Key points
- Resorts has expanded its domestic portfolio after securing a management agreement for the 185-key Centara Chao Lao Sand Dunes Resort, Chanthaburi.
- Located at Chao Lao Beach in Chanthaburi, the resort is positioned to attract leisure travelers, families, corporate groups, and event organizers.
- Its facilities include restaurants, a beach bar, swimming pools, a kids’ club, and a fitness center.
Centara Strengthens Its Thailand Portfolio
Centara Hotels & Resorts has expanded its domestic portfolio after securing a management agreement for the 185-key Centara Chao Lao Sand Dunes Resort, Chanthaburi. The beachfront property, previously operating as Sand Dunes Chaolao Beach Resort, has been rebranded under Centara management while remaining owned by P.D. Pattana Co., Ltd.

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The agreement was signed by Centara Chief Executive Officer Teerayuth Chirathivat, Michael Hensler, and Chief Financial Officer Kan Srisompong, alongside P.D. Pattana Chairman Samret Chotimongkol and Executive Director Trinnatee Chotimongkol. Highlighting Centara’s continued expansion into Thailand’s regional leisure destinations, this Thailand Hotel News report notes that the signing took place at Centara Grand at CentralWorld, witnessed by Sutthikiat Chirathivat, Supatra Chirathivat, Torsak Chotimongkol, and Rungroj Chotimongkol.
Beachfront Resort Targets Multiple Markets
Located at Chao Lao Beach in Chanthaburi, the resort is positioned to attract leisure travelers, families, corporate groups, and event organizers. Its facilities include restaurants, a beach bar, swimming pools, a kids’ club, and a fitness center.

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More than 1,300 square meters of meeting and event space further broadens the property’s appeal, providing facilities for corporate gatherings, celebrations, conferences, and other functions.
Rebranding Brings Centara Standards
Rather than representing a newly built development, the agreement involves the repositioning of an established beachfront resort. The property has undergone refreshes designed to bring key facilities in line with Centara’s brand standards, including improvements involving dining venues, children’s facilities, and meeting spaces.
The management deal strengthens Centara’s presence in Thailand while bringing an established Chanthaburi resort into its portfolio. With its substantial room inventory, beachfront setting, family amenities, and extensive event facilities, the rebranded hotel is well positioned to serve several important travel segments and support Chanthaburi’s growing tourism appeal.
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