Karon Beach, featuring a long stretch of squeaky white sand, is less
hectic than Patong but still offers a full range of facilities, dining
and activities. While it's a fast-growing area, Karon is spread out
and rarely feels crowded.
Karon is concentrated around three main areas: The Karon Plaza area
on the south end features a number of budget guesthouses, restaurants
and bars. The side sois are worth exploring, particularly the one
that leads to a small art community, where some budding Thai painters
have built a complex of huts, pubs and art galleries in which they
live and work.
Nearby, on the beach road leading to Kata,
is the football stadium, which hosts both local and international
sporting events.
The sprawling grounds of Thavorn
Palm Beach Resort and the Hilton
Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa dominate much of the central part
of Karon. Just north of these is Aroona Plaza. Aroona, which opened
a few years ago, houses a range of handicraft shops, good restaurants
and cafes, a few bars and a hotel modeled on the Sino-Portuguese architecture
of Old Phuket. The wide beachside avenue is ideal for taking an evening
stroll and doing some shopping.
The north end features Karon Circle, with its sculptures of workers
commemorating Phuket's tin-mining and agricultural past.
Karon is one of Phuket's longer beaches, very popular due to its
fine white sand. Being so long the sunbeds are well spaced out so
it never feels crowded.
Everything you need is within easy reach for a fun day on the beach.
We have put details together so you can be fully prepared.
Here's the full list of hotels in Karon, organized by alphabetical
order, it is pretty long. See also some of our recommendations
for karon. But if you need some help deciding on an area or
need to know where to start you could try our e-concierge
guide to Karon hotels.
Karon is one of Phuket's longer beaches, very popular due to its
fine white sand. Being so long the sunbeds are well spaced out so
it never feels crowded.
Everything you need is within easy reach for a fun day on the beach.
We have put details together so you can be fully prepared.
Whilst Karon's nightlife doesn't have the frenetic pace found in
Patong there's still plenty of fun to be had. Revolving around bars,
Karon's nightlife is packed into a small area with many places to
choose from.
The bars are popular with both expats and tourists, some are beers
bars but they're harmless enough. Most places start to close at
midnight.
Unlike Patong Beach, big-name
restaurants and fast food chains have yet to arrive in Karon, but
it is by no means lacking in dining options.
The restaurants of the larger
resorts offer gorgeous settings and fine food, while the streets
are clogged with a range of seafood, Thai and Western restaurants.
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