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...Warin (rawiwarin.com) joins the burgeoning roster of five-star resorts like Pimalai and Costa Lanta. Standard rooms feature polished woods and Thai silks, while the suites will awe you with their soaring ceilings. The cliff-top pool affords the best view of Lanta's dramatic sunset. Also on the Andaman Sea is Zeavola (zeavola.com). The 52 bungalows that dot the sand along Koh Phi Phi's Laem Tong Bay appear basic on approach, but first impressions deceive. Hip Bangkok design house Beyond Living has created colorful murals and textiles for these luxurious quarters, and outdoor showers come with all-natural...
...Warin (rawiwarin.com) joins the burgeoning roster of five-star resorts like Pimalai and Costa Lanta. Standard rooms feature polished woods and Thai silks, while the suites will awe you with their soaring ceilings. The cliff-top pool affords the best view of Lanta's dramatic sunset. Also on the Andaman Sea is Zeavola (zeavola.com). The 52 bungalows that dot the sand along Koh Phi Phi's Laem Tong Bay appear basic on approach, but first impressions deceive. Hip Bangkok design house Beyond Living has created colorful murals and textiles for these luxurious quarters, and outdoor showers come with all-natural...
...Four Seasons Langkawi, tel: (60-4) 950 8888. The design of this resort has a very Malaysian sense of place and incorporates elements from the country's Muslim heritage. Arabic tiling turns the large bathrooms into approximations of Turkish hammams. The resort has gorgeous views of the Andaman Sea, and all its airy rooms open on to covered balconies...
...Four Seasons Langkawi, tel: (60-4) 950 8888. The design of this resort has a very Malaysian sense of place and incorporates elements from the country's Muslim heritage. Arabic tiling turns the large bathrooms into approximations of Turkish hammams. The resort has gorgeous views of the Andaman Sea, and all its airy rooms open on to covered balconies. The main restaurant, Ikan Ikan, is housed in a recreation of a limas, or traditional Malay home, and serves fresh seafood alongside Mediterranean pastas, bouillabaisse and linguine. Serai (meaning lemongrass) is the hotel's other dining option and works rather better...
...direct flights to the island. It's now possible to spend an evening dining in one of the island's finest Thai restaurants and have the whole room and staff to yourself. The Phuket Tourist Association (PTA) estimates that in January and February alone?peak season on Thailand's Andaman coast?the drop-off in tourist arrivals will cost the island $500 million, or almost double the property damage inflicted by the tsunami. "It's all gone to hell in a handbasket," says James R. Batt, managing director of Laguna Phuket, the island's largest resort, which never closed despite...