"The Marina is one of the smaller and simpler resorts on the island, and it's the kind of place where Thai hospitality is keenly felt."

"Enjoying both a very central location, backing on to the beach and just steps from restaurants and shops, and a luxuriously spacious and secluded tropical garden in a former coconut plantation."

"This surprisingly quiet option has its cottages sprawling over a lush hillside that separates Karon from Kata Beach." Full review

"Marina Phuket Resort is a luxury complex set in a lush garden of dense tropical greenery overlooking the south end of Phuket's Karon Beach." Full review

"These simple cottages tucked in the jungle above a scenic promontory between Kata and Karon beaches provide an adequate level of comfort in four room types" Full review

"Stilted boardwalks lead through lush, hushed gardens to comfy, secluded sea- and jungle-facing rooms and villas decked out in classic Thai style." Full review

"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."

"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

"This is a standout offering that helps to broaden the meaning of boutique-hotel with its extensive facilities and intimate room count." Full review

"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."

"This uberstylish, boutique property is a blend of Sino-Portuguese and art deco influences with mod flair."

"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

"A super-stylish, all-suite and villa resort offering abundant private spaces and an eco-chic landscape." Full review

"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

"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

"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"