2017 ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL & MEMBER BENEFITS DIRECTORY

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CONTENTS Publishers of the quarterly Andrew Harper Traveler magazine, the annual Andrew Harper Travel & Member Benefits Directory, and more Destination Specialists, Yachts, Cruises, Trains & Jets...... 1 General Manager April McAlister Villas...... 37 Director, Account Manager Europe Colin Housley Hotels: [email protected] Account Manager U.S., Canada & Caribbean Heather Eberle United States...... 45 [email protected] Account Manager Rest of the World Canada...... 115 Carol Bacon [email protected] Caribbean...... 121 Alliance Coordinator Joyce Jorden [email protected] ...... Mexico, Central & South America 137 Alliance Production Coordinator Amanda Mallard Ireland & Great Britain...... 159 [email protected] Senior Art Director Europe...... 185 David Villarreal Graphic Designer Africa & the Middle East...... 291 Joellen Randall Associate Editor Scott Turrentine Asia...... 303 ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE ...... Senior Vice President Australia, New Zealand & the South Pacific 317 Becky Powell Vice President Index...... 332 Sandi Ferreira (800) 375-4685 U.S. + 1 (630) 734-4610 International [email protected] Client Relations All partners, current at time of printing, are listed at the beginning of each section, (866) 831-4314 U.S. + 1 (512) 904-7342 International with page numbers noted for each Directory participant. For a complete listing of [email protected] all partners, along with all Harper-recommended hotels, please see the index. EDITORIAL Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report and The Andrew Harper Collection Editor-in-Chief Andrew Harper

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COPYRIGHT 2017 AHT HOLDINGS, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. QUOTATION, REPRODUCTION OR TRANSMISSION BY ANY MEANS IS PROHIBITED ON THE COVER Phuket, Thailand WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER. GET THE MOST FROM YOUR TRAVELS! Of the 1,000+ Harper-recommended hotels, hideaways, resorts, villas, yachts, cruises, trains and destination specialists, almost 600 partner with Andrew Harper annually, providing exceptional benefits and special recognition to the Harper members. This annual Travel Directory showcases the member benefits, travel tips and highlights, starting rates and other helpful information from hundreds of these partners. All partners, current at time of printing, are listed on the map and index pages at the beginning of each section. Additionally, the complete list of all partners as well as other Harper-recommended properties is located in the index at the back of the book.

• Nearly 600 partners • More than 40 hotels offer • More than 80 offer complimentary (more than 500 hotels) upgrades at the time of booking, transfers to and/or from airports, all others are on arrival ferries, rail stations and more • All hotels offer complimentary breakfast. More than 80% • More than 90% offer • More than 100 include offer full or buffet breakfast complimentary Internet access complimentary lunch or dinner

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• AmaWaterways • PONANT Cultural Cruises & Expeditions

• andBeyond • Premier Golf, LLC

• Aqua Expeditions • Seabourn Cruises PHILIPPINES • Asia Transpacific Journeys • SeaDream Yacht Club MANILA

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VIETNAM • Belmond Trains • TCS World Travel

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• LaCure Villas • Windows to Japan 1 Aman Summer Palace BEIJING 6 Aman Tokyo TOKYO

3 Amanfayun HANGZHOU 6 The Peninsula Tokyo TOKYO

The Andrew Harper Travel Office is Preferred Partners 2 Park Hyatt Shanghai SHANGHAI 7 Suiran, a Luxury Collection Hotel KYOTO with the following luxury hotel companies: 1 The Peninsula Beijing BEIJING PHILIPPINES • The Peninsula Hotels • Rosewood Hotels & Resorts 2 The Peninsula Shanghai • Preferred Hotels & Resorts • The Ritz-Carlton Hotels & Resorts 5 SHANGHAI...... pg. 307 ISLAND • Starwood’s The Luxury Collection and St . Regis Hotels & Resorts HONG KONG Contact the Travel Office to take advantage of your additional amenities and VIP status at these participating hotels. 4 The Landmark Mandarin Oriental CENTRAL ...... pg. 308

4 The Peninsula Hong Kong KOWLOON ...... pg. 308

304 ASIA CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE AT (800) 375-4685 OR EMAIL [email protected] BHUTAN SRI LANKA

