NEW 1BR apartment with sea view Rawai #304

The whole property is one apartment, with a bedroom, a bathroom and air conditioning, and it sleeps up to three guests. Guests have the entire unit to themselves, and it is fitted out as a self-contained base for a short or a longer stay.

The property also has a fitness centre on site, and parking is available for guests who drive their own car.

The apartment is air-conditioned, and the property has a gym on site that guests can use.

On-site parking is available for guests who drive their own car. Internet access is available, and airport transfers can be booked before your check-in date. Guests who smoke can use the designated smoking areas.

Rawai is a fishing village at the southern tip of Phuket, and the apartment is a short walk from its seafront, with Ra Wai Beach a few hundred metres away. The village has a working fish market and a waterfront of small cafes and seafood stalls, giving it a more local feel than the busy resort strips further up the island. It is a base for those who want to be near the water, away from the nightlife.

Big Buddha Phuket, the large white statue on the hills, is 5.9 km away, and Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is 8.3 km away; both are among the island's best-known sights. Nai Harn Beach is 1.3 km away on the neighbouring bay, and the Rawai Pier is the local ferry terminal on the waterfront. Phuket is reached by road, so a car or scooter makes the area easy to explore, and Phuket International Airport is 37.4 km away.

A good day could start with the Big Buddha, then a visit to Wat Chalong, before heading back to Rawai for a walk around the fish market and an afternoon by the water. In the evening, Patong Beach, 12.7 km away, offers the island's nightlife and the Jungceylon Shopping Center.