Follow the island owner for a luxurious vacation and explore Thailand - where to stay in Phuket and Krabi hotels?

Thailand's most popular and well-known island among Chinese tourists: Phuket, as well as Krabi, which is separated from Phuket by the sea and has more than 30 surrounding islands, is also a favorite holiday destination of the island owner. This area has warm and clean beaches, and Krabi has a slow-paced life far from the secular world, with beautiful and romantic scenery everywhere. The beaches of Phuket and Krabi each have their own characteristics, and there are many holiday hotels that the island owner likes with unique features here: 1️⃣Nak Island Luxury Selection Naka Island is a very small island east of Phuket. Here is a traditional fishing port with white sandy beaches and shady coconut groves. The hotel is surrounded by natural mangroves and beautiful gardens, making it a charming tropical oasis. It seems as if this perfect and secluded paradise has been carefully crafted. There is only one hotel on the island, and a dedicated speedboat is available for transportation, which is fantastic! Naka Island, Phuket, is a luxury boutique hotel that I have admired for many years. Coming back again, I still feel it is super beautiful. It is still one of the luxury boutique hotels that I must stay in globally in my mind! Upon arriving at the hotel, a private pier is connected to the hotel by a long wooden bridge. The blue sky and clear water give people a feeling of being in the Maldives. After walking across the bridge, you will arrive at the reception area, where there is a comfortable air-conditioned cabin and a copper gong used for a unique welcoming ceremony, which is a great place for taking photos. The sea view pool villa has a spacious living and bedroom space, full of primitive charm, but also provides the comfort that a contemporary luxury hotel should have. In addition to the excellent landscape, the overall architectural design of the villa is like a dreamy cottage in a cartoon world, so cute! 2️⃣Banyan Tree Phuket Phuket has many famous beaches, and Bang Tao Beach in the middle of the west coast appears to be niche and peaceful~ The world's first Banyan Tree Hotel: Banyan Tree Phuket is located in the most beautiful place, surrounded by lush tropical gardens and cascading lake views. The exquisitely carved villas are scattered among the clear waters and green shadows, making it so comfortable! It is very suitable for a secluded vacation. The villas at Banyan Tree Phuket have a large private area, with natural wooden spaces blending into the simplicity of modern design. The huge paintings on the headboard reveal the local ethnic style, and the complete and moderate furniture layout makes the room feel comfortable and warm as a whole. There is also a private courtyard outside the villa, with a pool reflecting the vast blue sky, and a combination of flowers, green plants, and umbrellas creating the unique enthusiasm of Southeast Asia. It's even more enjoyable to soak in the massage pool at night! 3️⃣️Phuket Surin Hotel The Surin Phuket hotel is located right next to the world's first Anantara hotel. Although the hotel is called The Surin, it is not actually located on Surin Beach. The hotel's beach is the relatively lesser-known Pansea Beach, which can only be accessed by passing through the hotel, making it essentially a private beach for the hotel. The hotel is located on a hillside surrounded by coconut trees and undulating mountains, with elegant tropical landscapes and the best and most peaceful white sandy beaches on the west coast of Phuket. The overall outdoor environment of the hotel leans towards Southeast Asian style, while the rooms have a touch of British colonial style with wooden and woven details, creating a full vacation vibe. The villas are equipped with bath salts, aromatherapy candles, mouthwash, and everything you need, including lip balm, body scrub, aloe vera gel, hand cream, and mosquito repellent...even hats and straw bags are prepared thoughtfully. It's amazing! 4️⃣️Anman Pure The first Anantara hotel in the world, Anantara Phuket Layan Resort~ The fine sandy beach and jelly-like sea of the hotel are really beautiful, with clear water and visible bottom! Anantara Layan, opened in 1988, completed a comprehensive renovation in 2021~ This is the starting point of the now popular Anantara worldwide, and the appearance of Anantara Layan changed the direction of luxury resort hotel design, which is still regarded as a classic. Anman Purui occupies the entire peninsula of Panxi Beach, nestled in lush coconut groves, facing the beautiful Andaman Sea~ The hotel design fully utilizes this advantageous location, allowing the buildings to embrace nature to the fullest~ Although the hotel has been around for more than 30 years now, it still attracts attention as always. 