Premier Village Phu Quoc

A resort that occupies an entire peninsula at Phu Quoc's southern tip, surrounded by the Gulf of Thailand on both sides. The 215 villas each come with a private pool, and many front their own stretch of beach, so the place functions less like a hotel than a small, well-staffed island. The main pool snakes lagoon-style between the two shorelines, and the Plumeria spa, multiple restaurants, and a kids' club mean checkout is mostly theoretical.

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