Centara Grand Resort & Villas was formerly the Sofitel Central. Now an impressive hotel that captures beautifully the elegance of a bygone era; fascinating Colonial style low-rise buildings, unique topiary with meticulously sculpted elephants, squirrels, and birds, 16 hectares of artistically landscaped gardens, and set on its own private beach.
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Description
Location: Surrounded by 13 hectares of landscaped gardens, the Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas is ideally located in the centre of Hua Hin, set on a stunning beach.
Facilities: Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas Hua Hin, the Kingdoms first resort hotel, was opened in 1923 as the Railway Hotel and now offers a wealth of facilities to either help you relax or keep you entertained. From the 4 swimming pools, sumptuous spa, beauty salon and the beach, you’ll never run out of places to relax or be pampered. For the active guests there’s a fully-equipped fitness centre, you can play tennis, badminton and volleyball, you could even have a game of giant chess or snooker. For the children there’s an excellent kid’s club and a baby-sitting service so everyone is taken care of. Even if you need to keep in touch with the real world, there’s a range of business facilities so everything is taken care of.
Restaurants & Bars: The hotel boasts 7 bars and restaurants, so there’s a wealth of choice when it’s coming to drinking and dining. The ‘Railway Restaurant’ serves international cuisine in an elegant and historic venue. ‘Palm Seafood Pavilion’ is the hotels luxurious seafood restaurant. ‘Palm Terrace’ is the hotels poolside restaurant serving a range of international dishes. ‘Salathai’ is the hotels Thai restaurant serving up an array of local dishes from its garden setting. ‘Hagi’ is the hotels Japanese restaurant serving a range of delicacies; you can also experience the art of Teppanyaki from its live cooking stations. ‘The Museum’ serves hotel beverages and light snacks, whilst the ‘Elephant Bar’ a range of drinks and light snacks.
Accommodation: Rooms have private bathrooms with bath and/or shower, individually controlled air-conditioning, telephone, mini-bar, satellite TV with in-house movies, radio and private terrace or balcony. All Rooms can sleep up to 3 adults or 2 adults and 2 children.
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