The Slate, PhuketvsAyara Kamala Resort & Spa
Both hotels are recommended by professional travelers. On balance, The Slate ranks significantly higher than Ayara Kamala Resort & Spa. The Slate comes in at #1 in Phuket with recommendations from 13 reviews including Lonely Planet, Oyster and Travel + Leisure.
The Slate, Phuket Show All Reviews
Nai Yang Beach & National PA, Phuket, 83110, Nai Yang, Phuket 83110, Thailand
From $234/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"If the choice between Phuket's teakwood traditional and muted modern hotels leaves you cold, Indigo Pearl on Nai Yang Beach may be the place for you."
Condé Nast Traveler
"The lush landscaping with encircling lagoons creates a sense of exclusivity that makes it almost unnecessary to cross the busy street to the broad public beach." Full review
Travel + Leisure
"The industrial austerity is tempered by glimmering Thai silks on pillows and chairs, plush beds, and freestanding bathtubs." Full review
DK Eyewitness
"The striking design at this hotel evokes the area’s tin-mining history while incorporating recycled objects, found after the tsunami, and the owners’ family heirlooms into the decor."
Star Service
"This is one of the best of the second-tier operations, a rambling place with lots of acreage dedicated to gardens and a beautiful placid and sandy beach." Full review
Rough Guide
"Luxurious rooms and villas look on to attractively landscaped plantation-style gardens that run down to the southern end of the beachfront road."
Fodor's
"The rooms and suites spacious and each one has a different theme, while the villas have private pools." Full review
Afar Magazine
"You'll be mining a rich seam here, with super-luxe suites and villas taking pampering to new heights, dreamy dining, a cocooning spa and a blissful beach in reach."
Jetsetter
"Industrial, urban chic set amidst the lush greenery of Phuket’s northern coast." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"A family-friendly bargain on a mammoth scale, nestled against a strip of silken sand." Full review
Ayara Kamala Resort & Spa
22 Moo 6, Layi-Nakalay Rd, Kamala, Phuket 83150, Thailand
From $125/night
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Star Service
"High on the Kammala cliffs of Phuket, this reserved, quaint resort offers impeccable service and style that can beat out any of the larger properties closer to town." Full review
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Spagoers have a full menu of pampering treatments to choose from, and a modern fitness facility gets busy in the morning hours.
Oyster
Upscale
"The Ayara Kamala Resort & Spa is a quiet mini-resort with only 42 rooms and villas." Full review
Jetsetter
"Family-run retreat in laid-back Kamala with an organic spa and an infinity pool overlooking the Andaman Sea." Full review