Phuket Villa 409

MisterDadBullitt said:

5 | 04/22/2013

An easy drive north from the interesting madness of Patong is the superb Villa analaya perched on top of a small headland. Analaya comprises 5 separate buildings, each a huge airconditioned space with a huge bed, and a huge bathroom just like your wife always wanted! Most have huge baths as well, one has an outdoor secluded bath. There is easy access to your private swimmable beach, ringed by swaying palms and waving she-oaks. Kayaks for the kids and an horizon pool with Pwcs (airbeds) for the adults. The staff have all that happy, helpful Thai attitude in abundance. The manager was more a family friend. I asked for a cooking class? 'Sure, we'll do it around the pool' was the answer. The in-house chef will make a Thai banquet every evening at your request. There is an angel of a maid who's there from 7am until we finish cocktails/dinner/more cocktails and one tiny martini in the late evening. I needed pineapple juice for lunchtime Mai Tais; no problem, the maid peels the pineapple, and juices it then and there! Lime juice every day for Gimlets? Genie has that ready in an instant as well.
Analaya suits up to 10. We were 4 couples with 2 x late-teen boys as well as 2 x 10 to 13 yo girls. The communal breakfast area in a large cool alcove beside the pool is the site for impromptu gatherings any time of day. Sunrise over the mountain and the andaman Sea was greeted each day with a Tequila Sunrise in the outdoor 'Tea Pavilion'. I do mean sunrise...6:36am. Suggest half strength though so you can carry on with the rest of the day swanning along to nearby casual restaurants in beautiful elevated beach settings. The Thais cook so incredibly well! Prices for food and for the extremely well-made cocktails are great value. Quality of the food at the villa and in the nearby restaurants is simply excellent. Try one of the Beach Clubs along Surin Beach 15 min further north. Catch Club for the night-life and Diamond Club for the best, best, best food!

anonymous said:

5 | 06/06/2011

We had a fabulous stay at Villa 409 in Phuket. The Villa manager,Khun Narek, ws very attentive along with all the staff which made our stay even more pleasurable, and at times going out of their way to accommodate our requests including in-house pampering and cooking class plus experiencing the local cultures. We are now looking forward to when we might next return and would recommend this property to anyone wishing to visit the area.

anonymous said:

5 | 05/04/2011

The place was very beautiful and the staff were so friendly and helpful. The night view is awesome and close to the beach. We all relaxed and felt so rested while we were there. I would highly recommend to anyone.