The Coqoon Treetop Spa Provides Mid-Air Pampering At The Indigo Pearl, Phuket.

Award-winning 5-star Phuket resort Indigo Pearl has just opened a cutting-edge designer spa, most unique for its suspended treetop room providing mid-air pampering.



Modeled on the boyhood vision of internationally renowned designer, Bill Bensley, who is responsible for the entire resort’s raw-industrial meets sensual-chic styling, Coqoon Spa takes guests on a ‘journey of discovery and healing’.






It is set amongst lush tropical rainforest as the resort’s very own ‘Garden of Eden’ and uses a banyan tree as the hanger for its signature treatment room.




Coqoon Spa features six deluxe treatment rooms as well as an exclusive ‘Coqoon Suite’ complete with private pool, rain shower, steam room, sauna and Vichy shower available for private hire for up to 3-days. It comes complete with a spa butler for ease and convenience of multiple treatments throughout guests’ stay.





The ‘pièce de résistance and must-try for all spa enthusiasts is ‘The Nest’ – a luxurious spa suite suspended midair and accessed by a flying bridge, allowing guests to get up close and personal with nature.





Coqoon Spa is adorned throughout in silvery-blue palms and hues of plumbago. It takes the typical ‘zen’ approach to spas and gives it a lively / unusual twist with industrial touches and a fresh colour scheme. Its treatments menu is steeped in Thai tradition whilst embracing holistic ideals in the pursuit of better health and wellness.



On offer is a range of aromatic body treatments, scrubs and wraps, Anne Semonin facial treatments, hand and foot care, and beauty treatments. Rare plant essences, Andaman elixirs and Thai herbal spices excite the senses and rejuvenate the mind, body and spirit, administered by highly qualified therapists ensuring guest comfort and privacy at all times.



This wellness journey extends to the privacy of guests’ own accommodations with custom-designed ‘D-Buk’ spa suites, where individual experiences can be tailored to suit special requests and needs – with spa executives designing an individual treatment programme which is both enjoyable while also meeting specific goals and objectives. These can incorporate diet, exercise, activity, rest and relaxation with spa treatments to ultimately rejuvenate mind, body and spirit.


In celebration of the Coqoon Spa opening, Indigo Pearl is offering the “Coqoon Revival” package, a delicately designed package to revitalize and nourish body and soul available at THB 22,500 net from now until 15 April 2011.



The acclaimed 5-star Indigo Pearl is a fusion of modern architecture and Thai tin-mining heritage next to Nai Yang Beach, just 10 minutes from Phuket International Airport. The resort has been hailed as a design masterpiece by global media publications and boasts easy access with direct flights to Phuket from almost everywhere in Asia.


Indigo Pearl Coqoon Spa

+66 (0) 76 327 006

Is It A "W"? A New Ian Schrager Hotel? Nope, It's Motel 6

Motel 6 Hips Up With a New "Phoenix" Prototype Hotel with rooms designed by Priestman Goode and exterior designed by Boka Powell.

Phoenix Design Combines Modern Style, Functionality and Value

Motel 6, known for offering a clean, comfortable room for the lowest price of any national chain, is reinventing the economy lodging experience with the announcement of its first new prototype in 12 years. Accor North America, one of the nation’s largest hotel owner/operators and the parent company of Motel 6, today unveiled the Motel 6 “Phoenix” prototype.



The Phoenix prototype, named after the mythical bird symbolizing rebirth and renewal, signifies the reinvention of Motel 6 and the re-establishing of its position as the uncontested leader in price value in the economy segment. True to the spirit of Motel 6, the new design is simple, functional and straight to the point.

Priestman Goode of London designed the room (after winning a competition and with input from guests and franchisees) to optimize the use of space by combining multiple functions into a single piece of furniture to provide modern functionality.



Major features of the Phoenix prototype include a new building exterior designed by BOKA Powell,(who designed accor's headquarters in texas) a spacious lobby with a new 24-hour food and beverage vending market place, and a modern guestroom design that features bright accent colors. The room includes ambient lighting, wood-effect flooring rather than carpet, and a 32-inch flat-screen TV. The flat screen TV is displayed on the entertainment unit which conceals the door-less wardrobe behind it, thus combining two needs into one unit.



Also included on the entertainment unit is a cubby for personal items and a multi-media panel allowing guests to plug in their mp3 players, CD players and laptop computers – this feature allows guests to listen to their favorite tunes or use the flat-screen TV as their computer monitor while enjoying Wi-Fi internet access in their room. The room also features pedestal beds with a new taupe-colored coverlet and pillow-top platform mattress.


Above: The “table for two” is situated in the corner of the room with a design that encourages and allows for interaction between guests, whether during meals, discussions or games.


Above: The bathroom features double doors, black granite counter top with a vessel/raised sink and a walk-in shower that includes a molded seat for comfort and convenience. The bathroom features a large vanity area with a bright decorative towel cubby on the wall that adds extra accent lighting.

Upon entering the room the guest is greeted by a short corridor, leading into the open space of the room. The bathroom is situated off of the entrance corridor, and for added privacy all of its elements are separate from the rest of the room. The feel of the bedroom is bright and airy due in large part to the minimal furniture that, by design, seems to float in the space. The pedestal bed allows for storage of luggage under the bed and allows for easy cleaning access and visibility.

“This design embodies the heart of Motel 6 – it’s no-frills, uncomplicated and efficient with a new modern edge,” said Jim Amorosia, president and COO of Motel 6 and Studio 6. “The Phoenix prototype offers the best of both worlds - an upscale feel at the lowest price of any national chain.”


Above: Boka Powell's offices for Accor's headquarters in Texas.

After a design competition, the Phoenix prototype design by Priestman Goode was chosen based on input from franchisees and guests. The first Phoenix prototype will be a corporate-owned location, and construction will begin in the latter half of 2008. The new prototype will be available to franchisees in the summer of 2009. Future plans call for many current Motel 6 corporate properties to be retrofitted with elements of the new prototype.

Motel 6 rooms over the years:


Visit the Motel 6 site here