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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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Novotel Phuket Phokeethra in Phuket Town [toc] Novotel Phuket Phokeethra is probably the best hotel you can find in Phuket town at this time. Just like any hotel in the world, it has some great features but also some unexpected weaknesses. Novotel is a well-known brand and this is the second time a Novotel opens in Phuket Town, the first one since became the Royal Phuket City located nearby. The
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Best hotel on Koh Sirey [toc] Westin Siray Bay Resort is a 5-star hotel built on a hillside of Koh Sirey, a tiny island on the east coast of Phuket. From your balcony, at night you will be surprised how close the city lights of Phuket Town are! I never thought I would be standing in a trendy beach resort of Phuket while looking at Phuket Island. 'Koh' means 'island'
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Cape Sienna Phuket [toc] Cape Sienna is a beautiful resort with panoramic views of Kamala Bay, designed to take full advantage of the hillside setting. All 146 rooms offer sea view with large private terrace; most have a Jacuzzi or even a private pool. It is a hotel for a romantic holiday, and while the hotel doesn't have beach access, a free shuttle can take you to one of the
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Nook Dee Boutique Resort [toc] Nook Dee Boutique Resort is a small boutique resort hanging on a green hillside above Kata Noi Beach, just above the Katathani Resort. The design of this new contemporary hotel is very much for a younger generation of travellers, with lots of colours and playful elements: loungers in pools and colourful stuffed elephants sitting around the lobby or even in your bed. By the way,
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Little Nyonya Hotel in Phuket Town Little Nyonya is a small but fun new hotel located on the outskirts of Phuket town. While it is somehow modest and a little basic it combines old Phuket heritage style and affordable price. Seen from the outside the hotel looks beautiful with a large white facade and well lit swimming pool and the Sino-Portuguese inspiration (some say Sino-Colonial but I can't really tell
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Impiana Resort Patong Impiana Resort Patong is a relatively small hotel blessed with a unique location in Patong, right between the best part of beach and the end of Bangla Road, well known to be main shopping and party street. So if like me you are here to stay out late and party a bit at night then relax on the beach and have some spa the day after, Impiana
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Diavolo Restaurant at Paresa Resort [toc] Ranking high on our 'Top 10 Most Romantic Restaurants in Phuket', Paresa Resort 'Diavolo' was one of the nicest experiences we had lately. The fantastic location and setting played a role in the ranking, but you will also have great food and excellent service. You won't forget this night for a long time. On a friend's recommendation, we had our wedding party at Paresa
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Mom Tri's Kitchen Phuket [toc] Mom Tri's Villa Royale is not just your regular hotel. It was the private house of Mom Luang Tridhosyuth Devakul, a famous artist and architect better known in Thailand as 'Mom Tri', a descendant of a King Mongkut Rama IV. More than two decades ago, Mom Tri converted his summer house into this surprising boutique hotel built on a rocky hillside overlooking the beautiful waters
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Swissôtel Resort in Patong Beach [toc] Hotel Swissôtel Resort Phuket Patong Beach is a great hotel with a great location if you can’t afford to be on the beachfront but still want to be a walking distance from the beach and from the heart of Patong Beach. This rather large resort is only 200 meters from the sea and the hotel really has a lot to offer to travellers who
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Six Senses Hideaway Yao Noi [toc] Six Senses Hideaway Yao Noi on Koh Yao Island is not your usual 'Phuket Resort’, it is a destination in itself. Specially designed for romantic couples in search of an escape from the stress of the big city, this is a perfect hideaway to spend a few days before moving to the fun of Phuket Island... Set on a nearby remote island not really
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Maikhao Dream Villa Resort Phuket [toc] Maikhao Dream Villa Resort Phuket is a great hotel I had the chance to experience in Thailand, however Maikhao Dream is not a resort for everyone. It is in the north part of the island where the beach is all yours, it is very exclusive which makes it rather expensive and it comes only with 2 or 3 bedroom villas. This is the perfect
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Aspasia Phuket Aspasia Phuket Resort is a green oasis hidden above the fast developing Kata Beach. With a unique location on a hillside overlooking the north end of Kata Beach, Aspasia Phuket benefits from a very quiet surrounding and a superb panoramic view of the bay. Designed with earth and nature in mind, the hotel displays ocher and green walls of Mayan inspiration and what strikes most visitors is the
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What to Do on Racha Island? [toc] Racha Island (also called Raya island) is a great snorkelling and diving site located just 12 kilometres south of Phuket. The island is so small it can only accommodate three resorts: The Racha Phuket Resort is a real luxury hideaway, Baan Raya Resort and the modest Bungalow Raya Resort. Believe it or not, even people living in Phuket need to get away from
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