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WAH Nails’ Sharmadean Reid takes to Thailand to test out W Hotels’ innovative twist on the hotel concierge, The W Insider.<\/p>\n

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The hotel concierge. In today\u2019s world of smartphones, Uber, air miles and Google, the concept seems a little outdated. Sure, if someone wants to take our bags for us, we\u2019re not gonna baulk – but as our luck would have it, W Hotels have come up with a very modern kind of alternative. The Insider Experience, offered free to guests by the hotel group, is executed by each property\u2019s resident experts: socialites who continuously source up-to-the-minute information on restaurants, innovative art exhibitions and nightlife from fashion designers, society folk and in-the-know locals. To put this service to the test in W Bangkok and W retreat Koh Samui, Sharmadean Reid, founder of London\u2019s pioneering nail art brand WAH Nails, flew across the ocean to Thailand\u2019s back\u00a0packer havens.<\/p>\n

Reid\u2019s Insider Experience kicked off with a visit to Wat Arun, the Temple of Dawn where she found herself praying for luck, health and happiness. This was followed by lunch at The Never Ending Summer – a notoriously hard-to-locate restaurant that\u2019s worth a visit for its tranquil ambience alone. On the journey there, W Bangkok\u2019s Insider, Mio, admitted it had originally taken her five attempts to find it. \u201cOur lunch spot was so exclusive, we couldn\u2019t believe it,\u201d Reid tells\u00a0Wonderland<\/i>. \u201cIt was a complex of buildings designed by Thai architect Duangrib Bunnang, that included his office, a furniture store, caf\u00e9 and the restaurant. The design was my idea of heaven, concrete and black punctuated with greenery and pink flowers. The table next to us was packed with Bangkok\u2019s ladies who lunch, hair coiffed to the hilt, all carrying an array of old school luxury designer handbags. Also munching down on the restaurant\u2019s version of traditional Thai cuisine were artists, cool kids and rich families. Crucially, there wasn\u2019t a tourist in sight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next stop was the swanky-pants 20 Nail Studio, situated in the newly opened Central Embassy Mall, which was built on land formally owned by the British Embassy. The WAH Girls got their nails customised by the legendary Ms. Phurin Meewatha. Locally known as \u201cKhun Annie\u201d, she painted a sailor moon in such intricate detail even the WAH girls were fan-girling hard.<\/p>\n

The following day, at the hotels\u2019 #WAHPAINTSW event, a gaggle of Bangkok\u2019s elite were treated to the one-off \u201cEAST MEETS W-EST\u201d Bangkok design that WAH had made for the Insider Experience. A fizzed-up afterparty followed in the Extreme WOW Suite, the brand\u2019s take on the presidential penthouse on the hotel\u2019s top floor. \u201cIt was the coolest apartment ever, with white marble, its own bar and DJ booth and a giant bath that could fit at least five people,\u201d Reid remembers. \u201cW Bangkok had made the place look so fun and every single girl who came through the door was just so cool and stylish. They have a distinct look of simple chic, mixed with ultra Asian glam.\u201d<\/p>\n

A short internal flight later and Reid found herself in lush, sunkissed Koh Samui. \u201cIf Bangkok was\u00a0Bright Lights, Big City<\/i>, Koh Samui was definitely\u00a0Notes From a Small Island<\/i>,\u201d the entrepreneur jests. \u201cLanding in the cutest airport ever – with palm tree-covered mountains around us – felt very James Bond. The incredible welcome cocktail helped to ease the weariness from the flight, too. Called\u00a0Ocean View<\/i>, the purple drink turned pink when you added a shot of lemon juice to it. I was in pinky-purple, WAH heaven!\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0The Koh Samui Insider Experience started with a trip to a nearby safari park – complete with an elephant ride, course – followed by a preview of a museum dedicated to South Asian art. \u201cW Retreat Koh Samui\u2019s Insider, Kitty, hooked us up. The museum and gardens were serene and beautiful,\u201d enthused Reid. After hitting up a mix of the island\u2019s coolest, hippy-luxe shops, the party headed back to the hotel for some much-needed cocktail relief and modern Japanese food at the hotel\u2019s swanky restaurant, Namu.<\/p>\n

\u00a0With the Gulf of Thailand in everyone\u2019s gaze, the WAH girls were back in mani-action at the #WAHPAINTSW Koh Samui event at the hotel\u2019s swanky private villa, The Seascape Escape. \u201cIt was a kind of mini spa day, fitting of the mega-chilled surroundings. There were massages, healthy snacks and, of course, #NAILS. We were surrounded by colour and the view was stunning\u201d Reid enthuses. \u201cWe met some girls excited to try our EAST MEETS W-EST designs, which are inspired by the most insane Thai silks. Then we headed to relax on the beach in front of an outdoor screening of\u00a0American Beauty<\/i>. Bliss.\u201d First dibs when you\u2019re next in town, Sharm.<\/p>\n

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Three nights at W Bangkok, and seven nights at W Retreat Koh Samui from \u00a32,279 pp with Destinology (www.destinology.co.uk<\/a>, 01204 821 230) Price includes accommodation in a Wonderful Room (W Bangkok) and a Jungle Oasis Room (W Retreat Koh Samui) on B&B basis and return flights with British Airways from London Heathrow.<\/i><\/p>\n

Words:\u00a0<\/strong>Becky Davies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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