Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa to be Featured in Upcoming Season of ABC’s The Bachelorette

Renaissance Hotels announced today that its luxury resort in Phuket, Thailand, the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa (www.renaissancephuket.com) will play host to the fourth episode of The Bachelorette.  The current season features the newest Bachelorette, the energetic and vivacious Ashley Hebert. The Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa is Ashley’s first of her stops as she leaves the US to enjoy romance abroad and, with each episode, she is one step closer to starting a new life with a soul mate she might meet during this season.  We are pleased that the producers chose the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa to serve as a romantic backdrop for Hebert while on her journey.

In honor of the Renaissance’s participation with the Hit Reality TV Show, the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa will also offer guests looking to experience the same romantic journey a special “Renaissance Rose & Romance” package. The package (rate $2,580 USD) includes the following:

• A 3-day, 2-night stay in the same “Pool Villa” Hebert stayed at during her time at the resort
• Daily buffet breakfast for two
• The same local Navigator that worked with Hebert to create her special dates will be available to create days and nights packed with memorable moments for two 
• James Bond Island trip by private speed boat and a romantic picnic lunch on the excluded beach
• Signature spa treatment for two
• Private dinner for two on the beach at the hotel property or in the Pool Villa

The Bachelorette airs at 8/7 Central on ABC. For more information on The Bachelorette, visit http://abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette.  To learn more about the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa or to book the Bachelorette Renaissance Romance package please visit www.renaissancephuket.com or www.renhotels.com.

ABOUT THE BACHELORETTE In the hit primetime romance reality series The Bachelorette, one lucky woman gets the opportunity to find the man of her dreams — and hopefully her groom-to-be — in this reality series. This single, very eligible bachelorette — a confident, successful and sensitive woman who is ready to find love — will embark on a romantic journey as she meets 25 handsome and intelligent men. As the Bachelorette gets to know each one, she'll continue to narrow the field. They will travel to exotic locations and spend time getting to know each other; she will introduce them to her family and friends and meet some of theirs. At the end of her romantic voyage, if she has found Mr. Right, will there be a proposal, from whom – and will she say yes? Hosted by Chris Harrison, The Bachelorette is produced by Next Entertainment in association with Warner Horizon Television.

RENAISSANCE HOTELS is an upscale brand with more than 145 properties in 32 countries that speaks to passionate travelers in search of authentic local discoveries when traveling for business or leisure. Renaissance Hotels has recently welcomed several new "gems" to its global collection – the boutique Renaissance Malmo hotel in Sweden, the historic Stanford Court hotel in San Francisco, the exotic Renaissance Curacao Resort & Casino in the Dutch Caribbean, the opulent Renaissance Bangkok Ratchaprasong Hotel and the modern Renaissance Beijing Capital Hotel.  These hotels join a rich portfolio defined by distinctive and well-known icons such as the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach, La Concha Renaissance San Juan, Renaissance New York Hotel 57 and Renaissance Paris Arc de Triomphe.  All Renaissance hotels participate in the award winning Marriott Rewards® frequent travel program that allows members to earn hotel points or airline miles for every dollar spent during each stay.  To make reservations and for more information visit www.renaissancehotels.com.  Follow Renaissance on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RenaissanceHotels, on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RenHotels, and via the RLife blog at www.therenaissancelife.com.   

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