Phuket's iconic Royal Phuket Yacht Club to re-open, rebranded in January

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Phuket's iconic Royal Phuket Yacht Club to re-open, rebranded in January
The Phuket News


The iconic Royal Phuket Yacht Club will re-open in January as The Nai Harn. Photo: File / From the hotel website

PHUKET: -- One of Phuket’s first luxury hotels, the Royal Phuket Yacht Club at Nai Harn Beach, will re-open in January under a new name, The Nai Harn, property and hotels consultant Bill Barnett reports in his blog, ThePhuketInsider.com.

The hotel is set to re-open on January 16 after an extensive 18-month upgrade, reports Mr Barnett.

“On offer will be a new-look 130-key luxury offering in a property that once came under both the Mandarin Oriental and Le Meridien brands at separate times,” he said.

“In early 2014 the hotel was acquired by affiliated of the private equity firm S.C. Capital who are also behind the growing Manathai hospitality brand.”

The resort previously belonged to the developers of Puravarna, an upscale project in Rawai. The project, being inland, had no beachfront, so the hotel was bought as a “beach club”, but continued to operate as a hotel.

The Puravarna project subsequently collapsed. Nineteen buyers claimed they had paid a total of B217 million – an average of B11.4mn each – but that Phase 1 of the project had stalled and Phase 2 had never begun.

Puravarna Resort Co’s Chairman, Steven Granville spent 18 months in custody awaiting trial for deception, which he denied. He was acquitted and his accuser, Anand Kumar Sen, is currently on bail awaiting his appeal against a conviction for making false accusations.

Mr Granville was later involved in a horrific motorbike crash and is now under parmanent care in Britain.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-iconic-royal-phuket-yacht-club-to-re-open-rebranded-in-january-53602.php


-- Phuket News 2015-08-11

[wabothai]

where are the yachts

[LivinginKata]

where are the yachts

Much further to the left of the photo. Far too shallow and close to the beach for yacht anchorage.

Although don't think anyone anchoring at this time of the year.