V Villas Phuket - MGallery

Nineteen villas on a remote hilltop above Ao Yon Bay, each with a private infinity pool and a butler on call around the clock. The designers clearly decided fewer rooms and more space was the move, so the whole property feels quietly exclusive rather than bustling. Floor-to-ceiling glass opens onto decks that hang over the sea, and at sunset the rooftop bar fills with DJs and tropical cocktails, which is a very different energy from the floating breakfast your butler can arrange at your pool.

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