Spa Cenvaree at Centara Grand Phuket named Best Wellness Spa in Spa Traveller Awards

The Spa Cenvaree at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket has been named Best Wellness Spa in the Spa Traveller Readers' Choice Awards 2013. The awards are based on votes by guests from around the world.

Welcoming the receipt of the award, Centara Hotels & Resorts Chief Executive Thirayuth Chirathivat stated "we are very proud of the success of our Spa Cenvaree brand, and this recognition of our sumptuous spa at Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket reflects the satisfaction of our guests, which is always our top priority."

With 10 treatment rooms offering facilities for singles and couples, the spa features a hot air sauna with eucalyptus fragrance, an herbal steam room, and a Vichy shower providing excellent remedies for metabolism problems and aching joints.

The spa also provides an indoor relaxation area to enjoy herbal tea, and juices made from locally grown fruits.

Centara Hotels & Resorts Corporate Director of Spa Operations Elaine Chua added "Spa Cenvaree is based on Thailand's ancient heritage of natural healing and wellness, using traditional therapies and natural products, and utilising a luxurious setting.

"This has given us a distinct identity with both local residents and overseas visitors, and we are delighted to have won this award."

Entries for the Spa Traveller Awards 2013 were compiled over a six-month period, when readers were asked to visit the Spa Traveller website and vote for their favourite wellness spa, most romantic spa and best spa cuisine.

Centara Hotels & Resorts is Thailand's leading operator of hotels, with 47 deluxe and first-class properties covering all the major tourist destinations in the Kingdom.

A further 18 resorts in the Maldives, Vietnam, Shanghai, Bali Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Mauritius Indian Ocean, Ethiopia brings the present total to 65 properties. Brands and properties within Centara ensure that specific categories such as couples, families, individuals, and meetings and incentives groups will all find a hotel or resort that is appropriate to their needs.

Centara operates 27 branches of Spa Cenvaree, one of Thailand's most luxurious and innovative spa brands, together with its newly-launched value brand Cense by Spa Cenvaree, which provides core spa services for busy travellers.

Centara Hotels & Resorts also operates three state-of-the-art convention centres in Bangkok, and two in northeastern Thailand, one being located in Udon Thani and the other in Khon Kaen.

For more information go to www.centarahotelsresorts.com