Villa Holidays Taking off in Phuket

Phuket – 1 December 2006 – Phuket set for the best every high season, now has another draw for high end tourists with the completion of spectacular private residences available for private hire, according to Ms. Netnapit Huaipai, Villa Leasing Manager of CB Richard Ellis Phuket.

The choice of prime Phuket ocean front villas with spectacular pools and lounging decks often complete with cooks, maids or drivers wins hands down as a special holiday compared to buffet breakfasts at a 100% occupied hotel, whatever its star rating.

The key to this new industry in Thailand is providing and delivering unbridled luxury and highly personalized Thai hospitality.

Phuket Villa lettings have previously focused on a few individually build villas but with very limited stock, this has restricted demand and information on availabilities relied on word of mouth. Now there are several web directories offering a wide variety of properties and in the luxury sector the two sites that stand out are Myasianvilla.com and CB Richard Ellis Thailand.

CB Richard Ellis managed estates in Phuket have proved particularly popular for holiday lettings, according to Ms. Netnapit. Amongst the most popular properties is Layan Estate, large family villas with lap pools in private landscaped tropical gardens and only minutes from the Bang Tao beach. The Plantation at Kamala Bay is also another striking development offering high quality two bedroom apartments, outdoor living terraces and stunning sea views. Maan Tawan also on Bang Tao beach offers Thai Style accommodation in apartments, villas or penthouses.

Ms. Prakraipeth Meechoosarn, Sales Manager of CB Richard Ellis Phuket noted that villa lettings also contribute to sales demand. Villa lettings allow potential buyers to test drive a range of locations and preferences, whether it is a family looking for a five bedroom villa or couples seeking apartments.

Phuket Holiday lettings are a flexible and overall often work out a cheaper yet a richer alternative to hotel holidays. CB Richard Ellis managed properties also offer a complete package including maid service, car rentals or drivers. With the number of newly completed projects, a few properties are still available for the upcoming high season whilst most hotels are already fully booked.

At the pinnacle of villa resorts is Amanpuri in Surin, in many ways the grandfather of this business, built in 1988 and still remains the benchmark. However, today with new estates maturing and offering a variety of architecture and accommodation, there is now a wide diversity and choice of locations, style and price.

For the future, stock continues to increase with the growth of the Phang Nga and Krabi property markets with projects like The Cove Krabi and Raffles Phang Nga. A number of developments in islands off Phuket in Phang Nga Bay are also becoming increasingly popular. One of the most desirable being Barama Bay, located in a private island and managed by six star hotel Jumeirah and offers the exclusivity that the market seeks.

The villa holiday letting industry is also offering better job options for Phuket hospitality employees. Rather than the pressure of high season housekeeping jobs in hotels and the risk of low season layoffs, villa housekeepers look after their owner’s properties year round and need only focus on the needs of one guest family at a time. Housekeepers take great pride in ‘their villas’ and offer guests traditional and genuine Thai hospitality on a personal basis that even the best hotels cannot match.

“Like your food spicy, just tell the cook. Want to find a quite beach or a local restaurant, just ask,” said Ms. Netnapit. Hotels understandably push their services however in holiday villas guests are encouraged to experience the best of Phuket, spreading their tourist dollars across the island and attracting them to come back soon.

Article Source: http://www.inpop.net

CB Richard Ellis established an office in Bangkok in 1988 and in Phuket in 2004. The firm has grown to be a leading real estate services provider, offering a full range of services including sales and leasing for all types of property, property and facilities management, valuation and advisory, and research and consulting.

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