SHIN Arch39 Phuket Beach Front

The rooms at SHIN Arch39 Phuket Beach Front include doubles, deluxe rooms, family rooms and a two-bedroom suite, and many of them have a sea view. Family rooms include one that sleeps up to eight guests, and the two-bedroom suite covers 160 m² and sleeps up to six. Some rooms have a balcony or terrace, and many are fitted with a bathtub in the private bathroom.

Rooms can have air conditioning, blackout curtains, an in-room safe, a mini bar and a refrigerator, as well as a desk, a sofa and a seating area. Bathrooms can have bathrobes, a hair dryer, toiletries and a shower, and some rooms have an electric kettle, on-demand movies or satellite and cable channels.

The grounds of SHIN Arch39 Phuket Beach Front include an outdoor swimming pool, a garden, a terrace and a rooftop area, with a poolside bar beside the pool. Restaurants are on site, and food delivery is also offered.

Guests can use luggage storage, safety deposit boxes and daily housekeeping, and the hotel offers a taxi service and an elevator for guests. The front desk is open 24 hours a day, and 24-hour security is in place.

Bicycle parking is available, and paid parking is nearby, so guests arriving by car should expect to pay for parking. The hotel also has a golf course on site, and English, Mandarin and Thai are spoken.

Chalong is a district in the south of Phuket island, built around Ao Chalong, a bay with a pier and a yacht club. It is quieter than the beach towns on the west coast, such as Patong, and it works well as a base for exploring the island's temples, beaches and boat trips. Its quieter streets make it a calmer base than the nightlife areas of the busiest beaches. Day-to-day needs are covered by small shops and clinics nearby.

Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is one of Phuket's most revered Buddhist temples and lies 2.8 km away. The Big Buddha statue on a hilltop is 3.6 km from the hotel, and Chalong Pier, 300 m away, is the departure point for boat trips to the islands around Phuket. Chalong Beach lies close by, and Kata Beach, with its sandy shore on the west coast, is 5.1 km away.

Phuket International Airport is 32.3 km from the hotel, and the island is reached by road, so a taxi or hired car is a practical way to reach Kata and Patong. Phuket Town, the island's main commercial centre, is also reachable by road. A good day could begin at Wat Chalong, followed by an afternoon at Kata Beach.