai Resort offers more than 1,250 square meters of contemporary meeting and function space equipped with state-of-the-art audiovisual technology, a professional business center, and a creative event staff on hand to guarantee an inspiring and successful event.
Poised along the Mae Kok River and surrounded by two majestic 113-year-old rain trees, the resort is located in Thailand’s premier hillside resort community in the country’s northernmost province, a region known for its breathtaking mountain scenery, Buddhist shrines and ancient ruins. Located mere minutes from Chiang Rai International Airport and a one-hour drive from the Golden Triangle – where Myanmar, Laos and Thailand converge – Chiang Rai offers guests an accessible yet stimulating cultural retreat away from the tourist destination of Chiang Mai.
About Le Méridien
Le Méridien, the Paris-born hotel brand currently represented by 104 properties in 50 countries, was acquired by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) in November 2005. Since then, Le Méridien has gone through a brand re-launch, which included appointing a full-time Cultural Curator – French arts-provocateur Jérôme Sans – and transforming numerous guest touch points, thus bringing unique and interactive experiences to its guests. With close to 80 of its properties located in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific, Le Méridien provides an international complement to Starwood’s strong North American portfolio. Plans call for dynamic expansion of Le Méridien hotels and resorts within the next five years, concentrating in the U.S., Latin America, and Asia-Pacific, including destinations such as India, Thailand and China. Le Méridien recently opened new hotels in Dallas, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, Shimei Bay (China), Xiamen (China), Chongqing Nan’an (China), Qingdao (China) and Taipei and recently signed a new deal in Coimbatore, India.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.
Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. is one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 1,025 properties in 100 countries and territories with 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis®, The Luxury Collection®, W®, Westin®, Le Méridien®, Sheraton®, Four Points® by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft®, and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts.
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