30 Best Hotels in Phuket and the Andaman Coast, Thailand

Located at the quiet end of Patong Beach, just seconds to the sea and a short stroll to Patong nightlife, The Charm has modern rooms, some of which have direct access to a lagoon pool. You can also take advantage of perks like the rooftop infinity pool and bar, a jacuzzi, and a sauna.

Guests repeatedly return to the Layana for the pampering, understated luxury, and a relaxed peaceful environment. The scenic location, attention to detail, and friendly efficient service make this a top resort, with spacious accommodations kept in tip-top shape. Some suites have beds looking directly out to sea and a top floor terrace with a writing desk, minibar, and sofa, and all have lovely outdoor rainfall showers. The romantic seafront restaurant serves delicious, reasonably priced Thai or international dishes while also organizing wine tasting nights and cooking classes. The impressive spa is highly professional and its unique menu will leave you spoiled for choice.

This resort couldn't have a better location—it's on a beach shared with just three other resorts, where the gorgeous blue water has a sandy sea floor and you can swim and snorkel year-round. Most bungalows have identical design, with parquet floors, comfortable indoor daybeds, and decks with lounge chairs. A few rooms are family-style duplexes; those numbered 100 to 118 are also beachfront. There are also hillside rooms with spectacular beach views, and an additional pool, bar, and restaurant. The Terrace Restaurant, which serves Thai and international cuisines, has splendid views of the sea, and the cliff-side satay bar is one of the few sunset viewpoints on the island. Classes in Thai culture, arts, cooking, and language are offered throughout the week. The resort offers boat service from Phuket.

The 24 houses that make up this "beach club" are unique in design and sleep between 2 and 8 people, and most have large decks and kitchens. Solly's House, a two-story glass house on the beach, is particularly popular. Powdery white sand is a short walk away, and kayaks are available. The main clubhouse has a bar and a common area with great views. There are no restaurants on the property, but you can order a breakfast basket delivery, get groceries delivered, or even book a private Thai chef.

It's not opulent, but this small, friendly, and wonderfully situated resort offers comfortable rooms only 20 meters from the beach, with nice en suite bathrooms, air-conditioning, satellite TV, and beachfront patios. The location is a bit out of the way, which allows guests the opportunity to take a break from the busier parts of Bang Thao Beach and enjoy the beautiful natural surroundings. The resort's restaurant serves delicious Thai specialties and the in-house Relaxy Spa is reasonably priced.

This resort in East Railay has a lovely infinity pool and a popular spa. Rooms are spacious, and the bathrooms each have a large sunken soapstone bath tub, great for relaxing aching muscles after a day of rock climbing.

One of the best among a string of boutique bed-and-breakfasts in the charming Peranakan Old Town, Casa Blanca is comprised of 17 tasteful rooms with either garden courtyard views or a small balcony looking out onto the street. The hotel's proximity to the trendier areas makes it an ideal base for those wishing to explore the buzz and charm of Phuket Town. The friendly staff are keen to ensure that your stay is comfortable and enjoyable, and little touches like handmade soaps elevate this place out of the ordinary.

About a 10-minute walk to Ao Nang Beach, this sleekly designed resort has rooms and suites that look out over the swimming pool or the limestone cliffs. All have balconies, comfortable beds, and strong Wi-Fi. Families appreciate the separate children's pool and suites with bunk beds. 

The once-faded Metropole, the town's first high-end hotel, rebranded to sparkling results: The rooms are bright with new furnishings and the rooftop pool is a stunner. The hotel's handsome Chinese restaurant serves great dim sum.

This hotel's chief attraction is its unbeatable location, right in the middle of Patong facing the beach. Towering flower displays stand in the lobby, where Thai art adorns the walls, and large sliding glass doors exit to the landscaped grounds, beach bar, and adjacent pool. The spa has glass doors and windows, so you can enjoy the beach views while receiving treatments or massages.

