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–ANADULTERATED SEASIDE LUXURY IN PHUKETSituated on Mai Khao Beach on the northwest corner of Phuket, the Anantara Phuket Layan Resort & Spa offers unadulterated seaside luxury. 77 suites and villas are surrounded by exotic landscapes. Each of the 47 villas have their own pool and villa host who is available 24 hours a day. The resort offers plenty of unique facilities and services including the Anantara Spa, a variety of restaurants, and a cookery school. www.phuket-layan.anantara.com

–BACK TO NATURE IN THE MALDIVESIn the preserved environment of the Noonu Atoll, just 40 minutes north of Malé by seaplane, the Maison Cheval Blanc Randheli is the latest addition to the LVMH portfolio. Consisting of 45 luxurious contemporary garden and water

–A MEXICAN HIDEAWAYThe Grand Residences by Royal Resorts welcomed its first guests to the Mexican Riviera Maya in the new year. Inspired by the traditional haciendas of the area, the collection of luxurious beachfront villas and spacious ocean suites is hidden in abundant tropical gardens. Surrounded by a nature reserve and one of the largest reefs in the world,

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guests have access to some of the finest dive sites in Mexico. The resort’s El Faro restaurant offers simple grilled steaks and catch-of-the-day seafood with a Mexican twist, served alongside delicious tequila sundowners from the Haven Beach Bar.www.lhw.com/hotel/Grand-Residences-Riviera-Cancun-Puerto-Morelos-Mexico

villas complete with infinity pools, this is the second property in the Cheval Blanc Collection.

The resort has been developed in synergy with the island’s natural beauty. Set within the tropical landscape, the Cheval Blanc Spa offers exclusively created treatments

–Each private villas has everything a guest could ever want set in a scene of peace and serenity

by Guerlain. Guests have a choice of dining experiences, ranging from fine dining to relaxed alfresco affairs. There are plenty of activities from snorkelling, diving and moonlit yoga, to sunset cruises and desert island adventures to name but a few.www.chevalblanc.com

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