Meetings

Phuket’s merchants turned tin into gold, and the ballroom captures the spirit of this old-world opulence. Hence the oversized teak doors feature golden inlays. The overhead chandeliers, whose shapes are evocative of the gold accumulating in the vaults or treasure rooms of the tin merchants, glow in rich tones as they brighten the ballroom. Also, the windows of Phuket’s Old Town are re-imagined as golden floor-to-ceiling panels bearing distinctive adaptations of Sino-Portuguese patterns.