Palm Galleria Resort Khao Lak

Air conditioning is in every room, and rooms have private balconies or patios. Superior, deluxe and premier rooms are all available, including a deluxe family room for up to three guests.

Bedding includes queen beds, double beds and single beds, depending on the room. Rooms are individually furnished with refrigerators and LED televisions, and private bathrooms come with complimentary toiletries and bidets.

The hotel has an outdoor pool, a fitness centre and a banquet hall, and tour and ticket assistance is offered. Internet access is available in public areas, and a complimentary area shuttle takes guests to nearby attractions.

Bicycle rental is available for an extra charge, and there are laundry and dry cleaning services and luggage storage. A round-trip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge and is available 24 hours.

Palm Galleria sits in Pakarang, in the Khao Lak area of Takua Pa on the Andaman coast of Phangnga province. The coast here is a long strip of beaches, small villages and low-rise resorts, with forested national parks and waterfalls inland and islands offshore. It is a base for travellers who want beach time alongside day trips into nature.

Khuk Khak Beach and Laem Pakarang Beach are about 100 m away, and White Sand Beach lies 1.1 km along the coast. The Khao Lak Elephant Home is a short trip away, and the Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park, 11.3 km away, offers forest trails and waterfalls. The Similan National Park, 16.9 km away, is reached by boat, and the hotel's complimentary area shuttle helps with trips to nearby attractions. Phuket International Airport is 69.1 km away.

A good day out is the Khao Lak-Lam Ru National Park, where forest trails lead to waterfalls, or a boat trip to the Similan Islands, a protected group of islands off the coast. Back at the hotel, the outdoor pool and the poolside bar make the afternoon and evening easy to fill, and the beach is only a short walk away from the rooms.