Location
The Banyan Tree Resort & Spa is in Phuket, the bright and sunny island of southern Thailand ; the resort stretches along the fine sandy beach of Bang Tao Bay and belongs to Laguna Phuket, a beautiful site built around a lagoon and holds 6 hotels, several boutiques, restaurants and spas as well as a golf course. The resort features a beach, secluded lagoons bordered with palm trees and luxuriant tropical gardens. Golf carts are at guests’ disposal. The Phuket airport is about 15 kilometers away.
Rooms
The Banyan Tree features 150 villas, each with their own small garden – all luxuriously appointed and designed in traditional Thai style. Each villa is independent and has its own private access. All of them provide air conditioning, an in-room safe, a mini bar, tea and coffee machines, bathroom, a shower, an outdoor shower, a hair-dryer and bathrobes, a walk-in closet, a satellite TV, WLAN, a telephone, a living-room and a garden.
-Deluxe Villa (170 m2)
With a jacuzzi in the garden
Accommodates 2 adults and 1 child under 12
-Plunge Pool Villa (170 m2)
Fitted with a DVD player and a plunge pool (about 2,5 x 3,5 meters)
Accommodates 2 adults
-Pool Villa (270 m2)
DVD player, living room and separate dining room, sala in garden, pool (27 m2)
Accommodates 2 adults and 1 child under 12
-Spa Pool Villa (550 m2)
Living room with LCD TV, jacuzzi, pool (67 m2), steaming bath, sala in garden, complimentary 90-minute massage per guest and stay, spa breakfast served daily in the villa, daily High Tea in Tamarind Restaurant and 10 % discount on in-villa massages.
Accommodates 2 adults and 1 child under 12
-Double Pool Villa (1300 m2)
2 pools, jacuzzi, 24-hour butler service, daily in-villa breakfast, daily in-villa Thai style coffee service
Accommodates 2 adults and 2 children under 12
Gastronomy
The hotel features seven restaurants and bars. Guests of the Banyan Tree can also enjoy all the culinary amenities of the resort or dine in their own villa.
-Saffron : exquisite Thai cuisine ; open for dinner
-Tamarind restaurant : fish and seafood specialties, spa cuisine; open for lunch and dinner
-Watercourt : breakfast buffet ; Mediterranean cuisine ; open for breakfast and dinner
-Banyan Café : international snacks ; open all day long
-Lobby Bar & Wine Rack : drinks and wines ; open for lunch until evening
-Sanya Rak Dinner Cruise : intimate and romantic dinner on a traditional Thai boat
-Sala Terrace : fine seafood specialties served in a typical Thai Sala ; open for dinner
Sports and Wellness
The Laguna Phuket Resort 18-hole golf course with driving range, the swimming pools (featuring aquaerobics lessons), a fitness center (with aerobics lessons) and three tennis courts are at guests’ disposal. Diving, sailing, kayaking, pedalos tours, windsurfing, snorkeling, mountain bikes, Thai boxing lessons and strength training are also available. Guests in search of inner well-being and relaxation will enjoy meditation sessions, yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi as well as massages and beauty treatments provided in the Banyan Tree Spa, known to be one of the best spa in the world. (Some facilities are at an extra charge)
Miscellaneous
Guest services also include a boutique, a kids club, a library, access to internet, 24-hour room service, a business center, laundry service, DVD rental and cooking lessons. (Some services are at an extra charge)
