When you stay at Phunawa Resort in Karon, you'll be near the beach, a 3-minute drive from Karon Beach and 8 minutes from Bangla Road. .This spa resort is 2.5 mi (4.1 km) from Kata Beach and 3.9 mi (6.3 km) from Patong Beach.
Jungceylon Shopping Center - 7 min drive - 4.1 miles
Bangla Road - 8 min drive - 4.5 miles
Kata Beach - 9 min drive - 2.6 miles
Patong Beach - 11 min drive - 3.9 miles
Getting around
Phuket Intl. Airport (HKT) - 68 min drive
Restaurants
Centara Lobby Lounge - 14 min walk
Daeng Restaurant - 3 min drive
พรรณี - 12 min walk
Papaya - 12 min walk
Sweet Chilli - 6 min walk
About this property
Phunawa Resort
Resort with a full-service spa, near Karon Beach
Phunawa Resort offers 54 air-conditioned accommodations, which are accessible via exterior corridors and feature minibars (stocked with some free items) and safes. Refrigerators and coffee/tea makers are provided. Bathrooms include bathrobes, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers.
Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Televisions come with cable channels. Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.
An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
Phunawa Spa has 1 treatment room. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, and Thai massages. The spa is open daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 54 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars (stocked with some free items). Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and coffee/tea makers.
Relax at the full-service spa, where you can enjoy massages. This resort also features complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services. Getting to the surf and sand is a breeze with the complimentary beach shuttle.
Enjoy international cuisine at Nawa, a poolside restaurant which features a bar/lounge, or stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours).
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. A roundtrip airport shuttle is provided for a surcharge (available 24 hours), and free self parking is available onsite.
Nawa - This poolside restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Happy hour is offered.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, Thai
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and transportation
24-hour roundtrip airport shuttle on request for a surcharge
Free beach shuttle
Free self parking on site
Limited onsite parking
Food and drink
A bar/lounge
A coffee shop/cafe
A restaurant
Restaurants on site
Nawa
Things to do
Children's pool
Full-service spa
Outdoor pool
Family friendly
Children's pool
In-room refrigerator
Laundry facilities
Outdoor pool
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
24-hour front desk
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Safe at front desk
Guest services
Concierge services
Dry cleaning/laundry service
Housekeeping (daily)
Porter/bellhop
Tour and ticket assistance
Outdoors
Garden
Outdoor entertainment area
Outdoor furniture
Pool umbrellas
Terrace
Full-service spa
Deep-tissue massages
Hot stone massages
Spa open daily
Thai massages
Treatment room
Accessibility
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Accessible airport shuttle
No elevator
More
10 buildings
3 floors
Built in 2011
Designated smoking areas
Room amenities
Bedroom
Bedsheets provided
Blackout drapes
Bathroom
Bathrobes
Free toiletries
Hair dryer
Towels provided
Entertainment
32-inch TV with cable channels
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Free bottled water
Free minibar (limited items)
Limited room service
Refrigerator
More
Access via exterior corridors
Air conditioning
Iron/ironing board on request
Phone
Safe
Soundproofed rooms
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before noon
Special check-in instructions
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply); to arrange pick-up, guests must contact the property 48 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Renovations and closures
The property will be renovating from June 3 2024 to October 31 2024 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
Select guestrooms
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for THB 1350.0 per day
Property payment types
Important information
Fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:
Deposit: THB 2000.00 per stay
We have included all charges provided to us by the property.
Optional extras
Airport shuttle fee: THB 1500 per vehicle (one-way, maximum occupancy 2)
Rollaway bed fee: THB 1350.0 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a security system, and a first aid kit
We should mention
This property does not have elevators
Reservations are required for massage services; reservations can be made by contacting the property prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms
Property is also known as
Phunawa
Phunawa Phuket
Phunawa Resort
Phunawa Resort Phuket
Dewa Karon Beach Phuket Hotel Karon
Phunawa Resort Phuket/Karon
Phunawa Resort Karon
Phunawa Karon
Reviews
8.0
Very Good
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We found our stay good value for the money we paid. Our room was spacious, cleaned daily, the bed was big and comfortable and the shower reasonably powerful although not always hot but we don’t require that as we prefer cool showers.
The breakfast buffet wasn’t the biggest but it was more than sufficient with fresh fruit, freshly cooked eggs any style you like as well as the usual European and Thai preferences.
We’d stay again so probably cant give a better review than that.
Room was spacious with a nice balcony and cleaned well every day. Plenty of bottled water supplied and bed was perfect. Staff were always friendly, polite and accommodating. Easy walking to beach, restaurants and bars. Sure, there are some small cosmetic maintenance issues but that’s expected under pandemic circumstances.
This is not what I would call a 4* hotel, it may have been previously but it is very tired and has seen better days.
The bedding and towels were clean but at times were threadbare.
There were no facilities available.
The few staff that were available were friendly and very helpful.
If you're looking for spacious cheap and cheerful accommodation this is it.
Third time staying here and not really fair to compare it to the first two times, due to Covid. Still good value for money with wonderful staff.
Brendan
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021
4/10 Poor
Lisa Marie Lopez
Traveled with family and small children
Nov 29, 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The staff were very friendly and welcoming. The property was extremely disappointing. This is NOT a resort. It is a hotel. There were no amenities. Just a pool. The daily breakfast was day old rice, noodles with eggs made to order. Sliced bread and jam. Coffee and room temp juice. The water pressure was weak. WIFI worked intermittently, not working more than it did especially in the rooms. There was NO room service. The front desk did not answer the phone after 9 pm. The slats in my bed started to fall and the center of the bed sank. It was never fixed while I was there. The rooms were big and we did have a kitchen with fridge
I am sure this place was nice 20 year ago... but not now. If I could, I would ask for a refund.... Do not stay here....
