JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort & Spa

JW Marriott Khao Lak Resort and Spa welcomes you to a 4.5 star beachfront address on Khuk Khak Beach, on Thailand's Andaman coast in Phang Nga province. Elegant rooms, suites and beachfront villas surround Southeast Asia's longest lagoon pool, styled throughout with contemporary Thai furnishings. A 27 acre working farm, a shark conservation centre and ten restaurants sit across the landscaped grounds, suiting couples, families and groups alike. The resort has been recognised with a Travel and Leisure Luxury Award and a Conde Nast Traveler Readers Choice Award.

Rooms range from Signature Pool Access rooms with direct lagoon access to Duplex Suites of 85 square metres set across two floors, and on to One and Two Bedroom Beachfront Villas with private pools, separate dining space and a personal villa butler. The Two Bedroom Villa runs to 369 square metres and sleeps up to six. Family Lagoon Pool Access Studios of 65 square metres suit up to three children, while every category takes in a pool, garden or ocean view behind floor to ceiling windows and Thai inspired furnishings.

Stand up paddleboarding, sea kayaking, snorkelling and surfing lessons take you onto the Andaman Sea, while Family by JW Club runs gardening, cooking and craft activities for children. A chocolate atelier tour, a Thai cooking class, pasta and pizza making, Indian spice blending, an olive oil degustation and a mixology masterclass fill the days, alongside farm tours, goat encounters and a look inside the Bamboo Shark Nursery conservation centre. Evening entertainment runs along the Beach Bar into the night.

A 2.5 kilometre lagoon pool winds through the resort, with a family zone, wave pool, water slide, water trampoline, Jacuzzis, swim up bars and a coconut boat service along the way. The award winning Quan Spa offers massages, body treatments, wraps and facials, while a 24 hour fitness centre, floating yoga classes and a lazy river round out the wellbeing offer. A whirlpool and a stand alone gym give you further ways to stay active between pool sessions.

Ten restaurants and bars cover Mediterranean grill dishes at Drift, Italian cooking at Olive, Northern Thai cuisine at Ta-Krai and Japanese teppanyaki and sushi at Sakura, alongside casual dining at Waterfront, Beach Bar, Sala and Deli. Deli serves coffee and pastries made with produce from the resort's own farm, while Sala sits by the family pool for a quick bite. Infinity Pool Bar and Aquamarine Pool Bar keep drinks and light bites coming poolside through the day.

The resort sits on its own stretch of golden sand on Khuk Khak Beach, 83 kilometres from Phuket International Airport, with an airport shuttle available. Nearby, Khao Lak Elephant Camp, the temples and Sino Portuguese architecture of Takuapa Old Town and the waterfalls of Phang Nga's national parks are within easy reach, alongside diving and snorkelling trips to the Similan and Surin Islands and jungle trekking, white water rafting and jeep safaris further into the national parks.