Phuket resort where Hollywood-approved lifestyle guru plays central role
Hugh Jackman and Demi Moore are among the clients of Rosewood Phuket’s resident wellness coach
What is it? One of two Southeast Asian properties opened under the Rosewood Hotels & Resorts brand by the Hong Kong-based Rosewood Hotel Group in the past few months (the other being in Phnom Penh, Cambodia), Rosewood Phuket is a 71-room resort that sits on 600 metres of beachfront on the west coast of Thailand’s largest island, just south of Patong.
What is so special about it? Rosewood Phuket cost more to build than any other resort in Thailand, according to director of communications Roger Gibson, much of the expense sunk into reservoirs and other infrastructure to ensure the property is self-sufficient in water and meets other criteria necessary to earn a gold LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating.
Another expense was ensuring that landscaping appeared mature from day one (in November), which involved a lot of moving and replanting of trees, and the protection of 150-year-old sacred banyans.
First impressions? From the discreet sign beside the main entrance, along the narrow walkways/buggy paths that twist through the resort and even pass across the top of villas, this place is designed to be a voyage of discovery, and that discovery extends to the personal.