I stay in this property in February 2020. I have booked a "Deluxe room with garden view" and I was assigned a ground floor room with no view/privacy (staff members would park their bike just infront to our glass door). Also some furniture in the room was damaged. I complained to the manager and her reaction was apalling, she said that the room was the "right one" and she was aware about the wrong description but it was not her fault (I would have expected the manager to apologize and offer immidiately another room). I informed the manager that I would have had to take this to expedia and she replied "call them". Obviously i did call them and she assigned a different room. I would reccomend to avoid this hotel, there are some good rooms (this is why some people give a positive review) however the hotel is not nice at all, needs extensive maintainance, the pool area is not inviting at all and the restaurant provides very poor food and service, cleaning of rooms is also inadequate. It feels as a 3 star hotel maximum. Never again!
Poor breakfast, old rooms. Good location, but need to rent scoter.
Verified traveler
Stayed 15 nights in Dec 2019
8/10 Good
Verified traveler
Traveled with family
Jan 6, 2020
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Private pool with dated rooms
We had the 3 bedroom unit which comes with private pool. this was a great bonus and made our stay. The unit is very dated, kitchen not in a great condition. Rooms are very noisy and light as curtains do not block light out. The beds are very hard and pillows very uncomfortable. The bathrooms are good. The breakfast is nice but no atmosphere at this hotel. About a 15 minute walk to the beach and lots of massage places and restaurants about 5 minutes away which is handy.
Verified traveler
Stayed 8 nights in Dec 2019
4/10 Poor
Verified traveler
Traveled with family
Jan 3, 2020
Disliked: Cleanliness
The beds were so hard it felt like I was sleeping on table tops . The management need to get the staff to maintain and clean the place every day. Just not up to scratch . Very disappointed
Verified traveler
Stayed 13 nights in Dec 2019
4/10 Poor
Verified traveler
Traveled with group
Dec 31, 2019
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Avoid Phunawa resort Phuket - poor value for money
We paid £700 for 4 nights and we were very disappointed with our stay at Phunawa resort. At the time of booking we knew the price we are paying is expensive but thought were paying for quality hence the price. Unfortunately this was not the case.
This hotel is basic at best and does not warrant being a 4 star hotel, in our view. Hotels.com lists Phunawa Resort hotel as 4 star but that's very questionable. I decided to check the hotel online and most websites list it as 3 star, which we believe is a lot more accurate.
The Wi-Fi is near non-existent and was very disappointing. We complained about the wifi every day, and to their credit they tried fixing it but it was a bigger issue. We have up in the end and purchased data on our phones to get internet.
Breakfast is very simplistic and the air con is very loud in the room and it is a struggle getting sleep.
The bathroom seemed to have some sort of mould on the tap and there was random holes in the walls where they've changed wall switches.
We complained at the hotel about some of this but nothing was done about it. We complained to hotels.com and they told the hotel but the manager refused to do anything about it. Definitely not a good experience and wouldn't recommend it at all.
The location is not great and you will need a shuttle service to get to the beach and a taxi to get to the city centre. Taxis will charge you min 300bhatt to take you to the local areas. You are however 15-20 minute walk from Karon beach.
Staff are helpful and close to the beach. We had few issues in our stay staff are really responsive to resolve issues. Thank you we will be back next time if we are in Phuket
Good design but needs refurbishment. Lay out is cool but everything seems very old and not looked after. Toilet situation is a joke! Not able to flush toilet paper in the toilet!
Apartment style great. They definitely need to sort breakfast always cold except made to order omelettes not a lot of variety. Easy walk to town. Bits of rubbish left around grounds not picked up for days but rooms cleaned. Would not take much to bring standard up.
The service from the resort staff was poor. We were only assisted after asking a few times for the same thing. Breakfast was average and the same food repeated everyday. Some of the food was also stale and not kept warm. The beds were absolutely hard and could feel the springs when sleeping on the bed. The rooms were not kept clean on a daily bases. We knew that the rooms weren't swept as the beach sand from our shoes were still on the floor till the day we left. As a family we were very unhappy with the stay at the resort.
PRENISHA
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2019
8/10 Good
Xander, Las Vegas
Sep 28, 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was good. Close to the beach and shops. However the bed was very uncomfortable and hard and the property didn't have a business center to use a computer or printer. The restaurant staff was very nice but the choices of food were limited. The pool was great. The air conditioning in the room never got cool enough.
It wa a great stay but breakfast was ordinary some days it was all cold but everything else was good
KIM
Stayed 13 nights in Aug 2019
6/10 Okay
Verified traveler
Sep 5, 2019
Verified traveler
Stayed 9 nights in Aug 2019
8/10 Good
Verified traveler
Traveled with family
Aug 25, 2019
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Pluses:
- friendly staff
- room upgrade to 2 bedroom unit
- shuttle to Karon beach
- free breakfast, reasonable quality
- location is near some convenient shops and small restaurants.
Minuses:
- bed was very hard, enough to bruise my hips. The bed in the other room was softer, should have kicked the kids out of there.
- it took 2 days to get a microwave for the room.
- location is about 20 minutes walk to Karon shops.
- breakfast's not as flash as some of the bigger resorts, selection of Thai dishes plus croissants, omelettes, etc.
Not the resort's fault but it is located in Karon and the best shopping and entertainment is in Patong area. Tuk tuk prices are pretty fixed at 350 baht each way so it adds a bit of cost to your day.