The Taksim Royal Beachfront Resort

The rooms at The Taksim Royal Beachfront Resort run from standard rooms and a standard family room to suites, a family suite and penthouses. Several have views: the Suite Ocean View and the Penthouse Ocean View look out over the ocean, the Luxury Oceanview Penthouse is also an ocean-view room, and the Standard Triple has a city view. The rooms sleep up to six guests, so the hotel can host couples, families and larger groups.

The Penthouse Ocean View covers 120 m² and sleeps up to six guests. The Family Suite covers 80 m² and sleeps up to five. Several rooms have a bathtub, and rooms can have air conditioning, a window and towels. Free WiFi is available in all rooms.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness centre, a massage service, a garden and a terrace. Restaurants, a coffee shop, a snack bar and a poolside bar serve food and drink, and there is also a bar on site.

Practical services include a 24-hour front desk, daily housekeeping, luggage storage, an elevator and a shuttle service. The hotel also has meeting and banquet facilities, a shared lounge with a TV area and billiards.

Free WiFi is available in all rooms, and WiFi also covers the public areas. Internet services are offered as well, and the hotel's terrace and garden give guests space to sit outdoors during the day.

The hotel stands on Thaweewong Road in Patong, the best-known beach town on Phuket, and Patong Beach is 50 m away. The area is lively in the evenings, with restaurants, bars and shops along the streets around the beach, so the hotel suits guests who want the sand and the nightlife within a short distance. Shops and food stalls fill the streets around the beach by day as well.

Bangla Road, the street of bars and nightclubs that gives Patong its nightlife, is 950 m from the hotel. Karon Beach, another long stretch of sand further along the coast, is 3.1 km away. Chaithararam Temple (Wat Chalong), one of the most revered temples on the island, is 6.7 km away, and the large seated Big Buddha on its hilltop and the Phuket FantaSea cultural theme park, with its evening shows, are also worth a visit.

A good day could start on Patong Beach in the morning, continue to the Big Buddha or Wat Chalong, and end on Bangla Road in the evening. Phuket International Airport is about 25 km from the hotel, and it is the usual arrival point for guests on the island. The longer trips to the temples and the Big Buddha are best made by car or taxi.