So You Want to Open a Hotel? Now?
Some new hotels and inns are thriving during these trying times by doubling down on the local market, creating escapist atmospheres and employing other, almost unheard-of tactics.
For the June Motel Sauble Beach, the key to success so far has been government support paired with a slate of virus safety measures, a doubled-down approach to attracting locals and a cool, escapist atmosphere.Credit.Lauren Miller
By Sarah Firshein
Published Jan. 28, 2021Updated March 15, 2021
Before the pandemic began, the second location of The June Motel, a 24-room boutique hotel in Sauble Beach, Ontario, was set to open late last spring. To be fully ramped up for Lake Huron’s 2020 beach season was the goal.
By Contributor - December 23, 2020
The low-rise property, whose interiors were largely designed by the eminent Jean-Michel Gathy, makes the most of its downtown riverside location.
The riverside main pool at Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok. (Photo: Ken Seet/Four Seasons)
Five years after the closure of the Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok, the Canadian ultra-luxe hotel brand has marked its return to the Thai capital with the opening of a riverfront property in the historic Charoen Krung neighborhood. Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River is perched along a 200-meter-stretch of Thailand’s River of Kings, and occupies a series of tiered buildings linked at ground level through various indoor and outdoor spaces, including quiet greenery-filled courtyards and buzzing restaurants.
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Rising above the majestic Chao Phraya River in the heart of Bangkok’s Creative District is an enclave of tiered buildings, connected at ground level by a series of indoor and outdoor spaces, quiet courtyards and lively restaurants. Art-filled spaces, sophisticated lounges and lush tropical greenery are surrounded by the gentle sounds of water features and inviting open-air terraces.
“The much-anticipated return of Four Seasons to Thailand’s capital is nothing short of spectacular,” says Christian Clerc, Four Seasons President, Global Operations. “Guests will be in awe of the exquisite design, the world-class restaurant and bar options, and a state-of-the-art wellness centre. As always, the unparalleled, intuitive service from Four Seasons people will be at the centre of it all. Thanks to our visionary owner-partners at Country Holdings Group Public Company Limited, this magnificent Hotel combines everything that one has come to expect of Four Seasons in Thailand and
Four Seasons Returns to Bangkok with Brand New Hotel on the River
(18 Dec 2020) Four Seasons has finally returned to Thailand s capital city with a brand new hotel on the Chao Phraya River.
The Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River (โรงแรมโฟร์ซีซั่นส์ กรุงเทพฯ ริมแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยา) is the luxury hotel company s fourth property in the Kingdom, the others being resorts in Koh Samui, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai.
The new property is also home to 366 Four Seasons Private Residences which are scheduled to open in 2021.
The 299-room hotel can be accessed via the river, or from Charoenkrung Road. Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) is about 40 minutes away
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