FIRST INTERNATIONAL BRAND PRESENCE WITH PATTAYA MARRIOTT RESORT & SPA

The Royal Garden Resorts Group has announced the official rebranding of the Royal Garden Resort, Pattaya to become the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa.

Royal Garden Resorts will continue to operate the resort under the international Marriott brand. Marriott's international distribution in Asia has grown significantly, with over 88 hotels and 33,000 rooms in the region.

Royal Garden Resort's Vice President of Operations, Mr Michael Burchett said "this is the third Marriott franchise for Royal Garden Resorts, and continues our strategy to build a strong group around globally recognized brands. Our success in Hua Hin and Bangkok reinforce this. Our focus on the 'resort & spa' ambience builds on Royal Garden's expertise in this market."

General Manager of the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa, Khun Somsak Tanruengsri noted "The resort is committed to combining international hospitality expertise with Thai culture and true Thai hospitality to ensure our guests take home a taste of Thailand. We are dedicated to investing in our associates through training to ensure they offer five star treatment in Pattaya."

Located on Beach Road, overlooking the Gulf of Siam, the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa is set over eight acres of tropical gardens offering an oasis and complete privacy whilst being steps away from the best shopping and entertainment Pattaya has to offer.

The 290 room Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa stands out with its unique Thai architecture and tropical landscaped designed gardens featuring Thai Salas and lotus ponds. All rooms have a balcony or terrace with views over gardens or towards the ocean.

The Resort recently underwent an extensive enhancement of its rooms and public areas. The addition of a new Club Lounge and Business Centre recognize the growing corporate business on the Eastern seaboard.

The hotel offers a range of options for meetings and conferences and is renowned for its outside catering and stylish unique theme parties. The Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa is the preferred organiser and caterer for outside functions of up to 3,000 guests on the Eastern Seaboard.

Boasting seven dining outlets from classic international cuisine and Thai dishes to Pattaya's best Chinese, freshest sushi or the world famous Benihana Japanese steakhouse, the resort offers many options for guests and local residents.

The Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa features the largest fitness centre in town with over 2,000 square metres housing a full range of cardiovascular equipment, aerobic studio with spring floor and juice bar. The property has two floodlit tennis courts with 'Wimbeldon unreal grass' surface surrounded by lush gardens.

The Thai Herbal Aromatic Spa, designed Lana style, offers guests a range of hand picked natural body treatments and rejuvenation packages. Using only the finest Thai natural ingredients to ensure first class treatments. The Spa features a Thai Herbal steam room and Deluxe spa suites for couples with private bathing wells complete with floating flowers.

Pattaya is home to 18 championship golf courses and a range of sports from Polo to windsurfing and mountain bike trails. The hotel offers mountain bikes for the use of hotel guests.

For cool air conditioned comfort, the Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa adjoins to the Royal Garden Shopping Plaza offering brand name stores, giftware, a movietheatre including a floor of entertainment housing 'Ripley's Believe it or Not' Museum and a selection of cuisines in the food court.

The Pattaya Marriott Resort & Spa along with over 2,100 Marriott-affiliated hotels worldwide participates in Marriott Rewards, the guest reward program that allows members to earn their choice of points or airline miles for dollars spent during each stay.