Banyan Tree Phuket

The Banyan Tree Phuket was created as South East Asia’s first luxury garden spa resort, with villas tucked into a corner of Bang Tao Bay in the Laguna area of Phuket. This Laguna complex is home to a cluster of five luxury hotels, six palm fringed lagoons, 600 acres of parkland and three kilometers of pristine beach. The Banyan Tree Phuket is built around the Laguna and guests can take a small junk boat on a sunset cruise, or enjoy a private barbecue in their garden.

The spacious villas at The Banyan Tree are open plan in design, flooded with natural light and are all elegantly styled to reflect Thailand’s rich culture. A highlight is that they all have their own secluded garden with either a jet pool or private swimming pool.

The facilities here are exceptional, with a huge choice of restaurants and sporting, cultural and pampering activities. For those wanting privacy however, the Banyan Tree villas offer a retreat and the incredible in-villa dining options blow the concept of 'room service' out of the water. Also, due to the close proximity to other hotels in Laguna and local restaurants on the beach, your dining options are very variable!

The Banyan Tree Phuket has 150 villas elegantly appointed with Thai decor. The Deluxe Villas have private jet pools, the Pool Villas have a private swimming pool and outdoor sala. The Sanctuary Villas have a private pool, separate living area, fully equipped kitchen and Spa Villas have a 'floating bed pavilion' set amid lily ponds, in villa spa, swimming pool, jet pool, outdoor shower and sunken bath. One and two bedroom villas are available and there are also interconnecting villas.

Children are very welcome at the Banyan Tree Phuket and the Turtle Club has activities such as sand sculpture, kite making and batique painting, There is also a Banyan Tree Rangers program for children aged 5 - 10 years encouraging them to explore nature and make the most of their senses. Children aged 9-14 can take part in the Quest Adventure Programme which is also available to families and adults offering activities such as high ropes, abseiling and rock climbing. Babysitting is also available.

Banyan Tree Phuket has eight cafes, restaurants and bars offering an enormous variety of cuisines, settings and atmospheres as well as dinner cruises and fabulous private dining experiences. There are three tennis courts, a library, the Laguna Phuket Golf Club with 18 hole course, 40m lap pool, free form pool and internationally acclaimed pioneering Banyan Tree Spa .

Activities at Banyan Tree Phuket are numerous and there are activity programs for tai chi, aerobics, aqua toning, diving, sailing, windsurfing even batique painting. The Quest Adventure Programme is for those wanting to do adventurous outdoor activities such as rock climbing and abseiling. Other activities outside the resort can also be arranged such as horse riding, elephant trekking, jungle safaris, deep sea fishing and island hopping.

Tropical climate and the driest months to visit are December to March. November and April are also good months to visit and you may get some rain, although it is outside of the monsoon season. May to October is the monsoon with downpours occurring once or twice a day, rather than constant rain.