Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket

The rooms all have a private bathroom with a shower, a hair dryer and bathrobes, and an electric kettle. They look out over the garden, the pool or the ocean, and they include double rooms, king rooms, suites and villas.

The villas include one-bedroom villas of 132 m² and a two-bedroom villa of 209 m² that sleeps up to seven guests, with a choice of bed set-ups. Suites, double rooms and king rooms have garden, pool or ocean views. Some rooms have a whirlpool bathtub rather than a standard one. Air conditioning, an in-room safe and blackout curtains are among the in-room features across the rooms.

Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket has indoor and outdoor swimming pools, a spa with a sauna, a steam room, a hot tub and massage treatments, a fitness centre and a yoga room. There is also a private beach, a tennis court and a water park with water slides, and diving and snorkelling are available.

Dining covers restaurants, a poolside bar, a snack bar, a vegetarian restaurant and 24-hour room service. Breakfast is served as a buffet with vegetarian options, and breakfast can also be taken in the room.

Families have a kids club, a children's swimming pool, a playground and a game room, and the front desk is open 24 hours. Free parking is available on site, free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and an airport transfer is available.

Karon is a beach area on the Andaman coast of Phuket, between Patong and Kata, and the resort sits right on the sand. It is a long sandy bay, with the beach road running behind it and a row of hotels along the sand. The roads behind the beach have street-food stalls and massage shops, and the area suits a beach holiday with easy access to the rest of the island.

Patong, the island's best-known resort town, is 3 km away, with restaurants, bars and nightlife. Closer by, the Karon viewpoint looks over the bay from the hill above, and the Karon night market sets up in the evening with food stalls. Big Buddha Phuket, the large white statue on the hill, is 4.2 km away, and Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), one of the most revered Buddhist temples on the island, is 5.2 km away. Karon Noi Beach is 1.2 km away for a walk along the coast.

A day could begin at the Karon viewpoint, continue to Big Buddha and Wat Chalong, and end with dinner in Patong or a show at Phuket FantaSea, the cultural show and theme park. Phuket International Airport is 28.1 km away, and the resort offers an airport transfer for arrivals.