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Appia Bangkok

Appia is an excellent Roman Trattoria hidden in Sukhumvit Soi 31 (also known as Soi Sawatdi) and run by Chef Paolo Vitaletti. Open for many years, Appia became a name to remember for Italian food lovers.

The SIS Kata

The SIS Kata (which means Stay In Style) is a 4-star hotel with 124 rooms and suites, an immense rooftop swimming pool, and a restaurant overlooking the south of Kata Beach on the west coast of Phuket Island. The hotel is very popular with modern rooms and well-designed facilities at a very affordable rate.

InterContinental Phuket Resort

Intercontinental Phuket Resort is one of the most exclusive hotels in Phuket, with an enviable location on the beach of Kamala and a unique architecture selfie and Instagram enthusiasts will love.

Jaras Restaurant at Intercontinental Phuket

Jaras Restaurant Phuket

Jaras is an exclusive restaurant serving superbly presented modern Thai Cuisine near the beach at the Intercontinental Phuket Resort in Kamala Beach. The restaurant is listed in the Michelin Guide, and our dining experience confirmed that the listing is fully justified.

The Best of Everything in Phuket

Here is our list of all the best of everything in Phuket to help you make the best of your next trip: things to do, where to go, where and what to eat, where to stay and what to know. Browse the list of all the ‘Best of Phuket’ pages we built over the years!

Phuket Hotels Directory

Here is the full list of the Phuket hotels and resorts we have stayed at and reviewed in the past 15 years. We only recommend hotels we fully enjoyed. We try to cover luxury hotels, budget places, and everything in between. We paid for our stay in the vast majority, allowing us to be true to our choices.

Hotel Verdigris

Hotel Verdigris is an amazing gem with a great location on Yaowarat Road in Old Phuket Town. The hotel is small and intimate, designed with passion by the young owner around the story of Martina Rozells, an important but mysterious personality of Phuket in the 18th century.

Phuket Trip Planner 2025

Planning your trip to Phuket is, of course, optional. You could just book a flight and a hotel for the first night and take it from here. However, it can help you make the best of your time and budget to look at the huge amount of opportunities, especially if you travel as a family! We made it simple and illustrated with tons of photos to help you get the big picture.

The Selfie Experience Phuket

The Selfie Experience is a new photo playground in Phuket, covering 3,000 m2 indoors with more than 40 backgrounds to play with, a fun way for families, friends and selfie lovers to spend a fun day away from the heat or an occasional rainy day.

La Trattoria at Dusit Thani Phuket

La Trattoria is a well-known restaurant in the Dusit Thani Phuket on the popular Bang Tao Beach in Cherngtalay. Outside guests frequently come to La Trattoria for dinner in the spacious and beautiful white restaurant.

Where to eat on Bang Tao Beach? Bang Tao Restaurants

26 Best Restaurants on Bang Tao Beach

Bang Tao Beach is blessed with a surprisingly vast amount of restaurants, from modest roadside venues to beach restaurants and high-end cuisine. We visited quite a few and keep exploring.

L’Arôme by the Sea

L’Arôme by the Sea Phuket is a contemporary French restaurant serving modern cuisine over Kalim Beach, with amazing views of the Andaman Sea, without a doubt one of the best restaurants in Phuket.

Andamanda Phuket

Andamanda Phuket is a massive water park spanning an impressive 100,000 sq.m! This massive park features 25 attractions, including many impressive waterslides, a 10,000 sq.m. swimming area with artificial waves and the longest lazy river in southeast Asia (550 metres!).