The resort report: what's new in the hotel world

A private island experience with multiple pools awaits clients at the newly opened Anantara Koh Yao Yai Resort & Villas in Thailand. Once a coconut palm plantation, the 27-acre site features 148 suites, villas and penthouses along a jungle-clad limestone islets just a 45-minute boat ride from Phuket and 20 minutes from Krabi. Accommodation options include one-and two-bedroom villas with private butler services, complimentary bicycles, and direct beach access. For families, consider the Family Pool Access Suites with a terrace opening directly onto the family pool. For a grandeur escape, the 3,229 square ft. Two-Bedroom Beachfront Pool Villa features a central living space, a kitchen, a dining room, two ensuite bedrooms and a pool terrace with an outdoor rain shower. For the ultimate in luxury, the resort’s eight butler-attended Sea View Pool Penthouses are 3,617 square ft. featuring an oversized soaking bathtub with sea views. In addition to a living and dining room, a kitchen, and a master bedroom with ensuite bathroom featuring two skylight-lit rain showers, there are also two dressing rooms, an infinity-edge pool, sundeck with daybeds and a covered cabana for alfresco dining.