MINOR Hotel Group (MHG) has added the Bundarika Villas & Suites to its portfolio in Phuket, and is planning to rebrand the resort as an Anantara in 2013.
Located on Layan Beach on Phuket’s north west coast, the resort features 77 villas and suites. MHG has also acquired five hectares of adjacent hillside land with panoramic views of the Andaman Sea, which it plans to develop into a high-end residential project.
MHG’s total investment is approximately three billion Thai baht (US$95.5 million), including funds for a refurbishment of Bundarika Villas & Suites over the coming months, before it is rebranded as Anantara Phuket Layan Resort & Spa in 2013.
Dillip Rajakarier, CEO of MHG, said: “We are very excited to announce this new addition to Minor’s portfolio and what will become a second Anantara resort in Phuket. Bundarika offers guests an exclusive retreat, and is ideal to be rebranded to an Anantara next year after renovation and an operational improvement programme.”
MHG currently operates two upscale hotels on Phuket’s Mai Khao beach, namely Anantara Phuket Villas and JW Marriott Phuket.
