There's Phuket ... and then there's the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa (below), set in tropical gardens with swimming pools and freshwater ponds, overlooking the Andaman Sea on Mai Khao beach.
All rooms and suites are ocean-facing and feature balconies and indoor salas - traditional Thai-style platforms with twin massage mats and cushions - as well as extras such as high-speed internet access, DVD players and flat-screen televisions. Extensive treatment facilities are offered by the Mandara Spa.
For those who can't stay still on holiday, golf, tennis, non-powered watersports, Thai kick-boxing, mountain biking, diving and aerobics are some of the sports on offer. Treats of a different kind, meanwhile, are on the menu at the resort's new Ginja Taste Thai restaurant and adjoining cooking school, Ginja Cook.