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Beautiful beach with just a few people compared to Karon or Patong. On the east side of the mountain separating Karon from Patong. You can either charter a long boat from Karon or Patong for about 1000 to 2000 baht flat (negotiate) to drop you off at the beach and collect you there or pay a taxi (tuktuks can't go up the steep mountain) around 600 baht (haggled down from 1000) to drop you off at the gravel road above the beach. Pay when you are picked up again! The "access fee" to the beach is 200 baht per person, although all beaches in Thailand are said to be open to the public. The trail down from the gravel road is steep. A bar and a toilet can be found on the beach.
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This 18-hole mini-golf course in a primitive atmosphere uses light and sound techniques to feature dinosaurs and an erupting volcano.
PADI 5 Star dive resort.
Established in 1989, the oldest foreign owned restaurant in Karon Beach. Also has good clean fully-equipped rooms at rock bottom prices.
Hotel dining.
Restaurant open 10:00-Midnight, all day breakfasts. Live music and sports on two big screen. Families welcome. Draught Guinness, Kilkenny, Magners, and Heineken. Free Internet and Wi-Fi. Also has air-con rooms from 600 baht.
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.
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.
A very friendly place for people on a tight budget. They have about 10 rooms in different sizes.
A friendly budget guesthouse with 20 well-equipped private rooms, a ten bed dorm and a small cafe/restaurant. Free Wi-Fi and Internet.
บ้านกะรน รีสอร์ท
45 rooms.
Deluxe rooms with pool access, Air conditioning, cable TV, and mini-bar. Swimming pool, restaurant, Internet.
Very clean and friendly hotel with new room furnishing and air-con rooms, friendly service, about 10 min walk from the beach.
Modern economical accommodation, 2 min walk from Karon Beach. Free Wi-Fi. Low rates, nice rooms, with friendly service in a laid-back atmosphere.
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.
(แอกเซส รีสอร์ท แอนด์ สปา
129 deluxe pool rooms, 3 deluxe family rooms, 8 pool villas.
อันดามัน ซีวิว
161 rooms.
บ้านกะรนบุรี รีสอร์ท
48 rooms.
Modern mid-rise 316 room resort with panoramic views.
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72 villas.
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).
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.
(เลอเมอริเดียน ภูเก็ต บีช รีสอร์ท
470 rooms.
Swiss-run resort located in the centre of Karon and is just across the road from the beach.
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.
209 contemporary Thai-style furnished rooms in 3 interconnecting low-rise buildings, and five swimming pools in exotic landscaped gardens.
If coming from Phuket Airport, you can pick up a voucher from the airport transportation booth for a flat rate of 750 baht. The drive is just under an hour.
Read in the guideProbably the cheapest and most convenient way to get around is to rent a motorbike for yourself which is suitable for one or two people.
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