Spanish-born Ernesto Osuna has taken charge of the opening of Meliá Koh Samui, 159-room and 31-suite luxury resort overlooking Choeng Mon Beach, on Koh Samui’s north-eastern coastline in the Gulf of Thailand.
Osuna, who comes to the hotel with two decades of luxury hospitality experience across Europe, North America and Asia, has worked for Meliá Hotels International for seven years and was previously a cluster general manager for two Meliá properties in Zhengzhou, China: Gran Melia Zhengzhou and INNSIDE Zhengzhou. He also oversaw the 2015 opening of Meliá Danang in Vietnam after he was the general manager of Meliá Buenavista in Cuba.
Osuna began his hospitality career at the Ritz Hotel in Madrid in 1997 as a room service operator, waiter and then restaurant supervisor. He rose through the ranks and was appointed to hotel manager and general manager positions at numerous five-star resorts under the likes of Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Westin Hotels & Resorts and The Excellence Collection.
Meliá Koh Samui celebrated its grand opening on January 10. Its facilities includes two restaurants, a swim-up bar, a lagoon pool that “loops” through its grounds like a river, a two-level infinity pool, an executive lounge, spa, fitness center, ballroom and conference spaces, For families, there’s a kid’s club, outdoor playground and mini water park.
To contact Meliá Koh Samui or to make a booking, email reservation.kohsamui@melia.com.
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