Baan Yuree Resort & Spa

The rooms range from standard rooms to two-bedroom suites, and room sizes run from 25 to 66 m², with capacities from two to five guests. Rooms can have air conditioning, a mini bar, a refrigerator, an in-room safe, a hair dryer and a balcony or terrace, and the suites have whirlpool bathtubs.

Several rooms look out over the pool, and one room has a garden view. Some rooms have a private entrance, a flat-screen TV or a telephone, and the bathrooms are stocked with toiletries and towels in the rooms that list them. The choice of bed set-ups varies from room to room, so each booking shows the beds for the room you pick.

Baan Yuree Resort & Spa has two swimming pools, an outdoor one and an indoor one, along with a hot tub, a fitness centre, a spa and sauna, and a massage service. The grounds include a garden and a terrace, and diving and snorkelling are offered.

Dining options are a restaurant, a poolside bar, a snack bar and room service, with buffet and continental breakfast, BBQ facilities and food delivery. Breakfast can also be taken away.

Practical services include a 24-hour front desk, laundry service, a shuttle service, a taxi service and car hire, and tours can be arranged. Free parking is on site, and free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms.

Patong is one of the liveliest beach towns on Phuket, a long bay with bars, restaurants and night markets, and its streets stay busy late into the evening. Baan Yuree sits on Sirirat Road, 1 km from Patong Beach, so the sand and the evening streets are both close, and the town has a mix of styles, with a Catholic church and a Chinese temple among its streets.

Bangla Road, the street of bars and clubs, is 1.7 km away, and the Jungceylon Shopping Center is 1.6 km away. Karon and Kata beaches lie further along the coast, each with its own stretch of sand and beach cafés. Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong) is 5.8 km away, one of the most revered temples on the island, and the Big Buddha Phuket, a large white statue on a hill, is 6 km away. Taxis are available at the resort, and the resort also offers car hire.

A good day out could start with a swim at Karon Beach, then continue to Wat Chalong in the afternoon to see the temple grounds. In the evening, Phuket FantaSea, a theme park with a cultural show, offers a different kind of night out, and Freedom Beach, a secluded beach reached by boat or on foot, makes a quieter alternative to the busy shoreline of Patong.