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rooms straight out of the pages of
Architectural Digest
and guiltless pleasures in-
clude the attached spa and a saltwater pool - if you prefer a tamer version of the
real thing - which is just steps away.
SAWASDEE VILLAGE $$$
( 0 7633 0979;
www.phuketsawasdee.com
;
38 Th Ked Kwan; bungalows
6500-8500B; )
This is a boutique resort with a lush, opulent but compact
footprint built in classic Thai style. Ornate, peaked-roof bungalows have wood
floors, beamed ceilings and doors open onto a thick tropical landscape laced with
koi
(carp) canals and gushing with waterfalls.
Hotel
SUGAR PALM RESORT $$
( 0 7628 4404;
www.sugarpalmphuket.com
;
20/10 Th Kata; r incl breakfast
3700-5200B; )
It's a 'chic chill-out world' at the Sugar Palm, as this
Miami-meets-Thailand-style resort claims. Rooms, decorated in urban whites,
blacks and lavender, are exceptional value and sublimely comfy, and all surround a
black-bottomed, U-shaped pool. It's a block to the beach in the heart of Kata's lively
shopping and restaurant strip.
Hotel
Eating
There's some surprisingly classy food in Kata, though you'll be paying for it. For
cheaper eats, head to Th Thai Na and to the cluster of affordable, casual seafood
restaurants on Th Kata (Patak West) near the shore.
