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Would really appreciate help, planning a week + in Phuket in January. Need a hotel on the beach, no steep steps ( have painful osteo arthritis both knees). Suggestions for best hotel/s please

consider jw Marriott in khao lak--1 hr drive north of Phuket airport--fab and flat

I would agree with J W Khao Lak. You can get a ground floor pool access room. No steps, other than getting into and out of the swimming canal (to the pool).

You might also like the Kata Thani resort on Kata Noi Beach, in far southern Phuket. I don't recall having to deal with many/any steps here. Again, the location is flat, not hilly.

Dusit Thani and Angsana at Laguna although Angsana is a big hotel so pick rooms near beach, they used to have pool access rooms.

Sarojin at Khao Lak also on the beach.

If you've got mobility problems, and plan on using the beach, then you need to make sure that the sand isn't the 'deep loose stuff' that you sink in above the ankles every step.

If you choose Khao Lak be careful as that stretch along the Andaman Coast goes on for miles with Resorts stretched along it. A lot of the beaches fall into the 'deep loose stuff' category, and some beaches are quite steep between the water-line and the top of the beach. While the area might be idyllic, it might not be practical.

There's a beach resort close to Phuket Airport called Nai Yang, which has a big flat beach with compacted sand, perfect for walking with mobility issues. The water is also very shallow.

Plenty of accommodation options in Nai Yang on Booking.com, where there's a filter for selecting hotels that advertise themselves as suitable for people with mobility issues. The Dewa is ideally placed, practically on the beach, and only a couple of hundred yards from the beach village.

Many thanks to all, this is really helpful. Maureen