Banyan The Resort Hua Hin
A feature from the IAGTO Directory 2016
Banyan The Resort Hua Hin
Banyan The Resort Hua Hin Award-winning golf resort now an icon in Thailand Banyan The Resort Named Golf Resort of the Year – Rest of the World in the prestigious 2016 IAGTO Awards and winner of the Luxury Golf Resort and Best General Manager honours for Asia in the 2015 Luxury Hotel Awards, Banyan The Resort is the ideal holiday destination for families, couples and golfers and is located minutes from the centre of Hua Hin in a beautiful landscaped environment. The idyllic resort comprises luxurious villas, tropical gardens, swimming pools, spa, fitness and five-star dining venues serving Thai and International cuisine. Activities such as cycling around the resort and monthly events enhance a stay. Golfers enjoy preferred rates playing the Banyan Golf Club course. Accommodation Enticing pool villas offer guests a “home away from home” ambience in one-bedroom or two-bedroom Pool Jacuzzi Villas, overlooking a tropical garden and an infinite pool with private Jacuzzi, or onebedroom Pool Villas. Dining Coral Restaurant is an all-day dining restaurant serving international favourites, from international buffet selections at breakfast to an extensive a la carte menu for lunch and dinner. Take your dining experience to the next level with a private, full service poolside barbecue in your villa, for as few as two people or up to a group of 10 or more. Spa experience and massage treatments Enjoy a relaxing beauty and spa experience, being pampered with a selection of services at The Spa Villa. A variety of massage treatments guarantee that after a round of golf, a tour of the town or a swim at the beach, your body will be relieved of pain and stress. Get around by tram Take our courtesy tram to go to your villa, the golf club or just get around. Banyan The Resort is Hua Hin’s only resort to have this in-resort transportation.
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Banyan The Resort Hua Hin
Banyan Golf Club Opened in 2008, the golf course was named Best New Golf Course in Asia Pacific in its first year and has won many more top awards since then. The 18-hole championship course was designed and built by Thailand’s leading golf course architect, Pirapon Namatra, Managing Director of Golf East. It is acknowledged by the R&A as a best practice case study for being well maintained, designed and built. • • • •
Total distance: 7,361 yards, par 72 Practice range and two large practice greens with bunkers Grass types – tee boxes: Paspalum; fairways & rough: Zoysia; greens: TifEagle Signature hole: 15th, 139 yards, par 3 with ocean views to Singtoh Island
This world-class facility offers golfers an outstanding golf experience. The golf course is in immaculate condition all year round. The club is one of the best-managed operations in the region and is perfectly complemented by the team’s dedicated five-star service and Thai hospitality. Spectacular sunset views of the Burmese mountains from the clubhouse make the perfect “wish you were here” tweet or Facebook post to friends. Banyan has become an icon for golf in Thailand and TripAdvisor has ranked it as Hua Hin’s top tourist attraction. A visit is highly recommended, whether you are going to Hua Hin to play golf or just on a relaxing a holiday. Banyan is Thailand’s number one lifestyle golf and resort destination. Contact details Banyan The Resort Hua Hin, Thailand Tel: +66 32 616 200 (golf club) +66 32 538 888 (resort) reservations@banyanthailand.com www.banyanthailand.com Adapted from copy supplied by Banyan The Resort Hua Hin 33
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