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Explorar Koh Phangan
Thailand

Explorar Koh Phangan
Thailand
Experience, Exchange & Exhale

Explorar Hotels & Resorts was created in April 2022 by Co-Founders Tim Sargeant,
Adam Boulton, Gordon Oldham and Niels Huby who believed there was a demand
for an innovative and genuine hospitality offer that focused on delivering lifestyle
experiences to digital nomads and millennial demographics. Here, RLI speaks with
Niels Huby, CEO of the company to learn more about their unique offering and
what the future holds.

he recently launched company is an innovative and genuine “We currently own and operate two properties, one in Koh Samui
hospitality brand dedicated to a new way of travelling that and one in Koh Phangan. These are not only two beautiful modern
Tincorporates leisure, remote working, relaxation and discovery properties on the beach front, but they are also our testing grounds
in one. Since inception, Explorar Hotels & Resorts has been based around where we develop and implement all our concepts and ideas: from
the three key pillars of EXPERIENCE, EXCHANGE & EXHALE. co-working spaces with gigantic aquariums to fine culinary pop-ups
Their core pillar of EXPERIENCE means they want their guests to with upcoming chefs, collaborations with local artists and music
discover new places off the beaten path or rediscover popular places festivals with world-famous DJs. We make sure there is always
through fresh eyes. something new and exciting at Explorar,” explains Niels Huby, CEO
EXCHANGE focuses on the idea that they develop their hotels and of Explorar Hotels & Resorts.
concepts to foster social interactions and offer new experiences for “However, the method is always right there behind the madness
guests, whether through co-working spaces or daily events. and we continually analyse guests’ satisfaction, marketing ROI
Finally, EXHALE is centred on how people in their busy everyday lives and financial returns to decide which of these concepts should be
need to stop, rest and relax, be treated with kindness and take care of developed further and offered as part of our HMA packages to other
themselves. The team at Explorar want their guests hotel owners and developers.”
to feel energised and relaxed Koh Samui and Koh Phangan were reopened in a record five months
during their stay, either through following the Covid-19-enforced lockdowns. To accommodate these
multiple modern wellness two openings in such a short space of time, which included structural
activities or simply through the renovation and construction after the properties were left unoccupied
interactions with the wonderful for two years, the full team lived on site as they ran constructions,
teams at their locations. renovations, training and concept development all at the same time.

Explorar Koh Samui
Thailand