Banyan Tree Krabi dinner

Banyan Tree Krabi is turning its Michelin-linked hotel cachet into a two-night destination dinner at Saffron on April 23 and 24, 2026. (hotelierbuzz.com) The resort said the “Four-Hands Masterpiece” menu will pair Thai sous chef Koranat Wiwatthanachot, known as Day, with guest chef Renu Homsombat, now executive chef at Hotel Vereina in Davos, Switzerland. Dinner starts at 6 p.m. and costs 2,900 Thai baht a person, or 4,900 Thai baht with Monsoon Valley wine pairings. (hotelierbuzz.com) The five-course set begins with a jointly made amuse-bouche and includes steamed rice dumplings with crab curry, tom kha yum goong, and a choice of grilled red snapper or duck breast in red coconut curry. The resort said the menu draws on ingredients from Thailand’s land and sea and presents them with contemporary technique. (hotelierbuzz.com) Saffron is Banyan Tree’s signature Thai restaurant brand, and the Krabi outpost markets itself as serving “authentic Thai flavours with an innovative twist.” The restaurant runs two nightly seatings, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and from 8:30 p.m. onward, at the resort on Tab Kaek Beach in Krabi. (banyantree.com) The Michelin distinction attached to Banyan Tree Krabi is for the hotel, not for Saffron as a standalone restaurant. The Michelin Guide lists Banyan Tree Krabi as a Two Michelin Key hotel, a hotel award Michelin says is the lodging equivalent of its restaurant stars. (guide.michelin.com 1) (guide.michelin.com 2) Michelin’s 2025 Thailand hotel selection, published October 9, 2025, counted 6 Three-Key hotels, 21 Two-Key hotels, and 35 One-Key hotels. Banyan Tree Krabi says it held the Two Key rating in 2025, and Michelin’s hotel page currently shows the property in that tier. (guide.michelin.com) (banyantree.com) (guide.michelin.com) That gives the dinner a clear role in the resort’s wider pitch: Banyan Tree Krabi sells itself as a 72-room all-pool suites and villas property, with Saffron positioned as its hilltop Thai restaurant with Andaman Sea views. Michelin’s own hotel write-up calls out Saffron as one of the property’s most spectacular features. (banyantree.com) (guide.michelin.com) Renu Homsombat’s return also ties the event to Banyan Tree’s own culinary network. The resort said she previously worked at Banyan Tree Bangkok, later became Corporate Saffron Lead Chef, and has appeared as a guest chef at Schwarzwaldstube, the three-Michelin-star restaurant in Germany. (hotelierbuzz.com) For travelers booking Krabi in late April, the dinner is a limited-date add-on inside a resort already selling rooms, spa treatments, beach access, and destination dining as part of a luxury stay. For Banyan Tree, it is also a way to turn a hotel award into a bookable event with a fixed date, fixed menu, and fixed price. (banyantree.com) (hotelierbuzz.com)