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Karon Beach guesthouse and hotel reviews

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North Karon guesthouses and hotels

At the northern end of Karon, just off the beach, there are a number of mid priced hotels and guesthouses clustered around the roundabout and on Patak Rd running back off the beach. As long as you don't mind a short walk to the water, this is quite a good area as it's also close to the night market, scads of bars, and plenty of restaurants.

Backpacker
Under 600B

Beshert - A great little guesthouse

 
528/26 Patak Rd, Soi Islandia, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 283; Fax: (076) 396 283
This great little guesthouse is set above a small, popular expat bar with an excellent pool table free for patrons. The lively staff keep the place hopping and are incredibly friendly. Beshert has ... Beshert complete profile

Flashpacker
600B to 1,500B

Karon Cafe - A great little spot

 
526/17 Soi Islandia Park Resort, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 217; Fax: (076) 396 745
Running since 1989, this excellent spot has well-looked after rooms in the cluster of shopfronts near the roundabout at the northern end of Karon. The lack of a pool is a minus, though you can pay a ... Karon Cafe complete profile

Midrange
1,500B to 4,000B

Karon Sea Sands - Good discounted rates

 
208/2 Karon Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 286 464; Fax: (076) 286 457
Set back a way off the main road, this great little resort has very pleasant, clean and comfortable rooms with spacious layouts and a tasteful design. The giant mushroom over the kid's pool is an ... Karon Sea Sands complete profile

Midrange
1,500B to 4,000B

South Sea Karon Resort - Very nice, compact resort

 
204 Karon Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 370 888; Fax: (076) 370 899
This is a well-designed, compact resort that features a decent pool with a floating bar. It's a good quality hotel, but nothing really fancy. The atmosphere is almost that of an apartment complex, ... South Sea Karon Resort complete profile

Flashpacker
600B to 1,500B

Your Place - Comfortable

 
33/70-71 Moo 1 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 222; Fax: (076) 397 011
Located next door to the Papaya Restaurant on the right side of the soi past the bars, Your Place has clean, well-loved air-con rooms, all with private bathroom, cable TV and IDD telephone services. ... Your Place complete profile

Midrange
1,500B to 4,000B

Baan Karonburi Resort - Bit sleepy

 
194/1 Karon Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 286 481-2; Fax: (076) 286 483
Baan Karonburi is overpriced, but nevertheless a comfortable spot, not too far from the roundabout and spitting distance to the beach. All the rooms are clean and reasonably-sized, with air-con, TV, ... Baan Karonburi Resort complete profile

Flashpacker
600B to 1,500B

Karon Beach Inn - Clean and helpful

 
526/4 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 398 066; Fax: (076) 398 067
This is one of the half dozen guesthouses in the cluster of sois near the roundabout. All these places are in shopfronts and little separates one from the other, though the management and staff here ... Karon Beach Inn complete profile

Midrange
1,500B to 4,000B

Karon Whale Resort - Good mid range option

 
538/3 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 398 139; Fax: (076) 398 145
The lobby here is filled with big pictures of whales, making it feel a little like a children's rumpus room. We found the place clean and functional, if a little charmless, but renovations are afoot ... Karon Whale Resort complete profile

Flashpacker
600B to 1,500B

CS Resort - Good option if others are full

 
542/1 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 398 041; Fax: (076) 286 118
This large hotel has both standard and superior rooms -- the latter are certainly worth the extra 100B, and have bathtubs rather than showers. The rooms are clean, if a little musty, with slightly ... CS Resort complete profile

Flashpacker
600B to 1,500B

Rattana Beach Hotel - No frills

 
514/1-8 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 415-7; Fax: (076) 396 418
This mid-sized hotel is rather overpriced and not very appealing compared to the bundle of shopfront guesthouses nearby. The rooms are large, clean and well-furnished, but they have a low-rent feel ... Rattana Beach Hotel complete profile

Flashpacker
600B to 1,500B

Sea Breeze Inn - Reasonable quality and room size

 
526/23-24 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 931; Fax: (076) 396 932
This Thai/western-managed place has 14 large rooms in a shopfront-style building in the cluster of buildings near the roundabout. All rooms have TV, air-con and private bathroom and are decent but ... Sea Breeze Inn complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Crystal Beach Hotel - Reasonably priced but long in the tooth.

