Two Marriott signings on the Khao Lak coast
Marriott International signed an agreement with KS Hotels and Resorts for two properties at Matalay, a 200-hectare development on Thailand's Khao Lak coast. TTG Asia reported the signing on 9 October 2026. Moxy Khao Lak Memories Beach and Matalay Khao Lak, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy both sit at Memories Beach, at the northern end of the development.
The room counts and the apartment specification
Moxy Khao Lak Memories Beach is planned with 160 rooms around a pool. Matalay Khao Lak, Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy carries 60 two-bedroom apartments, each measuring 110 square metres with a kitchen and a washer-dryer.
The apartments target families, digital nomads and longer stays.
Two brand firsts
Moxy Khao Lak Memories Beach would be the Moxy brand's first property in southern Thailand. Matalay Khao Lak would be the Thailand debut of Apartments by Marriott Bonvoy.
Beachfront and the track to JW Marriott Khao Lak
Matalay carries 1.4 km of beachfront. A 3 km jogging and cycling track runs through forests and around lakes, and it connects the development to the existing JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa.
The access line through Phuket
Both properties sit about 75 minutes by road from Phuket International Airport.
The facilities at each property
Moxy Khao Lak Memories Beach is planned with a restaurant, pool and beach bars, a gym and a beachfront events lawn. The Apartments property adds a kitchen and laundry fittings to each unit.
Activities around the two hotels
The activity list at Matalay covers surfing, kayaking and wellness programmes.
What the report does not publish
The agreement carries no opening date. Every timing line reads as prospective: will be, is expected, planned. The report carries no investment value, no ownership split, no management terms, no fee structure and no construction start.