Hotel Centara Grand Beach Resort and Villas, Krabi - Ao Nang Beach

Hotel description

Renovated in 2006, this beach resort is ideally suitable for couples and families alike and offers an extensive range of room types, facilities, and services. It comprises a total of 192 rooms set in low-rise, 3-storey clusters and individual villas. Facilities on offer to guests include a lobby area with a 24-hour reception, a currency exchange facility, a café, a bar, a restaurant and conference facilities. Guests may also take advantage of the WLAN/Internet access and the room and laundry services, all for an additional fee. They can enjoy Club Lounge access and facilities for an additional fee and there is parking available for those arriving by car. Moreover, the resort offers a gift shop, a library lounge and a valet service and younger guests will enjoy the kids' club (charges apply) and the children's playground.

Room description

The accommodation features the signature king-size bed and includes family-friendly double rooms. All rooms come with a spacious bathroom with a bathtub, a rain shower and a separate WC, as well as a hairdryer, bathrobes and slippers. They are also equipped with a direct dial telephone, satellite TV, broadband Internet access, a minibar/fridge and a tea and coffee maker. Furthermore, an in-room safe, in-room entertainment and an individually adjustable air conditioning unit are provided in all accommodation as standard. The rooms also feature a large, fully furnished living and dining balcony area.

Sport activities description

This resort features 2 swimming pools, including a children's pool and an open-air pool, a Discovery desk and a marine centre. Guests can enjoy refreshments at the poolside snack bar (charges apply) or relax under parasols on the sun terrace (charges apply). For an additional fee it is also possible to unwind in the steam bath or with a spa or massage treatment at the Cenvaree spa and beauty salon. Guests can try diving (charges apply), sailing, catamaran sailing (charges apply) and canoeing or play a game of tennis on one of 2 tennis courts (charges apply), or table tennis. Sports enthusiasts may enjoy a workout in the gym. The hotel also organises separate programmes of entertainment for adults and children.

Meal service description

At the resort guests can enjoy international and Asian cuisine, as well as seafood and Thai cuisine and Japanese cuisine. There is a beach bar and grill and later guests can unwind in the night cocktail bar and lounge.

Comments from hotel

Check-in will take place at the Ao Nang reception area. Guests will then take hotel transport for the short ride to the resort. Upon arrival they will board a hotel golf cart which will whisk them directly to their room.

Hotel location description

This hotel is set in its own private bay, 'Pai Plong' - only one bay away from Ao Nang Beach. It has a direct beachfront location of 500 metres in length, with stunning views of verdant limestone formations and an extensive expanse of beautiful pristine white sands lapped by crystal clear waters. It can only be accessed via sea, and is 5 minutes by boat from Ao Nang Beach. Phuket is just under 2.5 hours away by land and approximately 1 hour away by sea. The hotel is just 30 minutes from Krabi International Airport.

Payment methods description

American Express, cash, Diners Club, JCB, MasterCard and VISA are accepted at this hotel.

arrival description how to

Guests coming from Bangkok should proceed on highway 4, passing Phetchaburi, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Chumporn, Ranong and Phang-nga provinces for a total distance of 946 km. For those wishing to arrive by bus - there is an air-conditioned bus service to Krabi leaving the Southern Bus Terminal at Borommaratcha Chonnani Road daily.

Description

• » Year of construction: 2004
• » Single rooms: 135
• » Last renovated: 2006
• » Total number of rooms: 192
• » Villas: 9
• » Double / twin rooms: 57

Hotel type

• » Beach hotel
• » Resort
• » Family friendly hotel

Methods of payment

• » JCB
• » Visa
• » American Express
• » MasterCard
• » Diners Club

Beach

• » Parasols
• » Rocky
• » Sandy

Room facilities (Standard room)

• » Balcony
• » Shower
• » Terrace
• » Mini fridge
• » Satellite / cable TV
• » TV
• » Hairdryer
• » Bathroom
• » Bath
• » Safe
• » Tea / Coffee
• » Fridge
• » Individual air-conditioned
• » Internet access
• » Direct dial telephone
• » Minibar
• » King size bed
• » Double bed

Facilities

• » Safe
• » Medical Service
• » Room service
• » Money Exchange
• » Laundry service
• » Launderette
• » 24h. Reception
• » Public Internet
• » Mobile phone network
• » Restaurant -smoking area
• » Restaurant - non-smoking area
• » WLAN access point
• » Sauna
• » Snack / pool bar
• » Restaurant - Air-conditioned
• » Number of pools
• » Parasols
• » Playground
• » Mini club
• » Outdoor pool
• » Sunbathing Terrace
• » Steam bath
• » Car park
• » Massage
• » Special SPA packages
• » Children's pool
• » Gym
• » Bar-s
• » Dining room
• » Air-conditioned in common areas
• » Breakfast room
• » Conference room
• » Reception area
• » Restaurant -s
• » Shop-s

Restaurant

• » Full board
• » Breakfast buffet
• » Continental breakfast
• » Breakfast
• » Half board
• » Special SPA packages
• » Lunch buffet
• » Dinner buffet
• » Bed and breakfast
• » Dinner à la carte

Activities

• » Kids entertainment
• » Tennis
• » Entertainment activities (adults)
• » Surfing
• » Scuba diving
• » Sailing
• » Catamaran
• » Canoe
• » Table Tennis

Distances (in meters)

• » Beach: 500
• » Next big city Phuket: 50000