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The Thai Hotel That Created Ritz-Carlton Reserve

A headland in Krabi, a butler instead of a front desk, and a category of hotel that now spans nine hideaways worldwide.

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The main pool at Phulay Bay, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve
The main pool at Phulay Bay, looking out to the Andaman
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