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Where to Stay in Phuket: Best Hotels by Area
Where you stay decides your Phuket holiday, because the island is large and the roads are slow. For calm beaches near the airport, choose Mai Khao or Nai Yang: SALA Phuket, The Slate and Nai Yang Beach Resort sit on the sand. The north-west coast between Layan, Surin and Kamala is for upmarket resorts and villas, from Trisara and The Surin to Keemala in the rainforest. Kata and Kata Noi suit families, with Katathani on the beach and Mom Tri’s Villa Royale on the headland. Nai Harn and Rawai are quieter, and Phuket Old Town is the choice for food and culture, at The Memory at On On or Casa Blanca. Every hotel has its own Holiplanet page: book directly on the official website.
Boutique hotel
1The Memory at On On Hotel
Heritage boutique hotel in a 1927 Sino-Portuguese building on Phang-Nga Road
★★★★★Reviews
B&B
2Quip Bed & Breakfast
Design-minded B&B in Phuket Town with sketch-art rooms
★★★★★Reviews
Boutique hotel
3Casa Blanca Boutique Hotel
Boutique hotel in a Sino-Portuguese colonial building in Phuket Old Town
★★★★★Reviews
Hostel
4Book a Bed Poshtel
Design hostel on Dibuk Road in Phuket Old Town with an outdoor pool
★★★★★Reviews
Villa resort
5Villa Zolitude Resort & Spa
Thirty safari-style private pool villas on a forested hillside above Chalong
★★★★★Reviews
Guest house
6Shanti Lodge Phuket
Family-run guest house in a tropical garden south of Wat Chalong
★★★★★Reviews
Boutique hotel
7Baan Yin Dee Boutique Resort
Twenty-one teak-framed rooms and suites on the hillside above Patong Bay
★★★★★Reviews
Boutique hotel
8Mom Tri's Villa Royale
Former seaside home of the architect Mom Tri on the headland above Kata Noi Beach: 42 suites
★★★★★Reviews
Resort
9Katathani Phuket Beach Resort
Beachfront resort along an 850-metre stretch of Kata Noi Bay
★★★★★Reviews
Resort
10Keemala
Rainforest wellness retreat in the hills above Kamala
★★★★★Reviews
Apartments
11Kamala Beach Estate
One- and two-bedroom holiday apartments in mature tropical gardens on the coast at Kamala
★★★★★Reviews
Glamping
12Roost Glamping
Canvas bell tents in a tropical garden in Rawai
★★★★★Reviews
Resort
13The Nai Harn
Hillside resort above Nai Harn Beach looking towards Promthep Cape
★★★★★Reviews
Apartments
14Ya-Nui Resort
Serviced apartments in two-storey bungalows around a salt-water pool near Ya Nui Beach
★★★★★Reviews
Resort
15The Surin Phuket
Beachfront resort on Pansea Beach
★★★★★Reviews
Villa resort
16Villoft Zen Living
Pool villas
★★★★★Reviews
Villa resort
17Trisara
Ocean-view pool villas and suites on a secluded cove of Phuket's north-west coast
★★★★★Reviews
Resort
18The Slate
All-suite
★★★★★Reviews
Hotel
19Nai Yang Beach Resort & Spa
Family-friendly resort of garden rooms and bungalows a few steps from Nai Yang Beach
★★★★★Reviews
Resort
20SALA Phuket Mai Khao Beach Resort
Beachfront resort on Mai Khao Beach beside Sirinat National Park
★★★★★Reviews
Selected by Holiplanet editors from each place’s official website. Distances are straight-line from Phuket Old Town (map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles © Esri). No platform ratings: contact each place directly.
Where to Stay in Phuket: questions and answers
What is the best area to stay in Phuket?
It depends on the holiday: Patong for nightlife, Kata and Karon for families, Nai Harn and Rawai for a quiet south, Kamala, Surin and Layan for upmarket resorts, Mai Khao and Nai Yang near the airport, and Phuket Old Town for food and culture.
Where should families stay in Phuket?
Kata and Kata Noi have gentle beaches in the dry season and family resorts on the sand, such as Katathani. Nai Yang and Mai Khao are quiet and close to the airport.
Is it better to stay in Phuket Old Town or on the beach?
On the beach for a sea holiday; in the old town for food, culture and lower prices. The beaches of the west coast are 20 to 40 minutes away by road.
How do I book these hotels?
Directly with each hotel on its official website or by phone, linked from its Holiplanet page, with no agency in between. Book early for Christmas and New Year.
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