Avani Plus Khao Lak Resort

Forty metres from the Andaman surf at Bang Muang Beach, Avani Plus Khao Lak strings its villas and suites through a garden corridor where the tree canopy stays dense enough to shade the walk between restaurants.

The spa runs the full list: couples' massage, body scrubs, and facial treatments in dedicated treatment rooms with a separate relaxation lounge. A kids' club, indoor play area, and water park give families room to split — adults toward the fitness classes and yoga deck, children occupied elsewhere.

Khao Lak sits 80 km north of Phuket airport, far enough to lose the package-resort crowd while keeping Similan Islands dive boats within reach. The resort's own water-sports desk books snorkelling and canoeing excursions directly.