Superb 3-bedrooms pool villa in Rawai, Naiharn

The villa is a single entire house of 150 m² with three bedrooms and three bathrooms, offered as one booking for up to six guests. The house has a flat-screen TV, air conditioning and a private entrance, and its full kitchen is part of the layout.

A balcony or terrace opens from the house. Hair dryer, toiletries, towels and linens are provided, along with a coffee and tea maker in the house.

Cooking at the house is easy, with a dishwasher, microwave, oven, refrigerator, freezer and stove, plus cookware, oils and condiments in the kitchen. There is also a BBQ grill, and a washer and an iron are available for laundry. A desk or workspace is included as well.

Guests with young children will find a crib or baby cot, a high chair and children's dinnerware in the house. The kitchen equipment is complete, with a dishwasher, microwave, oven and stove for everyday cooking, and coffee or tea is available.

Free parking is available, and pets are allowed. Internet access is available, and the house has a flat-screen TV in the living area.

Rawai is a fishing village at the southern end of Phuket, and it feels quieter than the resort towns on the island's west coast. Its beach runs beside a working harbour and a fish market, and the streets nearby have seafood stalls and small restaurants. The villa sits on Soi Ban Na Tai, a side lane in Rawai, so the setting is a village street rather than a resort strip.

Rawai Beach and the Rawai fish market are a short walk away, and Nai Harn Beach, a sandy bay on the southern coast, is 1.6 km from the house. The pagoda at Wat Nai Harn stands close to that bay, and the Big Buddha is 5.8 km away on a hill with wide views across the island. Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is 8.1 km away and is one of the most revered temples on Phuket.

Phuket International Airport is 37.3 km from the house, and the island is joined to the mainland by a bridge, so the trip from the airport is by road and a car makes the beaches and temples simple to reach. A good day might start at the Rawai fish market, continue to the Promthep Cape Monastery, which sits above the sea at the southern tip of the island, and end with dinner by the water.