Anantara Vacation Club Mai Khao Phuket

The rooms at Anantara Vacation Club Mai Khao Phuket are pool villas, garden suites and villas with three bedrooms. Some rooms have a pool view and others a garden view, and several combine a king bed with single beds or a sofa bed. Sleeping arrangements vary, from a two-person pool villa to the three-bedroom villas for up to ten guests.

Rooms can have a full kitchen, a balcony or terrace, an in-room safe, air conditioning and a washing machine. Bathrobes, a bathtub and a hair dryer come with the bathroom in several rooms, and several rooms also have satellite and cable channels and a telephone.

The outdoor swimming pool sits alongside a spa with sauna, a massage service, a yoga room and a fitness centre. A 24-hour front desk, currency exchange, luggage storage and daily housekeeping are available, and there is an airport transfer and a poolside bar.

For children there is a kids club, a children's swimming pool, a playground, a babysitting service and kids meals. Billiards, table tennis and a game room provide indoor entertainment, and the property has a garden and a terrace.

Free parking is available on site and Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Restaurants, a coffee shop, a bar and 24-hour room service round out the food and drink options, and tours can be arranged.

Mai Khao is a quiet part of Thalang district, 29 km from the bars and crowds of Patong. Sai Kaew Beach is the closest beach to the hotel, and Mai Khao Beach, a long stretch of sand known as a nesting ground for sea turtles, lies a little further on. It is a slower corner of the island, far from Patong's nightlife, and the coast here is quieter than the beaches around Patong, with long open stretches of sand and a noticeably slower pace for most of the day.

Phuket International Airport is 6.5 km away, and the hotel offers an airport transfer. The Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation, a sea turtle conservation centre, is 250 m from the hotel. Getting around usually means a taxi or a hire car, since the island's main beaches and sights are spread out.

A good day can start with a walk on Mai Khao Beach, then a visit to the Mai Khao Marine Turtle Foundation. The Airplane Viewpoint at Maikhao Beach is a spot for watching aircraft come in low over the sand as they land at the airport, and Naiyang national Park, a coastal national park with forest and beaches, is also nearby.