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The needle-shaped limestone rock of Ko Tapu rising from green water between forested karst islands in Phang Nga Bay
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Phuket ภูเก็ต

Andaman beaches, island ferries and Sino-Portuguese streets.

Areas to stay: Patong, Kata & Karon, Phuket Old Town, Kamala, Bang Tao & Laguna and Rawai & Nai Harn.

Where to stay

Places in Phuket

Closest to Phuket Old Town
How we order

The places nearest Phuket Old Town come first.

Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap data, not walking routes.

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Villas first, then English names, then closest to Phuket Old Town
How we order

Villas come before apartments, and places with an English name before those whose name we spelled out from Thai. Within each of those, the places nearest Phuket Old Town come first.

So a nearer place can sit lower in the list. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap data, not walking routes.

Commission never moves anything. How we compare

All villas & apartments in Phuket
English names first, then closest to Phuket Old Town
How we order

Places with an English name come before those whose name we spelled out from Thai. Within each of those, the places nearest Phuket Old Town come first.

So a nearer place can sit lower in the list. Distances are straight lines on OpenStreetMap data, not walking routes.

Commission never moves anything. How we compare

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When to go

Best January to February: cool and dry. Rainy from May to November.

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Cool and dry: Jan–Feb. Some rain: Mar–Apr and Dec. Rainy: May–Nov.

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Climate source

Monthly averages, 2001–2020, from NASA POWER (fetched 13 Oct 2026).

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