6 Amankora BHUTAN 7 FORT GALLE

INDIA 8 Amanwella TANGALLE 1

PAKISTAN 3 Aman-i-Khás RANTHAMBHORE, RAJASTHAN H I M A L A ALWAR, RAJASTHAN Y A S 2 Amanbagh 2 NEPAL 1 Ananda In The DELHI 6 MT. EVEREST TEHRI–GARHWAL...... pg. 309 3 THIMPHU RANTHAMBHORE 4 TIGER RESERVE BHUTAN 5 RAAS Devigarh UDAIPUR

5 4 RAAS Jodhpur JODPUHR BANDHAVGARH UDAIPUR TIGER RESERVE BANGLADESH MALDIVES 10 COMO Cocoa Island SOUTH MALÉ ATOLL ...... pg. 310

9 Four Seasons Maldives at Kuda Huraa NORTH MALÉ ATOLL

9 PER AQUUM Huvafen Fushi NORTH MALÉ ATOLL ...... pg. 310

Bay of Bengal SUMATRA JAKARTA

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SRI LANKA INDONESIA 7 8 Indian Ocean 2 Amandari BALI 2 COMO Shambhala Estate BALI 9 10 1 MAGELANG MALE 2 Four Seasons Resort Bali at Sayan MALDIVES 2 BALI BALI

2 Amanusa BALI

3 Amanwana MOYO ISLAND

CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE AT (800) 375-4685 OR EMAIL [email protected] ASIA 305 3 HANOI 2 LUANG MYANMAR PRABANG (BURMA) 1 LAOS

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CAMBODIA Koh Rong Archipelago, Cambodia Andaman 8 Sea VIETNAM 9 Song Saa Private Island 7 • Andrew Harper’s Hideaway of the Year, 2016 • Asia’s leading private island • Brides Top Resort in Asia, 2016 • Condé Nast Traveler Top 20 Hotels in Asia, 2016

Gulf • Traveller’s World Top 10 Most Beautiful Resorts in the World, 2016 KOH o f SAMUI Thailand dyllic family-owned resort set on a 10 11 Andrew Harper Starting Rates desert island in the pristine Koh Rong KRABI Benefits $$$$$ I Archipelago, a 45-minute speedboat • Best available ride from Sihanoukville on Cambodia’s non-restricted rates Inclusions • Tax and service coast. Luxurious villas include 2,475- • Room upgrade, when charges available at check-in CAMBODIA 1 Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai square-foot Ocean View Villas featuring • Breakfast, lunch CHIANG MAI • A 30-minute wellness local art, large four-poster beds, wooden and dinner, plus all 6 Amansara SIEM REAP consultation per villa decks with daybeds and private infinity beverages 2 Four Seasons Tented Camp pools, soaring thatched ceilings and • One 50-minute (excluding 7 Song Saa Private Island Golden Triangle massage per person premium wines KOH RONG ARCHIPELAGO ...... pg. 306 CHIANG RAI ...... pg. 314 baths with soaking tubs and walk-in and spirits) showers. Jungle Villas afford views of the • A private one-hour LAOS 5 Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok or meditation • In-room minibar surrounding islands and water, while session per villa BANGKOK ...... pg. 308 • Use of non- 3 LUANG PRABANG Overwater Villas offer direct ocean motorized water 5 The Peninsula Bangkok access from private balconies; both Accommodations sports equipment, BANGKOK ...... pg. 311 plus 10 percent THAILAND feature private pools. Two restaurants 27 villas discount on include Driftwood Bar for a tapas-style motorized sports 10 PHUKET 11 Rayavadee KRABI Getting There menu; wellness programs available, as 20 minutes from • Shared round-trip 2 Anantara Golden Triangle VIETNAM well as outdoor salas and villas for spa Sihanoukville Airport transfers from Elephant Camp & Resort treatments. –Andrew Harper (KOS) by car to the dock, Sihanoukville CHIANG RAI ...... pg. 313 8 Amanoi NINH THUAN PROVINCE plus a 45-minute speed- Airport Grand Award–2016 boat ride to the hotel • Wi-Fi 1 The Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai 9 Anantara Mui Ne Resort Recommended since 2015 See additional inclusions on CHIANG MAI ...... pg. 212 PHAN THIET ...... pg. 315 AndrewHarper.com songsaa.com

