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Mid-Range Hotels with floor­to­ceiling Manathai blends
windows overlooking contemporary archi­
Baan Krating a pretty garden. tectural design with
MAP H6 • 11/3 Moo 1, classic Asian styles,
Wiset Road, Rawai, Ao Baan Laimai tex tures, and fabrics.
Sane Beach • 07651 0927 Beach Resort The spa offers a range of
• www.baankrating.com MAP N1 • 66 therapeutic massages,
• B Thaweewong Road, Patong scrubs, and wraps.
With a lush jungle setting, • 07634 2620 • www.
Baan Krating is a haven of baanlaimai.com • BB Millennium Resort
seclusion and peace. The This resort offers privacy MAP N2 • 199 Rat Uthit
villas are well appointed, in the heart of Patong. 200 Pee Road, Patong
clean, and comfortable. Some rooms feature • 07660 1999 • www.
The beach bar overlooks hard wood floors and millenniumhotels.com
Naiharn Bay. Asian­inspired design. • BB
The swimming pool Located off the beach in
Metropole Phuket encircles an island with Patong, this resort gets
MAP P5 • 1 Soi Surin, palm trees, accessed via high marks from visitors
Montri Road, Phuket a charming bridge. for its location. It is
Town • 07621 4020 next to the upscale
• www.metropolephuket. Kamala Beach Jungceylon shopping
com • B Resort mall, and also
The Metropole Phuket MAP G1 • 96/42–3, Moo surrounded by popular
offers 248 rooms and 3, Kamala Beach, Kathu, restaurants and vibrant
suites in Phuket Town. Phuket • 07634 2620 nightlife. Rooms range
Guests can enjoy tradi­ • www.kamalabeach.com from simple chic studios
tional Thai­style spa • BB to expansive suites.
massages, or dine at the Located close to the
two restaurants or in the beach, the weekend Burasari Patong
executive cocktail lounge. market, and good Boutique Hotel
restaurants, the Kamala MAP N2 • 18/110
The Royal Palm Beach Resort has four Ruamjai Road, Patong
Beach Front pools, a massage parlour, • 07629 2929 • www.
MAP N1 • 66/2 and a gym. Guests must burasari.com • BBB
Thaweewong Road, Patong be over 16 years of age. Named after the rare
• 07634 2424 • www. flower that blooms on
theroyalpalm.com • B Kata Palm the property, this hotel
Smart interiors define Resort and Spa offers tranquility and
the 67 rooms at the Royal MAP H5 • 60 Kata Road, rooms decorated in an
Palm, located in the heart Kata • 07628 4334 elegant classic northern
of Patong. With a range • www.katapalmresort. Thai Lanna (traditional
of facilities, including an com • BB style) fashion.
outdoor pool and Jacuzzi, The comfortable rooms
a steam room, and a spa, are furnished in Thai Mangosteen
the hotel offers travelers wood and fabrics, with Resort & Spa
many comforts. hand­carved teak decora­ MAP J5 • 99/4 Moo 7,
tions. With Karon and Soi Mangosteen, Rawai
Sino House Kata nearby, guests are • 07628 9399 • www.
MAP P5 • 1 Montri Rd., close to great shopping, mangosteen-phuket.com
Phuket Town • 076 232 dining, and nightlife. • BBB
494 • www.sinohouse A peaceful hilltop resort,
phuket.com • B Manathai Surin the Mangosteen enjoys
Sino House is a modern MAP A6 • 121 lovely views of the hills,
three story building, near Srisoonthorn Road, Surin beaches, and bays of
the Old Town area, nicely • 07627 0900–5 • www. Phuket. At night there’s
decorated and furnished manathai.com • BB a free shuttle service to
in Sino­Portuguese style. A stylish boutique the nearby Rawai and
Rooms are large and airy, hotel on Surin Beach, Naiharn beaches.
For a key to hotel price categories see p112

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