Although Phuket is Thailand ’s single most popular island, it would be wrong to imagine an Asian version of the Spanish Costas, all high rise and heaving hotels, its beaches jammed with sunbeds and its roads convoyed by coaches ferrying folk between the airport and their resort.
There is a pocket of excess, in the shape of Patong, but the rest of the island has some wonderful, barely trod beaches and several superb hotels.
There is a pocket of excess, in the shape of Patong, but the rest of the island has some wonderful, barely trod beaches and several superb hotels.
Last month I visited fifteen, any one of them worthy of recommendation but some - in my book - deserving a Bridge & Wickers Oscar.
My two top stars are the Anantara, built to look like a traditional Thai village with just 70 very private villas, and the Sarojin which is actually located just north of Phuket, across the causeway, with 56 rooms spread around a superb pool. Both have terrific beachfront locations, superb food and a blissful spa. Close contenders include the cutting edge Sala and, a good bet for families craving plenty of on-site activities, the Banyan Tree and Indigo Pearl.
The Thailand Tourist Authority, keen to stimulate business after demonstrators closed the airport last year, is currently waiving tourist visa fees throughout this month and next and cutting entry fees to its national parks by 50%
My two top stars are the Anantara, built to look like a traditional Thai village with just 70 very private villas, and the Sarojin which is actually located just north of Phuket, across the causeway, with 56 rooms spread around a superb pool. Both have terrific beachfront locations, superb food and a blissful spa. Close contenders include the cutting edge Sala and, a good bet for families craving plenty of on-site activities, the Banyan Tree and Indigo Pearl.
The Thailand Tourist Authority, keen to stimulate business after demonstrators closed the airport last year, is currently waiving tourist visa fees throughout this month and next and cutting entry fees to its national parks by 50%
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