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Curated lists of the best hotels, restaurants, temples, beaches, and nightlife across Thailand.
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Best Beach Bars in Phuket
Phuket's top beach bars and beach clubs for cocktails with sand between your toes.
Best Beach Resorts in Phuket
Top-rated beachfront resorts in Phuket with direct beach access, pools, and ocean views.
Best Diving & Snorkeling in Phuket
Phuket's top-rated dive shops and snorkeling tours — Similan Islands, Phi Phi, and local reefs.
Best Hidden Beaches in Phuket
Phuket's quietest and least-crowded beaches — secret coves and secluded sands away from the crowds.
Best Luxury Spas in Phuket
Phuket's most luxurious spa experiences — resort spas, wellness retreats, and pampering treatments.
Best Muay Thai Camps in Phuket
Phuket's top Muay Thai training camps — the Soi Ta-iad gym street, Rawai's technical gyms and the big multi-discipline campuses.
Best Pool Villas in Phuket
Phuket's top-rated private pool villas — luxury, privacy, and tropical relaxation.
Best Seafood Restaurants in Phuket
Phuket's top-rated seafood restaurants — from beachside grills to upscale dining.
Cheapest Hotels in Phuket
Phuket's best-value budget accommodation — affordable stays with good guest ratings.
Hidden Gems in Phuket
The best-kept secrets in Phuket — highly rated local favorites off the tourist trail.
The 10 Best Attractions in Phuket: Viewpoints, Sanctuaries & Shows
This lot splits four ways, with free clifftop viewpoints in the south, elephant sanctuaries from Kathu up to Pa Klok, Hanuman World's ziplines in the jungle, and the big ticketed shows, two of them in Kamala. For the elephants, Phuket Elephant Sanctuary in Pa Klok is the one I'd point at, since nine of the ten welfare lists I counted name it.
The 10 Best Hotels in Phuket, Ranked
This is big beachfront resorts almost all the way down, spread across Karon, Bang Tao, Patong, Kamala, Cape Panwa and Rawai, with one social hostel in Patong sneaking in to break the run of pool villas and spas. Banyan Tree is the one I'd name if money's no object, sitting top three on its private pool villas alone.
The 10 Best Spas & Wellness Spots in Phuket, Ranked
This is mostly straightforward Thai massage shops rather than resort spas, with a cluster in Phuket Town and a few more spread across Chalong, Rawai, Laguna, Patong and Kamala. Sansabai Massage 2 takes the top spot, and if you want something different, SAMA pairs Japanese-style soaking baths with the bodywork.
The 11 Best Islands Near Phuket, Ranked
Eleven islands, from Phi Phi, Racha and Coral Island to the Similans and Phang Nga Bay. Boat times and prices on each card come from our route guides.
The 13 Best Beaches in Phuket, Ranked
Thirteen beaches on Phuket itself, from Freedom Beach and Kata to Surin, Nai Harn and the empty sand at Mai Khao.
The 15 Best Restaurants in Phuket, Ranked
Fifteen restaurants, from Blue Elephant and PRU to Old Town's shophouse kitchens, the seafood rafts on the east coast and the cliffside dining rooms at Kalim.
The 17 Best Nightlife Spots in Phuket, Ranked
Seventeen nightlife spots in Phuket, from Illuzion and the Bangla Road clubs to the beach clubs on Bang Tao and Kamala, the rooftops, and the cabaret and stage shows.
The 8 Best Elephant Sanctuaries in Phuket, Ranked
To watch elephants without touching them, Phuket Elephant Sanctuary. For feeding and bathing, Elephant Jungle Sanctuary. Eight Phuket elephant sanctuaries with no riding, with what you do at each and the operator's own price.
The 8 Best Temples & Cultural Sites in Phuket, Ranked
This lot splits between hilltop temples and monuments on one side and evening shows on the other, with a solid run of Sino-Portuguese heritage clustered around Phuket Old Town. The Big Buddha takes top spot, though the Siam Niramit show is the evening pick.
The 9 Best Markets in Phuket, Ranked
This lot is mostly night markets, and Patong hogs four of the ten spots between Banzaan, Malin Plaza, Bangla and OTOP. Banzaan takes the top place because it does the pick-your-seafood-then-eat-it thing under one roof, though Rawai does the same trick across the road for about ฿100 a kilo to grill.
The 9 Best Shopping Malls in Phuket, Ranked
Mostly big air-conditioned complexes, with a couple of hypermarkets thrown in for groceries and souvenirs. Central Phuket takes the top spot. Wichit quietly dominates the lower half, from duty-free to a small open-air community mall.