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Description: Located in northwest Phuket, the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa is only 15 minutes north of Thailand’s Phuket International Airport. A sprawling, low-rise property directly adjacent to Mai Khao Beach and the Sirinath Marine National Park, the resort was opened in 2001. The JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa is a five-star property of expansive grounds of (11 hectares of tropical gardens, ponds and pools) situated in a beautiful natural setting; a huge coconut plantation adjacent to the 17 km long Mai Khao Beach, overlooking the Adaman Sea. The 252 spacious rooms and 13 luxurious suites of the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa offer glorious views of the landscaped gardens, the three swimming pools, or the sea and the un-spoilt Mai Khao Beach. Phuket Island’s main tourist centres are approximately 40 km away from the hotel. However, because of the complete range of recreational, leisure and dining facilities available on-site, guests need not leave the resort in order to enjoy a fabulous holiday in Phuket. Recreational and leisure facilities at the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa include three swimming pools, a health club, mountain bikes for hire, diving courses, a children’s club, a cooking school, and the amazing 1,119 m2 Mandara Spa complex. Golfers staying at the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa will be just a few minutes away from one of the best golf courses in Asia, located at the Blue Canyon Country Club. The seven restaurants and four bars spread out across the expansive grounds of the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa offer residents an extensive variety of dining options. If you wish to venture out of the resort, the tour desk at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa will be happy to help you organise visits to nearby sites of interest such as the Sirinath National Park and protected sea turtle nesting area, only 2 km away, the Phra Tang Temple (16 km away), or to the famous Similan Islands off the coast. 

Rooms: Phuket’s JW Marriott Resort & Spa’s three storey-high buildings house a total 265 rooms and suites: 104 Deluxe Sala Garden View rooms; 23 Deluxe Sala Sea View rooms; 88 Deluxe Sala Terrace rooms; 37 Deluxe Sala Pool View rooms; 12 one-bedroom Suites with Large Terrace and the Baan Mai Khao two-bedroom Royal Suite. All rooms and suites have stunning garden or sea views and balconies.

Room Types:

Deluxe Sala Garden View Rooms
- Minimum area 47 m2
- King bed or 2 double beds
- Balcony
- ‘Sala’ (seating area) with double massage mats & cushions
- Wooden floors
- Sound proof floor-to-ceiling windows
- Spacious bathroom (separate shower and oversized soaking tub)
- Dual-line telephone
- High speed Internet
- Mini-bar
- Air-conditioning
- Coffee/tea-making facilities
- Electronic safe

Deluxe Sala Sea View Rooms
- Minimum area 47 m2
- King bed or 2 double beds
- Balcony
- ‘Sala’ (seating area) with double massage mats & cushions
- Wooden floors
- Sound proof floor-to-ceiling windows
- Spacious bathroom (separate shower and oversized soaking tub)
- Dual-line telephone
- High speed Internet
- Mini-bar
- Air conditioned
- Coffee/tea-making facilities
- Electronic safe

Deluxe Sala Terrace Rooms
- Located on the ground floor, garden view
- 16 m2 private landscaped terrace
- Minimum area 47 m2
- King bed or 2 double beds
- Balcony
- ‘Sala’ (seating area) with double massage mats & cushions
- Wooden floors
- Floor-to-ceiling sound proof windows
- Spacious bathroom (separate shower and oversized soaking tub)
- Dual-line telephone
- High speed Internet
- Air conditioned
- Mini-bar
- Coffee/tea-making facilities
- Bottled water (surcharge)
- Electronic safe

One Bedroom Suites
- Sea view
- Size 98 m2
- Balcony (71 m2), sea view
- Eight suites with an optional interconnecting room
- Walk-in closet
- Desk & reading lamp
- Floor-to-ceiling sound proof windows
- Floor-to-ceiling sound proof windows
- Floor-to-ceiling sound proof windows
- 3 telephones per room, voice mail
- Telephone line for computer
- High speed Internet
- 29 inch flat screen television set
- Cable/satellite programmes
- DVD Players
- In-room movie
- Daily newspaper delivery
- Fully stocked honour bar
- Duvets
- Air conditioning
- Hair Dryer
- Bathrobes
- Electronic safe
- Infant beds available

Baan Mai Khao Royal Suite
The Royal Suite at the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa is located in a secluded area of the resort and overlooks the Andaman Sea. With a total indoor area of 340 m2, the Royal Suite consists of three lavish well-designed villas, each of which contains:
- Two deluxe, spacious bedrooms
- Magnificent bathrooms with double soaking tub and a private garden view
- Outdoor private showers for two
- Air conditioning, with individual climate control
- Alarm clock
- Desk & reading lamp
- Two-line telephones, voice mail
- Coffee maker/tea facilities
- Infant crib
- Electrical adapters
- Internet browser/Web TV
- Cable / Satellite television programmes
- CD & DVD players
- Stereo System
- In-room movies
- Iron and ironing board
- Luxurious bedclothes (down comforters, custom duvets, cotton bed linen)
- Down feather bed pillows
- Rollaway bed
- Electronic safes
- Mini-bars
- Guests staying at the Royal Suite of the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa enjoy full butler service
The JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa’s Baan Mai Khao Royal Suite also comprises a superb 305 m2 living/dining pavilion which is situated between two villas and includes an 18-metre private swimming pool, an outdoor whirlpool and a sun deck. 

Accommodations for Guests with Special Needs

Three of the Deluxe Sala Terrace Rooms on the ground floor of the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa are specially designed for physically challenged guests (wheelchair access); one of these rooms connects to a standard Deluxe Sala Terrace room.

