The Slate Phuket: industrial chic luxury on Nai Yang Beach

At Phuket’s quieter northern end, The Slate blends Bill Bensley’s audacious tin-mine design with family-friendly resort ease, memorable dining and a rare sense of seclusion close to Nai Yang Beach.

Words: Roderick Eime || Images: supplied

It is tempting, when writing about resorts, to reach for the same polished vocabulary that appears in every brochure and online review. Sanctuary. Oasis. Hideaway. Retreat. Most of the time, those words are merely decorative. At The Slate Phuket, however, they come closer than usual to the truth.

The Retreat Koh Chang: Quiet Luxury on Thailand’s Green Island

Thailand’s islands are often associated with excess. Vast beachfront resorts, crowded pool decks and all-night beach parties have become part of the country’s tourism mythology. Yet tucked away on Koh Chang, near the Cambodian border, The Retreat Koh Chang offers something markedly more restrained and sophisticated.