BaanNeung@Kata

The rooms at BaanNeung@Kata can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a fan and a flat-screen TV, and some of them look out over the garden or the pool. Some rooms also have a mini bar, a refrigerator, a balcony or terrace and a locker.

The choice includes superior, deluxe and double rooms. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and rooms can also have a wake-up service. The hotel is on Ketkwan Road, 350 m from Kata Beach.

The hotel has a restaurant, a bar, room service and a coffee shop, and an Asian breakfast is served. Guests also have a garden on the property, a shared lounge and TV area, and a 24-hour front desk.

Other services include luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, laundry and dry cleaning, daily housekeeping, a concierge, car hire and a meeting and banquet area. Tours can be arranged, and the property is wheelchair accessible. A library and a shrine are also on the property.

Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and WiFi is also offered in public areas. There is on-site parking, pets are allowed, and English, Korean and Thai are spoken.

Kata is a beach area on Phuket's west coast, with a sandy bay that is calmer and quieter than the nightlife of Patong, which lies further north. Restaurants, cafés and small shops line the roads behind the beach, so the hotel's surroundings are easy to explore on foot.

Kata Beach is 350 m from the hotel, and Karon Beach, a longer stretch of sand, is 1.1 km away. Big Buddha Phuket, a large seated Buddha on Nakkerd Hills with wide views over the island, is 1.5 km away. Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is one of Phuket's most important Buddhist temples and is 4.8 km from the hotel. Patong Beach is 7.2 km north, and Phuket is linked to the mainland by a road bridge, so most trips around the island are made by road. Kata Noi Beach, another sandy bay close by, is a short drive along the coast, and Phuket Town, the island's main town, has a local bus station that connects with the rest of the island.

A good day can start with a walk along Kata Beach and a visit to Big Buddha Phuket in the morning, followed by an afternoon at the beach or a trip to Wat Chalong.