Avista Grande Phuket Karon Mgallery

The rooms have a private bathroom and a hair dryer. Depending on the room, the views face the sea, the mountains, the garden or the pool, and several rooms have a balcony. The deluxe suites measure 65 m², and the two-bedroom suite measures 105 m².

The premier family room has a king bed and a queen bed and sleeps up to two guests. The two-bedroom suite sleeps up to five guests across two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and it has a balcony and a sea view. Several rooms sleep up to three guests, and the rooms have a bathtub or a whirlpool bath.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, a spa with a sauna, a hot tub, a foot bath, and body scrub and massage treatments, along with a fitness centre. A 24-hour front desk, room service and a poolside bar are also on site, and there is also a halal restaurant.

Concierge, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, and daily housekeeping are offered, with an airport transfer service too. Tours can be arranged, and the hotel also offers a shuttle service and a taxi service.

Meetings, seminars and special events can be held in an indoor venue, and there is a garden and a terrace. Rooms can have an in-room safe, air conditioning and a mini bar, and the hotel offers free parking on site and free WiFi in all rooms.

Karon is one of the main beach areas on Phuket, and Karon Beach, a long stretch of sand, lies 150 m from the hotel. Kata Beach is just beyond it, and the two bays are linked by a coast road lined with the usual beach-town restaurants and shops, so the area suits guests who want a beach holiday with easy evenings out.

The island's best-known sights are reached by car or taxi. Big Buddha Phuket, a large Buddha statue on Nakkerd Hills, is 1.9 km away, and Chaithararam Temple, also called Wat Chalong, is 4.7 km away and is one of the island's most important temples. Patong Beach, the island's best-known nightlife beach, is 6.1 km away, while the Kata Open Market is 800 m away on the coast road.

Phuket is linked to the mainland by a bridge, so the airport and the beaches are all reached by road. A good day can start at Big Buddha and Wat Chalong, continue with a swim at Karon or Kata, and end with an evening at the Kata Walking Street night market, which is near the hotel. For livelier nights, Patong is the better-known choice, while Karon keeps a more relaxed pace.