Amazing Phuket Villas

Welcome to Salafa, a privately owned luxury villa on the west coast of Phuket and overlooking the beautiful Andaman Sea.

Salafa or ‘Sala in Heaven’ is a modern-Thai styled property set among lush tropical gardens next to Bang Tao beach. The villa’s name comes from a unique design feature, a double story sala (shaded area) which on the lower level houses a sumptuous swinging bed suspended at the pool’s edge whilst above is a ‘writing room’ accessed via an open air walkway from the master bedroom balcony.

Location
Salafa overlooks Bang Tao beach which with its 4.5 mile crescent of white sand is known as one of the finest in the region. The property is the first of only 5 beach front villas in the exclusive Maan Tawan Estate offering 24 hour uniformed security guards and an on-site management team.

Bang Tao beach is directly across the Villa, walking down a sandy pathway to expose a beautiful, open beach with several small restaurants and beach chairs, all within easy walking. This is how Phuket should be enjoyed.

Phuket International Airport is 25 minutes to the north, Central Phuket Town is about 20 minutes drive.

Sleeps 12 with ease
This spacious two story, fully air-conditioned property has 6 large bedrooms all with private bathrooms/shower rooms and the 3 front king-sized bedrooms each have balconies and sea views. In addition the master bedroom has a separate dressing area and private use of a writing/sitting room overlooking the pool and sea [accessed via a walkway from the balcony]. Salafa will take 10 to 12 guests and is ideal for a 2 family holiday.

The property has been finished to a very high standard with solid teak or marble floors and tiling throughout and includes a spacious hall, indoor and outdoor dining areas, large sitting area with cable TV, 15m pool and lovely gardens.

Our staff is here to help you
Thailand is known for its wonderful hospitality where nothing is too much too trouble and the team serving Salafa are no exception.To ensure that guests have an enjoyable and relaxing stay, a member of staff will be on-site 24 hours a day.

Salafa employs two full-time staff, a housekeeper/cook and a driver, maintenance man, and gardener plus a part time maid for larger bookings. The swimming pools and gardens are regularly maintained.

Salafa is one of only 5 beach front villas in Maan Tawan and has its own large swimming pool (45’ x 15’ with a 3’ deep shallow end going to 5’ at the deep end) and offers an additional disabled access (an electric hoist). Guests also have the use of a very large communal pool set in lush gardens in the centre of this exclusive gated development.

TV with surround sound
Cable TV is provided at the property and there is a good selection of English movies, sports and news channels. A weekly TV guide is delivered to the villa.

The lounge is equipped with a large flat-screen TV with DVD player and surround sound. The downstairs bedroom has its own TV and DVD player.

Hi-Fi system
Salafa has a Sonos multi-room Hi-fi system in the sitting and dining rooms. A wide choice of pre-loaded music can be accessed through this system, including rock, opera, pop, love songs, rap etc. - anything and everything a family of 7 might have collected over the years.

Inexpensive DVD’s and CD’s can be found in the shops and many copies or fakes are illegally sold in the markets. We recommend you bring your favourite music to personalize Salafa as your home from home.

Airport arrival and departure
Airport pick up and drop off will be arranged by the villa manageress and is included in the price. Please note that if arrival times of guests are staggered we may have to charge for additional journeys.   

Services and facilities
Daily and weekly rental rates include:

• Full use of this beautifully furnished Thai Modern Villa extending over 700m2
• 2 full time staff plus one part time staff for larger parties
• American or continental breakfast with fresh fruit every day
• Preparation of evening meal when requested
• Rooms and bathrooms cleaned daily
• Luxury Thai Spa Traditional Lemon Grass toiletries in all bathrooms (shampoos, conditioners and shower gels) provided throughout your stay
• Towels changed every 2 days or on request
• Bed linen replaced twice a week or on request

The telephone meter will be read on your arrival; all local calls in Phuket are free. Salafa guests may take advantage of a very reasonable discounted rate for international calls (an access code can be found in the villa information book). In addition, Thai ‘pay-as-you-go’ SIM cards are very cheap and in order to stay in touch with one another while on holiday why not buy a few pre-loaded with 100 Bhat [US$3].

We also offer you
• Clean pool towels laid out
• Cable TV and wireless broadband
• Hair drier in every room
• Beds turned down at night
• Laundry services (a small charge is made for personal laundry)
• Exclusive use of Villa’s own swimming pool and garden
• Free use of large communal pool
• Electric ceiling hoists for guest bedroom 3 and access to pool available if required
• Electricity (Guests are asked to turn off the air conditioning when not in the room/villa - abusive use results in extra charges for electricity)
• Driver – Kim, one of the Villa staff is available to do part time driving and arrange a suitable hire car for you

The Villa staff will do your shopping
At your request the staff will do your shopping. The simplest way to handle this is to provide a float (we recommend a minimum of THB3,000 for 4 people plus THB500 per person extra).
The Villa Manageress will maintain a detailed account of expenditure and will ask for a top-up when necessary.

Dining and snacks
Simple Thai meals and sandwiches can be provided throughout the day along with drinks and fresh fruit.

For dinner there is also a good menu from which to order or just point at the pictures in the cookery book and the staff will be able to deliver something pretty close.
Food for a dinner party or a poolside BBQ can be arranged. (For large and frequent parties it may be necessary to bring in extra staff for a reasonable charge.)

Individual preferences
Preferences can be discussed in advance and tailored to your needs. We will provide, free of charge, the basics for your first day (breakfast, fruit, juices, soft drinks, beer, tea, coffee, milk, bread, butter).
A full fridge can be stocked prior to your arrival with your special requirements but please specify at least 2 weeks before arrival.

We will take care of your kids
Our staff are experienced with caring for children. They would be happy to baby-sit for a nominal hourly rate after 19.00.
There is a baby monitor in the villa.