The medium-sized, mid-range Front Village Hotel is pretty average across the board. The 71 guest rooms are pleasant but plain, with big balconies and nice, but not exactly memorable, interiors. The location is a few minutes' walk from the local beach. But there's a medium-sized free-form pool and an average restaurant on site. The nearby Village Resort and Spa, owned by the same company, offers much prettier rooms with more personality, but at higher rates -- like the Front Village, they also tack on hefty fees for Wi-Fi.
The medium-sized, mid-range Front Village Hotel is pretty average across the board. The 71 guest rooms are pleasant but plain, with big balconies and nice, but not exactly memorable, interiors. The location is a few minutes' walk from the local beach. But there's a medium-sized free-form pool and an average restaurant on site. The nearby Village Resort and Spa, owned by the same company, offers much prettier rooms with more personality, but at higher rates -- like the Front Village, they also tack on hefty fees for Wi-Fi.
Right by the beach in the center of Karon, this luxury resort is an enormous complex with enough on-site activities to keep the average guest content within its boundaries. The 196 rooms range from simple Superiors with uninspiring views to a huge three-bedroom Presidential Suite suitable for a large family. While all the rooms have plenty of features, including furnished balconies, rainfall showers, and teak furnishings, it's the huge array of facilities that make this property worth considering. Compared to other resorts, there's a huge array of restaurants on-site serving buffets and a la carte menus. Along with traditional Thai dishes, guests can dine on pizzas, Chinese food, and even Mexican -- complete with mariachi entertainment. There are also five pools, including one with a swim-up bar and another just for kids, plus a kids' club, a fitness center, and a beauty salon. However, there's no proper spa (although poolside massages can be arranged), and the fitness center lacks cardio equipment. Visitors may want to compare rates at the nearby Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, which has both a spa and a much better gym.
Right by the beach in the center of Karon, this luxury resort is an enormous complex with enough on-site activities to keep the average guest content within its boundaries. The 196 rooms range from simple Superiors with uninspiring views to a huge three-bedroom Presidential Suite suitable for a large family. While all the rooms have plenty of features, including furnished balconies, rainfall showers, and teak furnishings, it's the huge array of facilities that make this property worth considering. Compared to other resorts, there's a huge array of restaurants on-site serving buffets and a la carte menus. Along with traditional Thai dishes, guests can dine on pizzas, Chinese food, and even Mexican -- complete with mariachi entertainment. There are also five pools, including one with a swim-up bar and another just for kids, plus a kids' club, a fitness center, and a beauty salon. However, there's no proper spa (although poolside massages can be arranged), and the fitness center lacks cardio equipment. Visitors may want to compare rates at the nearby Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket, which has both a spa and a much better gym.
The upper-middle-range Andaman Seaview Hotel offers an excellent location across from Karon Beach in a quieter part of Phuket but still within easy reach of restaurants and bars, and a short drive to area attractions. With a Mediterranean-style exterior and a tasteful Sino-Portuguese interior, the hotel has an atmosphere that suits its location. Its 161 rooms, which have balconies or terraces, are large and elegantly furnished. The grounds include three pools (two for adults, one for kids), a small gym, and a lovely spa, and the hotel restaurant gets generally good reviews. Nice touches include a basket and towels for trips to the beach, all-day snacks, a welcome drink, and turn-down service. Be aware that in-room Wi-Fi comes with a fee, and the signal is shaky.
The upper-middle-range Andaman Seaview Hotel offers an excellent location across from Karon Beach in a quieter part of Phuket but still within easy reach of restaurants and bars, and a short drive to area attractions. With a Mediterranean-style exterior and a tasteful Sino-Portuguese interior, the hotel has an atmosphere that suits its location. Its 161 rooms, which have balconies or terraces, are large and elegantly furnished. The grounds include three pools (two for adults, one for kids), a small gym, and a lovely spa, and the hotel restaurant gets generally good reviews. Nice touches include a basket and towels for trips to the beach, all-day snacks, a welcome drink, and turn-down service. Be aware that in-room Wi-Fi comes with a fee, and the signal is shaky.
The upper-middle-range, 305-room Club Met Phuket is a family-friendly all-inclusive resort along popular Kata Beach, drawing travelers with its packed schedule of activities and entertainment. Property features consist of a main outdoor pool with a kids’ pool, an adults-only pool, international buffet and Thai a la carte restaurants, a spa for massages, and kids’ clubs for specific age groups. Included activities include cooking and Thai boxing lessons, poolside games, sports facilities, and nightly entertainment such as traditional Thai dance performances. Air-conditioned rooms are on the outdated side, but they come with flat-screen TVs, tea kettles, and sitting areas, plus balconies or terraces in most. Possible downsides include the lack of loungers on the public beach and limited dining options, and some past guests have complained of the free alcohol being low-quality. Alternatively, although not all-inclusive, the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa offers a great value, thanks to 12 distinct restaurants and bars, and contemporary rooms.
The upper-middle-range, 305-room Club Met Phuket is a family-friendly all-inclusive resort along popular Kata Beach, drawing travelers with its packed schedule of activities and entertainment. Property features consist of a main outdoor pool with a kids’ pool, an adults-only pool, international buffet and Thai a la carte restaurants, a spa for massages, and kids’ clubs for specific age groups. Included activities include cooking and Thai boxing lessons, poolside games, sports facilities, and nightly entertainment such as traditional Thai dance performances. Air-conditioned rooms are on the outdated side, but they come with flat-screen TVs, tea kettles, and sitting areas, plus balconies or terraces in most. Possible downsides include the lack of loungers on the public beach and limited dining options, and some past guests have complained of the free alcohol being low-quality. Alternatively, although not all-inclusive, the JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa offers a great value, thanks to 12 distinct restaurants and bars, and contemporary rooms.
