you are right, forget completely the people, who invested there. And observed that only from the view of an expat, who lives here since many years and has already more things than actually needed. Sure, I will be there too. All in all it's a plus for the island and for Chaweng, creating also many jobs, hopefully the parking can also be used for non shoppers and I have seen, that the ugly cables on Beach road in front of that came down, what a nice surprise. If all the cables were down in the earth, planting trees, repairing the walkways, Chaweng beach road would be a nicer place, also during hot daytime.

As of yesterday opening day still confirmed 29.March. Parking for 200 cars, not sure it will be free for non-shoppers. 37 Rai, project costs 3.1 Bio. Baht (Samui is the smallest project the ever built), architecture Chaweng Port, Chino-Portugese, Fisherman style. Will have Tops supermarket, Power Buy, Super Sports etc....over 400 brands of goods.....(I should scan the fact sheet I think)

But will it have Sizzler?

But will it have Sizzler?

or how about these !???

No Sizzler

if it opens on 29.March or 29 July, what's the difference?

Probably not a lot for you.

But for the many business people who have already paid their advance installments on leases or concessions, made plans to leave their current premises, ordered and are possibly storing fittings and equipment for the new place, have staff on retainer in anticipation of a March opening, might have given up their current lease or/and already sent out advance trade notices to their customers and suppliers AND might be now looking forward to four months with no (or a reduced) income . . . I would imagine there is a huge difference.

R

You surely have a point here Rob, nevertheless, if you see who the businesses are who can afford 1,200 Baht per sqm rent, then I would not be so worried. Chaweng Regent and their japanese restaurant or Zazen with their brasserie or etc....will still survive if project would be delayed, but it isn't anyway.

No Sizzler

Does anyany have a list of all the shops which will be there? Or does Central still want to keep it exciting until the opening?

No Sizzler

Does anyany have a list of all the shops which will be there? Or does Central still want to keep it exciting until the opening?

http://www.centralfestival.co.th/samui/index.html#

No Sizzler

Does anyany have a list of all the shops which will be there? Or does Central still want to keep it exciting until the opening?

Read the web page.... it was easy to Google, it... Says first phase opening, soon, so perhaps they are on track????

http://www.cpn.co.th/project_detail.aspx?menu=New_Project_Landing&id=10

Part of what is says:

" • Major alliances of Central shopping center are main Magnets to attract customers. Moreover, there are significant anchors including Tops Market, PowerBuy, SuperSports and B2S

• More than 200 Thai and international brand shops: world-class Fashion Brand and new Dining Destination with new concept restaurants which will fulfill every lifestyle

• Night Bazaar

• Features entertainment such as a modern cinema

Shops directory floor by floor.

http://shopping.centralfestival.co.th/directory/cf/shopping_directory.php?loc=cfpb

No Sizzler

Yes Sizzler

6th floor.

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6th Level
611-616

Pretty sure Samui doesn't have 6 floors.

Pretty sure Samui doesn't have 6 floors.

This is Central Festiva Samui official site. Please have a look there.

http://www.centralfestival.co.th/samui/

Pretty sure Samui doesn't have 6 floors.

This is Central Festiva Samui official site. Please have a look there.

http://www.centralfestival.co.th/samui/

That is their site but the link takes you off to some other site which looks like another Central Festival (it says copyright 2011 at the bottom).

But you could be right and that building in Chaweng is actually 6 floors high.

6th floor.

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6th Level

611-616

Haha good one

Welcome to the new sizzler Samui - floating in thin air

6th floor.

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6th Level

611-616

Haha good one

Welcome to the new sizzler Samui - floating in thin air

Oh sorry Rooo, just saw the other posts and that you seem serious.

Anyway, the new Central Festival on Samui does not have 6 floors, but 2-3 as far as I can tell, and as they have already finished the roofs, I doubt they will add more.

I think the link is to the one in Hat Yai.

That link is for location "cfpb" which is Central Festival Pattaya Beach, not Samui!

That link is for location "cfpb" which is Central Festival Pattaya Beach, not Samui!

Confusing website indeed, home page is Samui, rest is somewhere else.....so Sizzler still "up in the air" indeed.

No wonder I could not find Tops.... Maybe they will have Pie in the sky!

Shopping brings me out in a rash. Need to work out a decent nearby watering hole where I can wait up for the wife

I had a copy of the floor plan somewhere, I will try & find it.

Well we have until July to come up with something

Just in case you misread my first post; no sizzler

Spoke to one of the girls in AIS Tesco yesterday. She told me they will move to Central on 29th March.

I hope there will be outlets with some decent quality clothes.

I have not been impressed with what's available in Tesco/BigC or the cheap charlie overpriced stuff sold around the beach roads.

Even a decent t-shirt in 100% real cotton is hard to find. You ask these burmese hawkers if it's cotton and they always say yes, but you can feel that it's some kind of synthetic blend.

I hope there will be outlets with some decent quality clothes.

I have not been impressed with what's available in Tesco/BigC or the cheap charlie overpriced stuff sold around the beach roads.

Even a decent t-shirt in 100% real cotton is hard to find. You ask these burmese hawkers if it's cotton and they always say yes, but you can feel that it's some kind of synthetic blend.

No Sizzler.

I hope there will be outlets with some decent quality clothes.

I have not been impressed with what's available in Tesco/BigC or the cheap charlie overpriced stuff sold around the beach roads.

Even a decent t-shirt in 100% real cotton is hard to find. You ask these burmese hawkers if it's cotton and they always say yes, but you can feel that it's some kind of synthetic blend.

Off topic but .....

I've found that Artwear Samui in Maenam and Nathon sell 100% cotton t-shirts. They are their own screen printed designs and not the same t-shirts everyone else is flogging around the island.

Both stores on the ring road, Maenan shop next to where the Esso gas station used to be.

<deleted>, half of the restaurants are the the same as tesco and big c ?????

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