Making the most of Mother Nature
With major renovation works now complete, the Mantra Samui Resort boasts a new and more environmentally look to its lobby, rooms, spa and pool area.
The lobby, which overlooks the ocean, has a lofty, tiered ceiling reminiscent of a traditional Thai house complete with a verdant, five-metre-high vertical garden that showcases the island’s natural beauty.
Indigenous trees and plants now frame the road to the hotel, and a water feature adds a new dimension of appeal to the lush surrounds, while natural wood furnishings and contemporary artwork add a lively atmosphere to the rooms.
Measuring a generous 67 meters, each room is decorated in an earthy palette of beige and brown with splashes of ocean blue in the furnishings, decor and couches. There’s a sizable balcony that provides more seclusion and a bathroom with his and her sinks and a spacious rain shower.
With its panoramic view of the Gulf of Thailand, the new saltwater pool is already a hit with guests and features a swim-up bar, a deck finished in white marble and a new saltwater filtration system.
The squash courts have been converted into an elegant new spa called Jai that features a foot reflexology treatment area and three single treatment rooms and one double where guests can indulge in a range of traditional Thai massages, facials and body scrubs. New lighting and high ceilings provide a sense of space and tranquility, while bamboo cladding connects guests to the lush green of the island.
At the middle level of the hillside resort, a newly refurbished lounge area provides a relaxed air-conditioned space to enjoy the mesmerizing views.
Billing itself as an environmentally sophisticated hotel, the hotel is harvesting more rainwater for filtration and reuse, and using more of its grey water for irrigation and gardening. Designed to reduce the hotel’s reliance on deep water wells and private water suppliers by a third, this will significantly improve the efficiency of the water management around the property. Thanks to the Variable Refrigerant Flow (VRF) air-conditioning systems, the 38 “Love” rooms create energy efficiency by using only seven condensers, rather than one for each room.
“With such extensive changes throughout the property, we almost feel like a brand new hotel,” says general manager Niklas Wagner. “These new efforts to drive sustainability show we’re really moving in the right direction.”
Find out more at www.MantraSamui.com
