RELEASE NUMBER 55/15
WAIKIKI, HONOLULU, HAWAII — Outrigger Resorts has acquired the AKARYN Koh Samui Resort and Spa, which has been rebranded as the Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort. The deal closed on May 29, 2015, for an undisclosed sum. The resort remains fully open for business as an Outrigger Resort.
“The acquisition of this stunning boutique property in Koh Samui complements other recent acquisitions by Outrigger in Phuket, Mauritius, the Maldives and Fiji,” said Darren Edmonstone, Outrigger managing director, Asia Pacific. “Outrigger is on a journey to become the premier beachfront resort brand in the world. Koh Samui is a wonderful addition to that absolute beachfront portfolio.”
Outrigger has retained the resort hosts at the boutique all-pool suite and villa property, located on a half-mile secluded sandy cove called Hanuman Bay in northeast Samui, just 10 minutes from the island’s airport.
The new Outrigger in Koh Samui has 52 keys comprising 27 Garden Pool Suites (861 sq ft), 18 Garden Pool Villas (1,076 sq ft), four Ocean View Pool Suites (861 sq ft) and three Ocean Front Pool Suites (861 sq ft).
Edmonstone said that Outrigger plans to make enhancements to the property’s public areas, arrival experience, villas and landscaping.
Effective immediately, Rory Campbell has been appointed general manager of the Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort. Formerly the director of sales and marketing at the Outrigger Laguna Phuket Beach Resort, Campbell has extensive senior executive experience at hotels in Australia, Hong Kong and Spain, including the Anantara Bophut Resort and Spa in Koh Samui.
“Our acclaimed ‘Outrigger Way’ style of management will be much in evidence at Samui,” said Campbell. “Expect delicious beachfront fine dining in a relaxed atmosphere, a full Navasana Spa experience, and a wide range of quality excursions that celebrate the best of Samui including the wonderful Ang Thong National Marine Park.”
The Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort has five food and beverage outlets and a full range of services and facilities that travellers would expect at a premier boutique resort.
Koh Samui is located in the Gulf of Thailand, with direct flights linking it to Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, and internationally to Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Singapore and Kunming.
For more information, visit: http://www.outriggerthailand.com/koh-samui-beach-resort/
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