Taking a break from our usual quest for the boutique and the niche high-end, we went tribal and joined close family friends at one of their favourite big resorts so our kids could holiday together too. I embraced the different atmosphere and we all had a great time.
Le Meridien is a facilities-heavy, welcoming hotel compound in a beautiful setting on the West Coast of Thailand’s biggest island, Phuket. Located between two low mountain ridges covered in lush jungle foliage and ringed by coconut trees, it’s a 40-acre playground on the Andaman Sea. It may look like the perfect place to do nothing at all, but the service is humming with efficiency and you’ll never get through the choice of activities. It is as lively as you want it to be. You can access party beaches and sample the vibrancy and colour of Thai nightlife in Patong only minutes away…