JW Marriott, Phuket, Thailand

Well, we have finally reaped the benefits of Eric living in Japan for one year without us. We used his Marriott point to stay in this incredible 5-star beach resort, that words cannot even describe, but I will try. Our "room" was a two bedroom suite with a fully stocked kitchen, dining room, living room, deck with beautiful furniture and a master bath to die for! The resort was very isolated from everywhere else which was a negative, but they had shops and restaurants, 3 huge pools to choose from, a kids center, and golf carts to take you where you needed to go. It was breathtakingly landscaped and decorated and there were lots of lovely people waiting on us hand and foot. Every evening there was a silent "Sunset Ceremony" performed by the masked dancers. There were activities to sign up for, for both kids and adults. Erika and I did Batik painting on a t-shirt. For me, this was one of the highlights of our trip. They turned out beautifully and actually not too shabby for a first attempt. We stayed here for 6 beautiful days. We did take a couple side trips, by taxi, that were a lot of fun.