Gleaming ivory cubes rise like concrete teeth from the broad city expanse sweeping towards Patong Beach’s soft sands and entrancing waves that have long lured swimmers, surfers, and beach babies with a penchant for tropical island reverie. An equally arresting daub of turquoise heralds the presence of an outdoor pool, a charming consolation for crowded shore days, especially when paired with a sparkling Jacuzzi nook, ice-laden fresh fruit shakes from the pool bar, or the dedicated pachyderm guards studding the lounge area. Trim and unassuming exteriors unfurl into the surprisingly loud neons of lobby spaces, gentling into calming pastels as corridors beetle into tucked away rooms that continue the endearing elephant amongst nature theme.