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 [toc] 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. 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 resort is divided in 2 wings: Katathani wing with mostly Seaview Junior
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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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Where to Stay in Kata Beach? [toc] Our Kata Beach hotels have the privilege to be located on one of the most beautiful beaches of Phuket, with just the right mix of restaurants, shopping and fun nightlife. Kata is a 2 km long bay of really superb white beach and blue water. Not many hotels have the privilege to be right on the beach so you should take advantage of
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Burasari Phuket [toc]Burasari Phuket has always been a popular hotel, with great features for travellers looking for a really convenient accommodation in Patong Beach. While Burasari doesn’t come with sea view or beach front 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
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What to Expect at Renaissance Phuket [toc] Renaissance Phuket is one of the most luxurious resorts in Mai Khao, an endless unspoiled beach in the northern part of Phuket. Renaissance is the perfect place to escape crowded beaches and tourist frenzy. Despite the common belief that Phuket is a busy island, there are some beautiful beaches you won't have to share with anyone but your own shadow! As Renaissance is
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The Slate Phuket [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 very little
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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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How is The Surin Phuket? [toc] The Surin Phuket is a beautifully designed hotel with a long history and a fantastic location on Pansea beach. It's also one of the first luxury hotels on the island. The name of the resort is a little confusing: it's called 'The Surin', but it is in fact on the next beach called Pansea Beach'. I forgot to ask why, however, this is one
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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 Nai Yang 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 and so many
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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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Novotel Phuket Resort Patong Beach [toc] Novotel Phuket Resort at the northern end of Patong Beach offers sea views, not many hotels in Patong can afford. The hotel is designed with typical Thai roofs over an imposing lobby, with palm trees and greenery everywhere around three huge cascading pools. The resort is a small oasis in a frantic town. You can choose to laze around the pools or walk down
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The Kee Resort Phuket [toc] The Kee Resort is probably one of the best-located hotels in Patong Beach if you want to be in the very heart of the action. Its unique location at the end of Soi Seadragon makes if the perfect place for guests who plan to be on the beach during the day and party at night. The hotel is well designed and equipped with all the
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