Accor to Open New ibis Hotel in Phuket; Rates from THB 850++

Accor will open its latest ibis hotel in Thailand on 1 December 2009. The ibis Phuket Kata, the second ibis hotel in Phuket, provides simple, yet trendy, value accommodation just minutes from Kata Beach. With shopping facilities, a variety of dining options and nightlife in close vicinity, the hotel is an ideal choice for families and couples alike.

ibis Phuket Kata hotel has 258 guestrooms, each of which includes a balcony, air conditioning, satellite TV, Wi-Fi internet access and more. Other facilities include a swimming pool, bicycle rental, a designated internet area, meetings rooms and a car rental service.

TASTE, the hotel’s signature restaurant, has both indoor and outdoor seating serving Thai tapas and an adjacent lobby bar. Guests have access to 24-hour snacks and drinks from the reception, while breakfast is served from 4am until noon.

The hotel offers complimentary Tuktuk service to the beach and nearby attractions including shopping, dining and entertainment areas in Kata. Other attractions nearby include the stunning Phi Phi Island, with a range of water sports, snorkelling and diving. Wat Chalong and the old Phuket Town – with its unique blend of Portuguese-colonial and Chinese architecture, and Phuket FantaSea.

Rates at the hotel start from THB 850++, for a stay between May and September, and begin at THB 1,050++ during April and THB 1,600++ from December to March.

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