An extensive renovation and upgrading programme for Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin has been completed prior to the official adoption of the hotel’s new name on 1st January 2012.

The renovated facilities include 100 rooms and suites in the Colonial Wing, the installation of a new fully equipped Health Club, and also of a new Kids Club.

The Railway Restaurant, which evokes the era of the 1920s when the hotel was originally built, has also undergone renovation to the decor and has a fresh new menu to complement the restaurant’s stylish new appearance.

The renovation and upgrading has been undertaken as part of the rebranding operation for the hotel’s change of name from Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas Hua Hin to Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin which will be effected on 1st January 2012.

Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand’s largest operator of hotels, with 38 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the Kingdom. A further 16 resorts in the Maldives, Philippines, Vietnam, Bali Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius Indian Ocean, brings the present total to 54 properties. 

Brands and properties within Centara ensure that specific categories such as couples, families, individuals and meetings and incentives groups will all find a hotel or resort that is appropriate to their needs. Centara operates 25 branches of Spa Cenvaree, one of Thailand’s most luxurious and innovative spa brands, and the company’s Kids Club is available at all the family-friendly resorts to ensure that the youngsters and teens are taken care of. Centara Hotels & Resorts also operates two state-of-the-art convention centres in Bangkok and one in Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand.