Latest offers and hotel promotions
BANGKOK Go lunar with the Met
Celebrate Chinese New Year and enjoy Metropolitan Bangkok special room rates. Two-night Hong Pao promotion costs US$320 per person. Included are daily breakfast, one Thai set menu for two people, newspaper and complimentary use of gym, steam room and hydro pool. Plus yoga class at COMO Shambhala Urban Escape Bar. Billed as urban chic hotel, Metropolitan Bangkok is tucked away on Sathorn Road - within walking distance of Lumpini under¬ground station. The promotion is good through February.
Call (02) 625 33224.
TRAT Saving at Centara
Call (02) 101 1234 extension 1 or email reservations@chr.co.th. Visit www.CentaraHotelsResorts.com.
HUA HIN The Barai's best
Drive to Hua Hin and take a spiritual retreat at the Barai - the luxury spa resort. The 90minute "Crystal Experience Spa" package, designed to match as well as balance your body elements (water, earth, air and fire), costs Bt5,500 for two people. This beachfront spa resort features eight luxury residential spa suites, and 18 exotic treatment rooms.
Call (02) 254 6200 or (032) 51 1234 or email thebarai.hrhuahin@hyatt.com. Visit www.TheBarai.com.
CHIANG MAI AND BEYOND On the wing with BA
Bangkok Airways' "Let's Go" promotion has "flight and accommodation" packages for domestic and international destinations. The prices per person start at Bt6,900 (Chiang Mai), Bt7,700 (Phuket), Bt9,600 (Samui), Bt8,200 (Trat), Bt9,100 (Yangon), Bt12,800 (Luang Prabang) and Bt12,500 (Siem Reap). Included are return tickets (economy class) to/from between Bangkok and destination plus two-night accommodation with breakfast throwing in.
Call (02) 270 6699 extension 3. Visit www.BangkokTravelClub.com.
BANGKOK Where to get a deal
Visit Ambassador Hotel booth (TR 27 and 28) at the Thailand Mega Show from January 1219 in Muang Thong Thani and enjoy a discount (2070 per cent) for the accommodation and spa treatment. Prices per night are Bt1,800 (standard room), Bt2,300 (superior room) and Bt2,700 (privilege room). International buffet lunch is Bt380 per person, while spa treatment starts at Bt1,500. The hotel is on Sukhumvit 11.
Call (02) 254 0444 extension 1631, 1506 and 1254.
SAMUI Sweetheart setup
If the red roses and chocolate have lost their Valentine magic, you may need a blissful romantic break on the tropical island. Anantara Bophut offers the pair of love a romantic five-course dinner and 60minute spa treatment (Bt2,900), champagne and seafood on private yacht (Bt28,000), and in-room romantic flora bath (Bt3,500). The prices are per person. Call (02) 877 5803. Visit http://Samui.Anantara.com.
