Amanpuri Resort
The choice between a pavilion and a villa is the main decision at booking, so let's start there.
Geography
Thailand
Anantara Layan Phuket Resort
Phuket in its quietest rendition: lush green hills running down to a white-sand beach, and a sense that time here really does slow its pace.
Anantara Vacation Club Mai Khao Phuket
A practical benchmark: if a short transfer and privacy top your list, the north of Phuket wins — the airport is only 15 km from this resort on Mai Khao beach.
Angsana Laguna Phuket
A practical Phuket choice for those who think in square metres: at Angsana Laguna rooms start at 40 sq m, and the multi-bedroom suites reach 224 sq m — a fam…
Banyan Tree Phuket Main Resort
If what you want on Phuket is your own villa by a lagoon rather than just a room, this is Banyan Tree's address.
Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket
Phuket as it looks on a postcard: the six-kilometre white crescent of Karon beach, a beautiful bay — and a resort whose architecture draws on the Sino-Portug…
Double Pool Villas By Banyan Tree
A format for those who want a territory of their own rather than a room: each villa is an open space of 1,000 sq m or more with a 15-metre infinity pool and …
Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket
If you're choosing a Phuket resort by its kitchen, this one makes the shortlist: it has a seafood restaurant recognised by the Michelin guide to Thailand in …
Intercontinental Koh Samui
Intimate luxury on Koh Samui: just 79 rooms, suites and villas in a secluded reserve overlooking the Gulf of Siam — InterContinental Koh Samui does not compe…
Intercontinental Phuket Resort
When weighing up Phuket's beaches, keep Kamala in mind: velvet sand, jungle-covered hills all around — and this is where the five-star InterContinental Phuke…
Jw Marriott Phuket Resort And Spa
Phuket comes in many moods, and JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa is its calm, family side: the resort stands by Mai Khao beach, where turtle hatchlings are st…
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
The first thing to check before booking is the renovation status.
Oriental Beach Pearl Resort
An option for those whose main criterion is the beach: Dolphin Bay is 6 kilometres of shoreline with a gentle slope into the water, safe for adults and child…
Pullman Phuket Arcadia Karon Beach Resort
A big green resort above the Andaman Sea: 75 acres of tropical gardens by Karon beach and 665 rooms in traditional Thai style.
The Beach Village Resort
A designer resort in scenery that is rare for Thailand: tall mountains, mangrove groves and the white-sand beaches of the country's central coast, 5 km from …