Dusit Resort and Polo Club

Description:

• A "polo club" in theme only; the Dusit has all the amenities of a fine resort. The elegant marble lobby features bronze horses and hunting tableaux; hall doors have polo mallet handles and other equine-themed decor. Guest rooms, renovated in 2007, carry the same theme and are spacious, with big marble bathrooms. Room rates vary with the view, although every room's balcony faces the lushly landscaped pool. Ground-floor rooms are landscaped for privacy, with private verandas leading to the pool and the beach. Suites are enormous, with elegant living rooms, and a full pantry and dressing area. For all its air of formality, the resort is great for those who prefer swimsuits and T-shirts to riding jodhpurs, and a relaxed holiday air pervades. All sorts of watersports are available on the quiet beach. It is a bit far from both Hua Hin and Cha-Am, but the resort is completely self-contained.

  Facilities: 5 restaurants; lounge; huge outdoor pool; mini-golf; golf course nearby; outdoor lit tennis courts; squash courts; fitness center; equestrian center and horseback riding; watersports equipment; bike and motorcycle rental; billiards and game room; tour desk; car-rental desk; airport transfer; business center; shopping arcade; salon; 24-hr. room service; babysitting; same-day laundry service/dry cleaning; nonsmoking rooms; executive floor

• © Frommer's 2012

Awards:

Frommer's

•  Recommended 2010