The Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort celebrated its ninth birthday with a merit-making ceremony conducted by nine monks.
General Manager Denis Thouvard hosted the Nov. 3 anniversary ceremony with staff paying respect to a four-faced Brahma statue in the front of the hotel and the Garuda placed on the hotel in 2014. Then the executive board paid respects to spirit houses.
Employees then gave alms to monks from Nong-Or Temple in front of the Oasis restaurant and a Buddhist ceremony began at Utopia Sweet at 10.05 a.m. with chanting and offerings for prosperity.
The Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort is a 44 rai, five-star hotel and resort along Wong Amat Beach on Naklua Soi 18. Its Lost World design has made it a favorite of tourists since its opening in 2009.
Hotel guests enjoy indoor and outdoor activities including sports, yoga, power pump and waterpark, professional entertainers, aqua aerobics, water volleyball and beach activities, kayaking, beach volleyball, and more.