Located 45 minutes drive from Phuket International Airport
and 15 km from Phuket Town is Patong. Well known for its natural
beauty with white powdery sand & pristine blue water that
is great for swimming, sunbathing and water sport activities,
Patong Beach stretches a modest 4 km in a lazy half circle
shape. Whilst Patong Beach may not be the longest beach on
Phuket, it is by far the most popular beach on the island.
During the day umbrellas and deck chairs dot the beach, set
out in neat rows by enterprising young Thais who rent them
out for about 50 baht a day. And when the sun goes down and
the beach goes quiet the streets of Patong come alive with
diners, shoppers and clubbers all out for a good time.
That said Patong has the largest selection of hotels and resorts.
However only a few hotels are located directly on the beach.
Most hotels will be just across Thawiwong Road, a small 2
lane
street. To avoid any confusion the hotels listed in this section
are either directly on the beach or directly access Thawiwong
Road. (Other hotels in Patong are listed in the Rat-U-Thit
Road section.) With the exception of one or two hotels, the
hotels along Thawiwong Rd. are small to medium size 3 and
4 star properties, locally owned & managed.
