Layana Resort and Spa, Phi Phi & Koh Lanta

The resort features 50 luxurious guestrooms and suites comprising 44 Garden Pavilion rooms, 3 Beach Suites and 3 Ocean Deluxe Suites. All are designed in contemporary Thai style, complete with large balconies, while decor and furnishings are both natural and luxurious, making extensive use of hardwoods, silks and other indigenous materials. All rooms have either king-size double beds or separate twin beds with goose-down duvets, as well as a large daybed serving both as a daytime sitting area and as a third bed at night if needed. Bathrooms are fitted with bathtubs and separate showers, while the suites are additionally provided with open-air garden showers.

Room categories

• Garden Pavilion - offering 49 square metres of living space, located in 11 separate two-storey units, each with four guestrooms, nestled within landscaped gardens, commanding garden and mountain views.
• Beach Suite - with 59 square metres, are single-storeyed units perched on the edge of the beach overlooking the sea.
• Ocean Deluxe Suite - set back from the beach, cover 88 square metres laid out over two storeys, with an open upstairs sala (living area) commanding 270-degree views. Compete with desk, daybed and minibar upstairs, in good weather it's possible to sleep "under the stars" with only a net to protect against unwelcome mosquitoes.

• Spa
• Sauna with shock shower
• Outside Jacuzzi
• Library
• Fitness room
• Hobie catting (November to April only)
• Kayaking
• Mountain biking
• Motor cycling around the island
• Boat and snorkelling trips to nearby islands (November to April only)
• Boat trips to East Coast islands (predominantly May to October)
• Scuba diving (November to April only)
• Day sailing charter trips (November to April only)
• Elephant trekking
• Thai boxing (November to April only)
• Nature reserve
• Island discovery tours by minivan
• Weekly complimentary wine tasting
• Sunset Cruises
• Authentic Thai cookery lessons and fruit carving
• Lawn croquet

• Tides Restaurant - A formal restaurant perched on the very edge of the beach overlooking the sea and open to the cooling sea breezes. Guests have the choice of a cool interior venue or an al-fresco beachside setting on the deck in front of the restaurant. Serving a mouth-watering a-la-carte selection of international dishes, as well as traditional Thai fare and seafood specialties all made from the freshest of ingredients. The menu quality is matched by a wine list of varying prices. Capacity: 58 seats inside and 20 outside.

• Sundowners Bar - Beachfront location, offer fruitshakes, cool drinks and evening cocktails. Capacity: 18 seats at the bar, and 20 seats on the deck around the bar.