This long sprawling lodge fronts most of the Kata Noi Beach, which tends to keep nonguests away and leave nearly 1 km (½ mile) of smooth sand delightfully peaceful. Glass-walled suites in the Thani wing have some of the best ocean views on the island. You can shower and watch the sun set at the same time through huge bathroom windows. Regular rooms (if you can call them that) in the Buri wing are very tastefully furnished, with all the bells and whistles you'd expect in this price range (some look out to the pool, others the ocean). The same group also has the exclusive Shore resort right next door for those seeking a more intimate experience.

There are 10 recently built, comfortable, fan-cooled wooden huts on Koh Surin Nua (B2,000), and tent camping is allowed at a site that has decent facilities, including toilets and showers. You can bring your own tent and camp for B80, or rent one (sleeps two) from the national park for B450. Book your hut at least 10 days ahead.

These are the only beachfront bungalows in Ao Nang Town, and they have the best swimming as well as a seaside park with plenty of benches positioned for gazing at the sea. The bungalows are spacious, with lounge areas and large bathrooms. The rooms are all finished in wood and decorated with local touches. The large pool and surrounding gardens give a hideaway feel to the resort, and you can find plenty of privacy if you are looking for it.

In the laid-back and increasingly trendy Old Town, or Sri Raya, Mango House is a home away from home, with three seafront suites and three villas, all in Chinese-style wooden houses that stand on stilts over the water. The spacious interiors are even more impressive than the outside area, with high ceilings, modern amenities, and decorated in a simple colonial style. They also each include a kitchenette and terrace. Mango House's restaurant is popular for its Western-style brunches, burgers, and specials, as well as its live DJ sets, with friendly, in-the-know owner Duane on the decks. In off-season months Duane welcomes writers and artists to rent his accommodations for longer periods at much lower prices.

This sumptuous resort has been designed in classical Thai style, with a great deal of emphasis on wood and traditional craftsmanship. Here you'll find peaked-roof villas in landscaped tropical gardens. The main three-story building is a bit farther from the beach, and only the top floor has an ocean view. Villas have canopy beds, triangular floor pillows, lounge areas, and outdoor rain showers.

If you're staying in a resort on a beautiful white-sand beach with crystal-clear blue water, you should treat yourself to a room with a view---and at Nakara, you'll have one, even if you end up in a room at the back. Whether lying in bed and looking out through your window or lounging on one of two daybeds on the deck, you'll appreciate the tranquillity of the Andaman Sea. Ask for one of the rooms away from the restaurant and pool to ensure quiet. When it gets too hot, retreat to the air-conditioned bliss of your cottage, which has wooden floors and rattan walls, and enjoy the modern amenities.

Most of the bungalows at this chill resort have views of Koh Ha and balconies where you can sway in a hammock or kick back in a palm-straw rocking chair. The rooms are basic, with cloth canopy ceilings and rattan walls. It almost doesn't matter that the shore here is rocky rather than sandy; many guests take courses with the in-house dive shop, practicing in the pool or the crystal-clear sea. Others snorkel or just soak up the view from the large Jacuzzi.

This sleek boutique hotel is in one of the busier parts of Ao Nang, offering proximity to shopping, dining, and drinking, plus swimming at the Noppharat Thara and Ao Nang beaches on either side. Some of the spacious rooms, decorated in a contemporary style with Thai touches, have direct access to a lovely courtyard pool that one can step into from a small wooden balcony-deck. There is also another small pool on the hotel's rooftop, which is great for a dip at the end of a long day with sunset drinks and wonderful open views of the sea and verdant cliffs.

This is a small comfortable resort in the middle of Laem Tong Beach, next to the sea gypsy village. The spacious cottages all have wooden floors and ceilings with golden curtains and comforters. The beach bar is great for lazy-afternoon cocktails, and there's a small museum about the sea gypsy community that you can check out when you need a break from the beach.

Every bungalow here has a large deck with a great view of both Phi Phi Lae and Tonsai Bay, though the rooms are a bit dated. The resort is on the quietest spot along Laem Hin Beach, and it's only a short (although sometimes slippery) 15-minute walk along the rocks to gorgeous Long Beach. Electric cars transfer guests from distant rooms to the reception and restaurant areas.

