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Amanpuri is a luxury resort and the flagship property of Aman Resorts.Its name means 'place of peace' in Sanskrit.It is on the west coast of the Thai island of Phuket.The resort is situated on a coconut grove overlooking the Andaman Sea, and includes a stretch of Pansea Beach.
The 510-room hotel was the first luxury hotel and the tallest building in Bangkok for several years. [8] In 2017 it was announced that the hotel would be demolished in April 2018. [ 6 ] That date has been postponed for eight months: final checkout at the Dusit Thani will be at 14:00, 5 January 2019.
On Karon Beach, Kamala Beach and Kata Beach, the tsunami came in like a surging flood inland carrying people and cars. On some locations, a coastal road was built which was higher than the shore, protecting a hotel which was behind it. On the east coast of Phuket Island, the tsunami height was about 2 m. In one river mouth, many boats were damaged.
Notably, the Takua Pa District in Phang Nga province, north of Phuket, was among Thailand's most severely affected areas, with significant casualties, including a considerable number of Burmese laborers. [4] [5] The resort area of Khao Lak some 80 km north of Phuket was hit far worse with 3,950 confirmed deaths. However, the death toll in Khao ...
Hat Karon (หาดกะรน), known as the second largest tourist beach in Phuket, [56] is situated approximately 20 km (12 mi) from the town center. Karon Beach. On On Hotel, located in downtown Phuket Town, gained international recognition after its appearance in the 2000 film ‘The Beach’, starring Leonardo DiCaprio. [citation needed]
Patong (Thai: ป่าตอง RTGS: Pa Tong, [1] pronounced [pàː tɔ̄ːŋ]) refers to the beach and town on Phuket's west coast. It is the main tourist resort on the island of Phuket, and is the centre of Phuket's nightlife and shopping. The beach became popular with Western tourists, especially Europeans, in the late-1980s.
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The beach and the bay at Kata Noi (December 2003). Hat Kata Noi (Thai: หาดกะตะน้อย, pronounced [hàːt kā.tàʔ nɔ́ːj]; Noi meaning 'little' in Thai) is a beach on the southwest side of the island of Phuket in Thailand. It is adjacent to Kata Beach to the south. The beach is bordered to the north by the Mon Tri's Villa ...