Hotel rooms with a view

Dusit International, one of Thailand’s foremost hotel and property development companies, made its debut in Vietnam today with the opening of Dusit Princess Moonrise Beach Resort on Phu Quoc Island—Vietnam’s largest island. Ribbon-cutting ceremony The modern twist on a contemporary 4-star resort lifestyle, charming Vietnamese culture, and the rich heritage of Thai hospitality blends nicely to create an unforgettable stay. The resort features 108 elegantly designed rooms, ranging from 32sq.m Deluxe Rooms to 90sq.m Suites—most of them with superb ocean views overlooking Bai Truong Beach. Operating under Dusit’s upper-midscale Dusit Princess brand, the new four-star resort is centrally located on the island’s west coast overlooking the stunning Bai Truong Beach, a 20-plus kilometre stretch of sand also known as Long Beach. Phu Quoc International Airport and Duong To town centre are only a short drive away. “Beside service and food … [Read more...] about Dusit International officially enters Vietnam with first resort

A scene from the Thai horror film Shutter. Not recommended for late-night viewing when travelling alone. (Photo source: Shutter) Hotels are an integral component of travel. A perfectly wonderful vacation could be ruined by a stay at a fleabag bed-and-breakfast with fraudulently gorgeous photos on its website. Sometimes, traffic from the street through non-doubled-glazed windows keeps you up at night. And other times, the thing keeping you up used to have a pulse and is now going bump, bump, bump in the night right there in your room. We’ve all heard about supposedly “haunted” hotels. Stories of lights switching on by themselves, an uneasy feeling of being watched, footsteps that stop at the bed, blink-and-you-miss sightings along the corridor... Basically, enough material for a Thai horror movie or two. Some of us, who are sceptics, shrug off these tall tales as nonsense. Others are habitually superstitious, knocking on every hotel room door before stepping in. And … [Read more...] about Six hotels in Asia with spooky reputations – and the stories behind them

A scene from the Thai horror film Shutter. Not recommended for late-night viewing when travelling alone. (Photo source: Shutter) Hotels are an integral component of travel. A perfectly wonderful vacation could be ruined by a stay at a fleabag bed-and-breakfast with fraudulently gorgeous photos on its website. Sometimes, traffic from the street through non-doubled-glazed windows keeps you up at night. And other times, the thing keeping you up used to have a pulse and is now going bump, bump, bump in the night right there in your room. We’ve all heard about supposedly “haunted” hotels. Stories of lights switching on by themselves, an uneasy feeling of being watched, footsteps that stop at the bed, blink-and-you-miss sightings along the corridor... Basically, enough material for a Thai horror movie or two. Some of us, who are sceptics, shrug off these tall tales as nonsense. Others are habitually superstitious, knocking on every hotel room door before stepping in. And … [Read more...] about 6 hotels in Asia with spooky reputations – and the stories behind them