Top 10 Phuket Hotels 2024

Now that we're (hopefully) living in a post-Covid world, let's look at the Top 10 Phuket Hotels for high season 2024. It's time to visit Phuket again! This "best hotels" list on my blog is subjective, there is so much choice for accommodation in Phuket and your personal choice may depend on many factors - search hotels easily on Agoda to find the best Phuket hotel for you. Take your time when looking for hotels - check the location on a map, read hotel reviews, ask yourself if you want somewhere quiet/remote or close to lots of restaurants and bars. Your perfect hotel is out there, but please do some research. And when you book your trip to Phuket - do re-visit my Phuket Blog for lots of tips!

1. Avista Grande (Karon Beach)

Avista Grande at Karon Beach jumped into the top 10 a couple of years ago and now tops the list. The full name is Avista Grande Phuket Karon MGallery by Sofitel .. bit of a mouthful. Sofitel is a chain, part of the Accor group, with MGallery being a more boutique luxury style of hotel. I worked at Karon beach managing Sunrise Divers and we had a good number of happy customers staying at this hotel.

► Avista Grande - Information, Reviews & Booking

2. The Cove (Cape Panwa)

The Cove is a smaller hotel (I think it has about 15 bungalows) which has been open for a few years and suddenly got very popular! It's located in the Cape Panwa area of Phuket which has long been one of my favourite areas miles away from the big beaches, but there are quite a few restaurants and plenty of local life. It's at Ao Yon beach, right by the sand.

► The Cove - Information, Reviews & Booking

3. The Chava Resort (Surin Beach)

The Chava was number 1 in 2016, number 2 last year and now number 3 - pretty consistently one of the best hotels in Phuket! Surin Beach always has something in the top 10! The Chava Resort has 2 - 5 room apartments (an "apartment resort"), some are run directly by the hotel, while some are privately rented. Rooms are really big, great for families and groups. It's a place with sea views, slightly up in the hills, not right on the sand but just few minutes walk from Surin beach.

► Chava Resort - Information, Reviews & Booking

4. BYD Lofts (Patong Beach)

BYD Lofts has been in the top 5 for 6 years. If you want a room near the heart of Patong Beach, close to the action and in the middle of the busiest beach area in Thailand, BYD Lofts offers serviced apartments with the hotel featuring a rooftop pool (and a view over the rooftops and hotels of Patong). There are 1 or 2 bedroom apartments of various sizes. I rarely used to venture into Patong myself - not my style, but Patong beach is very convenient for visitors, with loads of restaurants plus shops/the big Jungceylon Mall and tour agents. And bars and nightlife too.

► BYD Lofts - Information, Reviews & Booking

5. Navatara (Rawai Beach)

Navatara is another that remains popular - it has been in the top 10 for several years. Navatara opened in 2013, but with hotels opening all the time I'd not even heard of it until writing my top 10 list in 2016! Navatara has 37 rooms, built "Thai style". Some rooms have pool access, and all rooms look pretty big. This is a smaller resort away from the main beaches, but not too far - many people ask me to recommend a hotel like this or The Cove. Like many of the hotels on this list, it's not on the beach. Navatara is about 500m from Rawai beach and a few minutes drive from Nai Harn beach and Phromthep Cape. One of my favourite corners of Phuket.

► Navatara - Information, Reviews & Booking

6. The Surin (Pansea Beach)

The Surin (formerly called The Chedi) reopened with the new name about 12 years ago, but The Chedi had already been in Phuket for many years, with it's uniquely excellent location on a semi-private beach between Surin and Bang Tao beaches in the north of Phuket. I'd like to stay here! Another resort that is a little bit remote but you can get to Surin or Bang Tao for restaurant options. Personally, I'd rent a car if I stayed here. And The Surin is not ridiculously expensive compared to the neighbour - the beach is shared with the very very fancy Amanpuri.

► The Surin - Information, Reviews & Booking

7. Marina Phuket Hotel (Patong Beach)

Quite surprised to see a hotel like Marina Phuket Hotel in the top 10 - a block by the side of one of Patong's back roads, a fair walk to the beach, not really a pretty area, but it does seem to have a lot of good reviews on TA and on Agoda (see link below). And it does have a rooftop pool and bar/restaurant. And the price is pretty good.

► Marina Phuket Hotel - Information, Reviews & Booking

8. Renaissance Phuket Resort (Mai Khao Beach)

Renaissance is one of several Marriott resorts just north of Phuket Airport at Mai Khao Beach. Renaissance has been on this blog before as part of the Best Luxury Phuket Resorts list and was in the Top 10 Hotels several years in a row. Mai Khao beach is still really quiet and unless you stick to the various Marriott hotel restaurants you'll need transport or taxis to get to other places. Rent a car, explore, drive just a few minutes from here and you're over the bridge into Phang Nga province. Ideal for relaxation and a quiet base for exploring the greater Phuket area!

► Renaissance - Information, Reviews & Booking

9. Kantary Bay (Cape Panwa)

Another hotel in the Cape Panwa area to the south of Phuket Town and a long way from the busy main west coast Phuket beaches. Kantary Bay is part of the Cape and Kantary group which have very nice hotels all over Thailand - the nearby Cape Panwa Hotel is also theirs. It's located right by the aquarium on a quiet road with a few nearby restaurants and there are often lots of local food stalls on the roadside. Nice view across the bay, but there's not much beach there. The hotel cafe is apparently very good.

► Kantary Bay - Information, Reviews & Booking

10. Chanalai Hillside Resort (Karon Beach)

And another at Karon beach! There are several Chanalai resorts in Phuket (Garden, Hillside, Romantica, Flora) and all are in Kata or Karon. Note - if you stay at one of these, be sure if you book tours that you know which Chanalai you are at (I speak from experience booking people for dive trips!) Chanalai Hillside is .. you'd never guess, on the hillside - about 5 minutes walk to Karon beach.

► Chanalai Hillside Resort - Information, Reviews & Booking

And that's the Best Phuket hotels for 2024. Maybe. Have you stayed at a hotel that's not listed, but you think it should be? Go and give it a big review and get it's TA ranking up! Phuket has been on the mainstream tourism route for 30+ years now, and there is a great mix of old and new resorts (hard to keep up with openings and re-brandings!), big hotels, guesthouses, villas, apartments, hillside, beachfront, busy areas, quiet areas and lots to do. There really is something in Phuket for everyone! And for hotel booking and information ... search on Agoda.