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| $100-199 | $200-299 | $300-399 | $400-499 | $500 and up |
| * Rankings based on the average cost of a vacation package during high season, per person, double occupancy, per night, including three meals and one spa treatment daily. | ||||
Guests will appreciate the open-air elegance of this Southeast Asian resort, which was rebuilt from scratch after the Boxing Day tsunami. The traditional Thai-style buildings of this secluded 243 room-and-villa resort are tucked away in the renewed tropical paradise, with a 13-kilometer picturesque beach and sparkling blue ocean on one side of the property and national parks on the other. Thai pagodas and lush gardens dot the immense private grounds. Without venturing away from the resort, guests will find six dining choices, myriad outdoor activities, and Le Spa, where pampering treatments range from traditional Thai remedies to European facials.
Sailing and tennis are among guest favorites, as is snorkeling in the Andaman Sea. The young at heart may want to take a tumble down the poolside waterslide, and the truly young will enjoy the Penguin Club: a daytime care program for children between the ages of 3 and 12. Nearby waterfalls beckon explorers; elephant treks and white-water rafting can also be arranged.