5️⃣️Kata Rocks If you ask me which is the hottest hotel in Phuket now, it must be Kata Rocks! Kata Rocks can be called the "most popular hotel among internet celebrities". It attracts countless tourists to Phuket just to experience this super popular hotel in person! The standalone villas wrapped in white walls are arranged in a mountainous and stepped manner, and the infinity pool is tightly embedded in the street and the sea - with a pure and beautiful view of the sea and sky! It is the Kata Rocks Hotel. 6️⃣️Katathani Coast Pool Villa Phuket Kata Tanee Beach Pool Villa - This hotel with full pool villas is located on the small Kata Beach, which can be compared to the Similan Islands. It is a bit further south from the Kata Rock Hotel mentioned earlier. This full villa hotel is very beautiful! And the best part is that this hotel is only for adults, so if you don't like being disturbed by families with children, this is a great choice! This villa resort is not just labeled as adults-only, the details in every aspect are well done. The villa I stayed in was called the Romantic Villa, and even the shower room was equipped with dual showerheads. The bathtub was also a large one that could fit two people. The room can directly connect to Bluetooth to play music, which played from the bedroom and bathroom's ceiling speakers and could even be heard in the swimming pool. It was so cool! 7️⃣ Trisara TRISARA, meaning "the garden of the third heaven" in Sanskrit, is surrounded by lush gardens, and some villas even have a 360-degree panoramic view of the beautiful gardens, as if floating in heaven. With excellent privacy, private infinity pools, and exclusive organic food from the on-site farm, it offers a warm and peaceful living environment. Living in such a resort, it's probably okay to not leave for half a month. No wonder it has always been the favorite of the upper class and celebrities! It has been chosen as the backyard by Bill Gates and Clinton, and has hosted Johnny Depp, Britney Spears, He Sui, Zhang Zilin, Carina Lau, Zhang Ziyi, and many Victoria's Secret models. 8️⃣Splendid Hotel Phuket Keemala Resort is located on the beach of Emerald Bay in the west of Phuket Island. Emerald Bay is far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, elegant and quiet, and the resort-lined Phuket Island is like a secluded paradise. The hotel's architecture blends seamlessly with the beautiful forest scenery on the mountainside, and the environmentally friendly and modern design style is just right, highlighting the fascinating natural scenery. The design style of the entire hotel completely avoids the traditional Southeast Asian resorts and Thai style that we are familiar with. Every decoration, detail, and concept breaks free from the constraints of traditional thinking, creating the most charming, thorough, and refined blend of urban mansions, rural estates, English clubs, and Southeast Asian island scenery. 9️⃣️Amari Sofitel Krabi is known as the most beautiful place on the Andaman coast. Compared to the hustle and bustle of Phuket, Krabi is more like a paradise. When French romance meets Thai style, Sofitel Krabi Phokeethra Golf & Spa Resort perfectly blends Krabi's stunning scenery with French art of living. Not only does it have elegant limestone cliffs, but also L'Occitane spa treatments, ancient sea caves, and seaside golf courses. Stroll around the entire resort and admire the towering polished teak and blackwood arches and high ceilings. You can also enjoy the beautiful views of the garden, sea, and pool from your room, restaurant, or bar. Staying at Sofitel in Krabi is really great for a vacation! Sofitel Krabi is right by the sea and has its own golf course. The highlight is the outdoor pool, which is one of the top three in size in the whole of Thailand. The hotel's hardware and design are also good, with many photo spots where you can take beautiful pictures! 🔟Plawan Ritz-Carlton, a hidden paradise. Although there are over 100 Ritz-Carlton hotels worldwide, only 5 of them currently belong to the Ritz-Carlton Reserve - the haute couture of the Ritz brand! The Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Phulay Bay, Krabi is one of them, and it is the world's first Ritz-Carlton Reserve. For hotel enthusiasts, it is truly a pilgrimage destination. The most recommended room type to stay in is the Royal Villa, which not only has a super large sea view swimming pool and multiple gardens, but also boasts a stunning villa bathroom! There is also an outdoor hot tub in the backyard, with birds singing and flowers blooming, and the peaceful environment makes one feel as if they are in a hidden paradise of tranquility, fully deserving of the title of a secluded world!