Beautiful sunrise views from the seaside bungalows are this resort's biggest draw. The 20 deluxe rooms along the rocky shoreline have wooden floors and Thai arts and crafts. The resort is on a hill between the north end of Laem Tong Beach and a smaller secluded beach, which is quite private but less than ideal for swimming. Budget rooms also have good views, as they are high up on the hill. Nevertheless, the restaurant here is crowded by tour groups daily at lunchtime.

Large thatch-covered huts in a natural setting give Phi Phi Villa a relaxing island feeling quite different from bustling Tonsai Bay, a short walk away. All bungalows have small patios with wooden handrails and spacious interiors. The resort is on a stretch of private beach where boats are prohibited from landing; the absence of the longtails that clutter Tonsai's shore makes the beach here a little more suitable for swimming, although it's still shallow and quite rocky. It's great for travelers who want to stay close to the action without being a part of it. Rooms closest to the beach are only for sound sleepers or night owls; the reverberations from Hippies Bar and Carpe Diem beach bar can be heard late into the night.

From practically everywhere you stand at this resort, you can enjoy overwhelming vistas of the bay and gorgeous limestone cliffs. Bungalows and rooms are set back in the hillside, spread out among the trees, along with a pool. It's popular with rock climbers.

This is arguably Phuket Town's best address, with rooms that are spacious and contemporary. The hotel exemplifies art deco chic, and the staff is attentive, professional, and courteous. The large Club Asia health club is popular with locals. The top-floor Thai Thai Room has outdoor seating and great views; the Cappuccino 154 deli on the ground floor caters its baked goods to other coffee shops around town.

This addition to Phuket Town provides a pleasant option from the larger, often less charming hotels in the area. Bamboo and wood decor in the lobby reflect the inspiration behind the hotel's name and theme, which celebrate Phuket's Chinese heritage. The rooms and suites are spacious, with clean lines and an impressive painting in each. Large windows let in lots of light, but the urban views are a bit of a letdown. Service is attentive, although the standard of English spoken at the reception desk is poor.

One of the first upscale resorts in the area to market the "less is more" philosophy, SriLanta remains an island getaway for edgy urbanites. Breezy rooms are basic, but have comfortable lounging areas and are tastefully decorated. Sadly, most rooms have no view, and the beach is a short walk down the hill, which can be uncomfortable for some. The spa has massage tables on a platform above a large fishpond. SriLanta is reasonably priced for what you get (one of the nicest resorts on one of the nicest beaches), but the service is quite ordinary for such an extraordinary resort.

On the eastern end of Noppharat Thara, Srisuksant is a short walk from Ao Nang's shops and directly across from the beach. Although that beach is not ideal for swimming, longtail boats are available to whisk you away to more suitable spots, and if you feel like walking west a few miles, you can swim or picnic in the shade by the Hat Noppharat Thara–Mu Ko Phi Phi National Park headquarters. The resort has two swimming pools for cooling off if you're too lazy to do any of the above. The clientele here is mostly Thai families, although Westerners are greeted warmly. The bright rooms have tile floors and small decks, and some have partial ocean views.

This resort caters to families, with well-organized daily activities of kids of all ages and babysitting services, as well as multiple pools and a beachfront location. Other high points include the well-kept gardens, waterside massage services, and a breakfast hall organized with military precision. The rooms are spacious and simply yet tastefully decorated.

Overlooking quiet Siray Bay, this sprawling, albeit slightly dated, property is a few minutes' drive to Phuket Town but has everything on-site, from kids' activities to a pampering spa. Some villas are equipped with kitchens, some rooms have shared pools, but pretty much everybody gets killer sunsets, from the rooms or from the common areas.

Set near a lagoon among well-maintained gardens, this modern resort is just a short walk from Nai Harn beach. Rooms have private balconies, and there's a restaurant and bar, a swimming pool, a fitness center, and free Wi-Fi. Babysitting services are available for families.