Outrigger Resorts has acquired the AKARYN Koh Samui Resort and Spa, which has been rebranded as the Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort. The deal closed on May 29 for an undisclosed sum. The Thai resort remains fully open for business as an Outrigger Resorts.
Outrigger Resorts has acquired the AKARYN Koh Samui Resort and Spa, which has been rebranded as the Outrigger Koh Samui Beach Resort. The deal closed on May 29 for an undisclosed sum. The Thai resort remains fully open for business as an Outrigger Resorts.
Outrigger has retained the vast majority of staff at the all-pool suite and villa property, which is located on a 300-metre sandy cove called Hanuman Bay in northeast Samui, 10 minutes from the island's airport.
Outrigger in Koh Samui has 52 keys comprising 27 Garden Pool Suites (80sqm), 18 Garden Pool Villas (100sqm), four Ocean View Pool Suites (80sqm), and three Ocean Front Pool Suites (80sqm).
"The acquisition complements other recent acquisitions by Outrigger in Phuket, Mauritius, the Maldives and Fiji," said Darren Edmonstone, Outrigger managing director, Asia Pacific.
"Outrigger is on a journey to become the premier beachfront resort brand in the world. Koh Samui is a wonderful addition to that absolute beachfront portfolio."
Koh Samui is located in the Gulf of Thailand, with direct flights linking it to Bangkok, Phuket, Krabi, Chiang Mai, Pattaya, and internationally to Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Singapore and Kunming.