Ayara Kamala Resort & Spa

Built in 2007, this air-conditioned beach hotel, which comprises 30 rooms, modern Asian design overlooking the Andaman Sea. Guests are welcomed into a lobby with 24-hour check-out service and currency exchange facilities. The hotel has a casino, café, bar and restaurant. WLAN Internet access is available, as too is a laundry service. One of the personal services offered is a buggy car service, which operates 24 hours a day to the centre of Kamala and also once a day to Patong. In addition to normal room service, room attendants will also gladly serve lunch or dinner in guests' rooms. Guests arriving by car may park in the hotel's car park or garage.

All guest rooms are en suite with shower and a bathtub that doubles as a hot tub. Rooms are fitted with either double or king-size beds, direct dial telephone, satellite/cable TV, radio, Internet access, hairdryer and safe. A kitchenette, minibar and fridge, as well as tea and coffee making facilities are also provided. Individually regulated air conditioning is standard and each room has an ironing set. Each room has its own balcony or terrace.

Continental breakfast is served at the hotel. Diners may choose between buffet or à la carte dining at lunch and à la carte or set menu dining at dinner.

The resort has two outside main swimming pools and two types of rooms have their own pool: The Deluxe with Pool and Pool Villa Rooms. There is a poolside snack bar, sun terrace and sun loungers. The Club House gym, tennis court and table tennis are free of charge and exclusively for in-house guests. For an additional fee, guests may use the sauna and steam room, or book a massage or spa treatments at the resort. For fans of the fairway, Phuket Country Golf Course is a short drive away (fees apply). On the beach guests may go waterskiing, jet skiing, diving, motor boating, banana boating, sailing, or canoeing. All these activities include additional fees. Alternatively, guests can explore the island on horse back (fees apply).

Drive from Phuket Airport to the main street on Tepkasatee, and turn right towards the Cherngtalay suburb. Continue to the junction where the police station is and turn right to Surin and Kamala Beach. Travel on past Phuket Fantasea. After this turn right and get into the left lane. The hotel is further down the road.