IHG Hotels & Resorts has signed Kimpton Phang Nga Natai Beach, a 150-key beachfront resort that will introduce the luxury lifestyle brand to Thailand’s Phang Nga province.
Developed in partnership with Natai Venture Co., the new-build resort is scheduled to open in 2028 on Natai Beach, about 20 minutes from Phuket International Airport.
The resort will offer 150 guestrooms, suites and villas, together with multiple dining venues, a spa, swimming pools, fitness centre, kids’ club and function spaces.
The signing expands IHG’s luxury and lifestyle portfolio in Thailand and marks the company’s second hotel project in Phang Nga, following InterContinental Phang Nga Bay Resort. It also adds to the Kimpton pipeline in Thailand, which includes projects in Bangkok, Chiang Rai, Hua Hin, Khao Yai and Pattaya.
Natai Beach has attracted growing interest as an alternative to Phuket, with future infrastructure projects expected to improve access to the destination. The planned Andaman International Airport, targeted for completion in 2032, is expected to further enhance connectivity to the province.
Kimpton currently has two operating hotels in Thailand: Kimpton Maa-Lai Bangkok and Kimpton Kitalay Samui, the brand’s first resort in Asia.
Pathana Jitsaereetham, director, development, Thailand, IHG Hotels & Resorts, said: “As IHG’s second hotel signing in Phang Nga Province, Kimpton Phang-Nga Natai Beach marks an important milestone in our growth strategy and underscores our confidence in the destination’s long-term tourism potential.
“Supported by ongoing infrastructure investment and improving connectivity, Phang Nga is expected to attract increasing interest from both domestic and international travellers.”
