Centara Karon Villas Phuket

The villas range from pool villas with one, two or three bedrooms to a one-bedroom private villa with a garden view, and there are also rooms with a single bed. Free Wi-Fi is available in all rooms, and the pool villas have a pool view.

Rooms can have air conditioning, a private bathroom with a separate shower or bathtub, bathrobes, a hair dryer, toiletries, a coffee or tea maker and a mini bar. Towels and linens are also provided, and a baby cot can be requested for younger guests.Some villas can be set up with a choice of bed set-ups.

Alongside the outdoor swimming pool there is a children's swimming pool, and guests can use a fitness centre, a spa with massage, body scrub, foot bath, sauna, steam room, hot tub and yoga room, plus a salon and a game room. Hiking, tours, a kids club and a playground are also offered.

The front desk offers concierge service, express check-in and check-out, luggage storage, currency exchange, daily housekeeping, laundry, dry cleaning and ironing. Airport transfers, car hire and a taxi service are also available.

For parking, there is on-site parking, valet parking, bicycle parking and a car power charging station. Dining includes a poolside bar, a coffee shop, 24-hour room service and food delivery, with halal and kosher restaurants on site.

The hotel is in Karon, a beach area on the island of Phuket, with Karon Beach 350 m away. The streets around it hold small shops, food stalls and markets, so the sand and everyday local life sit close together. Several sights nearby can be reached on foot, while the farther ones, such as Patong Beach and the Big Buddha, are best reached by taxi or car.

Karon Night Market and Karon Temple Market are a few hundred metres away, and Wat Karon, a temple in the area, is close by too. Kata Beach, the neighbouring beach, is also worth a visit. The Big Buddha, a large white statue on a hilltop 3 km away, is one of the island's landmarks, and Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong) is one of Phuket's best-known temples at 4.5 km. Patong Beach, home to the nightlife of Bangla Road, is 4.1 km away.

A good day could begin on Karon Beach, continue with Wat Chalong and the Big Buddha, and end with a walk through Karon Night Market. Phuket FantaSea, a large evening show complex, is further away and makes a separate outing. For longer trips, the hotel offers car hire, tours and a taxi service, and Phuket International Airport is 29.1 km away.