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Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas Hua Hin has been presented with the Thailand Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Monitoring Award for 2008, initiated by the Office of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy and Planning, under the Department of Natural Resources and Environment.
The award was presented by Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Mr Suwit Khunkitti, who said that it was being given in recognition of the hotel’s outstanding contribution to community service and tourist
accommodation.
This is the third occasion that the Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas Hua Hin has won this award, the previous two years having been 1999 and 2007.
Mr Thirayuth Chirathivat, Senior Vice President for Project Management at Centara Hotels & Resorts said that environmental protection and energy conservation were central to the policies of the Centara Hotels & Resorts.
"Tourism is one of the world’s biggest industries, and therefore carries a great deal of responsibility for protecting and conserving the environment," he says. "We ensure that our own environmental protection and energy saving policies are carried out at every one of our properties."
Mr Thirayuth says that the Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas Hua Hin has been presented with Green Leaf Certification, and was named as Environment Friendly Hotel 2007 in an award presented by the Tourism Authority of Thailand and the Green Leaf Foundation.
Additionally, the hotel was presented with the Ministry of Labour Welfare’s Safety, Hygiene and Environment Award in 2003, 2004 and 2005.
Formerly the Railway Hotel, one of the classic hotels of the East, the Sofitel Centara Grand Resort & Villas Hua Hin was constructed in 1924. Centara Hotels & Resorts acquired the property in 1985, and with every sensitivity towards its original elegance has extended and upgraded the hotel, which stands on 16 hectares of beachfront land amongst topiary gardens that are one of the great local landmarks.
There are 207 luxurious appointed rooms and suites, each with its own private balcony overlooking the ocean or landscaped gardens, and 42 villas with spacious living accommodation and the option of their own pool, offering privacy along with the ultimate in luxury.
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