Sawadee Ka! Our Honeymoon Part 2 : Phuket

Why the tourist mecca of Phuket Island? We made our decision purely based on the resort (and the room of which we were going to hole-up in). Plus the fact that air ticket to Thailand is cheap as we planned to splurge on accommodations instead.

We left Bangkok via a short flight to Phuket. After a quick taxi ride (with CJ7 as our driver), we reached SALA Phuket Resort and Spa.


Introducing Chat chai - I kid you not

We were greeted by friendly staff who sat us down with our welcome drinks while they processed our check-in. I immediately developed this relaxing feeling of being transported to this secluded serene environment from the hustle and traffic outside the barrier surrounding the resort.

*Warning : This post is overwhelmed with pictures as I got carried away trying to relish the moments


The reception area


Along the way to our room, I was in awe over how soothing the atmosphere of this whole place is


and then we walked into our to-die-for Garden Pool Villa

The friendly staff took the trouble to explain everything in the room including the charm that you can hang at the door if you wish not to be disturbed.. how lovely


The do-not-disturb charm

As soon as he left the room, we explored the rest of the villa..


Welcome fruit – ‘lam-yai’ or longan that I consumed on my own as tasty fruits have to be sour in hubby’s dictionary


OMG! An outdoor bathtub


Check out the outdoor shower too!


And what is a pool villa without the pool..


I did take from this angle following my previous post, for an overall look

The whole villa is so astonishing that I’m in love. I’m in love with the whole concept of the villa and with the contemporary design and the simplicity of it. I was so in love that I started dreaming of living there forever and ever or build my dream house based on the same concept.


So in love were we with the villa that we didn’t want to step out of it and ordered in-villa dining. Hubby had a (unimaginative) burger and I had the Thai massamam curry. Dear hubby was craving for coke and had one from the mini bar that set us back THB 82 with tax (that was RM8.60! for a can of coke)

We only managed to drag ourselves out from the villa later that night to check out the resort.


Quite romantic - there was a band playing.. and we walked around the resort to the beach side and swings everywhere to unwind and put our feet up


Window shopping as the shop was closed at night


We returned to our room.. I mean VILLA, to find our bed turned and cookies to munch. I took more pictures (and made it a point to ensure that I sat in every corner of the villa during our stay too.. haha)


The villa is wireless and we were facebook-ing, chatting online, updating blogs.. I was still poring over wedding inspiration websites while hubby surfed for next-on-his-list gadgets


The next morning, we took another leisurely walk around the resort and I was still amazed over how tranquil this place is


Breakfast is an indulgence in SALA. We could order whatever we like from the menu and had a feast for 2 consecutive days


Overlooking the serenity of the pool from the restaurant while savouring scrumptious food


We made our way to the beach and the blue sky greeted us


So while hubby was taking a dip in the pool and trying to burn off all the food consumed..


I was happily sun-bathing with book in hand

In our last evening in Phuket, with heavy heart to leave our pool villa behind, we decided to head for the infamous Patong, the heart of Phuket’s nightlife and shopping. Patong has definitely ‘expanded’ since my last trip there. There’s an air-conditioned shopping mall, Jungceylon, that wasn’t there before. Needless to say, hubby headed straight into that.. haha..


Patong at night


Have you noticed? The SALA Phuket Resort and Spa is in our wedding theme!

The touch of purple is so tastefully incorporated with the overall white. I swear I have no idea about this when we were booking the place. It even crossed our mind how nice it would have been if we were to have our wedding reception there. I could totally imagine that! Would you have attended with airfare at your own cost? Would you have minded if we were to pay for your deluxe balcony room instead of pool villas?


Can you? Imagine a wedding reception here?

Letting our imaginations run wild, we even decided that if we ever own or open up a resort, this is it. We would love to have a small personalized resort exactly like this (ya ya.. ok, I was dreaming!).. But are you willing to pay thousands of ringgit for a night?