"If you’ve been to the busier parts of Phuket then you’ve probably, in your less stoical moments, found yourself wishing for a time machine, so that you could see the spectacular Andaman coast as it was in the great Before. Well, we can’t offer you a time machine, but we can offer you something close. The island of Khao Lak, less than 40 miles from Phuket, is like a second chance: Phuket without all the development. Or, to be more exact, without most of the development — there are, fortunately for our purposes, a handful of extraordinary hotels, one of which goes by the name of Le Méridien Khao Lak Beach & Spa Resort." - Tablet Hotels