Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin: Formerly the Hua Hin Railway Hotel, one of the classic hotels of the East, the Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin was constructed in 1923 and has fully retained its old-world charm. Centara Hotels & Resorts acquired the lovely old property in 1985, and with every sensitivity towards its original elegance has extended and upgraded the hotel, which stands on 16 hectares of beachfront land amongst topiary gardens that are one of the great local landmarks.

The resort is situated directly on Hua Hin beach, just 190 kilometres south of Bangkok, direct access to Hua Hin town, a glimpse of the local street life and shopping is only steps from the resort, and surrounded by six 18-hole golf courses.

Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin has successfully achieved the prestigious Certification Silver Status under Earthcheck Certification standard managed by EC3 Global. To gain this, they have had to report their environmental footprint to independent auditors and adhere to internationally recognized standard of Best Practice.Securing a highly ranked benchmarking result requires a strong commitment across all level of and organization and the imbedding of sustainability principles into all policies and procedures. During the process, Centara Grand Beach Resort & Villas Hua Hin was also required to submit a year's worth of operational data which was benchmarked against industry Best Practice. The data was then measured against a number of key indicators such as energy and water consumption, total waste production, and community commitment. For economies reliant on travel and tourism, EarthCheck’s benchmarking data provides the only historical record of the global environmental impacts of the industry over the past 12 years. More importantly, it rates the effectiveness of industry efforts to reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG) and conserve natural resources at a project-by-project level. In order to achieve this award, the key is to accelerate staff awareness and everyone’s involvement for their specific green actions in the daily operations of each operations area. With this great achievement for Benchmarking, Centara Grand Beach Resort and Villas Krabi will continue to strengthen its commitment to environmental and social issues in an effective, efficient and sustainable way.