Duangjai Residence

Duangjai Residence offers double rooms and apartments, with views over nature or over the pool. The penthouse apartment measures 83 m² and has a king bed and a sofa bed, while the Deluxe Apartment measures 60 m² and has a queen bed and two sofa beds.

Rooms can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, a mini bar, a refrigerator, an in-room safe and a balcony or terrace. They can also have a desk, a seating area, ironing facilities and mosquito nets, and bathrooms can include a hair dryer and toiletries.

The hotel has an outdoor and an indoor swimming pool, a hot tub, a spa and sauna, and a fitness centre, along with a poolside bar and a coffee shop. Breakfast in the room is possible, and Asian, buffet and continental breakfast is available, plus room service and a shared kitchen.

For getting around, there is an airport transfer, and taxi service, car hire, a shuttle service and bicycle rental are also available. Tours can be arranged, and diving, snorkelling and fishing are offered, along with daily housekeeping, laundry service, a garden and a terrace. Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and the hotel has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible.

Rawai is a fishing village in the south of Phuket, where longtail boats wait at the pier and daily life moves at a slower pace than on the island's west coast. The hotel is on Soi Saiyuan 16, a side street off Rawai Beach, in the south of the island and away from the nightlife of the west coast.

The Big Buddha, a white statue on the Nakkerd Hills, is 3.6 km away, and Wat Chalong, one of the island's most important Buddhist temples, is 5.3 km away. Chalong Pier, at 3.1 km, is the departure point for boat trips to the nearby islands, and Patong Beach, with its nightlife, is 10.6 km away. Phuket International Airport is 34.7 km away, and Kata and Nai Harn beaches, both on the west side of the island, can be reached by road.

A day could start at Wat Chalong, continue to the Big Buddha on the hills, and end with a boat trip from Chalong Pier. In the late afternoon, the seafront at Rawai is a quiet place to watch the longtail boats come back in. During the rainy months the sea can be rough, and boat trips from the piers can be cancelled.