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Where to Stay in Mai Khao Beach? [toc] Mai Khao Beach Hotels benefit from a unique location in Phuket, a perfect place if you prefer to stay away from the crowd. The beach is 11 kilometres long, and because it is part of a protected national park, you will meet almost no one on the beach passed the Phuket airport area. If you are after an isolated romantic escape, Mai
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A romantic resort with private pools [toc] Sala Phuket Resort and Spa on Mai Khao Beach is one of our all-time favourite hideaways in Phuket, but it is not a hotel for everyone. Sala Phuket Mai Khao Beach Resort is a romantic resort fully dedicated to couples, with a unique setting and total privacy. Such a feature doesn't come cheap but still is affordable. What makes Sala Phuket our favourite?
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Phuket Marriott Resort [toc] Phuket Marriott Resort Merlin Beach is a 5-star hotel with a unique location on Merlin Beach in Phuket, just a few kilometres from the busy Patong and yet in a superb and quiet surrounding. Yes, the name sounds familiar because this used to be the Merlin Beach Resort, a popular but rather old hotel. So if you liked it before, you will like it even more,
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Kalima Resort Phuket [toc] Kalima Resort Phuket is a hotel with amazing panoramic views of the immense bay of Patong Beach, built on a green hill near Kalim Beach in Phuket. With such a unique location, guests can enjoy the views but also a strategic location within minutes of Patong Beach without any of the traffic inconvenience. If you drive north, you will reach the beautiful Kamala, Laem Singh and
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Movenpick Resort Karon [toc] Movenpick Resort Karon is one of the largest and best-located hotels in Karon, one of the most beautiful beaches in Phuket. The hotel is across the street from a superb sandy bay and the small town of Karon is just next to the hotel. Movenpick is close to everything and still manages to be a surprising oasis of peace with immense gardens. Movenpick Resort Karon is
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Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon [toc] Pullman Phuket Arcadia Naithon is a superb resort located on the still peaceful Naithon beach, a surprisingly beautiful beach away from any main road on the upper west coast of Phuket. The hotel is far from the usual crowds but not isolated and near a less known local life, making it an exciting starting point to enjoy what Phuket has to offer if you are
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How is Holiday Inn Resort Phuket? [toc] Holiday Inn Resort Phuket is a success story since a very long time, and the team makes sure it stays this way years after years. Overseas travellers don't usually associate the brand 'Holiday Inn' with luxury island resorts, but here, they are in for a pleasant surprise. The location of the hotel is excellent if you want to get the best of many
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Millennium Resort Patong [toc] Millennium Resort Patong is a massive resort with a pretty unique location if you prefer to stay in the very heart of Patong Beach for your holiday. While it doesn't have a beachfront location (not many hotels in Patong can afford to have one) it does come with a lot of strategical values. The resort Millennium Resort consists of two wings: Lakeside with 197 rooms and
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A weekend at U Zenmaya [toc] U Zenmaya Phuket is a charming seafront boutique hotel located half way between Patong and Kamala Beach. This resort is modest in size but quickly became popular because of its attractive infinity swimming pool and for the rooms facing the ocean. Overall the hotel is quite well priced considering the size of the room and the amazing sea views. Zeascape Restaurant U Zenmaya only
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Best Hotels for Honeymoon in Phuket What are the most romantic hotels in Phuket? This is another frequent question we are happy to answer. Here are the best hotels we experienced in Phuket. We know there are more, but we only write about places we personally stayed at, so watch this page as it grows. [toc] Phuket is a fantastic destination for couples and has so much to offer. You
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A Weekend at Sri Panwa [toc] Sri Panwa is one of Phuket most amazing and most exclusive hotels. Everyone we know heard of it, but not many actually stayed there, and we finally did. This resort is built on a hillside of the remote Cape Panwa and is best known for its incredible rooftop bar called Baba Nest. We booked a weekend at Sri Panwa and even after so many
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Katathani Resort Phuket [toc] Katathani Phuket Beach Resort is a great and affordable hotel located on Kata Noi, one of the most beautiful beaches in the south of Phuket. Built along a 450 meters sandy beach, this large but very well designed hotel can afford to offer a surprisingly large amount of rooms with real sea views. The Location Katathani Phuket Beach Resort location makes it a great base to
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BYD Lofts in Phuket [toc] BYD Lofts Boutique Hotel & Serviced Apartments in Patong Beach has so many good reviews on Trip Advisor and social media, we had to try it to see for ourselves. Let's find out why this long-established hotel is so popular and why so many readers of Phuket 101 talk so positively about it. BYD Lofts is not even located on the seafront so there must
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Burasari Phuket [toc] Burasari Phuket has always been a popular hotel, with great features for travellers looking for really convenient accommodation in Patong Beach. While Burasari doesn’t come with sea view or beachfront access, it clearly offers the right balance and great value for money, and the long popularity for this hotel confirms it. We stayed there for a weekend and tried as many things as possible. We came unannounced
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A weekend at The Slate [toc] The Slate Phuket on Nai Yang Beach near the airport is a superb 5-star resort set on an immense property with a fantastic and unusual design inspired by the tin mining era of Phuket. It was long known as the 'Indigo' hotel and was the brainchild of the famous architect and designer Bill Bensley. The name has changed from Indigo to The Slate, but
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Kata Rocks [toc] Kata Rocks is changing the face of luxury accommodation in Phuket: more than just a hotel stay, it's an unforgettable holiday experience. The hotel is on a hill at the south end of the superb Kata Beach, and from up there every Sky Villa offers fantastic views on the Andaman Sea. Kata Rocks is so beautifully designed it's a real photo playground, especially the famous umbrellas in
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Hyatt Regency Phuket [toc] Hyatt Regency Phuket is a superb 5-star resort built on a hillside of Kamala, overlooking Rayee Beach, which is located just a little south of the main Kamala beach, far from any crowd. This exclusive 190 rooms resort offers splendid sea views from almost every balcony, and obviously, the higher the room, the better the view! The first thing that strikes is a sense of space
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TwinPalms Phuket Resort [toc] Twinpalms Phuket Resort near Surin Beach is not just another resort. Not many hotels in Phuket have set the trend for other hotels to follow and Twinpalms Resort Phuket is one of them. Creative and original in many ways, Twinpalms Phuket doesn't have beachfront access and not even a sea view, it's not cheap either. But from the opening day, it was an instant success. Minimalist
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A weekend at Phuket Marriott Resort Nai Yang [toc] Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Nai Yang Beach is a beautifully designed hotel built in a unique location on the north-west coast of Phuket. In case you haven't heard of Nai Yang Beach yet, it is a superb hideaway escape near the Sirinath National Park, far from the crowded beaches of south Phuket. The hotel has a lot of great features
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How is Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket? [toc] Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket is a large resort with a desirable location, right on the sands of the superb Karon Beach on the west coast of the island. With such a unique situation, a large pool and many outlets including a beach club, Centara Grand Beach Resort is a top-rated mid-range hotel. With 262 mostly sea-facing rooms, suites and villas, Centara Grand
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