Mr & Mrs Smith

Six Senses Yao Noi

Phang Nga, Thailand

Six Senses Yao Noi boutique hotel can’t help but appeal to your inner child. Staying in one of the island resort’s private pool villas feels like residing in a plush tree house. Perched on a cliffside, with jaw-dropping views over Phang Nga Bay's fantastical limestone pinnacles, they're built using local teak, topped with a palm-leaf roof, decked out in stylish bright linens and simple mango-wood accessories. This is a rustic, cosy escape in one of the world’s most beautiful locations. Soul soothing guaranteed.

Need to know

• Rooms 56 villas, including four suites and two residences.
• Rates Double rooms from $368.02 (THB11,639), excluding tax at 21.38 per cent.
  Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency (THB11,639), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
• More details Rates include buffet breakfast.
• Facilities Free broadband throughout, DVD/music library, spa, gym, yoga platform, complimentary bike hire. In rooms: flatscreen satellite TV, Bose stereo, CD player, preloaded iPod and dock, Six Senses toiletries, minibar, wine fridge, pool, meditation sala.
• Poolside Drink in those views of the craggy limestone islands jutting from the ocean as you lie beside the placid infinity pool. Dip in and you really will feel as though you’re about to swim right off the edge.
• Check-out Midday, but flexible (up to two hours extra is free; after that it costs 50 per cent of the room rate). Check-in, 2pm.
• Children Children are welcome, and there are plenty of activities to keep them occupied. Baby cots and beds for under 12s are provided for free, and babysitting can be arranged with hotel staff from THB412 a child an hour. More...
• Eco-friendly Six Senses has an impressive environmental record and this is evident at Yao Noi. The property is designed using natural materials to harmonise with the landscape, and villas have been built to reflect the sun’s heat yet utilise natural light.
• Hotel closed The hotel will be closed for renovations from 5 June–4 July 2011.
• Also The Six Senses Spa resembles a traditional long house and offers a holistic menu of Thai-influenced treatments using natural ingredients. In tune with the healthy spa vibe, smoking is only allowed in the hotel restaurant.

Food and drink at Six Senses Yao Noi

• Hotel restaurant The split-level Dining Room is surrounded by natural vegetation with a waterfall running through its centre. Romantic and sophisticated, it has an open kitchen where chef Anthony Reynolds and his team cook modern Italian food using seasonal ingredients, including salads and vegetables picked from the nearby garden. Adjacent dining pavilions, nestled in mangroves and palms, are the perfect place to hide away from the rest of the guests. Like all Six Senses properties, there’s an impressive wine list. Who said living in the jungle had to be primitive? Relaxed and rustic, the beachside Living Room and Terrace whips up global cuisine by day and Thai food at night. It’s also where the tempting breakfast buffet is served.
• Dress code Simple but sleek beach chic.
• Top table The ultimate in romantic gestures is organising a champagne breakfast on your terrace, served by your butler.
• Last orders 10pm for dinner; 12.30am or later at the bar.
• Room service A selection of Thai, Japanese and western dishes are available 6.30am–12pm; later nighttime snacks can be pre-ordered.
• Hotel bar With its mellow ambience and sunken seating, the Den, which occupies two floors of the Main House, is a cosy, sexy spot for backgammon as you sip a signature mojito.

Also worth knowing

• Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...

Six Senses Yao Noi 56 Moo 5, Tambol Koh Yao Noi, Amphur Koh Yao,, Phang-Nga, 82160