Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Nai Yang Beach

The rooms at Phuket Marriott Resort and Spa, Nai Yang Beach range from garden-view guest rooms to two-bedroom suites and villas. Rooms can have air conditioning, a desk and a seating area, and rooms can also have a mini bar, a refrigerator and a balcony or terrace.

Bathrooms can include a bathtub, a walk-in shower, bathrobes and toiletries, and several rooms are fitted with roll-in showers and other accessibility features. Rooms can also include hair dryers, slippers and towels. The villas come with private pools, and the family room has two bedrooms, one with a king bed and one with two double beds.

The resort has an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre and a spa with massage, body scrub and body wrap treatments, plus a sauna, a steamroom and a yoga room. Dining covers a restaurant, a coffee shop and a bar, with room service and food delivery.

Families have a kids club, a playground, a children's swimming pool and babysitting service. The hotel is also wheelchair accessible and has facilities for disabled guests.

Guests can use the 24-hour front desk, a concierge, safety deposit boxes, luggage storage and currency exchange, and there is a salon on site. Tours can be arranged, a shuttle service is offered, and laundry, dry cleaning and ironing services are available.

Nai Yang Beach is a sandy stretch on Phuket, and the hotel is a short walk from the sand. The beach lies within Sirinat National Park, a protected area of beaches and forest, which keeps the setting removed from the bustle of the island's main resort towns. It suits guests who want a beach stay away from the nightlife. The neighbouring Naithon Beach, 2.5 km away, offers a second stretch of sand for a change of scene.

Phuket International Airport is 3.8 km from the hotel, so the airport is close. Patong Beach, the busiest beach resort on the island, is 19.4 km away, and Chaithararam Temple, better known as Wat Chalong, sits 26.6 km off and is one of Phuket's most revered temples. Phuket is connected by road, so a car or taxi is the easiest way to reach the other beaches and temples.

A good day could begin on Nai Yang Beach and continue into Sirinat National Park, with the afternoon spent at Wat Chalong or in Patong, where the beach and the evening atmosphere are at their busiest. For a different kind of evening, Phuket FantaSea, 13.9 km away, is known for its themed dinner show and its cultural performances.