Le Meridien Phuket Beach ResortvsSALA Phuket Mai Khao Beach Resort
Both hotels are highly recommended by writers. Overall, SALA Phuket Resort and Spa scores marginally better than Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort. SALA Phuket Resort and Spa comes in at 85 with endorsements from 8 publications including Lonely Planet, Condé Nast Traveler and Oyster.
Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
29 Soi Karon Nui, Karon, Phuket 83100 , Thailand
From $62/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Travel + Leisure
"Beachside resort with lagoon-style pools and a shuttle to Patong Beach. " Full review
DK Eyewitness
"Located in a hidden cove between Hat Patong and Hat Karon, Le Meridien brings more than a touch of French panache to the party."
Star Service
"Secreted away in a private cove on a lovely stretch of sand backed by forest-covered hills, this 120-acre, self-contained resort commands one of Phuket's most beautiful and well-protected sites." Full review
i
Like at many modern hotels, the baths open onto the main bedroom and living area adding the feeling of space and exterior views unless guests choose to close the shutters for privacy.
Rough Guide
"This huge hotel complex has the tiny bay all to itself and boasts an amazing breadth of facilities, including ten restaurants and bars."
Fodor's
"This sprawling resort has more bars, cafés, and restaurants than in many small towns." Full review
Lonely Planet
"Close to the Patong chaos, yet secluded on its own private (and spectacular) beach, Le Meridien offers everything that the international globetrotter could ask for."
Oyster
Upscale
"Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort is a huge, self-contained complex surrounded by lush jungle that looks out over its own sandy beach." Full review
Frommer's
"The resort caters to families with plenty of activities, a day-care center, and kid-centric meals. The large self-contained complex combines Western and traditional Thai architecture" Full review
SALA Phuket Mai Khao Beach Resort Show All Reviews
333 Moo 3 Mai Khao Beach, Mai Khao, Phuket 83110, Thailand
From $115/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Free Breakfast
- Shuttle Bus
Concierge
"SALA Phuket on the northern Mai Khao Beach clearly got the memo, orienting 63 of its 79 rooms around a self-contained outdoor area that makes your space feel like a resort within a resort."
Condé Nast Traveler
"At one of Phuket’s most stylish small hotels, all of the 79 airy rooms housed in 1960s-inspired one- and two-story buildings have easy access to the long, soft-sand Mai Khao Beach." Full review
Star Service
"This is a standout offering that helps to broaden the meaning of boutique-hotel with its extensive facilities and intimate room count." Full review
Rough Guide
"The sharp, Sino-modern architecture of the villa compounds here... attract mainly couples, especially honeymooners, who enjoy the style and privacy, especially of the pool villas."
Lonely Planet
"This uberstylish, boutique property is a blend of Sino-Portuguese and art deco influences with mod flair."
Oyster
Luxury
"SALA Phuket Resort is a romantic option in a series of upscale-to-luxurious resorts on Mai Khao Beach near the Phuket International Airport." Full review
Jetsetter
"A super-stylish, all-suite and villa resort offering abundant private spaces and an eco-chic landscape." Full review
The Telegraph
9.0
"Sitting pretty on the golden sands of Mai Khao beach, Sala Phuket is the laid-back antidote to Phuket's flashier southern resorts." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"You don’t have to die to go to heaven – you just need to go to Mai Khao Beach for Sala Phuket, whose spa and wine are award-winning, whose pool glitters temptingly from a green lawn, and whose irresponsibly romantic suites and villas come with open-air bathrooms and tropical gardens where birds sing gleefully." Full review
Independent
"Everything lazy beach lovers dream of, the Sala Phuket Mai Khao Beach Resort is set inside Sirinat National Park and rolls right out onto miles and miles of blissfully untouched cream and honey sands"