Low cost hotel chain Tune Hotels is moving now to Patong Beach in Phuket, offering special rates for the pre-opening period.
KUALA LUMPUR- Tune Hotels will open its latest property in the heart of Patong beach, Phuket next January. This will be the value branded hotel chain’s fourth hotel in Thailand, after the success of Tune Hotel Hat Yai, Pattaya and the recently opened Tune Hotel Asoke, Bangkok.
Located in Thailand’s most visited and popular island, Tune Hotel Patong will welcome guests into the new year with special rates. Bookings can be made now by visiting Tune Hotels website.
Tune Hotel Patong will have a total of 144 rooms, comprising of 96 Doubles, 46 Twin rooms and 2 wheel-chair friendly rooms. Located just within walking distance to the palm-lined Patong beach, the hotel is also close to the island’s top attractions including Phuket’s Big Buddha, one of the island’s most important and revered landmarks, Jungceylon – a world class shopping and entertainment destination , Phuket Fantasea – a unique and unforgettable theatrical performance infusing magical illusions, acrobatics, pyrotechnics and more. For outdoor enthusiasts, one can choose to dive in the Andaman Sea, tee off at world-class golf courses, experience eco-adventures in tropical forests, speedboat to surrounding islands or cruise around mythical Phang Nga Bay.
Mark Lankester, Tune Hotels Group CEO, said, “With increased air accessibility into Phuket and the significant increase of tourist arrivals this year according to the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the opening of Tune Hotel Patong is going to rock Phuket. The Patong beach area is a perfect location for a Tune Hotel, a red hot resort island, a location that is close to the beaches to enjoy long lazy afternoons, and right in the heart of the Patong city where visitors can party the night away! With the hotel’s “pay-as-you-use” concept, it will reward visitors who are spending much of their time out in the city or on the beaches, saving on amenities they just don’t need to use. As part of our intention to be a part of the local environment, Tune Hotels is the official Hotel partner for the Sydictive Element World Class DJ Festival Thailand held on New Year’s Eve!”.
Tune Hotels now has 27 hotels available for bookings located in Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Kota Kinabalu, Kuching, KLIA-LCCT Airport, Penang, Johor Bahru, Kota Damansara, Bintulu, Kota Bharu and Kulim in Malaysia; Kuta and Legian in Bali and Jakarta in Indonesia; Westminister, Liverpool Street, Paddington and Kings Cross in London and soon-to-be-opened Tune Hotel Edinburgh, Scotland in the United Kingdom; Angeles City, Cebu City, Ermita and Makati in Manila in the Philippines; Hatyai, Pattaya, Asoke, Bangkok and soon-to-be-opened Tune Hotel Patong, Phuket in Thailand.
Tune Hotels is part of Tune Group, a lifestyle business conglomerate co-founded by Tan Sri Tony Fernandes and Dato’ Kamarudin Meranun, who are the Group CEO and Deputy Group CEO respectively of Asia’s largest low cost carrier AirAsia.
Luc Citrinot a French national is a freelance journalist and consultant in tourism and air transport with over 20 years experience. Based in Paris and Bangkok, he works for various travel and air transport trade publications in Europe and Asia.