306 ASIA CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICEOFFICE ATAT (800)(800) 375-4685375-4685 OR OR EMAIL EMAIL [email protected] [email protected] Shanghai, China The Peninsula Shanghai • Michelin-starred restaurants and bars • Signature spa • Complimentary VoIP calls • Bedside control panel • Stunning views of the Bund • Exceptional river views • Extra spacious rooms • 24-hour gym • Walk-in closet • Unique transportation choices

legant art deco hotel in Puxi, fronting the Bund with views of the Huangpu River and the gardens of the E former British Consulate. Public areas include a soaring lobby, glittering rooftop restaurant with skyline panoramas and two-Michelin-star Yi Long Court for classic Cantonese

WILLIAM FURNISS dishes. Spacious rooms and suites feature understated but elegant art deco-style furnishings; marble baths provide separate shower stalls and tubs, and hands-free phones. Executive Suites have separate living and sleeping areas, walk-in dressing rooms and corner locations with windows on two sides. Other amenities include an award-winning spa, fitness center and 82-foot navy-and-white-tiled indoor pool with adjoining outdoor terrace. –Andrew Harper

Andrew Harper Benefits • Best available • 4 p.m. late checkout, non-restricted rates when available • Room upgrade, when • One set lunch at The available at check-in Lobby for two per stay

WILLIAM FURNISS WILLIAM FURNISS Recommended since 2010 Book online at andrewharper.com. shanghai.peninsula.com Accommodations Starting Rates $$ 235 rooms, includ- ing 44 suites Inclusions • Daily full breakfast served at Getting There the restaurant 40 minutes from Shanghai Pudong • Wi-Fi International Airport (PVG) by car

CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE AT (800) 375-4685 OR EMAIL [email protected] ASIA 307 Central, Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong The Landmark The Peninsula Hong Kong Mandarin Oriental, Hong Kong • Peninsula Academy programs • Rolls-Royce Phantom fleet • Personalized technology • Complimentary VoIP IDD calls • Helicopter “flight-seeing” • Premier Central location • Forbes Five-Star hotel • Newly refurbished rooms • Two-Michelin-star Amber • Award-winning spa egendary landmark hotel near the Andrew Harper Starting Rates Kowloon waterfront, overlooking Benefits $$$ hic contemporary boutique hotel in Andrew Harper Starting Rates Victoria Harbour. Several exceptional the heart of Central, a short walk L • Best available Inclusions Benefits $$$ restaurants, especially Gaddi’s for non-restricted rates from the shopping and entertain- • Best available • Tea on arrival C gourmet French cuisine, and Michelin- • Room upgrade, when ment district. Sleek accommodations, non-restricted rates Inclusions star for Cantonese delicacies available at check-in • Complimentary • Access to spa and Spring Moon such as signature “L600” series rooms, • Room upgrade, when long-distance VoIP fitness facilities in a 1920s setting. High-tech guest ac- available at check-in • Daily buffet calls are among the city’s largest and feature commodations, located in the original breakfast served at • Daily buffet • Daily fresh fruit high-tech electronics, fine art and circu- Accommodations building or the modern tower, are deco- The Verandah lar glass baths with seven-foot round tubs breakfast for two • Daily newspaper served at MO Bar 109 rooms rated in a contemporary-chic style and • 300 HKD spa and rainfall showers. Two-star Amber, or Amber treatment credit per • Wi-Fi Getting There offer city or harbor views; large white person overseen by Michelin-starred chef • A $100 spa 40 minutes marble baths have tubs and separate treatment credit • Welcome drink at Richard Ekkebus, offers modern French from Hong Kong Accommodations per room, per night showers. Sophisticated business center, Felix or The Bar cuisine, while the strikingly designed International Airport 300 rooms, (excluding Bastian glamorous spa and superb fitness center, (HKG) by car including 54 suites MO Bar has become a focal point of the Gonzalez treatments) as well as a whirlpool, cold plunge pool and 60-foot indoor swim- city’s social life. The comprehensive • Complimentary ming pool. A fascinating history, peerless service and unforgettable Getting There 25,000-square-foot spa and ultramodern wireless Internet harbor views all help to make The Peninsula one of the world’s truly 35 minutes fitness center provide 15 treatment from Hong Kong great hotels. –Andrew Harper International Airport rooms, a Turkish hammam, saunas and a superb 60-foot lap pool, as Readers’ Choice–2015 (HKG) by car well as yoga and Pilates studios. –Andrew Harper Recommended since 1984 Book online at andrewharper.com. Recommended since 2006 peninsula.com/hongkong mandarinoriental.com/landmark

