If you are planning to spend your festive season holidays in Thailand, make sure to join one of the Christmas celebrations across the country that are offered by some of the best hotels in Thailand. Special programs await you all over the country – from Phuket to Chiang Mai.
Christmas celebrations in Thailand hotels
Hotel Marks First Christmas with Host of Merry Events
Meliá Chiang Mai will mark its first season to be merry with Mediterranean flair. After an April debut in the heart of Chiang Mai, the hotel will host buffets on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. The ‘Festive Sparkling Afternoon Tea’ for two, held at Ruen Kaew Lounge daily from Dec, 1 until Jan. 31 between 2pm-5pm, comprises sweet and savoury Spanish favourites, a choice of either two glasses of Sangria or Spanish Cava, as well as tea and coffee. On Christmas Day from 6pm - 10pm on the 21st floor of the hotel, Mai Restaurant & Bar will offer a four-course set Northern Thai dinner, anchored by a main course of either slow and tender roasted beef filet steak with spicy toasted rice gravy, root vegetables and potatoes or wok-fried Andaman tiger prawns, New Zealand mussels, squid and lotus stems with salted egg rice.
I’m Dreaming of a White Christmas in Krabi
Nestled on Tubkaek Beach on the Andaman coastline, Banyan Tree Krabi will host a White Christmas Dinner for guests, residents and non-residents alike, at its Naga Kitchen Restaurant on 24 December, starting at 6:30pm. A carving station will tempt with roast turkey (served with brussel sprouts and cranberry sauce) while alternatives include tiger prawn, rock lobster, Australian ribeye beef, smoked salmon, a cheese platter, and much more. Included in the price of 2,600 THB nett per person, diners will be greeted with a welcome drink and be treated to live entertainment.
Savor the Seasonal Splendour in Koh Samui
Banyan Tree Samui will kick-off its Christmas festivities this year on December 18 with a High Tea Buffet including Sparkling Wine (Bookings for 2 persons receive a complimentary bottle). Then, on Christmas Eve, an eye-boggling choice of menus and venues is on offer, starting with a Christmas Eve Gala Dinner Buffet at The Edge restaurant, overlooking the bay, from 7pm till 11pm. Beachfront dining is available at Sands Restaurant from December 24-26 with a Festive 5-Course Christmas Gala Dinner Buffet or a special Candlelit Set Dinner on the beach (book early for the beach venue due to limited tables). And on Christmas Day, festive feasts include a Christmas BBQ at Sands with fire show and live music, while award-winning Saffron Restaurant provides a traditional Festive Set Dinner.
Eat, Drink and Be Merry on Thailand’s Phuket Island
Melia Phuket Mai Khao will celebrate Christmas with a festive dinner on Christmas Eve and a barbecue pool party on Christmas Day. The resort’s Gaia Beach Club, hard by Phuket’s longest stretch of sand, will serve a family-themed set menu dinner on Christmas Eve, accompanied by a gift-toting Santa Claus as well as a DJ spinning the decks. The following day, Gaia will host a Christmas Day barbeque lunch and pool party at the adjacent beach pool framed with cabanas and sun lounges. In addition to popsicles, floating lilos and live DJ entertainment, a tropical pinata jam-packed with toys and sweets will be suspended from a tree and broken apart by youngsters. The resort’s Elyxr Café will serve organic, biodynamic and sustainable wines from December 22 to January 7.
