Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara

Waterfront Suites Phuket by Centara offers one- and two-bedroom residences and suites, with ocean-view and garden-view types among them. Room sizes run from 102 to 167 m², and the rooms can include a kitchenette, a full kitchen, a refrigerator and a separate living room or dining area.

Rooms can also have air conditioning, an in-room safe, an electric kettle, a coffee and tea maker and a hair dryer, and some types have a bathtub. Karon Beach is 200 m from the hotel, so the sand is close to the rooms. Some types include a separate living room and dining area.

The hotel has an outdoor swimming pool, an indoor swimming pool and a children's swimming pool, along with a spa and sauna, a steamroom and a fitness centre. The garden and the terrace are on site, and the games room offers billiards, a dart board and table tennis. Guests can also use a tennis court and a squash court.

For meals, there are restaurants, a poolside bar, room service and BBQ facilities, as well as continental breakfast and breakfast in the room. A shared kitchen is available too.

The front desk is open 24 hours, and the hotel also offers daily housekeeping, laundry and dry cleaning, ironing service, luggage storage, safety deposit boxes, currency exchange and a library. Babysitting, a kids club and a playground are on site. The hotel also offers an airport transfer, car hire, a shuttle service and a taxi service, and tours can be arranged.

Karon is a long beach area on the Andaman coast of Phuket, and the hotel sits on Karon Road with Karon Beach 200 m away. The road behind the sand is lined with hotels, street-food stalls and small shops, so the neighbourhood stays lively into the evening. Trips around the island are made by road, and the Karon Night Market and the Karon Temple Market are within walking distance of the hotel.

Kata Beach is 2.5 km away and Patong Beach 4.3 km. Patong is a lively beach town with nightlife and shops, while Kata has its own stretch of sand and a walking street night market. Big Buddha Phuket, a large white statue on a hilltop, is 3 km from the hotel, and Chaithararam Temple, known as Wat Chalong, is 4.5 km away and one of the island's best-known temples.

A full day could begin at Big Buddha and the temple at Wat Chalong, continue with a swim at Kata Beach and end at the Karon Night Market in the evening. Phuket International Airport is the closest airport to the hotel, and the island's roads link Karon with the rest of Phuket, so trips to the airport and the other beaches are made by road.