Amanpuri - Phuket

Located on the west coast of Phuket, Amanpuri overlooks the blue expanse of the Andaman Sea from a sheltered private headland. Aman’s flagship property, the resort offers 40 spacious Thai-styled guest Pavilions and 40 Villas discretely spaced in a grove of coconut palms. At the foot of a sweep of stone steps lies the secluded white crescent of Pansea Beach.

Combining the Sanskrit-derived word for ‘peace’ with puri, meaning ‘place’ in Thai, Amanpuri exudes all the classic grace of its design inspiration, Thailand’s ancient capital Ayutthaya. This is reflected in the resort’s pitched rooflines, curved eaves and warm woods. At the resort’s heart is a sleek, 27-metre swimming pool. This midnight-blue centrepiece is surrounded by a stone terrace and overlooked by the lofty-ceilinged, open-air reception area and the triple-roofed pool pavilion, in which traditional Thai music is performed each night.

Amanpuri offers several dining venues overlooking the main swimming pool and the beach. Open all day, the poolside Thai Restaurant, Buabok, specialises in exquisite Thai cuisine, expertly prepared with authentic local ingredients. Also poolside, Italian restaurant Arva is open for lunch and dinner, creating sophisticated dishes out of the bold, heart-warming flavours of Italy's cucina semplice tradition. The poolside Bar, serving drinks and light snacks, is complemented by Amanpuri's walk-in wine cellar, featuring 300 varieties from world-leading producers. Latin American-style cocktails and street-food are the highlight of The Lounge, while destination venue Nama showcases Japanese washoku cuisine in its purest, most enticing form. Down on the beach, the Beach Terrace features a poolside lounge and bar, with a seasonal restaurant serving Mediterranean lunches from the live grill and wood-fired pizza oven.

The extensive Eco-Beach Centre with its nature museum, crafting area and daily programmes lies alongside the Beach Terrace. The nearby Hot Spot – an adventure sport, music and tech hub – features a climbing wall, skateboarding half-ramp, recording studio and screening room. Guests can also take advantage of the host of water sports on offer, or island hop on one of Amanpuri’s yachts or speedboats.
Enjoying a lush, hillside setting, the Amanpuri Holistic Wellness Centre offers the services of a certified medical team. These medical doctors, physiotherapists and other medical practitioners work alongside Aman’s experts in ancient healing techniques and alternative therapies. With an open-minded holistic ethos and state of the art technology, the centre offers integrative, anti-ageing, sport and aesthetic medical services and top of the line diagnostics, which complement the more traditional wellness therapies and spa treatments available.

Also on offer are multi-day personalised wellness programmes known as Immersions, during which wellness specialists oversee all nutrition and lifestyle coaching, movement and mindfulness. Movement and fitness sessions are conducted by certified instructors and include Pilates, Muay Thai kickboxing, yoga and beach boot camp, among others.
The glass-fronted duplex gym and Pilates Studio is situated on the hilltop with panoramic ocean views. Further down the lush hillside is the spa area with 12 treatment rooms, a finishing salon and a juice bar.