Dining:

Several of the seven restaurants in the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa feature an exhibition chef’s station, enabling diners to watch the food preparation process, and all dining venues offer magnificent views of the resort’s lush gardens, Lotus Pond and the Adaman Sea.

Andaman Grill
- Adjacent to the Main Pool, on the beachfront
- Views of the Mai Khao Beach and the Andaman Sea
- Seats 90 people
- Serves steak and seafood accompanied by specialty sauces
- Individual  spice station at each table
- Award-winning wine list (wine available by the glass)
- Open for dinner (6:00 pm - 10:00 pm)

CUCINA
- Located on the lobby level of the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
- Indoor (55 seats) and terrace (22 seats) dining
- Italian cuisine
- Features an open kitchen and red brick pizza oven
- Singing waiters
- Pizza delivery (11 am to 11 pm)
- Serves dinner (6 pm to 11 pm)

Ginja Taste
- Located in the South Wing of the resort
- Beach and sea views
- Air-conditioned indoor section (40 seats)
- Patio for outdoor dining (28 seats)
- Authentic Thai cuisine
- Open for dinner (6:00 pm – 10:00 pm)
- Adjacent to Ginja Cook, the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa’s cooking school

Kabuki Japanes Cuisine Theatre
- Located on the ground floor of the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort
- Views of the torch-lit Lotus Pond
- Open air Sushi and Teppanyaki bar
- Large Sushi chef station showcasing food preparation
- Sushi Bar
- Sake Bar, with masked Sake specialists preparing drinks
- Seats 72 (50 table seats, 10 Sushi Bar seats, and 12 Sake Bar seats)
- Serves lunch and dinner (12 pm to 10 pm)

Marriott Café
- Lobby Level
- Garden, pool and sea views
- Indoor air-conditioned section (105 seats)
- Terrace (32 seats)
- Children’s corner
- Breakfast buffet (6:30 am – 11:30 am)
- Lunch Buffet (12:30 pm – 3 pm)
- Dinner Buffet (6 pm – 10 pm)
- A la carte menu
- Serves a mix of Thai, Japanese, Chinese and European fare

Lotus Pavilion
- Located on the ground level
- Covered open-air restaurant
- Views of the main swimming pool, the Lotus Pond and the gardens
- Themed Dinner Buffets with live entertainment (high season)
- Seats 300
- Open for dinner (6:30 pm to 10 pm) on special ‘Theme Nights’

Siam Deli
- Café-style dining
- Part of the JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa’s shopping arcade (ground level)
- Extensive menu of light snacks, salads, sandwiches, soups, pastries and deserts
- Freshly baked breads, every day
- Seats 88

Out of the Blue – Drink Bar
- Beachfront bar
- In the South Wing of the JW Marriott Phuket Resort, adjacent to the Blue Pool and overlooking the beach
- Indoor seating (22 at the bar, 28 lounge seats)
- Terrace, with water feature (24 seats)
- Serves drinks and snacks from 5 pm to 1 am

Out of the Blue Splash Bar
- Swim-up bar inside the Blue Swimming Pool, in the South Wing of the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort
- Serves a selection of fresh juices, cocktails, salads, sandwiches, appetizers and pizza
- Open from 9 am to 7 pm, it also services the pool area

Rim Nam Pool Bar
- Overlooks the Main Pool and the beach (ground level)
- Extensive beverage selection
- Light meals and snacks
- Poolside breakfast (Main Pool only)
- Services the Main Pool (9am to 7 pm) and the North Pool (9am to 5 pm)

Sala Sawasdee Bar
- Lobby bar at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa
- Open-air bar with views of the Reflection Pool and Andaman Sea
- Seats 92 (13 at the bar)
- Serves drinks and Asian tapas
- Open from 10 am to 1 am

Facilities and Services:

Swimming Pools
There are 3 swimming pools at the five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa:
- Main Pool (107 meters, bubble beds, children’s pool, whirlpool, and a lap pool)
- L-shaped North Pool
- The South Blue Pool, a free-form pool with sea views and the ‘Out of the Blue – Splash’ swim-up bar
Tennis
2 floodlit Plexipave surface tennis courts

Fitness Centre
- State-of-the art equipment
- Fully qualified trainers
- Central widescreen TV
- Individual TV screens on exercise machines

Beach Activities
- Water sport equipment (sailing dinghies, wind surfing etc)
- Diving (the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa has an on-site diving centre offering PADI-certified courses and diving excursions to islands in the vicinity) 

JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa Children’s Pavilion
- Table tennis, pool table, video games, puzzles, arts and crafts etc.
- Fully supervised ‘Little Turtles Programme’ for younger children
- Open daily from 9.00 am - 5.00 pm and from 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm

Golf

The five-star the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa is a 10-minute drive from the Blue Canyon Country Club which features 36 holes of championship golf.

Ginja Cooking School
- Daily courses in Thai cuisine (Monday to Friday, 8.00 am – 2.00 pm)
- Four 2-person cooking stations and one Chef’s station

Mandara Spa at the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa
- 1,119 m2 spa complex
- 16 private double treatment suites
- Full service beauty salon
- Thai and international health and beauty treatments

Additional Services and Facilities available at the Five-star JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa

- Mountain Bikes (for hire)
- Shopping arcade (ATM machine)
- 24 hour baby-sitting service
- Non-smoking rooms
- Airport transfer
- Complimentary on-site parking
- Valet parking
- Currency exchange, at front desk