Anantara layan Phuket Resort

Excellent service, beautiful views and superb facilities for all types of travelers. Highly recommend this stunning hotel.

We had a great stay at Anantara Layan. A true 5 star experience, very spacious and functional room, very clean (compared to most), very nice views. Also a great plus is that they do manage the smell in the room, as it does not seem stuffy or moldy smelling like so many others sea-adjacent properties (also during the wet season)- They manage to diffuse a pleasant "herbal" scent, somewhat lemon-grassy but not like mosquito spray. Beds are soft and with excellent linens plus a good pillow menu. Staff and their services at every level is outstanding and personal, warm and anticipating. The facilities are great, with a good mix of quality eateries, spa, fitness and activities. Their new Life Facility is amazing, with an amazing gym (all Tehchnogym equipment - the "digital kind"-I only had similar quality at the Okura & The Aman in Tokyo)) and hot/cold plunge & sauna/steam (all complementary). We were unfortunately not able to try out all the other things like zip line, climbing wall etc. - next time. Their activity (free) calendar is very appealing, they offer things to do every hour starting at 8am till later afternoon, ranging from sportive to wellness to fun type activities for all ages... As for the beach, I would give it a 8 out of 10, just because it is not the turquoise tropical coral reef type, but it is as private as it gets as no other hotel is close by or not really accessible form outside the hotel. The vibe is young, especially on the weekend with the buffet where a lot of non-hotel guests seem to partake- somewhat loud music you can't avoid if you are at the main building down at the beach (not affecting the villas & rooms on the hill I think) - making any conversation with the people at your table not easy. We will be back to have more time to enjoy all that is to offer. Thanks for making our stary so relaxing and fun.

The staff is outstanding , property is really well kept , very good options for kids too to spend time …not the best beach in front - but they make it up with their attention to details - which you can’t neglect when you start exploring the resort and inside the room too

Very kind and generous staff around , I’d like to take two names that were stand out for us

1. Elisa from front desk / Manager - who is such a kind soul and made sure our kid got all the attention - he still misses her - her effortless bonding with him and us - left a lasting impact - my kid gave her a greeting card (4 year old scribbles ) as a memory - she specifically made sure our kid got rides to room in the door less cars which he was crazy about 🙃- thanks for going extra mile and making sure our kid was super happy - we don’t have their selfie unfortunately which is with Elisa 😂

2.Baifern was always kind enough to provide recommendations , made sure she took time out to explain the in and arounds of phuket - very courteous and kind - great talking to her and bonding - while she was also new to phuket and not her native town - she called up friends and wrote stuff Down for us 🙃

3. Can’t remember who the Physio was in wellness Center - she was incredible with her work on my shoulder pain - she also detailed our where the pain points where - how to take care of them for future - extremely good Physiotherapy session - i think it was Zara

If you are reading this - many thanks Zara (hope I got the name right)

Many thanks for hosting us and we will be back again