The first impression you get when you enter the Amanpuri complex in Phuket is: This resort is really big! With a total area of 77 acres, even exploring all the resort facilities by vehicle takes quite a long time, let alone if you tried it on foot.
Located on a small hilly peninsula on the west coast of Phuket Island, the Amanpuri has direct access to the white-sand Pansea Beach and Bang Tao Beach on the shores of the Andaman Sea. This resort, which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary, was the first in the Aman Group. Built on the former site of a coconut plantation, every one of the resort’s 40 pavilions and 30 bungalows is sheltered by tall, beautiful coconut trees – there are 6,000 coconut trees in the resort. Adopting Thai architectural style, each pavilion has a bedroom and a separate dining room. Pavilions 103 and 105 are the closest to the beach and have the best views of the Andaman Sea.
Each of the villas, which have from two to six bedrooms, has its own private swimming pool, some of which are infinity pools. Each villa has bedrooms, a dining space, living space, and a kitchen in a separate building. You can imagine that even one villa is quite spacious. Each villa is served by a housekeeper and a cook.
If the six tennis courts, library with 1,000 titles, spa treatments with an exclusive steam room, and gymnasium with a direct view of Bang Tao Beach aren’t enough for you, Amanpuri has yet another facility to pamper its guests: Amancruises.
With over 20 cruise ships and sailboats, all manned with professional crews, Amanpuri is the resort with the most complete cruise facilities in Southeast Asia. These cruise ships and boats provide both day trips and overnight trips for guests who want to explore the islands around Phuket, such as Similan Island, Racha Island, Koh Kai Nok, Koh Dok Mai, and the islands and maritime beauty of the nearby provinces of Phang Nga and Krabi.
The Maha Bhetra, for example, is a 90-foot wooden yacht in classic Southern Thailand style, used for longer sailing voyages in the Andaman Sea. The Sealion, a traditional Hong Kong junk over 100 years old, is used for lunch trips to Phang Nga Bay. The Aman 1 is a 60-foot luxury yacht that can carry 24 passengers. And if you want speed, the speedboat Blowfish can be used for fishing, snorkeling, or diving at more remote venues.
In short, stay at the Amanpuri when you holiday in Phuket, and you will gain special memories that other people may never experience.
Amanpuri
Pansea Beach, Phuket 83000, Thailand
Tel: +66 76 324333
Fax: +66 76 324 100 / 324 200
E-mail: amanpuri@amanresorts.com
www.amanresorts.com