Phuket Pavilions Private Villas breaks ground

Phuket Pavilions Private Villas has broken ground on a site overlooking Bang Tao Bay and the islands premium resort playground.

A boutique 30 villa contemporary Balinese themed resort, each having individual swimming pools with a total project cost of US$6.5 million dollars is slated to open mid 2005. Development Consultants C9 Hotelworks Bill Barnett commented "pool villas are at the top of the list of desired items for destination resort guests, and Pavilions intends to focus on delivering this with a highly personalized manner and value for money pricing strategy."

The property is being developed under a group headed by Hong Kong entrepreneur Gordon Oldham who also owns the Bali Pavilions in Sanur and has plans to open further Pavilions in Koh Samui and Krabi. Phuket based architect Tucker Bishop along with interiors by Shinta Siregar of Nexus Studio in Bali make up the design team.