Next month will see the launch of akyra Manor Chiang Mai with the aim of bringing a hip urban style of luxury hotel to Thailand’s northern city.
Developer by Australian luxury boutique resort company Akaryn Hotel Group, the unveiling will take place at Italics restaurant in Bangkok, an Italian culinary concept that will be the signature restaurant at akyra Manor Chiang Mai.
Italics and akyra Manor Chiang Mai are the result of a bold collaboration between Akaryn and Singapore design house Manor Studio.
The hotel will be a five-star, 30-key all-suite luxury hotel, with 23 suites at 610 sq ft and 7 larger suites at 1,050 sq ft, created around a courtyard-within-a-room concept. It has already been accepted as a Small Luxury Hotels of the World member.
According to a statement, akyra Manor Chiang Mai has been created to fill a niche in a market saturated by Lanna-style resorts but lacking a hip, urban hotel offering exceptionally spacious suites, a level of privacy and style hitherto unknown in the ‘Rose of the North’, in the new hip neighbourhood of Nimman Haemin, a precinct buzzing with youth and energy and awash with art, boutiques, coffee shops and cool bars and restaurants.
Akaryn Hotel Group founder and Managing Director Anchalika Kijkanakorn said she was thrilled and excited to be about to open akyra Manor Chiang Mai’s doors to its first guests.
“It’s going to be the new hot place to stay. It’s an all-suite hotel with lavish bathrooms, separate his and hers dressing areas, and a fantastic centrepiece – a white marble circular bathtub in an al fresco courtyard, with privacy preserved by a custom-made screen,” she said.
“You can really spread out and relax and live. The idea is to offer a lot of customised services. The hotel will offer guided tours to the city that take you beyond the tourist traps, and to places where you can connect with authentic Chiang Mai and fascinating locals doing cool things.
“It’s perfect for guests who come to Chiang Mai for a long stay, or those who come and go on business and want somewhere to feel more like a home than a hotel.
“More than that it’s hyper-local. This is where cool locals hang out, and guests can tap into that buzz and energy yet also be able to retreat to absolute privacy. ‘Hip, cool, high service and super private’ are the words that spring to mind. Think Notting Hill before the movie Notting Hill.”
Rise, the rooftop pool bar with a spectacular infinity pool with glass sides will become the place to be seen and the scene for the best events and parties, as well as a daily Magic Hour as the sun sets over Doi Suthep, set to become a must-not-miss ritual for guests.
Ms Kijkanakorn said: “This is a new chapter in our development. We have worked for more than a decade in wonderful off-the-beaten-track beachfront destinations with unique and high quality guest experiences at the core of what we offer our guests.
“This will be no different at akyra Manor Chiang Mai as we will still offer exceptional dining and destination experiences but to this we will add a higher sense of art and style, courtesy of our partners at Manor Group. It’s a perfect combination, in a perfect location.”
The luxury akyra Manor Chiang Mai opens in the northern capital’s art precinct and ‘coffee street’ Nimman Haemin with an exhibition by celebrated U.K. portrait photographer Dr. Andy Gotts, who will personally premiere his new show of Hollywood A-listers exclusively at the hotel on August 22.
http://theakyra.com/chiang-mai/