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Amanpuri Resort
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HOTEL
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City:
Phuket
Hotel
Category: 5 star luxury
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Amanpuri embodies the inner spirit of the Thai culture
while allowing nature to
reign supreme. The
natural beauty combined
with sincere warmth and
a genuine soul allows
for complete
rejuvenation.
Amanpuri translated in
Sanskrit as place of
peace was opened in
1988, the first born to
the Aman ‘family’. This
tranquil prodigy has
pride of place on Phuket
in a secluded natural
coconut grove on a
peninsula leading down
to a soft, crescent
shaped beach overlooking
a mesmerizing turquoise
Andaman Sea. Amanpuri
continues to evolve with
a peaceful purity, which
is reflected in its
gracious service, and
the sympathetic
construction of its
pavilions, villas, and
stylish midnight blue
pools.
The
Library is sun-filled
and houses over 1,000
books from novels to
retrospectives of Thai
history and culture. A
large selection of CDs,
daily newspapers and
magazines are also
available. The Library’s
lounge is ideal for a
quiet, relaxing
afternoon.
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VILLAS & PAVILIONS |
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Amanpuri is
Amanresorts’ flagship property.
Guest accommodations consist of 40
Thai-style pavilions and 30 private
Villa Homes set within a mature
coconut plantation and connected by
elevated walkways. All pavilions
feature an outdoor sala with a sun
deck and dining terrace, a king-size
bed, oversized bathrooms and
spacious dressing areas. Wireless
broadband connections are available
in all resort accommodations and
public areas. Pavilion rates are
determined according to view and
location.
Pavilion 105 and 103 enjoy premium
views of the Andaman Sea. Ocean
Pavilions also have sea views, while
Partial Ocean Pavilions are set
further back from the shore with
partial ocean views. The 25 Garden
Pavilions are interspersed
throughout the resort’s mature
coconut palms while the remaining
six Pavilions are set along the
resort’s internal passageways.
Amanpuri also offers 30 Villa Homes,
many with ocean-front settings. Each
villa consists of two to six
separate bedrooms finished with Thai
furnishings, art and antiques.
Villas enjoy private pools plus
living and dining salas. Personal
housekeepers and cooks are also on
hand. Amanpuri villas are ideal for
small business meetings, weddings
and special events.
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CUISINE |
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The Terrace's
Restaurant offers casual all-day
dining in an alfresco setting and
features Thai and European
specialties. The Restaurant serves
Italian cuisine and is open for
dinner year round and lunch during
high season. Both are adjacent to
the swimming pool.
Weather-permitting, lunches are
served at the Beach Terrace. Set
just behind the beach and open
during the high season, Naoki serves
Chef Naoki Okumura’s original
French kaiseki which combines the
best of French technique with
Japanese artistry. The Bar offers
poolside drinks and snacks. At last
light, half a dozen moulded-brass
tables and pairings of teak,
rattan-backed chairs are set out
along the terrace between the pool
and the steps leading to the beach.
The view is to the Andaman Sea and
the setting sun. A bar and lounge is
also available at the Beach Club.
From late November to April, weather
and tide permitting, evening
torch-lit barbecues are held on the
beach. Room service is available 24
hours a day in the privacy of guest
pavilions and outdoor salas.
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EXPERIENCE AMANPURI |
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Beach:
Amanpuri’s
beach is
lined with
sun deck
chairs and
umbrellas.
Beach
attendants
serve light
refreshments
as well as
cool
cocktails,
cold towels
and ice.
Complimentary
windsurfing,
snorkelling,
sea
kayaking,
body
boarding,
Hobie cat
and Laser
sailing are
available,
with
attendants
providing
qualified
instruction
as needed. A
nearby reef
is flush
with fish.
Complimentary
fins,
snorkels and
masks are
provided.
The best
snorkelling
is above the
coral reef
located
between the
swimming
platform and
headland in
front of the
villas.
Snorkellers
can hand
feed or swim
among the
fish. Searay
Bowriders
driven by
trained crew
are
available
for
waterskiing
at a nominal
fee. All
activities
are
available
between
December and
April,
weather and
tide
permitting.
Cruises:
Amanpuri
operates the
largest and
most
comprehensive
resort
charter
fleet of
professionally
crewed
vessels in
Southeast
Asia for
exclusive
use by
resort
guests.
Comprising
more than 20
cruisers and
sailing
vessels,
Amancruises
offers
opportunities
to explore
the
sparkling
waters of
the Andaman
Sea,
regarded as
the
Caribbean of
Asia for the
wealth of
islands and
cruising
options it
presents.
The
spectacular
islands and
bays of
nearby Phang
Nga and
Krabi make
for relaxing
day trips.