308 ASIA CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE AT (800) 375-4685 OR EMAIL [email protected] Tehri Garhwal, India Ananda In The Himalayas • Award-winning destination spa • Panoramic view of the river • Located on a 100-acre palace estate • Best of and yoga • Personalized wellness programs • State-of-the-art gymnasium • Gourmet wellness cuisine • Guided treks and temple tours • White-water rafting • Six-hole golf course

estination spa in the Himalayan foothills overlook- ing the Ganges river and the town of . The D property includes the palace of the maharaja of Tehri Garhwal and restored Viceregal Palace. Deluxe Suites have elegantly furnished rooms, balconies, sitting rooms and large baths with views of private gardens. The Viceregal Suite in the Maharajah’s Palace offers fine antique furniture and dining area. Three villas with private pools and decks with lounge beds are also avail- able, set within a Sal tree forest. The Restaurant serves Indian, Asian and Western cuisine custom prepared for each guest. Renowned spa integrates traditional Indian systems of Ayurveda with the more contemporary Western spa approach. Outdoor lap pool and gym, plus cooking classes and treks to nearby temples. Children 14 and older welcome. –Andrew Harper

Andrew Harper Benefits • Best available • For stays of three nights or non-restricted rates longer, a guaranteed room upgrade, when available at • Daily full breakfast for two time of booking Accommodations Starting Rates $$ served at the restaurant • For stays of three nights or • Excursion to Rishikesh to 78 rooms, including longer, one complimentary Inclusions witness Ganga Aarti, a five suites and three 55-minute spa treatment Hindu prayer ceremony private villas • Wi-Fi per person Getting There 40 minutes from Recommended since 2009 Dehradun Airport (DED) by car Book online at andrewharper.com. anandaspa.com

CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE AT (800) 375-4685 OR EMAIL [email protected] ASIA 309 MARTIN MORRELL

North Malé Atoll, Maldives South Malé Atoll, Maldives PER AQUUM Huvafen Fushi COMO Cocoa Island • Unique underwater spa • All villas with private pools • All villas with butler service • Private island • Overwater suites and villas • COMO Shambhala Retreat • Underground wine cellar • Excellent reef to snorkel, sail and more • Exceptional diving • “Sunrise” and “Sunset” villas

