My island home - Anantara Layan Phuket Resort

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My island home
Sea views, infnity pool and a butler?
Why settle for a hotel room when you
can have all of this...
EDITED BY
AK ASH ARORA
AND
DI WEBSTER
February 2016 | QANTAS
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(Clockwise from left) A Sea View Residence at Anantara
Layan Phuket Resort; AKA Sutton Place, New York;
The St Regis Dubai’s Brasserie Quartier restaurant
Livin’ it up
Akash Arora scouts the rooms, residences and penthouses
with all the comforts of home – and then some.
A N A N TA R A L AYA N
PHUKET RESORT
phuket-layan.anantara.com
Bounded on one side by a private strip of
Layan Beach and on the other by lush
tropical fora, this Anantara resort has just
unveiled 15 new residences with three to
seven bedrooms – ideal for families or groups
looking for more than a room for their next
island break. The resort is on Phuket’s scenic
western coast, which means Andaman Sea
views. Each residence is spread over two
foors and has a rooftop deck, a 21-metre
infnity-edge pool and a butler. Of course,
if you’re only after a room or a villa, there
are plenty of options, starting with the
Premier Room, which has foor-to-ceiling
windows that open on to a private balcony.
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A K A S U T TO N PL ACE , N E W YO R K
stayaka.com
Designed for weekly or monthly stays, the
AKA group of serviced residences has a
number of outposts in some of New York
City’s hottest locations, from Times Square
in tourist-packed Midtown to Wall Street in
Lower Manhattan. But next time you’re
in town for a longish stay, be sure to check
out (or check in to) the AKA Sutton Place,
which recently revamped nine of its
penthouses. Each of them features dark
hardwood foors, cofered ceilings and big
windows. Downstairs there’s a 24-hour
ftness centre, a heated indoor swimming
pool and the newly opened a.lounge
with free wi-f, Mac workstations and
an impressive wine and cocktail menu.
THE ST REGIS DUBAI
stregisdubai.com
Everything is larger than life in the UAE’s
most populous emirate, from the Burj Khalifa
– the world’s tallest building – to Dubai’s
mega-malls. When a hotel opens in this city,
it’s expected to pack some serious punch.
With 234 rooms, eight on-site eateries, two
rooftop swimming pools and a helipad, the
new St Regis is a heavy hitter. The hotel is
part of the Al Habtoor City development,
which comprises three fve-star hotels,
residential towers, boutiques, cafés and
restaurants, as well as a marina promenade
and tennis academy. Make an appointment
at the hotel’s Iridium Spa for a 90-minute
Detoxifying Sea Wrap then continue the
indulgence with an apéritif at the St Regis
Bar, with its plush leather and wooden
décor. For dinner, the Brasserie Quartier
ofers a contemporary take on classic French
dishes. Oh, you’re here to sleep, too? Retire
to a Grand Deluxe Room with silk drapes,
velvet bedheads, walk-in closets and Remède
amenities in the bathroom.