We asked the boutique-hotel experts at Mr & Mrs Smith for their favourite Thai hideaways: for a totally exclusive, utterly first-class trip to Thailand, read on…  

The Pavilions, Phuket

If you’re after a truly romantic stay, the elegant, exclusive and entirely child-free Pavilions in Phuket is the place. Check yourselves directly into the seductive confines of your thoroughly luxurious pool villa and from then on you’ll be eating and sleeping in total privacy. (And if you do decide to venture further afield, you’ll find a fine restaurant and must-visit bar on site, as well as all the thrills of Phuket on your doorstep.)

Six Senses Yao Noi, Phang Nga

This top-notch island retreat is thoroughly grown-up, but aims to appeal to every guest’s inner child. The cliffside private pool villas feel like hiding out in a fantastically plush tree house, and the views of Phang Nga Bay's fantastical limestone pinnacles are literally jaw dropping. This is a rustic, cosy escape in one of the world’s most beautiful locations – soul soothing comes as standard.

Sri Panwa, Phuket

If your bed were any closer to your private pool, your pillow would be wet: Sri Panwa’s seductive collection of ultra-luxe villas slopes down to the sea via the warm white sands of its private beach, and each glass-boxed bedroom overlooks vast swathes of ocean.

Phulay Bay, A Ritz Carlton Reserve, Krabi

With a location right on the spectacular Andaman Sea, Phulay Bay is immediately off to a memorable start. And once you take a closer look, it just keeps getting better: from the stunning aubergine-walled courtyard to the grand villas – light, airy temples to indulgence, with four-metre wide beds, outdoor bathing areas, plunge pools and Lanna art – the details here are exquisite.

Rayavadee, Krabi

Nature gave this Krabi boutique hotel three white-sand beaches and cinematic limestone cliff-sides, but it’s the Rayavadee’s owners that have given it four gorgeous restaurants, lush landscaped gardens and a reputation for all-out tropical indulgence.

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