PHUKET beach weddings are all the rage in high season and resort managements up and down the Andaman coast will be looking closely at the coming nuptials between Trisara and the Boathouse.
The engagement has been announced: Three Dolphins Group, which owns Trisara, has acquired 100 percent of shares in The Boathouse Inn and Restaurant Co., Ltd. and ''related real estate properties'' in Phuket.
The Oasis restaurant, alongside the Boathouse, is included in the deal.
Observers will be watching to see what the northern Phuket resort brand - Trisara has become almost as well known as Amanpuri - brings to the southern Phuket bastion of stylish dining, and especially wining.
As the media release notes, the Boathouse, on the beach at Kata, is ''one of the most well-known, prime properties in Phuket. The luxurious boutique hotel has 33 rooms, three suites, and two pool villas, all facing the sea.
''For more than 20 years the Boathouse has been the preferred destination attracting discerning guests from Europe, America, and Asia including Thailand.''
Trisara is a relative newcomer by comparison, yet the styles of the two operations are perhaps not as far apart as the generational gap might indicate.
And what's a few years' age difference when it comes to weddings?
The media release puts it this way: ''Trisara, hidden among lush tropical jungle, is South-East Asia's most intimate and exclusive resort and spa. Thirty-nine pool villas and suites and 18 larger residences are located on two kilometres of private coastline. A sanctuary of privacy, space and simple good taste is complemented by a team of warm, caring people.''
What the chimes mean is that Mom Tri, the renowned Thai architect, entrepreneur and artist who created the Boathouse (and designed Trisara), is as good as his word.
He told Phuketwan two years ago, when the Oasis restaurant opened, that after Phuket his next passion is the Three Generation Community Learning Foundation and PTIS international School in Chiang Mai.
PTIS ''provides a holistic (Pre K-12) IB education on a spacious, nature-filled campus, with comfortable boarding facilities to accommodate international students from across Asia and beyond.''
Phuket's connection with Mom Tri, full name Mom Luang Tridhosyuth Devakul, continues through the iconic Villa Royale and Mom Tri's Kitchen overlooking Kata Noi.
As far as we can recall, though, the new marriage is the first coupling across the north-south divide that has tended to separate the more traditional southern establishments from the trendier newcomers of the north.
But there's no cause for nervousness. The new owners, the media release says, are ''dedicated to continue in the same tradition that has made the Boathouse famous.''
That probably means the long list of annual Wine Spectator Awards will continue to grow as a matter of course.
The engagement has been announced: Three Dolphins Group, which owns Trisara, has acquired 100 percent of shares in The Boathouse Inn and Restaurant Co., Ltd. and ''related real estate properties'' in Phuket.
The Oasis restaurant, alongside the Boathouse, is included in the deal.
Observers will be watching to see what the northern Phuket resort brand - Trisara has become almost as well known as Amanpuri - brings to the southern Phuket bastion of stylish dining, and especially wining.
As the media release notes, the Boathouse, on the beach at Kata, is ''one of the most well-known, prime properties in Phuket. The luxurious boutique hotel has 33 rooms, three suites, and two pool villas, all facing the sea.
''For more than 20 years the Boathouse has been the preferred destination attracting discerning guests from Europe, America, and Asia including Thailand.''
Trisara is a relative newcomer by comparison, yet the styles of the two operations are perhaps not as far apart as the generational gap might indicate.
And what's a few years' age difference when it comes to weddings?
The media release puts it this way: ''Trisara, hidden among lush tropical jungle, is South-East Asia's most intimate and exclusive resort and spa. Thirty-nine pool villas and suites and 18 larger residences are located on two kilometres of private coastline. A sanctuary of privacy, space and simple good taste is complemented by a team of warm, caring people.''
What the chimes mean is that Mom Tri, the renowned Thai architect, entrepreneur and artist who created the Boathouse (and designed Trisara), is as good as his word.
He told Phuketwan two years ago, when the Oasis restaurant opened, that after Phuket his next passion is the Three Generation Community Learning Foundation and PTIS international School in Chiang Mai.
PTIS ''provides a holistic (Pre K-12) IB education on a spacious, nature-filled campus, with comfortable boarding facilities to accommodate international students from across Asia and beyond.''
Phuket's connection with Mom Tri, full name Mom Luang Tridhosyuth Devakul, continues through the iconic Villa Royale and Mom Tri's Kitchen overlooking Kata Noi.
As far as we can recall, though, the new marriage is the first coupling across the north-south divide that has tended to separate the more traditional southern establishments from the trendier newcomers of the north.
But there's no cause for nervousness. The new owners, the media release says, are ''dedicated to continue in the same tradition that has made the Boathouse famous.''
That probably means the long list of annual Wine Spectator Awards will continue to grow as a matter of course.
