Scheduled to open in 2019, the InterContinental Phuket Resort, located on Kamala Beach, between Millionaire’s Mile and the Amanpuri headland, marks InterContinental Hotels & Resorts’ debut on Thailand’s largest island.
Alan Watts, Chief Operating Officer AMEA, IHG said, “Phuket has always been an important destination in Southeast Asia for IHG, with the island’s tourist arrivals recording double-digit year-on-year growth since 2011. We are glad to be able to work with our long-term partner Proud Phuket Resorts Co, on what will be a key resort property for us in a prime destination in Thailand.”
“Guests can look forward to a luxurious stay at the new InterContinental Phuket Resort with exceptional service and standards that can be expected from InterContinental hotels and resorts.”
The resort will be the sixth IHG property in the Phuket area, and the 19th IHG property in Thailand.
“Located on Kamala beach, InterContinental Phuket Resort will be one of the most exclusive luxury resorts in Phuket,” said Mr Watts.
“The resort itself will be within the exclusive development of MontAzure and will include a sophisticated beach club, luxurious private residences and lifestyle mall surrounded by a protected forest reserve.”
The InterContinental Phuket Resort, will comprise of a mix of villas and hotel rooms, and will be a key component in the overall MontAzure development. The entire 454-rai site includes 75 upscale beachfront branded condominiums, 13 exclusive private hillside estate villas, beach clubs for public and private use, a lifestyle retail component, a medical and wellness centre and a 200 rai protected nature reserve.
Pasu Liptapanlop, Executive Director of Proud Real Estate Co Ltd, commented, “We are focused on creating destinations and neighbourhoods through ‘visionary' real estate projects with a presence across segments in hospitality, entertainment, residential and retail.
“Following up on the success of our mixed-use developments in Bangkok and Hua Hin, including the InterContinental Resort Hua Hin, Proud Real Estate has envisioned a plan to replicate the mixed-use model in Phuket by developing the very first InterContinental Phuket Resort to cater to the growing number of luxury travellers to the region.”
Setthaphol Boottho, Director, MontAzure added, “We are delighted to have found two such distinguished partners who fully embrace the philosophy behind MontAzure. They both perfectly compliment our vision to create an exclusive community project that reaches from the mountainside where we have a 200-rai nature reserve containing primary rainforest forest to prime beach frontage in Kamala.
“We pride ourselves on the quality of our development and the announcement today is testament to our commitment to creating a luxury community in the heart of the most exclusive area in Phuket.”
Across South East Asia, there are currently 14 InterContinental properties open, with an additional eight InterContinental properties due to open within the next three to five years.
IHG currently has 58 hotels operating across five brands in Southeast Asia, including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Hotel Indigo with a further 59 in the development pipeline, including InterContinental Singapore Robertson Quay, Hotel Indigo Singapore Katong and Hotel Indigo Bali Seminyak Beach.
IHG franchises, leases, manages or owns more than 4,900 hotels and 727,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries, with more than 1,300 hotels in its development pipeline. More than 350,000 people work across IHG’s hotels and corporate offices globally.