Phuket Golden Sand Inn

The rooms at Phuket Golden Sand Inn all have air conditioning and a private bathroom, and they measure between 12 and 25 m². Capacity runs from two to four guests, and two of the rooms have a garden view while another has a city view.

Beds are a queen bed with single beds, depending on the room, and every room has a hair dryer, towels, toiletries, a flat-screen TV and a mosquito net. The rooms are a practical base for a stay on Karon Beach, with the sand about 100 m from the inn, and the air conditioning runs in all of them.

Phuket Golden Sand Inn has an outdoor swimming pool, a garden and a massage service, and guests can use the restaurants, room service and food delivery. The 24-hour front desk is open around the clock.

Transport options include an airport transfer, a shuttle service and car hire, and tours can be arranged. Concierge, luggage storage, laundry service, ironing and dry cleaning are also available, and luggage storage and laundry are offered for guests who need them, while the garden gives a quiet place to relax between outings.

Diving, snorkelling, fishing, hiking and horseback riding are also available, and the inn has non-smoking rooms. The inn is also family and child friendly, and it has a children's swimming pool.

Karon Beach is a long, sandy stretch on Phuket's Andaman coast, and Phuket Golden Sand Inn is about 100 m from the sand. The area is calmer than Patong, the island's liveliest resort town, which is about 4 km away. A walk along the beach is an easy way to get a feel for the neighbourhood, with its mix of hotels and local life, and the sand is close enough to reach on foot from the inn. It suits guests who want a beach base with easy access to the rest of the island.

Several other beaches and temples can be reached by car. Kata Beach, a neighbouring sandy bay, is 2.8 km away, and the Big Buddha, the large statue on a hilltop, is 3.3 km away. Wat Chalong, one of the island's most revered temples, lies a little further on, and the Karon View Point is close by. The inn's own outdoor swimming pool and garden give guests a place to stay put in the afternoon.

Phuket International Airport is 29 km away, and the hotel offers an airport transfer. A good day could start with a swim at Karon Beach, continue to the Big Buddha and Wat Chalong, and finish with an evening in Patong.