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Trisara

Phuket, Thailand

The international jet-set comes to Thai boutique hotel Trisara because there’s nowhere else quite like it. Set over a private bay along Phuket's less developed north-west coast, each suite or villa has a jaw-dropping ocean view, its own pool and is a sanctuary of good taste. Its Sanskrit name means 'Third Garden in Heaven', and the exclusivity and top-notch service more than live up to it.

Need to know

• Rooms 39 pool rooms, suites and villas, plus 15 two- to six-bedroom units.
• Rates Double rooms from $695.00, excluding tax at 18.7 per cent.
  Prices have been converted from the hotel's local currency ($695), via XE.com, using today's exchange rate.
• More details Rates include breakfast (except during peak season) and airport transfers.
• Facilities Free broadband internet in rooms and some public areas, library of books, CDs, DVDs and board games, spa, gym, tennis courts, gift shops, gardens. In rooms: flatscreen TV, CD/DVD players, minibar, own-label natural toiletries.
• Poolside A fabulous 45m saltwater lap pool stretches along the resort’s beachfront.
• Check-out Noon, but flexible subject to availability. Check-in, 2pm.
• Children Baby cots provided and beds for under-12s are free (breakfast is THB15++); extra bed and breakfast for over-12s, US$125++. Trisara is one of the few high-end resorts with a kids club, and babysitting is also available with staff at THB350++ an hour. More...
• Eco-friendly Trisara supports the Keep Phuket Clean campaign, including regular beach clean-ups; catches rainwater for use in gardens and rooms; uses air-con energy to heat water in villas, and avoids chemical treatments for its saltwater pools and mosquitos.
• Also 21 December–10 January, a 10-night minimum stay applies.

Food and drink at Trisara

• Hotel restaurant

  The people at Trisara are reluctant to brag, but the restaurant really is one of the best on Phuket. An elegant space, it’s set to one side of a cascading waterfall, with the bar on the other, but sit on the palm-shaded deck to lap up the beachfront ambience. The first-rate menu spans ultra-fresh Thai and international food, and arguably the best pad thai you’ll ever taste. There are also beach barbecues in the cool season.

• Dress code Tory Birch kaftan, Zimmerman swimwear and Havaianas by day; Missoni at night.
• Top table The middle table of the front row has a picture-postcard view, but arrive early as you can’t book ahead.
• Last orders Dinner is served from 5.30pm–11pm; the bar is open till midnight, but will keep pouring until the last guest leaves.
• Room service Available 24 hours, of course, mirroring the full range of menus, wines and drinks on offer at Trisara's bars and restaurants.
• Hotel bar

  Overlooking the pool and beach, Trisara’s bar exudes masculine chic and a laid-back, clubby atmosphere. Its charcoal and aubergine palette is funked up with dusky pink hanging lanterns and a chill-out soundtrack.

Also worth knowing

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

Trisara 60/1 Moo 6, Srisoonthorn Road, Cherngtalay, Phuket & Khao Lak, 83110