ER AQUUM Huvafen Fushi is a glam- Andrew Harper Starting Rates nderstated yet luxurious resort on Andrew Harper Starting Rates orous resort on a pristine island, a Benefits $$$$$ a small coral island, a 40-minute Benefits $$$$ P 30-minute speedboat ride from Malé. • Best available U speedboat ride from Malé. • Best available Thatch-roofed wooden lodgings include non-restricted rates Inclusions Air-conditioned suites and villas stand on non-restricted rates Inclusions • Wi-Fi • Daily full American the romantic Deluxe Sunset Ocean Pool • Room upgrade, when pilings over the sea. Minimal interiors • Room upgrade, when breakfast served at available at check-in available at check-in Villas, built on pilings over the sea, and feature teak floors and steeply pitched the restaurant or in the more private Deluxe Beach Pool • Daily buffet breakfast Accommodations roofs lined with golden coconut-palm • Welcome bottle of room served at Celsius 44 villas wine per room Villas, nestled in a thicket of greenery. matting. Baths come with large soaking • Non-motorized The latter have dark parquet floors, ca- • $150 resort credit Getting There tubs and separate showers. French doors • $100 spa credit water sports per room per room thedral ceilings, platform beds and 30 minutes from lead to small, private wooden sundecks • Wi-Fi French doors leading to wooden decks, • In-room welcome Malé International with tables and sun loungers. The dining • For stays of four amenity Airport (MLE) by nights or longer, plus butler service. Walled gardens boat room serves outstanding Southeast Asian one private yoga Accommodations contain plunge pools and open-air baths with slate floors and stone- and Mediterranean cuisine, plus a class per room 33 overwater suites and villas lined showers. Excellent restaurants include Raw, Salt for local healthful spa menu, and offers an exten- seafood and Fogliani’s, with a wood-burning pizza oven. Other ame- sive wine list. The excellent wellness spa has private indoor/ Getting There nities include LIME Spa with underwater treatment rooms, an in- outdoor seaview treatment rooms; also library, gym with yoga facil- 40 minutes from Malé International finity pool and an outdoor saltwater flotation pool; water sports, ities, hydrotherapy swimming pool, water sports, comprehensive Airport (MLE) by scuba diving, fishing and cruises available. –Andrew Harper dive center, deep-sea fishing and cruises to neighboring islands and boat beaches. –Andrew Harper Recommended since 2008 peraquum.com Recommended since 2008 Book online at andrewharper.com. comohotels.com/cocoaisland

310 ASIA CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE AT (800) 375-4685 OR EMAIL [email protected] W-PHOTOGRAPHY.COM

Bangkok, Thailand The Peninsula Bangkok • Panoramic city and river views • Outdoor pool facing the river • Award-winning restaurants • World-class spa and wellness center • Peninsula Academy program

he Peninsula Bangkok is a sleek Andrew Harper Starting Rates luxury tower hotel on the west bank Benefits $$ T of the animated Chao Phraya River. • Best available Panoramic and oversize riverview rooms non-restricted rates Inclusions • Daily fresh fruit feature luxurious marble baths, • Room upgrade, when walk-in closets, writing desks, silk-clad available at check-in • Daily newspaper (excludes Grand furnishings and every conceivable Deluxe rooms and • Complimentary amenity; some include landscaped suites) long-distance VoIP calls balconies with sun loungers and teak • Daily buffet breakfast decking. Dining choices include Mei served at River Cafe • Wi-Fi Jiang for exquisite Cantonese cuisine and & Terrace Accommodations riverside Thiptara for classic Thai fare. • One afternoon tea for two served at 370 rooms, Dramatic 200-foot outdoor three-tiered The Lobby including 67 suites swimming pool with 12 Thai-style • 800 THB spa credit Getting There lounging pavilions; state-of-the-art per person 45 minutes from fitness center with steam room, sauna • 4 p.m. late checkout, Bangkok Suvar- and plunge pools; tennis court and when available nabhumi Airport full-service spa; convenient compli- (BKK) by car mentary riverboat shuttle service to opposite bank of Chao Phraya. Cooking classes can be arranged. –Andrew Harper

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CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE AT (800) 375-4685 OR EMAIL [email protected] ASIA 311 Chiang Mai, Thailand The Dhara Dhevi Chiang Mai • Condé Nast Traveler Best Resorts in Asia, 2015 • T+L World’s Best Hotels • TripAdvisor Top 25 Hotels in Thailand • Condé Nast Traveler Gold List, 2014 • 24-hour room service • Shopping village • Arts and culture center • Health and fitness center • Laundry and dry cleaning • Two swimming pools

xtraordinary 60-acre resort a few miles east of Chiang Mai. The best lodgings are the dramatically designed E and lavishly appointed villas grouped around meander- ing streams and idyllic rice paddies. Most feature massive teak beams and Asian artifacts. The palatial Grand Deluxe Villas are enhanced by spacious living/dining areas, huge bedrooms with adjoining studies, teak-floored baths (whirl- pool tubs, walk-in rainfall showers) and terrace plunge pools. Splendid specialty restaurants (Chinese, French, Thai and Italian) are complemented by the Dhara Dhevi Cooking Academy for cooking lessons; also two swimming pools, tennis courts, gym and a remarkable spa evoking the architecture of a Mandalay royal palace. –Andrew Harper

