Crystal Wild Resort Panwa Phuket

Rooms at Crystal Wild Resort Panwa Phuket can have air conditioning, a desk, a sofa, a seating area and an in-room safe, and some have a balcony or terrace. Several rooms overlook the garden or the pool, and the family rooms measure 90 m² with space for up to five guests.

Several rooms have a private bathroom with a shower, bathrobes, toiletries and a hair dryer. Some rooms also have free bottled water and a mini bar.

The resort has an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor swimming pool and a children's swimming pool, as well as a fitness centre, a game room and a library. The grounds include a garden, and there are business facilities and meeting and banquet facilities.

Dining covers a restaurant, a coffee shop and a bar, with buffet and continental breakfast and room service for meals in your room, and the front desk is open 24 hours.

Practical services include free parking on site, free Wi-Fi in all rooms, an airport transfer, tours, car hire and a taxi service, a concierge, luggage storage, laundry and dry cleaning, and daily housekeeping. Pets are allowed, and charges apply.

The resort sits on Panwa Cape, a headland of hills and small bays in Phuket. It is a quieter place to stay than Patong, the island's best-known beach town, and the Khao Khad viewpoints and the Ton Ao Yon Waterfall are both close to the resort, in the hills of the cape. Phuket International Airport is 32 km away, and the surroundings are green and quiet, with the resort's gardens part of the setting.

Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong) is 5.1 km away, a major Buddhist temple in the Chalong area, and the Big Buddha, a large white statue on Nakkerd Hills, is 7.5 km away. Kata Beach is 9.1 km away and Patong Beach is further, so reaching the main beaches means a taxi or a car. Chalong Pier, the ferry terminal, is 3.5 km away for boat trips from the bay.

A good day from the resort starts at Wat Chalong and the Big Buddha, then moves to Kata Beach or Karon Beach in the afternoon. The Khao Khad viewpoints make an easy outing from the resort before dinner, and the Phuket Botanic Garden offers a calmer half-day among the plants. After a day out, the resort's pools and gardens are a quiet place to finish.