Private pools, fancy meals in Phuket's 'gilded cage' quarantineA villa converted for use as an alternative state quarantine (ASQ) room for incoming overseas tourists is seen at The Senses Resort in Phuket on Saturday. At The Senses Resort overlooking Phuket's Patong Bay, 16 villas have been specially prepared for quarantine guests. A driver with a buggy cart prepared with plastic dividers waits at The Senses Resort in Phuket on Saturday. At The Senses resort, visitors will wake up to a view of the island's lush sloping mountains and can swim laps in each villa's infinity pool. "It is effectively a gilded cage," says a 50-year-old Danish visitor planning a stay at The Senses, who declined to be named.

Source: Bangkok Post October 05, 2020 08:03 UTC