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The Slate, PhuketvsAmanpuri
Both The Slate and Amanpuri are highly recommended by professional travelers. On balance, The Slate is preferred by most reviewers compared to Amanpuri. The Slate has a TripExpert Score of 94 with approval from 13 reviews including Frommer's, Travel + Leisure and Lonely Planet.
The Slate, Phuket
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Nai Yang Beach & National PA, Phuket, 83110, Nai Yang, Phuket 83110, Thailand
From $234/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge "If the choice between Phuket's teakwood traditional and muted modern hotels leaves you cold, Indigo Pearl on Nai Yang Beach may be the place for you."
Condé Nast Traveler "The lush landscaping with encircling lagoons creates a sense of exclusivity that makes it almost unnecessary to cross the busy street to the broad public beach." Full review
Travel + Leisure "The industrial austerity is tempered by glimmering Thai silks on pillows and chairs, plush beds, and freestanding bathtubs." Full review
DK Eyewitness "The striking design at this hotel evokes the area’s tin-mining history while incorporating recycled objects, found after the tsunami, and the owners’ family heirlooms into the decor."
Star Service "This is one of the best of the second-tier operations, a rambling place with lots of acreage dedicated to gardens and a beautiful placid and sandy beach." Full review
Rough Guide "Luxurious rooms and villas look on to attractively landscaped plantation-style gardens that run down to the southern end of the beachfront road."
Fodor's "The rooms and suites spacious and each one has a different theme, while the villas have private pools." Full review
Afar Magazine "You'll be mining a rich seam here, with super-luxe suites and villas taking pampering to new heights, dreamy dining, a cocooning spa and a blissful beach in reach."
Jetsetter "Industrial, urban chic set amidst the lush greenery of Phuket’s northern coast." Full review
The Telegraph8.0
"A family-friendly bargain on a mammoth scale, nestled against a strip of silken sand." Full review
Amanpuri Concierge Travel + Leisure DK Eyewitness Star Service Rough Guide Fodor's
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Pansea Beach, Phuket 83000, Thailand
From $550/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
Concierge "The isolation and expansiveness of the hotel may frustrate more social travelers, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a resort more perfectly configured for a couple's escape."
Travel + Leisure "Phuket's Amanpuri is the very first Amanresorts property and, perhaps, the loveliest." Full review
DK Eyewitness "Amanpuri aptly reflects the tranquility and peace after which it is named. This luxurious pavilion and villa complex, nestled within coconut groves, overlooks a white sand beach."
Star Service "It is the flagship of Aman Resorts' extraordinary fleet of fashionable hotels that dot some of the planet's most exotic locales." Full review
Rough Guide "Secluded from the riffraff on Ao Pansea, this is a favourite haunt of royalty and Hollywood stars, who stay in the butler-staffed pavilions, some with their own pools."
Fodor's "You'd be hard-pressed to find a more sparklingly dignified hotel in Thailand." Full review
Gayot "Within a tranquil coconut plantation this pretty resort pampers guests with tropical villas and a soothing spa."
Hideaway Report97.0
"Renowned and visually striking resort terraced into a palm-shaded hillside above an exquisite white-sand cove on the west coast of Phuket." Full review
The Telegraph9.0
"The Amanpuri hotel was the first in Aman’s ultra-luxurious hotel empire." Full review
Frommer's "The adjectives to describe this Aman-owned property are as endless as the ocean views from the rooms, and luxurious, private, peaceful, exclusive, and blissful all spring to mind." Full review
