Originally Posted by
henkybaby
Hi, I am going to Phuket in January 2012 (yeah, I know; talk about planning ahead!) and I will be staying 8 days. I have made a booking at
http://www.pacific-club-phuket.com/ for a reasonable long stay rate of about THB 28.000 for 8 days, including transfers. Not bad, but it is not on the beach...
I have no idea what kind of town Karon Beach is. I like some restaurants, a nice beach, some bars but not the ridiculous wilds of Patong. Basically if my hotel has a couple of good restaurant alternatives within a 10 min walk I will be happy. If you know Bali, I am looking for something like Seminyak or Sanur...
I was looking for hotels with a good beach location, but those seem to be few and far between or you pay through the nose. Any suggestion for around THB 4000/6000 per night?
The beach in Karon is awesome! Much better than Patong beach, but Patong has a lot more eating/drinking places ie Karon is much quieter. Patong is a less than 10 min. cab ride though.
I've stayed at the Patong Garden (right on the beach) and Avantika (across the road) and both are great. In Patong, there are only a few hotels directly on the beach, most are across the road.