 
643 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 580-5; Fax: (076) 396 584
The Crystal Beach seems to be circling the drain these days, getting worse with every passing year due to poor upkeep. The 120 rooms are all air-con and have private bathroom, TV and fridge. But ... Crystal Beach Hotel complete profile

Central Karon Beach guesthouses and hotels

Almost midway down Karon Beach, Luang Pho Chuan Rd runs back, perpendicular to the beach until it hits Patak Rd around one kilometre away. Running off Luang Phu Chuan Rd to the north and south are a bunch of sois and sub-sois which are busy with cheapish guesthouses and hotels. There's also a couple of upmarket digs in the same area. Note that with the exception of Phuket Orchid Resort, everything here is well off the beach.

Flashpacker
600B to 1,500B

Casa Brazil - Top spot

 
9 Luang Pho Chuan Rd, Soi 1, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 317;
Casa Brazil gets a lot of repeat guests coming for long stays. Created with whimsy in mind, it doubles as an art gallery, but the playfully-designed interior is a work of art in itself, and there's a ... Casa Brazil complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Bazoom Hostel - Funky backpackers hostel

 
269/2-3 Patak East Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 914; Fax: (076) 396 914
Only open in the high season, this professionally-run hostel has earned raves from Travelfish members for its colourful and stylish setup, and good range of sleeping options, from dormitory to large ... Bazoom Hostel complete profile

Midrange
1,500B to 4,000B

Phuket Orchid Resort - Huge resort, popular with families

 
34 Luang Pho Chuan Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 519-23; Fax: (076) 396 526
This is a massive, family-orientated resort that is also popular with tour groups, in a good setting just off the main road. Phuket Orchid Resort is all about the pools -- the main pool has a ... Phuket Orchid Resort complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Ann Guesthouse - Good clean budget rooms

 
4/6 Moo 1, Karon Beach
Tel: (089) 487 5126; Fax: (089) 044 6885
This friendly, quiet place is run by an Aussie named Bernie, owner of the adjacent Bernie's Bistro, which is a good place to eat and hang out in the evening. Some rooms are larger than others for the ... Ann Guesthouse complete profile

Midrange
1,500B to 4,000B

Thavorn Palm Beach Resort - Huge spawling resort

 
311 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 090; Fax: (076) 396 555
Spread out over 55-rai, this sprawling, all-inclusive resort remains a good choice, but its glory is starting to fade. The pools are a big draw -- five of them altogether, some quite beautiful and ... Thavorn Palm Beach Resort complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

Karon View Resort - Reasonable value

 
127/21-26 Patak Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 396 272-5; Fax: (076) 396 279
Karon View is quite good value for budget travellers because of its small pool, though not because of the rather rundown rooms. Be warned, the bungalows out back by the pool are actually just rooms ... Karon View Resort complete profile

Backpacker
Under 600B

The Green Home - Tiny but charming

 
26/3 Luang Pho Chuan Rd, Karon Beach

This tiny but charming guest house is an easy one-minute walk to the beach, and a good value option in the high season. The air-con rooms are spacious with big double beds, and fully but simply ... The Green Home complete profile

South Karon guesthouses and hotels

In and around the rocky headland on the southern stretch of Karon Beach, you'll find a collection of dive shops and pricey, luxury resorts, but not a lot else. You're a long way from the action further up Karon Beach come dinner time -- so far in fact you'll find it far faster and more convenient to pop over the hill to Kata from here. One advantage of staying down this end of the beach is that the snorkelling is pretty good when the water is calm.

Midrange
1,500B to 4,000B

Karon Beach Resort - Good family spot

 
51 Karon Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 330 006-7; Fax: (076) 330 529
For honeymooning couples, this is the place to go on Karon Beach, though the prices may put a dent in your nest egg. It's well laid-out, with a large pool overlooking the water, and rooms are quite ... Karon Beach Resort complete profile

Toprange
4,000B to 8,000B

Marina Phuket Resort - Lush gardens, well sized rooms

 
47 Karon Rd, Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 330 625; Fax: (076) 330 516
A great high-end family place with lots of room for the kids to run around and connecting bungalows to accommodate large groups. Set on a former coconut plantation, the 64,000 square metres of land ... Marina Phuket Resort complete profile

Flashpacker
600B to 1,500B

Ruen Thep Inn - Great location, poorly-run

 
53 Moo 4 Karon Rd. Karon Beach
Tel: (076) 330 281;
This is not our favourite place of the lot on the south end of Karon Beach. The staff are decidedly indifferent to guests and the surrounds aren't very scenic. Truth is, the place calls to mind a ... Ruen Thep Inn complete profile

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