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The Slate, PhuketvsKeemala
The Slate and Keemala are both rated highly by expert reviewers. On balance, The Slate ranks significantly better than Keemala. The Slate is ranked #1 in Phuket with approval from 13 sources like Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler and Concierge.
The Slate, Phuket
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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 Telegraph8.0
"A family-friendly bargain on a mammoth scale, nestled against a strip of silken sand." Full review
Keemala The Telegraph Jetsetter
Mr & Mrs Smith
Independent
Frommer's
Lonely Planet Independent
Michelin Guide
Moo 6 | Kamala, Kathu District, Kamala, Kathu, Phuket 83150, Thailand
From $0/night
- Pet Friendly
- Bar/Lounge
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
The Telegraph8.0
"Keemala is pure fantasy." Full review
Jetsetter "Whimsical, eco-friendly rainforest retreat dotted with waterfalls, within safe distance from Patong’s partiers." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith "Birds’ nests, seedpods, thatched hobbit holes: Phuket resort Keemala’s pool villas are incredible architectural anomalies, and an intriguing mix of history and myth, loosely based on ancient tribe dwellings" Full review
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I got the feeling that no request was too much trouble for the him and his team – something which is quite rare (I know how much work goes into the F&B side of hotels).
Independent "Interiors are glam and grown up – oversized four-poster beds, enormous bathtubs and private pools. And the spa, with its indoor/outdoor treatment rooms and lavish treatments, is a dream."
Frommer's "This design-centric hotel is built into the lush, forested hills just up from Kamala Beach, and it is one of the most magical hotels in Thailand" Full review
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"Soothing, ecoconscious, fantasy-inspired beauty is one of Phuket's most original, sought-after and Instagram-loved resorts...stay in cocoon-like, clay-cottage private-pool villas; glammed-up tents." Full review
Independent "Keemala Resort is made up of fantasy bird’s nest villas, clay pool cottages and tree houses. The lavish tree-top rooms have a wooden structure and décor, four-poster beds and private pools."
Michelin Guide "All of Keemala’s villas and cottages come loaded with the necessities: Egyptian sheets, bathtubs, free wi-fi, minibars stocked with complimentary drinks and snacks, and private terraces " Full review
