Dusit International has officially rebranded The Beach Club at Lubi plantation island, off the coast of Davao Gulf. Dusit Thani Lubi plantation resort is one of the three Dusit properties that were launched in partnership with Torre Lorenzo Development Corporation (TLDC) in Davao this year. The other properties include dusitD2 Davao and Dusit Thani Residence Davao. The resort is designed to blend Dusit’s unique brand of Thai-inspired graciousness hospitality with the warm Filipino hospitality of the Mindanao region. Set within a former coconut plantation, surrounded by unspoiled reef, the resort has been patterned after the award-winning Dusit Thani Maldives on Mudhdhoo Island in Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. The design and architecture of the villas were inspired by the tropical modernist designs of the late architect Geoffrey Bawa, and the colonial Sri Lankan coconut plantations of the 1920s. From nine villas, the rebranded resort now offers a total of 18 luxury villas, half of which include plunge pools facing the private beach. The 114 sq m. two-bedroom seafront villas can accommodate up to six persons each, and feature private terraces and beautiful open-air garden bathrooms with large soaker bathtubs. For more information, e-mail davao@dusit.com.