he common areas of the hotel include the pristine private
dining room, with its lacquered red door and ancient hand
sculpture serving as a handle, and La Sirena, the resort’s Italian
restaurant. “La Sirena is set in a large open space overlooking
the landscape of Phuket,” says Navone. “There’s a long wall full
of dishes hanging like little paintings, and tubular lamps hang
from the ceiling like upside-down anemones. Black and white
tiles decorate the floor, and turquoise ceramic mosaics cover
the large column that encloses the pizza oven. Black and white,
glossy and matte, great and small—I like to use opposites mixed
in a natural and surprising way.”
The walls of Nahmyaa, Point Yamu’s Thai restaurant, feature
large mosaic goldfish. “East and West, simplicity and surprise,
beauty and irony, all of these things lend this resort a different
mood,” notes Navone. “At Nahmyaa, the orange color of the
fish carries over into the furnishings, walls and chairs. The walls
are covered with scales of wood like the skin of a giant fish, and
big lanterns hang from the ceiling like bubbles in a fantastic
aquarium. It’s bright and full of energy.”
Other remarkable spaces include the Acquabar, with an
aerial sculpture hanging over the counter; the tea room, with
large-scale Thai writing used as decor; and the Spa at the
heart of the resort, where an expansive swimming pool seems
to vanish between sky and sea. Even the beach umbrellas
around the pool were carefully deployed, carried by wonderful
little cement elephants. “Point Yamu is a unique place,” Paola
Navone reflects. “A peninsula on the sea in Phang Nga Bay that
seems to float on the water. Everything in Point Yamu is very
simple and natural and invites guests to enjoy the beauty of the
place and the very special hospitality dedicated to wellness. I
wanted to let guests enjoy the landscape with a touch of irony.
I wanted to make every space special in its own way.”
Point Yamu by Como, comohotels.com/pointyamu
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