Phuket, Khao Lak, Krabi

✓ 6 nights bed and breakfast at the Krabi Cha Da Thai Village Resort  

✓ 7 nights bed and breakfast at the Oceanside Khao Lak Bed & Breakfast

✓ 7 nights bed and breakfast at the Chanalai Hillside Phuket

The Cha Da Thai Village Resort scores 10 out of 10 for its striking architecture and jungle setting. Then there’s the private beach club to consider.

This place looks more like a Thai village than a hotel. Ornate roofed buildings pierce through acres of surrounding jungle. The theme continues inside with carved, wooden headboards, pillars and panelled walls.

Location-wise, the property’s just up the road from the main strip of restaurants and bars. It’s also 15 minutes’ walk or a free shuttle bus ride to Sand Beach, where the hotel’s got its own beach club.

It’s all palm-lined pool days and massages on the sand at the Leaf Oceanside by Katathani, near the centre of Khao Lak.

This quiet hotel is just a five-minute stroll from the most popular beach in Khao Lak. So, you can shimmy down there to sink your toes into biscuit-coloured sand or go for dips in the Andaman Sea whenever you like. Back at base, a pair of sunlounger-lined outdoor pools are sheltered by tropical greenery – you’ll see pretty palms and leafy shrubs from your bed if you book a room with a balcony, too.

Perched atop a small hill overlooking the Andaman Sea, just off the main road and a hop, skip and a jump from Kata Beach, The Chanalai Hillside Resort hotel offers a wonderful family retreat to Phuket. This is the perfect spot for diving, snorkelling, and enjoying the sandy beach, and the surrounding area offers a variety of shops and restaurants in addition to a traditional Thai market.

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