Lush retreat on Koh Samui brings butler service to a new level of hospitality

Koh Samui, Thailand - 1 February, 2014 - Vana Belle, A Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui, is pleased to introduce its newly enhanced butler service. Having personalized service always in mind, our Butler Team is dedicated to ensure guests sit back, unwind and enjoy unique and memorable experiences.

"Our new features to our butler services are only our first initiatives to redefine hospitality" said Mr. Mark O'Sullivan, General Manager. "Since opening our doors, our priority has always been curating indigenous journeys and lavish experiences for our guests; we are simply taking another important step towards our standard direction".

Vana Belle's top guest accommodation categories include 3 Ocean View Pool Suites and 7 Tropical Pool Villas, each Pool Suite and Pool Villa offering expansive outdoor spaces, breathtaking views and the utmost privacy. Furthermore, a 'Personal Butler' will be assigned to guests residing in the Ocean View Pool Suites and Tropical Pool Villas, for the duration of their stay. In addition to the distinctive benefits of enjoying a dedicated butler, guests will be complimentarily delighted with:

• Daily Afternoon Tea/Coffee, including Thai snacks, cakes and cookies, available anytime between 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm to be enjoyed anywhere in the resort.

• Daily evening cocktails of guests' choice, served with canapés.

• In-room soap selection.

• Daily pillow mists.

• "One-stop bill": guests will be presented with the option of having their butler take care of their bills, so that the intakes of the previous day may be advised the following morning.

• For guests staying a minimum of 7 nights, our butlers will organize a Milk and Honey bath one time during the stay.

Vana Belle, A Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui is committed to take guests on an unforgettable journey and to create everlasting memories. Relax in our thoughtfully appointed Ocean View Pool Suites or Tropical Pool Villas and let our Butler Service open the door to a refined version of modern hospitality. 

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Nonlaphan Haopha

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Vana Belle, A Luxury Collection Resort, Koh Samui

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