Sleep edit

Budget edit

  • Divers Inn. A friendly, cosy little hotel located centrally at Karon Beach. The hotel is on a quiet street only a few minutes walking distance to the beach, shopping, restaurants and nightlife. You have the choice of sea view or mountain view. A find for budget travellers. 
  • Jor Guest House ((จอ เกสต์เฮาส์), 102/11 Moo 3 Patak Rd, ☏ +66 76 396546. 9 rooms300-500 baht. 
  • Legends Guest House, 516/6 Patak Rd. A hostel, but you have your own room with air-con, TV, free tea, coffee, water, and private bathroom. Only a few minutes from the beach, with plenty of bars close by. It is almost like staying at a hotel. 
  • Pang & Pum Guest House (opposite Karon View Resort). A very friendly place for people on a tight budget. They have about 10 rooms in different sizes.300+ baht. 
  • Pineapple Guest House, ☏ +66 76 396223. A friendly budget guesthouse with 20 well-equipped private rooms, a ten bed dorm and a small cafe/restaurant. Free Wi-Fi and Internet.350 to 1,000 baht depending upon season. 

Mid-range edit

  • Baan Karon Resort (บ้านกะรน รีสอร์ท), 213 Patak Rd, ☏ +66 76 286215-8. 45 rooms.800-1,900 baht. 
  • Honey Resort, 100/69 Kata Rd, ☏ +66 76 330938-9. Deluxe rooms with pool access, Air conditioning, cable TV, and mini-bar. Swimming pool, restaurant, Internet.From 800 baht. 
  • Karon Living Room. Very clean and friendly hotel with new room furnishing and air-con rooms, friendly service, about 10 min walk from the beach.1,400+ baht. 
  • Paradise Inn Phuket. Modern economical accommodation, 2 min walk from Karon Beach. Free Wi-Fi. Low rates, nice rooms, with friendly service in a laid-back atmosphere. 
  • Ramada Resort Karon Beach. Designed for kids and young families featuring the first and only magic castle of Phuket, the longest water slide and the most diversified Kid's Club under the umbrella of the Siam Adventure Club.1,440+ baht. 

Splurge edit

  • Access Resort & Spa ((แอกเซส รีสอร์ท แอนด์ สปา), 459/2 Patak Rd, ☏ +66 76 398489. 129 deluxe pool rooms, 3 deluxe family rooms, 8 pool villas.4,500-15,000 baht. 
  • Andaman Seaview Hotel (อันดามัน ซีวิว), 1 Karon Soi 4 Karon, ☏ +66 76 398111. Check-in: 14:00. 161 rooms.1,500-8,800 baht. 
  • Ban Karon Hill Phuket ((บ้านกะรน น้อย), 8/3 Moo 1, Patak Rd, ☏ +66 76 286233, fax: +66 76 286209. 19 rooms.1,800 baht. 
  • Baan Karonburi Resort (บ้านกะรนบุรี รีสอร์ท), 194/1 Karon Rd, ☏ +66 76 286481-2. 48 rooms.1,800-4,500 baht. 
  • Centara Karon Resort Phuket, 502/3 Patak Rd, ☏ +66 76 396200-5, fax: +66 76 396491, . Modern mid-rise 316 room resort with panoramic views.3,000+ baht. 
  • Centara Villa Phuket ((เซ็นทารา วิลล่า ภูเก็ต), 701 Patak Rd, ☏ +66 76 398195. 72 villas.2,200-7,180 baht. 
  • Hilton Phuket Arcadia. Large hotel complex located on the main Patak Rd and popular with Asian tourists. The hotel has a Caffe Cino, similar to the one in Hilton's Petaling Jaya Hotel (Malaysia).3,400+ baht.. 
  • Horizon Karon Beach Hotel, Soi 2, ☏ +66 76 284555. 90 rooms in 3 & 4 storey buildings. The resort is surrounded by nature and is spread over 16,000 square metres. Also, its elevated position ensures great views and privacy. 
  • Le Meridien Phuket ((เลอเมอริเดียน ภูเก็ต บีช รีสอร์ท), 8/5 Karon Noi, ☏ +66 76 340480-5. 470 rooms.8,700-37,500 baht. 
  • Mövenpick Resort and Spa. Swiss-run resort located in the centre of Karon and is just across the road from the beach.3,600+ baht. 
  • Pacific Club Resort, ☏ +66 76 398350. Voted #1 Resort in Karon Beach on TripAdvisor six years running. Peaceful quiet location with spectacular views, only ten min walk from Karon Beach. Free Wi-Fi.May-Oct 1,500+ baht, Nov-Apr 2,500+ baht. 
  • Thavorn Palm Beach (Next to Hilton Arcadia). 209 contemporary Thai-style furnished rooms in 3 interconnecting low-rise buildings, and five swimming pools in exotic landscaped gardens. 
  • Woraburi Phuket Resort & Spa. 1,161 baht if booked 14 days in advance.