The Bar/Lounge at The Slate Phuket

"Amenities: 24-hour Room Service, Bar/lounge, Beach, Gym, Pool, Spa View the entire Hot List of the travel world's most noteworthy debuts in 2007 ›"

"The hotel has three pools and several bars and restaurants—try dinner with your feet in the sand at Cotemer, where you can enjoy BBQ fish and seafood, and where there are fun child-size tables and seats that look like white space-age cubes"

"Guests rave about the free breakfast, and there are several other restaurants and bars on-site"

"The restaurants are architectural marvels that seem to be floating on a lagoon: Rivet and Rebar is a modern grill serving Black Angus beef and local fish; Tin Mine serves Thai street food like deep-fried soft-shell crab; and the Tongkah Tin Syndicate is a snooker hall and bar"

"Hardware (vices, scales and other mining tools) feature in the delicate decor – even the toilet-paper rolls are big bolts – and common lounge areas are infused with indigo light"

"Watersports are wide-ranging, including an on-site diving center, with a landscaped pool surrounded by a collection of lounge chairs"

"Guests rave about the free breakfast, and there are several other restaurants and bars on-site"

"The restaurants are architectural marvels that seem to be floating on a lagoon: Rivet and Rebar is a modern grill serving Black Angus beef and local fish; Tin Mine serves Thai street food like deep-fried soft-shell crab; and the Tongkah Tin Syndicate is a snooker hall and bar"

"A family-friendly bargain on a mammoth scale, nestled against a strip of silken sand"