If you're planning a trip to Southeast Asia, the JW Marriott Resort & Spa in Khao Lak should be on your radar. About a one-hour drive from Phuket airport, it is the ultimate beachfront paradise.

Guests at the Khao Lak Marriott Beach Resort & Spa can indulge in diverse culinary experiences across seven restaurants and bars, including Goji Kitchen + Bar, Thai Curry Sala and more.

The resort boasted the world's largest lagoon pool with six bars. Guests could swim from their rooms along a meandering pool through gardens to the beach. For this, they paid up to $800 a night.

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Avani+ Khao Lak Resort is 90 kilometres north of Phuket International Airport and around 90 minutes away by car. From $250 a night. See avanihotels.com. How we travel.