HotelChatter - Stories about Anantara Phuket

HotelChatter - Stories about Anantara Phuket http://www.hotelchatter.com/ Hotel Reviews, Hotel Ratings, Hotel Openings en-us Copyright 2008 - SFO Media 2012-02-14T04:15:42Z HotelChatter HotelChatter HotelChatter http://www.hotelchatter.com/images/hcwhite.jpg http://www.hotelhotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/local/1387 Phuket: The Hotel Pools of Phuket: Private Villas Mean Private Pools at the Anantara http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/14/151742/84 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/Ananplprivmain2.jpg" class="top"> Sometimes you just don't want to share a hotel pool with other guests. Perhaps you want to skinnydip, or meditate, or have family time, or just float in the middle of the pool and completely, utterly zone out. Whatever your reasons, we get it. So does the <a href="http://phuket.anantara.com/">Anantara Phuket Villas</a>, because each of their 83 villas comes complete with its own private pool, plus deck with loungers, a traditional Thai Sala, outdoor shower and giant sunken bathtub. Guests can easily spend the majority of a weeklong vacation here lost in the luxuries of their private abodeheck, there are even rose petals and salts provided for the fancy bathtubbut for the rest of the time, there's always JetSetCD 2011-10-14T16:13:28-05:00 Phuket: The Hotel Pools of Phuket: Lounging and Lingering at the Anantara Villas http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/10/13/144953/39 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/AnanpoolPhumain.jpg" class="top"> If you love swimming, if you want to spend your vacation alternating between lounging in a pool and lounging next to a pool, and especially if you're a huge hotel pool geek like us, you'll want to add the three pools of the <a href="http://phuket.anantara.com/">Anantara Phuket Villas</a> to your bucketlist. First off, it's extremely important to know that every single villaall 83 of themhave their own private pools. If you're sleeping here, you've got a pool just outside your bedroom. There's no way around it. Second off, that means that the main pools out near the beach (the ones featured here) are blessedly calm and never packed. Guests come out to these pools to socialize, to get JetSetCD 2011-10-13T17:43:18-05:00 Where to Find Hotels With iPads http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/5/9132/16729 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Indigo_iPad.JPG" class="top"> One million people may have splurged on an Apple iPad but if you're not keen on shelling out $500+ for the hottest new gadget, you can get your fix at these hotels.* We'll be keeping tabs on hotels that offer iPads either for guest use in-room or in the public spaces or even via the concierge. Know of a hotel that is using an iPad? <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/5/9132/16729/hotels/Where_to_Find_Hotels_With_iPads#comment-block">Let us know in comments below</a> and we'll add it to the list.· <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/5/5/4914/31326/hotels/Get_Some_Service_with_the_Hilton_San_Diego_Bayfront_s_iPad_">1. Hilton San Diego Bayfront</a>: A table-mounted iPad in the hotel's Odysea Lounge that allows you to order food, see photos of the bar's most popular drinks, request a waiter and, of course, surf the Web. · juliana 2010-05-05T16:37:58-05:00 Phuket: Woot! iPads Now Available for Guest Use at Anantara Phuket http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/30/12387/1202 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/Anantara_Phuket_First_IPad___low_4.27.10.jpg" class="top"> We've heard about <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2010/4/19/15724/9427/hotels/Hotel_Indigo_Lets_Us_Play_With_Its_iPad">hotel concierges</a> using the hot new tech item, <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/ipad hotels">the iPad</a>, but finally--finally!--a hotel is giving iPads for guests to use.This tech-savvy hotel is the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Anantara+Phuket/local/1387">Anantara Phuket</a> in Mai Khao Beach, Thailand. Guests can now borrow the iPad directly from the resort and use it to read the paper, book a massage at the Anantara Spa and even schedule a dive excursion to Similan islands. the iPad can also be used poolside or sailing through Phang Nga Bay--we're just not sure how easy it will be to read in direct sunlight. And whatever you do, just don't drop it in the water. Otherwise, you'll find yourself with a broken, good-for-nothing iPad. juliana 2010-04-30T14:23:20-05:00 Anantara Goes From the Tropics to the 'Rugged Desert' http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2009/6/15/10521/8984 <![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/3873/Anantara_Qasr_Al_Sarab.jpg" class="top"> The luxury-minded people who build the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/Anantara%20Resorts">Anantara Resorts</a> have already persuaded us that their south-east Asian properties look like killer places to stay, like the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Anantara+Phuket/local/1387">Anantara Phuket</a> or their fancy <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Anantara+Seminyak+Bali/ian/260712">Anantara Seminyak</a> in Bali. But Anantara seems to be turning a different corner now, with big plans for the Middle East and North Africa shaping up.Later this year, the Anantara Qasr Al Sarab (pictured) will open its doors near Abu Dhabi well, an hour and a half from Abu Dhabi, actually, since the resort will be in the middle of "rugged desert". This Anantara is already taking bookings for stays starting from November 1, with the cheapest room (a Deluxe King) being offered amandak 2009-06-15T10:21:09-05:00 Search HotelChatter Search HotelChatter string http://www.hotelchatter.com/search/