Originally Posted by
5khours
Bangkok - Peninsula
Andaman - Amanpuri (followed by Trisara). These are much nicer than anything else on your list.
The North - FS Chiang Mai
Bangkok : MOBKK ; prefer to stay this side of the river
Phuket : Amanpuri , of course ; then Trisara
Chiang Mai : FS or perhaps former MO - Dhara Dhevi
Originally Posted by
quitecontrary
One word of advice - with only 12 days I would stay in a maximum of 3 places as otherwise you will be packing, moving and unpacking all the time.
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You really don ' t want to move around too much especially on your honeymoon
Originally Posted by
Musken
Make sure to plan in some relaxing time in the beginning of your trip, especially if you go on honeymoon directly after the wedding, but also to recover from jet lag. Maybe start at the beach? I highly recommend staying at Amanpuri or Trisara. You will not feel that you are in crowd, touristy Phuket if you stay there and you will not want to leave the resorts anyway. And to be honest, even if you do, there are nice places to visit in Phuket. I would at least consider a boat trip to see the spectacular rocks (James Bond island etc.)
Have not been in the Chiang Mai area, so cannot comment on hotels there. For Bangkok, stay at the river and make sure your hotel has a nice pool area to relax after sightseeing.
Definitely factor jet lag days .. & ease in .
Amanpuri has selection of really nice boats / yachts for exploring the islands , snorkelling ..
The team will be happy to offer suggestions , just give them an idea what you might like to do . They are superb at arranging or delivering unusual requests ( with some of their guests ' profiles almost like a norm ) .
Ritz Carlton PB was ok , beach was not . Glad we didn't really spend time in Krabi .
Taking the Aman boats to the islands , Phang Nga Bay , SS Yai Noi is always a treat. , more than good enough
Yes , Pausanias , those were the days .
Surin suites are not in the same league as those mentioned above but the staff try . Even more steps than Puri & no ' buggy '