The luxurious Akaryn hotel group just unveiled Akyra Beach Club Phuket (076-592-500, www.theakyra.com/phuket) on Phang Nga’s Natai Beach.
 
Just a 20-minute drive from Phuket International Airport, the Andaman-facing hotel goes with a deep blue theme for its 42 rooms and 17 villas, the highlight of which is the 125-sq-meter beachfront two-bedroom villa with oversized king beds.
 
The decor features plenty of Sino-Portuguese patterned flourishes on everything from the floor tiles to the cushions, matched with dark wooden furniture. It closes to its sister hotel Aleenta Phuket Resort and Spa and soon to open neighbor Sri Panwan's Baba Beach Club.
 
Rates start from B6,267 for a deluxe suite.