Andrew Harper Benefits • Best available • $50 spa credit per room non-restricted rates • $50 food and beverage • Room upgrade, when credit per room available at check-in • Daily buffet breakfast served at Akaligo Restaurant Accommodations Starting Rates $$$ 123 rooms, including 54 suites and Inclusions Recommended since 2005 69 villas • Welcome drinks Book online at andrewharper.com. dharadhevi.com Getting There • Cultural activities 15 minutes • Wi-Fi from Chiang Mai International Airport • When staying in suite or (CNX) by car villa accommodations, daily fresh fruit basket

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Chiang Mai, Thailand Chiang Rai, Thailand Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai Anantara Golden Triangle • Enhanced private pavilions • Interactive cooking school • Spa of Social Harmony Elephant Camp & Resort • Exclusive residences • Customized unique experiences • All-inclusive Discovery rate • Exciting daily experiences • Complimentary house wine • Choice of spa treatment or cooking class • Tour three different countries our Seasons Chiang Mai is an en- Andrew Harper Starting Rates chanting world-class resort oasis in a Benefits $$$$ picturesque valley, 20 minutes north ill country retreat and elephant camp Andrew Harper Starting Rates F • Best available four hours by car from Chiang Mai. of Chiang Mai. Landscaped gardens, non-restricted rates Inclusions Benefits $$$$ • Select fitness Regional fabrics and artifacts accent water lily ponds and terraced rice • Room upgrade, when H • Best available Inclusions activities available at check-in the guest rooms and suites. All accommo- non-restricted rates paddies surround large and distinctive Discovery rates • Complimentary dations feature balconies and teak- • Guaranteed room • Daily buffet breakfast include: guest pavilions, villas and residences. yoga session served at Sala Mae floored baths with oversized terrazzo upgrade, when These feature spacious teak-floored bed- available at time of • All meals and Rim • Use of mountain tubs. Dining options include Sala Mae booking beverages, including rooms, separate dressing areas and over- bikes • $100 spa treatment Nam for local Thai specialties, and Baan house wine, local • $100 resort credit size baths with garden soaking tubs and credit once per stay • Daily newspaper beer and a selection separate shower stalls, plus inviting Dhalia for Italian and Mediterranean per room of cocktails • Early check-in and • Wi-Fi cuisine. Other amenities include the gazebos. Thai and Italian restaurants are late checkout, when • Early check-in and • In-room minibar late checkout, when augmented by a casual bar/lounge and available Anantara cooking school, a fitness • One daily activity Accommodations center, tennis/squash courts, an infini- available per person charming pavilion-style Elephant Bar. 64 pavilions, ty-edge swimming pool and a spa with • One ticket per Amenities feature a cooking school, three pools (including a 12 villas and 23 five treatment rooms, steam rooms, person to the 65-foot infinity lap pool), two tennis courts, a kids’ club, a fitness residences Accommodations Opium Museum saunas and private outdoor soaking tubs. 63 rooms, including studio and a sophisticated spa. Championship golf is available Getting There • Round-trip Also speedboat cruises on the Mekong, 19 suites Chiang Rai nearby. A world-class property. –Andrew Harper 25 minutes airport transfers from Chiang Mai mountain biking, cultural excursions and Getting There Recommended since 1995 • Wi-Fi International Airport instruction at the hotel’s elephant train- One hour from Chiang fourseasons.com/chiangmai (CNX) by car ing camp. –Andrew Harper Rai International Airport (CEI) by car Recommended since 2005 Book online at andrewharper.com. goldentriangle.anantara.com

