The big splash
Phuket Orchid Resort and Spa introduces the Giant Slippery Slip, ensuring families and guests will enjoy much more than a pool.
The big splash
Phuket Orchid Resort and Spa introduces the Giant Slippery Slip, ensuring families and guests will enjoy much more than a pool. The huge, 12-metre-high water slide, which gets its name from the slide in Enid Blyton’s “The Faraway Tree” books, takes pride of place in the middle of the resort’s lagoon pool and is accompanied by a second-tier slide at 7.5-metres tall for younger children. There are also four other smaller slides in the dedicated kid’s only pool for even younger children. Visit www.KataGroup.com/phuket-orchid.
View from the top
Avani Riverside Bangkok will soon offer visitors and residents a luxury retreat along the Chao Phraya. Nestled on Thonburi side of the river and across from Asiatique the Riverfront, the hotel rises 16 stories and each of the 251 stylish guestrooms and suites will feature a stunning uninterrupted river and city view. On the hotel’s rooftop sits Attitude Bar and Restaurant, which is set to become one of the city’s new -spots to see and be seen. The hotel is scheduled to open in April.
Bangkok comforts
InterContinental Bangkok invites you to enjoy the cool season’s delightful weather with its special Winter Warmers promotion this January and February at the newly renovated Fireplace Grill and Bar. Classic comfort dishes have been given imaginative twists by Chef Sebastian and his team. Highlights include duck confit, bean casserole roulade with garden leaves, as well as beef bourguignon and contemporary coq au vin with red wine-braised crispy chicken skin and forest mushrooms. The restaurant is open for lunch from noon to 2.30pm, and serves dinner from 6.30pm to 10.30pm. Book a table at (02) 656 0444 or visit: www.Bangkok.InterContinental.com.
A little night music
Mon Tri’s Villa Royale in Phuket has confirmed that it will host its special Classical Music Concert on January 18. This annual cultural event has been staged for more than 20 years with ML Tri Devakul inviting ML Usni Pramote to perform at Villa Royale. The celebration coincides with the Baan Kata Arts Fest and tickets cost Bt500. The cocktail reception starts at 6pm and the concert gets underway at 7. Call (076) 333 568 or email [email protected].
