Phang Nga resorts slash room rates

PHANG NGA: In a bid to beat the low-season blight, 14 Phang Nga hotels and resorts are offering half-price rooms for Thai nationals until September 15. The promotion, called Unseen Price, aims to promote Phang Nga tourist attractions being touted in the Unseen in Thailand travel campaign launched recently by the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT). To claim the discount rates at the 14 hotels, all of which are four- or five-star properties, customers need only present their Thai ID cards. The offer is for twin-share accommodation for two. The offers apply to all-Thai or mixed Thai-foreign couples or groups. Hotels offering twin-share rooms for 500 baht a night are: • Chong Fah Beach Resort (Tel: 076-420056-9). • Bang Niang Beach Resort (Tel: 076-420171-5). • Similana Resort (Tel: 076-420166-8). • Bangsak Beach Resort (Tel: 076-593408). • Khaolak Bhandari Resort (Tel: 076-420751-3). • Kuraburi Green View Resort (Tel: 076-421360, 076-412794). • Morgan Hut (Tel: 01-9582758, 01-7970609). Hotels offering twin-share room for 800 baht a night are: • Palm Andaman Beach Resort (Tel: 076-420185-8). • Pascha Resort (Tel: 076-420280-1). • Khao Lak Sunset Resort (Tel: 076-420075-7). • Theptharo Lagoon Beach Resort and Spa (Tel: 076-420154-5). • Khao Lak Resort (Tel: 076-420060-3). • Khao Lak Laguna Resort (Tel: 076-420200-3). • Blue Village Pakarang Resort (Tel: 076-429000). For more information call the Phang Nga Tourism Association at Tel: 076-421360 or 076-412794, or the TAT office in Phuket at Tel: 076-211036 or 076-212213.