Where to stay in Phuket?
10 Hotels Chosen
by Thousands of Guests!

The highest score in this list at 9.6 — Rosewood Phuket is Phuket's top-tier pool-villa luxury resort on Emerald Bay (Tri Trang Beach), opened in 2017 as Rosewood's first property in Southeast Asia. All 71 villas come with a private pool and a poolside daybed facing the Andaman Sea. The Ta Khai restaurant, built from reclaimed timber houses to resemble a working fishing village, carries a Michelin Guide listing. It's about a 10-minute drive to Bangla Road and Patong, yet step through the gate and it's quiet enough to forget the city is there.

Trisara is Luxury built around privacy taken to its limit, set on a private bay near Nai Thon, opened in 2004 and the most reviewed of these resorts at 1,194 reviews, scoring 9.5. Each villa has its own 10-metre pool facing the Andaman Sea, and the resort keeps a beach reserved exclusively for in-house guests. The dining headliner is PRU, the only Michelin-starred restaurant in Phuket, running a farm-to-table kitchen from the resort's own estate. It's only about a 15-minute drive from Phuket Airport.

The Slate is a 5-star resort that sells on design and story, built by Bill Bensley around Phuket's tin-mining heritage (formerly Indigo Pearl), scoring 9.4 from 236 reviews. The standout is Black Ginger, a Thai restaurant on its own lake that you reach by pulling yourself across the water on a rope raft — it carries a Michelin Guide recommendation. There are three pools split between adults and families. The location is five minutes from Phuket Airport yet quiet enough that you never hear the planes, which makes it an easy first or last night before a flight.

Banyan Tree Phuket is the resort that pioneered the Phuket private pool villa, opened in 1994 across 89 acres around the Laguna lagoon at Bang Tao, scoring 9.2 from 384 reviews. Every villa has its own hedged pool in a private garden, so you can swim at any hour without seeing another guest. The heart of it is the Banyan Tree Spa — the property where the brand built its global name, leaning on genuine Thai herbal treatments. One honest caveat: it's a mature resort and some villas are showing their age, but the old trees and privacy are hard to match.

The Memory at On On is Phuket's oldest hotel, opened in 1929 as the On On Hotel — a Sino-Portuguese building in the middle of the Old Town, scoring a high 9.5 from 321 reviews (couples rate it 9.8). A younger generation knows it from its cameo in the year-2000 film The Beach. The draw is the central fountain courtyard wrapped in cobalt-blue louvered shutters, and rooms themed around a craft and decorated with genuine antiques. It's a 2-minute walk to Thalang Road and the Lard Yai market, with rates from just ฿1,400.

Centara Karon is a freshly rebuilt family resort, with a full renovation completed in December 2024, so it reads brand new, scoring 9.2 from 316 reviews. The standout is the 3,000 sqm pool zone — three pools, two waterslides, swim-up bars and a shallow splash area for toddlers. The Chang Dee Kids' Club adds an E-Zone and daily activities children don't want to leave. The 335 rooms split across four zones, including Cabanas with a private Jacuzzi pool. Karon Beach is just a 640-metre walk away.

Holiday Inn Resort Phuket is the Patong family resort that offers the most for kids at a 4-star price point, scoring 8.9 from 696 reviews. The draws are six pools and a kids pool with a waterslide and fountains, plus Kids Suites with a children's sleeping zone themed as a Pirate ship or Sea World, complete with bunk beds. Under-12s stay and eat free when sharing with parents, which adds up over a week. Couples who want quiet can book the Busakorn Premium Wing with its own swim-up pool. One road crossing puts you on Patong Beach, about a 3-minute walk.

Amari Phuket gives you both sides of Patong — close to the action, but back to a quiet seafront room at night, clinging to a rocky headland at the southern end of the beach, scoring 8.6 from 370 reviews. The standout is a curved infinity pool that looks like it floats over Patong Bay, and La Gritta, an Italian restaurant on the water that many rank as the most romantic sunset dinner in Patong. Nearly all of its 380 rooms face the sea. The beach is a 5-minute walk down, yet back in your room it's quiet enough to feel like a different town.

Katathani is a family beachfront resort that gives you a private beach and sprawling grounds at a price below the luxury resorts on Surin or Mai Khao. It's the most reviewed hotel in this list at 1,560 reviews, scoring 8.5. The draw is Kata Noi Beach — nearly 850 metres of white sand in a closed bay far quieter than Patong — plus six pools and the Aqua Jungle water park added in 2025. There are more than ten restaurants and an adults-only Andaman Pool zone. Worth knowing: the resort is very large and parts are ageing.

Ibis Phuket Patong is the cheapest hotel in this list, from just ฿1,250 — and it's a 5-minute walk to Patong Beach. This Accor hotel scores 8.4 from 386 reviews, with location rated as high as 8.8. What guests praise is the outdoor pool and its poolside bar, a scaled-down resort feel that punches above a 3-star rate. The rooms were renovated in 2020 with the newer ibis look. Bangla Road is about 10 minutes away, and the hotel is pet-friendly. Honestly, this is not a luxury property, but on a value-per-baht basis Patong rarely offers anything more sensible.