Laguna Phuket in big bid for local market
Cheap beer will be a feature of the partying at Laguna from July 8. Do you need any further recommendation?
In the hotel world, when the going gets tough, the tough get the locals. With empty hotel rooms across Phuket (a combination of swine flu + Thai political shakiness + world economic gloom) hotel owners are looking to the local market to put meals and drinks in bellies and snorers in beds.
Leading the pack are the destination marketing crew at Laguna Resorts & Hotels, who are about to launch into their Summer Family Festival, with big discounts (cheap beer), free entertainment and succulent prizes. We’ve mentioned Laguna’s plans before but here’s a list of temptations specifically for locals that will be launched on July 8, lasting until August 30:
- Daily Kid’s Summer Fun program, from 2-5pm, followed by evening entertainment: bouncy castle, face painting, kid’s movies, video games, and so on.
- While the kids are entertained adults can relax in the beer garden (cheap beer) and sports bar where international sporting events will be televised from 5pm. Later on, DJs crank up the music to get the party started.
- And when you’re feeling tired and emotional from the glut of entertainment (and cheap beer), there are hefty discounts for a night at any of the seven Laguna resorts, ranging from B1,799 a night at Allamanda to B5,999 at Laguna Phuket Holiday Residences, with breakfast. Kids stay free at any of the resorts.
Although the deals will be available from July 8, the day to go will be July 10, from 5pm to midnight, when a prize draw will be held to decide who gets a private speedboat trip for six to Phi Phi, which would normally cost B40,000.
On that day there will be free nibbles and drink on arrival, with a barbecue later on (cheap beer), a bouncy castle, magic show, crafts and movies for the kids while sports fans will be kept happy (cheap beer) with big-screen TVs showing either the German Grand Prix or the Ashes (for anyone who’s not English or Australian, see here for an explanation). Those who are seeing double from the cheap beer can probably watch both at the same time.
Oh yes. Did we mention? There will be cheap beer.
