For those of us who have wanted to stay in a luxurious private pool villa but were put off by the cost, I gave good news for you. Yaiya Resort in Cha Am, near Hua Hin will be having a soft opening from December 20th.

If you are not familiar with the hotel industry jargon, a soft opening is when a hotel accepts guests for a few weeks before the official Grand Opening. This is done with little or no advertising so soft openings are sometimes difficult to catch. The purpose of a soft opening is a chance for the management and staff to get used to the day to day running of the hotel or resort before the full onslaught of a hotel full of guests hits them.

Since there is a possibility of a few small snafus during the first few weeks of an opening, hotels often offer rooms for less than the standard room rate. An example is you may find your self waiting a little longer for room service. On the other hand, you will probably have the place pretty much to your self and hotels are usually overstaffed during these times, so you will probably only need to snap your fingers and someone will come running. Imagine having the pool practically to your self!

Yaiya Resort offers some beautiful private pool villas and you could probably snap them up at a great bargain during the soft opening.