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SPECIAL ADVERTISING SECTIONThe hospitality and leisure provider’s ultra-exclusive villas in Thailand
offer the very best in architecture, location and amenities.Anantara Residences:
ULTIMATE TROPICAL LUXURY
The Anantara brand under Minor Interna-
tional PLC—one of the largest hospitality
and leisure providers in the Asia-Pacific
region with 155 hotels and more than 2,0 0 0
outlets in 19 countries—has become syn-
onymous with five-star luxury around the
world since its inception in 2001.
One of the most luxurious examples
of the brand is the Layan Residences by
Anantara. Bearing the tagline of “an island
oasis of pure indulgence,” the spectacular
collection of 15 spacious and lavish villa
residences sets a new standard for a
second home.
Modern Luxury Meets Nature
and Tradition
Set on the lushly forested hills adjoining
Layan Beach on the west coast of Phuket,
Thailand, with panoramic views of the
azure Andaman Sea, Layan Residences by
Anantara offers unrivalled luxury, amenities
and VVIP exclusivity.
The 15 residences are the last work of
renowned Indonesian designer, the late
Jaya Ibrahim. They blend into the forested
cove, with mature trees integrated into the
structure of the two-story villas that vary
from three to six bedrooms and range
between 1,700 to 3,650 square meters in size.
Ibrahim’s mission was to present a
modern interpretation of a classical Asian
space, drawing on the surrounding culture
and countryside. The residences come
fully furnished with a minimalistic but
detailed décor.
In addition to the bedrooms and living
areas, the residences include a fully fitted
kitchen, rooftop terrace and a 21-meter
infinity pool as well as a study, spa room
and gym space.In the Lap of Luxury
Each residence is assigned at least one
private butler, a highly skilled point of
contact available around the clock, seven
days a week, who also cooks
breakfast daily in your own kitchen.
Though the residence is a self-
contained cocoon where a chef
can customize a menu and cook
for you and your guests, with a full
food and drinks service brought to
you to enjoy on the rooftop terrace,
many other amenities are available
at the adjoining Anantara Layan
Phuket Resort.The pristine and sparsely populated
Layan Beach is a short golf cart ride
away. The resort also features a spa, Thai
kickboxing lessons at an outdoor stadium,
a kitchen for Anantara’s Spice Spoons
cooking school, a yoga pavilion and Thai
and Mediterranean restaurants.
You can spend the day sea kayaking,
or charter the resort’s 90-foot motor
yacht. For fishing, snorkelling and diving,
there is a 36-foot speedboat that can
swiftly transport you to the area’s best
sites. Those with their own watercraft can
berth them at the easily accessed Royal
Phuket Marina.
Whether you use your residence as a
holiday home or as your primary retire-
ment residence, everything you could
need and desire is readily available.
Owners who aren’t using their resi-
dence have the option to rent their prop-
erty out to visitors. There are still a few of
these exclusive personal palaces avail-
able for purchase, with prices starting
at US$7 million.Layan Residences by Anantararesidences-anantara.com
A development by Minor International PCL