Scattered across a densely forested headland above Kamala Beach on Phuket's quieter northwest coast, the villas and suites of Andara Resort & Villas descend in terraced tiers toward the Andaman Sea — an arrangement that gives almost every room an unobstructed sightline to open water while keeping the property buried in tropical canopy. The aerial view reveals how completely the resort integrates into its hillside rather than clearing it, dark-tiled rooflines surfacing through the palm and frangipani like islands in green. The interiors draw on a consistent material vocabulary: polished reddish-brown hardwood floors, tray ceilings with warm cove lighting, and floor-to-ceiling glass walls that dissolve the boundary between air-conditioned room and sea breeze terrace. Most distinctive are the carved wooden figurines — elongated totemic forms mounted in groups along the headboard walls — that ground each room in a regional craft tradition without tipping into pastiche. Furniture throughout runs to opium-style bench ends, woven sisal rugs, and teak joinery, the palette kept to terracotta, amber, and cream. The main pool is a long dark-tiled reflecting channel flanked by coconut palms and teak sun platforms, the water still enough at dawn to mirror the full height of the tree canopy above it. The restaurant continues the same timber-and-rattan register, pendant drum shades over white-clothed tables, glass walls open to the pool garden beyond.

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Andara is an ultra-deluxe resort with spacious, modern Thai private suites (most with private pools) and incredible pool villas at Kamala Beach, Phuket. Situated on a gentle hill rising from the Andaman Sea with stunning ocean views, Andara is just minutes away are Phuket’s best restaurants, boutiques, world-class golf resorts and other attractions.