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Ani Villas Thai land is a private beachfront
resort that gives back by hosting only one
party on the property at a time.
by Mei Anne Foo
tanding on a I dge within th s afront pool ofAni Villa
Thailand, it' ea y to nvi Ion c.he epic private partie that
were h Id, or could be h Id, here. Th all-inclu ive re on,
brainchild of philanthropi t and form r ·wall tre r
trader Tim Reynold , has been designed specifically for
thew II-heeled and their emourage - tho e who W'dnt
to vacation with loved one , and not with tranger . So,
wheth r you've book d th place f r ju t l. op r ·on , or
decide on a jamboree of 20, all of the e tate's two acre ,
l Obarefoot-chic uit and an 18- trong . taff : ill be at
your di po aJ.
Ira Bloom, CEO ofAni Villa , aid: "Not many people are
accu tom d t thi . Our gue l tell m it' a lib rating
kind of feeling. We're never o comfortable a we are
wh n we're in our own home, and know that we'r not
going to turn the comer on omeone we've never seen
befor . rt' the am thing al Ani:'
Follovving it inaugural outpo tin Anguilla, Ani ilia
expand d into Asia, fir top ning in ri Lanka and then
in Thailand. A.ni Villa Thailand i set on a remote and
r-kn wn i 1 lap-bang in th turquoi h art of
Phang- ga Bay. lt' quite an effort to get to - about an
hour' journ y from both Phuket and Krabi int rnational
airport , and transfi r is done b car, private boat and the
re ort' good-sized tuk-tuk. till, thjs mean that you are
I likely to be enveloped b mob of touri t.,
Koh Yao oi, which mean 'long, litll i land; i truly a
pygm pie e ofparadi e. With it quaint Mu Um-majority
tO n and rugged charm, ir ha b en dubbed che mo. t
promi ing de tination in outhern 1hailand - evident
from th odd luxury rel.re t, uch a ix en c , already
po itioned h re for a full decade.
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6. There are pretty much
unlimited spa treatments
mini-bar access. daily
aperitifs and three full
meals a day
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The i land i al o a w 11-pla ·cd ba e from which to
explore the legendary bay. Ani Villa can arrange
longtail boat rid lo p pular pol uch a Rail y for
rock-climbing or Hong I land for norkeJling earlier in
th day. On th oth r hand, you don't have to enture
far for adventure. Water activide , including kayaking,
ft hing, and paddl boarding, can b njoyed for fr by
the hotel' ·cenic hore . There' even a Sm-high wac r
lide in tall d on property for tho Jting maximum
exhilaration. o need to queue. Ju t rememberto ee the
amastical craggy kar juttingout o th ea, be tviewed
from the elevated vantage point before lidin down.
Ther are prerty mu h un.limit d pa treaLment , mini-
bar acce daily aperitif and three full meaL a day.
Don't mi out on any of the pread , as th tar of the
property, chefYao, whip up the finest and tastiest local
dclicacie , often erved al the re. ort' beautiful floating
ala. o, be ure to request ome fre~ hJy brewed Thai
ic d t a from th Idtch n team' per onal, er t ta h.
On a go d night, when chef ao d ide to tap into hi
colourful pa ta a flori t, a simple barbequed dinner
on the beach i Lran formed into a magical circu of
bamboo- trucrw-ed dining ent, doused in fairy lights,
fern and flO er , al ng id a fir -br athing man to h al
up the aJread_ ultry atmosphere.
For every pri ate re ort, there i a nearbyAni ArtAcademy,
an ·rt ·chool ott ring fully pon or d world-cla drawing
w1d painting cour e to local · ho are willing to clock in
th long hour at th tudi .Jt i fund db profi from Ani
Villa , as well a the Tim Reynolds Foundation.
The idea of Ani came on the back of a t:raged . indin
himselfuna 1 towalkaft ranaccid ntthathapp n dat
the turn ofthe millennium, Reynold took co leaming rhe
art to cop with the pain. R ynold b gan building ni
in 2010 as an an chool. He tJ1 n developed the luxury
accommodation do e by to help support Ani Art, a well
a to give tudent · acce co a mark "t. The big plan is to
have tudent vor · di played ac.i-o th villa , curating
a ort of exclu ive arr gallerY'• here gue t can optlo buy
piece th y like. All proceed go directl to the arti t.
Chaya, Ani Villa Thailand' manager, aid: "We hop to
di play the fir t student work in our property oon." 0