Weekend! Oh the sweet sound of that word! How we anticipate it, how we count the days and hours till its arrival. But aren’t just two leisurely days in a seven day week simply not enough? Especially that there are but two ways to enjoy the weekend. Two? Yes, two! To do nothing, or to do something, that’s it.
We decided to add one more and present you with three ideas for a perfect weekend in Thailand’s top three destinations. Get ready for triple the amount of relaxation, splendid cuisine and fun.
Active weekend: Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa
Don’t get us wrong. Koh Samui is a splendid place to do absolutely nothing. The island has enough white sand beaches, blue skies and crystal clear waters to get even the most active persons to relax by the pool, with a cocktail in their hand. Especially when the pool is at the Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa where sunscreen is offered complimentary and the wonderfully attentive staff diligently keeps you from moving from your sun lounge, the spa offers excusive privacy and the deluxe rooms and pool villas are some of the largest on the island.
But as we already have a blissfully relaxing and idle weekend planned for the next week, we’ll keep things busy in Samui. Especially that Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa offers its guests fantastic ways to fill their precious time. The name speaks for itself – Renaissance was time of discovery, time of travel, time for people with unrestrained curiosity. And so will be your time at the Renaissance Koh Samui Resort & Spa. To satisfy your renaissance spirit and awaken your inner traveller-discoverer, sign up for the resort’s “Navigator Program”. You will be assigned a personal guide who will uncover the most intriguing and beautiful places in Samui for you. Visit temples and local markets, the island‘s most scenic beaches and fruit plantations. There’s a lot to see and a lot to learn on Thailand’s second largest island.
Back at the resort, you can put your cooking skills to the test at a private cooking class, during which you will learn how to use local ingredients and herbs from the resort’s garden. Follow this up with a mixology session at the pool bar for a well-rounded experience. There you can make your own, not featured on the menu cocktail, each day with different ingredients. Once it’s ready, sit back, stare at the sunset and look forward to the next, amazing weekend.
Find out more on www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/usmbr-renaissancekoh-samui-resort-and-spa
or follow them on www.facebook.com/renaissancekohsamui for amazing getaway deals
Relaxed weekend: Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Nai Yang Beach
Last weekend in Samui was a busy one, and so probably were the last few days at work. That’s why what awaits you in Phuket is two days of perfect bliss. Located next to one of the island’s most serene and less travelled beaches, miles away from the crowds of mass tourism spots, is the recently opened beauty – Marriott Resort and Spa in Nai Yang Beach.
The serene atmosphere of the resort embraces you the moment you enter its open-space lobby overlooking a picturesque bay – it offers easily one of the most beautiful vistas in Phuket. This feeling of unrestrained, open space is present everywhere in the resort – on the side of its massive, lagoon-inspired swimming pool, in its 180 spacious rooms blessed with abundance of natural light, at the beachside restaurant and bar – everywhere you go, you feel the limitless, open space. Especially so in Marriott’s elegant yet cosy villas, located directly on the beach front – a setting that is quite unique in Phuket.
Time spend on a sun lounge under a palm tree in front of your private beachside villa is relaxation embodied. Its next level can be achieved at the resort’s Quan Spa. You will feel your senses calming the moment you enter its dim lit, soothing interiors. Thailand is world-famous for its wellness and here at Quan, it reaches its perfect expression. The staff’s kindness and professionalism as well as the variety of treatments available, make the whole experience as seamless as it is memorable.
And then there is something for those of us who need relaxation even more – parents. The beachside pirate-themed Kid’s Club will keep your children occupied while you enjoy your moment of well-deserved rest. Of course you can keep active at the Marriott if you want to – beach Muay Thai sessions, a fitness centre, classes of local crafts and much more is here for your fun and pleasure. Add to this exceptional local and international cuisine served at the resort’s two restaurants – the Andaman Kitchen and the Big Fish, the classy yet joyful atmosphere of the beachside bar, the staff that gives justice to the famed Thai hospitality, and you’re in for an out of this world weekend experience.
Find out more on marriott.com/hotels/travel/hktnb-phuket-marriott-resort-and-spa-naiyang-beach
or follow them on https://www.facebook.com/PhuketMarriottNaiyang/ for special deals.
Weekend at the table: JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok
It’s time to test the ‘third time’s charm’, in Bangkok. And after having reactivated in Samui and relaxed in Phuket, in the Thai capital we will replenish – prepare yourself for a weekend at the table! The Big Mango, as they call it, is one of the best cities for foodies out there, with spectacular cuisine on all levels – that is from the street side level to the rooftop level. But as we already did a fair amount of exploring back on the first island, in Bangkok we’ll stick to one place. Not just any place though – the JW Marriott.
There are no less than nine bars and restaurants here, guaranteeing satisfaction to whatever cravings you might have. Japanese cuisine has an especially prominent presence and is represented by two restaurants. Tsu Contemporary Japanese Cuisine serves freshly prepared sashimi and sushi and other traditional Japanese dishes, also for dinner parties in private dining rooms. Nami Teppanyaki Steakhouse provides a cool, contemporary environment for you to enjoy imported cuts of wagyu and seafood, served in authentic Japanese teppanyaki style. Keeping up with the Asian theme, Man Ho delivers on the promise of providing home-style Cantonese, Sichuan and other dishes from all over China. Peking duck? Check. Kung Pao chicken? Dim Sum? Check!
And you don’t even need to leave the hotel’s stylishly decorated premises to take a trip half around the world, At this legendary establishment, New York Steakhouse has been offering guests nothing short of premium cuts of meat from Australia, Japan and the US served in an authentic Big Apple style interiors for nearly 2 decades.
Manhattan Bar, Tsu Bar, and the Lobby Lounge never run out of fresh cocktails recipes, freshly-baked international delicacies are available all day long at the Bangkok Baking Company and the Marriott Café. Frankly, a single weekend is not long enough to experience and enjoy all the pleasures of the table at the JW Marriott Hotel in Bangkok. But then, is any weekend ever long enough?
Find out more on www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/bkkdt-jw-marriott-hotel-bangkok
or follow them on www.facebook.com/jwmarriottbkk for offers you can’t resist.
