The Hideaways Club CEO Stephen Wise Describes Phuket Villa

By: Destination Club News
Date: December 29, 2009

Last month, we profiled The Hideaways Club’s latest acquisition, a luxury villa in Phuket, Thailand. The Hideaways Club CEO and Co-Founder Stephen Wise writes about his thoughts about the new club residence.

"Villa Layan is a stylish contemporary villa in the private enclave of the Layan Peninsula, Phuket. The interior blends modern living with Thai-inspired design to give the property a magnificent open and light ambience. Passing through the entrance gate the villa opens up in front of you to the living area and through to the 20 metre pool and sun deck in the charming gardens."

"The villa is perfect for entertaining, with a large external dining area featuring a barbecue and bar and a team of full-time staff on site to look after Members and their guests. The large pool is surrounded by a sun deck in the expansive mature gardens, decorated with traditional Thai statues and ornaments. Villa Layan has its own 34’ Searay Powerboat which can be enjoyed by Members and their guests."

The Phuket villa joins a property in Bali and residences in Mauritius and Malaysia, giving the one time European focused destination club a growing Asian portfolio. The club is also considering Oman and Vietnam and has created a Hideaways Club Asian office to greater serve their members.

"We are well aware of the number of high net worth individuals that reside in both Singapore and Hong Kong," Mike Lamb of The Hideaways Club told us last month. "Naturally for The Hideaways Club, these type of individuals fit the profile of our members - namely Chairmen, CEO's, FD's, Investment Bankers, partners of Law Firms and Medical Practices, Entrepreneurs, etc. For those who are looking to place funds into a global property portfolio with sensible returns and can see the value of subsidized luxury vacations, The Hideaways Club represents a unique investment opportunity."

The club is currently approaching 25% of their total 600 member capacity and have made several exciting announcements during the course of 2009, including signing tennis superstar Tim Henman and the addition of properties in South Africa, Sotogrande, and Croatia amongst others.

With an aggressive 2010 plan, check back soon for more news about The Hideaways Club and the rest of the world's leading destination clubs at Destination Club News.