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The Slate, PhuketvsJW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa

Both The Slate and JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa are endorsed by expert reviewers. Overall, The Slate is the choice of most professionals compared to JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa. The Slate has a TripExpert Score of 94 with recommendations from 13 reviews including Star Service, Frommer's and Jetsetter.

The Slate, Phuket
9/10
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
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Concierge 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 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 Travel + Leisure
"The industrial austerity is tempered by glimmering Thai silks on pillows and chairs, plush beds, and freestanding bathtubs." Full review
DK Eyewitness 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 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 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 Fodor's
"The rooms and suites spacious and each one has a different theme, while the villas have private pools." Full review
Afar Magazine 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 Jetsetter
"Industrial, urban chic set amidst the lush greenery of Phuket’s northern coast." Full review
The Telegraph The Telegraph
8.0
"A family-friendly bargain on a mammoth scale, nestled against a strip of silken sand." Full review
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JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
8/10
231 Moo 3, Mai Khao, Phuket 83110, Thailand
From $43/night
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hot Tub
  • Free Internet
  • Room Service
  • Shuttle Bus
  • Laundry Service
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Concierge Concierge
"Ultimately, the main reason to stay here is the away-from-the-fuss location. The island's longest stretch of undeveloped beach—Hat Mai Khao—is located just inside the park."
Frommer's Frommer's
"Relaxation. If ever a resort fully embodied this ethos, it is the Marriott." Full review
Condé Nast Traveler Condé Nast Traveler
95.0
""The grounds make the words lush, spectacular, and creative come to life." For some, the location on Mai Khao Beach is "so removed from everything else on the island"." Full review
Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure
"An elegant property that welcomes children, on the secluded Mai Khao Beach; the 3 restaurants were renovated in 2009. " Full review
Star Service Star Service
"Located north of the airport, abutting a beautiful long white-sand beach, this classic Marriott is a large-scale resort tucked in between the Renaissance and Marriott's time-share interests." Full review
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Even picky eaters will find something here, with nearly a dozen outlets to choose from.
Rough Guide Rough Guide
"Complemented by high standards of service, this luxury resort offers well-appointed rooms, a spa, two tennis courts and no less than seven restaurants."
Fodor's Fodor's
"Wow: this secluded resort offers the longest stretch of sand on the island and has spotlessly clean, luxurious rooms with impeccable classic Thai design." Full review
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet
"So big there’s a free shuttle to get around it, the Marriott wends its way around swimming pools and lily ponds along a steep light-gold beach – at night it’s lit by flaming torches."
Oyster Oyster
Luxury
"JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa is one of the most luxurious resorts (with a price tag to match) in Phuket." Full review
Jetsetter Jetsetter
"Family-friendly Mai Khao Beach resort with three pools, 11 restaurants and bars and an award-winning spa." Full review

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