CONTACT THE ANDREW HARPER TRAVEL OFFICE AT (800) 375-4685 OR EMAIL [email protected] ASIA 313 Krabi, Thailand Rayavadee • Five-star luxury resort • The Grotto restaurant • Surrounded by three beaches • World-class spa • Tropical landscapes • Southern Thai village style • Stunning Phranang Peninsula • Free-form swimming pool • Emerald waters of the Andaman Sea • Island hop by speedboat

ayavadee is a secluded 26-acre oasis of stylish lodgings on Krabi’s Phra Nang Peninsula. Circular two-story R pavilions feature spacious living rooms with a tropical décor, large bedrooms and baths with walk-in showers; some include furnished terraces or private gardens with Jacuzzis or private pool. The three private multi-bedroom beachfront villas offer personal butlers, kitchenettes and living/dining rooms. Indoor/outdoor Krua Phranang, one of four restaurants, serves traditional Thai dishes. Luxurious spa, small fitness center and tennis/squash courts. Rayavadee’s beach is accessible to the public and can be very crowded. Activities include cooking classes, snorkel- ing, elephant riding, boating excursions to nearby islands, trekking to proximate waterfalls and kayaking through mangrove forests. –Andrew Harper

Andrew Harper Benefits • Best available • Welcome bottle of non-restricted rates sparkling wine per room • Room upgrade, when • $50 spa credit per room available at check-in

Recommended since 2009 Book online at andrewharper.com. rayavadee.com Accommodations Starting Rates $$ 96 pavilions and five villas Inclusions • Daily breakfast served • Scheduled round-trip Getting There at the restaurant Krabi Airport transfers 45 minutes from Krabi Airport (KBV) • Non-motorized water • Wi-Fi by car and speed- sports and equipment boat

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Chiang Rai, Thailand Phan Thiet, Vietnam Four Seasons Tented Camp Golden Triangle Anantara Mui Ne Resort • Luxury canvas tents • Private family lodges • Connect with rescued elephants • Exotic coastal location • Unique Vietnamese luxury • Beachfront villas • Rejuvenating Jungle Spa • Explore bamboo jungles • Restaurants with views • Water sports and cooking classes

our Seasons Tented Camp Golden Andrew Harper Starting Rates eaceful beachfront resort surrounded Andrew Harper Starting Rates Triangle is a lavish jungle camp set on Benefits $$$$$ by beautiful landscaped gardens near Benefits $ a picturesque hillside overlooking F • Best available P the bustling town of Phan Thiet. • Best available Myanmar and Laos, 90 minutes north of non-restricted rates Inclusions Variety of lodgings includes comfortable non-restricted rates Inclusions • All meals and • Daily buffet Chiang Rai. Air-conditioned “tented” • $100 spa treatment and attractively furnished Pool Villa bun- • Room upgrade, when beverages breakfast served credit, once during available at check-in lodgings feature every amenity, from galows with high-ceilinged open-air at L’Anmien stay • In-room minibar • 20 percent discount beautiful handcrafted furnishings and living rooms and plunge pools; in- • Access to fitness • Early check-in and • Nightly wine and on spa services polished hardwood floors to plush baths door-outdoor baths feature showers and facilities late checkout, when cheese tastings • 10 percent discount (copper tubs and handheld showers) and available and complimentary large terrazzo soaking tubs outside in • Wi-Fi on food and beverage sundowners scenic decks with outdoor showers. New private gardens surrounded by high purchases two-bedroom Explorers’ Lodge with • One 90-minute spa fences. Both Vietnamese and Western • 4 p.m. late checkout, Accommodations Accommodations treatment per private outdoor pool and deck is ideal for food is served in L’Anmien Restaurant, when available 90 rooms, including 15 luxury tents, plus a person 20 villas larger groups. Evocative Nong Yao two-bedroom private overlooking a lagoon, and seafood-ori- • A half-day mahout lodge Restaurant and a panoramic treetop bar. training and ented Thung, set on the beachfront. Other amenities at Anantara Getting There Riverside free-form pool, spa pavilions Getting There Golden Triangle Mui Ne include a library, small spa, gym and outdoor pool; also Four hours from and elephant camp; personalized adven- excursion cooking classes and water sports. Exceptional service and excellent Tan Son Nhat 90 minutes from Mae International Airport • Round-trip airport ture tours include Mekong River excur- Fah Luang International value. –Andrew Harper (SGN) by car; four transfers sions and hill tribe visits. Children 10 and Airport (CEI) by car and hours from Saigon riverboat Recommended since 2014 • Wi-Fi by train older welcome. –Andrew Harper mui-ne.anantara.com Readers’ Choice–2014, 2015

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