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Hua Hin Evason - a holistic and refreshing holiday

 

If you find the tourists’ favourites like Phuket, Cebu, Langkwai and Sabah are too popular and crowded, and you are thinking of going to some place else, I would recommend the Hau Hin Evason to you. 

Hau Hin, just 30 mins flight (small air plane) from Bangkok, is a famous resort town in the South East Asia.  If you take a bus, the travelling time would be around 3 hours.  Without the connections of international nor domestic flight, it is definitely not as crowded as other famous resort towns in the South East Asia.  And yet, it could be reached very conveniently from Bangkok.  There are buses and air planes going into Hau Hin direct from the Bangkok International Airport daily.

The Evason Group and the Six Senses Spa run many high quality resorts and spa centres in Phuket, Hau Hin, Maldives, etc.  And the Hau Hin Evason is one of those finest resorts under this renouned Brand.

Adopting the Evason Group’s six senses philosophy of offering its guests the finest and most refreshing experiences, the Hau Hin Evason has put in place every detail in the resort for the comfortness for the guests.  For six senses mean sight, sound, touch, smell, taste and spirit, the resort as well as the staff take great care of the six senses of their guests, to bring in the ambience of comfort and harmony.  The design in the resort is laidback and natural, every corner in the resort is designed in simple beauty with lots of plants and ponds with water lilies.   The staff members in the resort are all well trained and friendly and they provide the most satisfying services to their guests.  The resort is filled with soothing music and scent of essence oils which bring calm to the mind. 

     

The large swimming pool of the resort is just located next to the lovely beach.  And the swimming pool is famous for its “infinitive” design.  The pool is “seamless” and it seems that it is connected to the ocean and the sky direct.  Laying on the sun bench under the shelter, reading your favourite book, listening to music, going for swimming and pouring yourself a glass of wine, nothing could be more relaxing and comfortable.

     

 The Pool Villas in the Hau Hin Evason are most impressive.  With open bath tub embedded in the water lilies pond and private swimming pool, you could enjoy the outdoor fresh air in your own private area (um…. I especially enjoy the swim and bath under the moonlight, haha!).  Inside your own entity, you would give your body and mind a total rest.  Although the Villas provide you with full privacy and remoteness, there are designated “buddy” in the resort to help you with everything you need.  Just one press on the line, your buddy would answer the call and arragne everything for you.

     

     

     

The Six Senses Spa in the resort is very famous and has received many awards over the years.  Other than spa treaments,  I would also recommend you to take the yoga classes in the Spa Centre to work out on our bodies and minds.

The whole resort imprints a sense of quiet, comfort, wellness and refreshing to its guests.  One would focus within oneself inside the resort and work on the wellness of one’s body and mind.   After taking a retreat in the resort, one would surely be refreshed.

Lastly, don’t forget to take the air plane from the Bangkok Airport to the Hau Hin direct.  The flight time is only about 30 mins, and you would then be received by Evason’s representative at the Hau Hin direct.   You could be totally carefree for your whole trip and seems that you are flying to the Hau Hin direct (only need to change a plane at the Bangkok Airport).  The cost of the air plane is around US$150 for round trips, really a good choice. 

 

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Phuket Boutique Hotel - Sarojin

When thinking of a leisure, refreshing and affordable vacation, the South East Asia would always be a good choice for all.  

Phuket, located at the Southern West tip of the Thailand, is famous for its natural environment: beautiful beaches, crystal blue water, lovely sunshine and good diving sites.  Among most of the South East Asia vacation attractions, their hotels and customer services always receive high ratings from international travel authorities.  For someone who love good food, entertainment and shopping, the delicious Thai cuisines, the night lives and bars and the shops and markets in Phuket would never fail your expectations.  While for those who would like to have an escape from your busy lives, to have some quiet and refreshing moments and to recharge your body and mind, you may wish to choose some boutique hotels which are quiet and hip to stay and to take some treatments in the high quality spa centres, such that your mind could be relaxed with the well designed environment and quality services of the hotel and your body could be fully taken care of by the spa centre.

There are some boutique hotels newly opened in Phuket with high quality spa centres.  If you wish to have a total cut off from the external world, you may choose to stay in these hotels for your whole vacation.

The Sarojin is a new boutique hotel winning lots of international awards since it’s opening in the end of 2006. 

The Sarojin is charmingly ensconced in a garden setting with direct private access onto a secluded 11km white beach beside the Andaman Sea, riven by a saltwater estuary and just one hour north of Phuket International Airport, in Khao Lak in the Phang Nga province of Thailand. The Sarojin is surrounded inland by the spectacular primary forests of the adventurous Khao Lak and Khao Sok National Parks.  The Similan Islands Marine National Park, one of the top ten world dive sites, is less than an hour away by boat. Phang Nga Bay, renowned for its sheer limestone rock formations and hidden caves and lagoons is 40 minutes away.

 

Relaxation, freedom, inspiration.  …. “staying as a guest at a friend’s private estate”. - philosophy of Sarojin

The design of the hotel is hip and stylish, with basic and natural decorations which bring peace to our minds.  The lovely swimming pool with thai style leisure booths resting on the water is a signature design of the hotel.  

    

The residences are with private gardens and sundecks, with plunge pools and spa pools that blend into the natural habitat.  Privacy is the concern of the hotel and each guest residence is privately entered by crossing a stream via the grounds and through a private garden terrace.

   

The spa, Pathways, receives the Conde Nest Traveler US Hot List Spa2006 award.  Taking some body treatments in the natural environment, or practicing a yoga session with the yoga masters in the spa center, would definitely bring your vacation a journey to your wellbeing.

   

Here is one more hot information for you: there is a summer package offered by Sarojin for these few months.  From 1 May 2007 to 31 October 2007, for guests who stay for 2 nights and more at the Sarojin, the hotel would offer the same number of night free of charge to the guests, thus equals to a 50% discount on the room rate.  Don’t miss this great promotion and I am already planning my own vacation now!

 

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