Le Piman Resort

Rooms can be equipped with air conditioning, a desk, a sofa and an in-room safe, and the bathroom can have bathrobes, a hair dryer and toiletries. Rooms can also include a coffee or tea maker, a refrigerator, a microwave and a balcony or terrace.

Several rooms overlook the pool, and every room sleeps up to three guests.

Le Piman Resort has an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor swimming pool and a children's swimming pool, plus a hot tub. For relaxation there is a spa with a sauna and a massage service, and the grounds include a garden, a library and a terrace. A 24-hour front desk, a concierge, luggage storage and safety deposit boxes are also available.

The resort has a restaurant, a bar, a coffee shop, room service, BBQ facilities and a shared kitchen, with Asian and continental breakfast offered. Guests can use free parking on site, and free WiFi is available in all rooms. Airport transfer, car hire and bicycle rental are also offered, and laundry service, daily housekeeping and babysitting service are available too.

Rawai is a fishing village on the Chalong Bay side of Phuket, and it has a more relaxed feel than Patong, the island's busiest beach town. Le Piman Resort sits on the Chalong Bay – Rawai Beach Road, where the streets have small shops and food stalls, and the village's fishing boats are never far away. It is a calmer base on Phuket, with the beaches a short distance away and the bigger beach towns a longer way off.

Rawai Pier, the ferry terminal on the village waterfront, is 2.1 km away, and Nai Harn Beach, a popular sandy beach with a lagoon behind it, is 3.1 km away. Big Buddha Phuket is 4.5 km away, a large white statue on a hilltop. Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is one of the island's most revered temples and sits 6.3 km away. Kata and Karon beaches lie further along the coast, and Patong Beach is 11.5 km away. The Phuket Seashell Museum is close by.

A day could begin at Wat Chalong, continue at the Big Buddha and end at Nai Harn Beach. Kingka Supa Muay Thai, a training gym, is close to the resort. Boat trips from Rawai Pier depend on the sea on the day, so it is best to keep the plans flexible.