Category: Phuket

Phuket’s hotel market splits between the beach zones: Patong (ป่าตอง) for nightlife, Kata and Karon for families, Kamala and Surin for boutique properties, and Bangtao for resort-scale developments. SHA certification means a hotel has been inspected under the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s hygiene program. On an island where accommodation ranges from 300 baht hostel dorms to 30,000 baht pool villas, the SHA badge signals that the property takes guest safety seriously. Our Phuket coverage prioritises hotels with Agoda scores of 8.0 or above and at least 200 guest reviews. We include SHA tier, honest notes on beach proximity (many hotels are not as close to the water as the photos suggest), and price ranges reflecting what guests actually pay rather than rack rates.