SALA Phuket Mai Khao Beach ResortvsParesa Resort Phuket
Both Paresa Resort Phuket and SALA Phuket Resort and Spa are praised by writers. On balance, SALA Phuket Resort and Spa ranks slightly higher than Paresa Resort Phuket. SALA Phuket Resort and Spa comes in at #12 in Phuket with endorsements from 8 reviewers such as The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Jetsetter.
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"
Paresa Resort Phuket
49 Moo 6 Layi-Nakalay Road, Kamala Kratu, Kamala, Phuket 83150, Thailand
From $743/night
- Bar/Lounge
- Hot Tub
- Free Internet
- Room Service
- Shuttle Bus
- Laundry Service
Concierge
"Paresa's six southern Thai–inspired structures fit right in among the swanky crash pads perched atop the rocky cliffs of Phuket's Millionaires' Mile."
Travel + Leisure
"At the cliffside Paresa (“heaven of heavens” in Sanskrit), all 49 rooms face Kamala Bay, and many have private patios and private pools." Full review
Oyster
Luxury
"Paresa is truly a five-pearl piece of (expensive) heaven on earth." Full review
Afar Magazine
"Paresa boutique hotel in Phuket perches high on the cliffs of Kamala Bay, with sandy beaches within easy reach and god-given views of Andaman Sea sunsets from all of its contemporary rooms."
Jetsetter
"Plush cliffside resort with jaw-dropping suites overlooking tropical rainforest and the Andaman Sea." Full review
Wallpaper
"Perched high on a cliff, among lush tropical forests, the Paresa Resort on Thailand’s largest island offers dramatic views over the turquoise Andaman Sea." Full review
The Telegraph
8.0
"Here, indolence is the name of the game: leisurely breakfasts taken in the shade of a banyan tree, languorous laps of the infinity pool, hours on the balcony." Full review
Frommer's
"This award-winning resort nestled into the hills of Phuket does instill a feeling of peace and contentment in its guests. Paresa offers an idyllic location and stylish luxury." Full review
Mr & Mrs Smith
"Named after the 'heaven of heavens' in Sanskrit, Paresa boutique hotel in Phuket perches high on the cliffs of Kamala Bay, with sandy beaches within easy reach and god-given views of Andaman Sea sunsets from all of its contemporary rooms" Full review