The Convention Centre, which is located in the integral Central Plaza shopping complex, is still undergoing renovation and will be completed in March 2012.

The hotel renovations have increased the number of guestrooms and suites to a total of 259, with the rooms being redesigned to offer international luxury in light and contemporary surroundings, with stylish furnishings and brand-new bathrooms.

There are now 236 Standard, Superior, and Deluxe rooms, each of 32 square meters in area. The two Petite Suites feature 42 square meters of space, while the 20 Junior Suites have a separate bedroom and living room within their 64 to 74 square meters. The Executive Suite on the top floor has one bedroom and one living room and offers a huge area of 128 square meters.

The all-day restaurant, Ban Chieng, serves the spicy local Issan cuisine along with international food, while the hotel’s Chinese restaurant, Luk Fatt, serves Cantonese food with a modern style and is one of the city’s favorite Chinese outlets. The hotel also has a popular karaoke lounge, @Tune.

Among the leisure facilities are a Spa Cenvaree with six stylish Thai pavilions where private treatments are offered to individuals and couples, and there is a fitness center with a yoga studio, Jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, and an outdoor swimming pool.

Centara Hotel&Convention Centre Udon Thani is located in the heart of the city’s commercial, shopping, and entertainment district, and is integral to Central Plaza, the largest shopping and entertainment center in Udon Thani. The hotel is a 20-minute drive from the airport, the central bus station is within walking distance, and the train station is 800 meters away from the hotel.

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, Srilanka, 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 centers in Bangkok, and one in Udon Thani in northeastern Thailand.

City.Mobi

Also in Thailand today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Bangkok.

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Bangkok.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

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