Best for solace-seekers

SALA PHUKET MAI KHAO BEACH

Sitting plum on Mai Khao Beach, Sala Phuket epitomises

the laid-back Thai beach break. Everything about this hotel seems to have been designed to make you unwind: the minimalist stylings, the calming white-onwhite suites and villas, and the swimming pool sunken into the lawn, with the Andaman Sea just beyond. While away the day on the beach with a book or unwinding at the spa. The food is superb, too — justbaked pastries for breakfast, zingy papaya salads and red curries for lunch and rock lobster for dinner.

ROOMS: Villas from £109, B&B. salahospitality.com