Should I stay in Karon Beach?
Karon is a very long and wide beach with a small town at each end where you will find many food and shops.
The beach is beautiful and pleasant, never crowded, and with a decent amount of beach chairs, umbrellas, drink and snack vendors and beach massage. The north end is where the small town of Karon is, with a night bazaar and a famous temple market, some excellent seafood restaurants by the beach and even a beach club.
Who is Karon for?
For those who want to have enough facilities accessible but a lot quieter than Patong
Those who like a vast and beautiful but not isolated beach with loungers and umbrellas, drinks and massage.
What’s Good?
Beach is superb with beach chairs with umbrellas, drinks, food and massage available.
There is enough to eat and shop anytime
You can enjoy both towns of Kata or Karon
Good strategic location to be to explore the south of Phuket
What’s Not?
If you are in the middle part of the beach, you might have to walk a lot to reach any two villages.
How are the hotels in Karon Beach?
There are only 2 or 3 hotels with real beach access: Centara Grand Beach Resort and Beyond Karon. There are many hotels along the beachfront, and from those, you can reach the beach just by crossing the road; the best known are Movenpick Resort and Hilton Arcadia. If you stay in the centre part, you might have to walk quite a bit to reach most restaurants and shops.