Overnight
excursions –
east to the
dive mecca
of
Thailand’s
Similan
Islands or
south into
Malaysian
waters – are
increasingly
popular. The
luxury 60ft
Aman I can
accommodate
14
passengers
on scheduled
half-day
cruises to
Phang Nga
Bay and Koh
Kai Nok. At
90ft in
length, Maha
Bhetra was
designed for
extensive
cruising in
the Andaman
Sea. A crew
of five,
including a
cook, two
deck hands,
a captain
and an
engineer
support this
teak luxury
cruiser.
Sealion, a
classic
Chinese
sailing junk
typical of
those found
in Singapore
and Hong
Kong a
century ago,
is available
year round
for idyllic
lunch
excursions
and beach
barbecues in
Phang Nga
Bay. The
fastest and
most
versatile
boat in the
fleet is
Blowfish, a
38ft
fibreglass
vessel
fully-equipped
for game or
bottom
fishing, as
well as
diving and
snorkelling
excursions.
Blowfish is
ideal for
destinations
further
afield, has
plenty of
shade and
can carry up
to 12
passengers.
Complete
with crew,
Amancruises’
vessels
range from
20 to 110
feet in
length,
carry full
insurance
and maintain
a variety of
recreational
equipment
aboard.
Diving/snorkelling:
Amanpuri’s
preferred
dive
operator,
H2O Sportz,
is a PADI
training
facility
offering
accredited
dive
programmes
year-round,
from
introductory
to advanced
levels. The
introductory
course is a
quick and
safe way to
experience
the thrill
of
scuba-diving
in one day.
The course
consists of
a brief
introduction
to dive
equipment
followed by
a pool
session
during which
basic skills
are
introduced.
An
instructor-led
dive follows
that same
afternoon.
PADI Open
Water
Certification
and all
other PADI
courses are
available,
along with a
wide range
of dives for
experienced
guests. Full
gear and
private dive
boats are
available.
Racha
Island, less
than 15km
south of
Phuket, is
one of the
most
beautiful
destinations
in the
region. The
Malay name
for “king,”
Racha Island
has two
snow-white
sand beaches
and is a
wonderful
snorkelling
and diving
site.
Just 40
minutes from
Amancruises’
eastern
base, Shark
Point is a
shallow dive
(about 10m).
It is famous
for tame
leopard
sharks,
bright-purple
sea
anemones,
snappers and
schools of
moray eels.
About ½ hour
from
Amancruises’
eastern base
lies another
shallow dive
near the
small island
of Koh Kai
Nok. A wide
variety of
fish and
coral are
visible from
the reef
edge of the
island.
Koh Dok Mai,
perhaps the
area’s most
spectacular
site, is
about 40
minutes
away. This
wall dive
brings you
through
caves and
crevices
filled with
scorpion
fish, sea
anemones,
coral and
all the
brilliant
underwater
marvels of
the Andaman
Sea has to
offer.
Golf:
Five
international-standard
golf courses
are located
within 30-40
minutes of
Amanpuri,
and visits
can be
easily
arranged.
Complimentary
clubs are
available.
The Blue
Canyon
Country Club
is ranked
amongst the
finest
courses in
Asia and
offers two
championship
layouts –
the Lakes
Course and
the Canyon
Course. The
Phuket
Country Club
is an
all-round
course with
excellent
facilities.
The Laguna
Golf Club,
just 10
minutes from
Amanpuri, is
a relaxed
resort-style
18-hole
course with
wide
fairways
while the
Red Mountain
Golf Club is
the newest
18-hole
course and
integrated
into the
lush hills
of Kathu.
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The Aman Spa
is
Amanresorts’
first full
service spa.
Six spacious
Thai-style
pavilions
offer an
open,
light-filled
space of
wood and
glass with
private
steam room,
shower,
bath,
dressing
area and an
outdoor
meditation
sala.
Healing or
traditional
treatments
can be
enjoyed
individually
or as a
couple. Aman
Spa
therapists
are
available to
tailor a
treatment
programme
based on an
assessment
of a guest’s
individual
needs. There
is also a
traditional
sauna,
granite
steam room
and a
fountain
terrace
where health
drinks are
served.
Complimentary
guided yoga
and
meditation
sessions are
offered at
daybreak in
the
open-sided
salas
set high on
the
hillside.
The
extensive
Aman Spa
menu
includes a
range of
healing
therapies as
well as
traditional
treatments
such as
facials,
body wraps,
scrubs and
baths. Aman
Spa products
used in the
treatments
are handmade
and
incorporate
essential
oils and
creams made
from the
purest
ingredients
derived from
organically-grown
plants. Spa
treatments
may also be
enjoyed in
the privacy
of guest
pavilions or
villas.
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