The Kee Resort Phuket [toc] The Kee Resort is probably one of the best located hotel 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
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U Zenmaya Phuket [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. The Restaurant U Zenmaya only has one
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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.
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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 Blog talk so positively about it. BYD Lofts is not even located on the seafront so there must
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A Weekend at The Shore at Katathani Phuket [toc] The Shore at Katathani is one of the most exclusive and romantic hotels on Phuket, probably one of our best experience on the island. The hotel combines all the ingredients effortlessly for a perfect escape: a location right on a beach, pool villas with jaw-dropping views, genuinely caring staff, an excellent restaurant, a good spa and countless small details that make
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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 brain child 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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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 in Phuket. 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
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One of Phuket Best Hotels [toc] The Nai Harn Phuket proudly stands in an excellent location in the south of the island, and with its classic, timeless design, the resort has always been very iconic. Built among thousand coconut trees on the green hillside of Nai Harn, it is the only resort offering such a unique view on this fabulous beach, and what beach! A large crescent of beautiful white
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TwinPalms Phuket Resort 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 designs
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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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Phuket Marriott Resort [toc] Phuket Marriott Resort Merlin Beach is a new 5-star hotel with a unique location in Phuket, just a few kilometers 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, and those
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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
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Phuket Graceland Resort and Spa Phuket Graceland Resort is one of the largest hotels on the island with a staggering 600 rooms. The hotel location is quite unique as not many hotels in Patong have the privilege to be so close to the beach. In addition this part of the beach is one of the nicest with a clean white powdery sand. Not far from the hotel you will find
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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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Millennium Resort Patong 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. 3 reasons why people stay at the Millennium Resort : Millennium Resort Patong is
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The Surface Rooftop Bar at La Flora Hotel [toc] The Surface rooftop bar at La Flora hotel in Patong is one of the few rooftops existing in Phuket, but like beach clubs did, the number seems to be growing. Just like in Bangkok, people seems to be irresistibly attracted to rooftops and I can't blame them, everything looks so much better from up there and photos are so beautiful. Surface
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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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