There are many reasons why so many people fall in love with Phuket – white sand with turquoise waters and blue sunny skies; luxurious beach villas that will make you feel like royalty; cheap and delicious Thai street food; and wonder spa treatments for your tense shoulders after your flight.
Granted, Phuket has become very touristy in recent years as travellers escape there for a getaway, but there are still many beautiful beaches that are waiting to be explored. We spent a weekend in Kata Beach and had a memorable experience.
We preferred Kata Beach as it is a quieter area as compared to the extremely popular (and commercialised) Patong Beach. Our home for the weekend was a 1 bedroom grand seaview suite at The Aspasia Hotel Phuket (1/ 3 Laem Sai Road, Kata, Phuket, Thailand).
What I like most about the hotel is its location – a short 5 minutes walk to Kata Beach. Plus, it has a clean and spacious room with a terrific ocean view.
The first two days were spent hanging out by the pool, reading a book on the couch, and taking nice long strolls along Kata Beach.
There are also plenty of restaurants in the area. If you are planning a trip to Phuket Kata Beach, the following are just a few recommendations that you can try.
Our favourite place during this trip was Home’s Food Thai Food (87/2 Tayna Road Kata Beach, near Easy Rider Pub) a small eatery that serves cheap, honest and delicious Thai food. It was so good that we went back a few times.
Perched on the rocks overlooking Kata Noi Beach, Mom Tri’s Kitchen (12 Kata Noi Road, Kata No, Kata, Phuket Tel: +66 76 333 569) is an award-winning restaurant which food lovers must check out. For a spot to watch the sunset, go Re Ka Ta (3rd Street Cafe & Guest House 92/15 92/15 Khoktanod Road, Kata Beach Tel: +66 76 330 015), one of the most hottest beach clubs in Kata Beach, if not Phuket.
We also spent a day exploring Phuket Town, the largest town in Phuket. Most people go to Phuket for the beaches and hardly venture to Phuket Town. But our recent trip showed us a different side of the place. There, we discovered many nice cafes, eateries and boutiques.
Coffee lovers must check out Mac-chiato House & Cake Box (48 Thalang Road, Muang Phuket), a trendy cafe which serves a range of speciality coffee and desserts such as honey toast (B85), brownies (B55) and chocolate lava cake (B75).
You should also drop by Pirrera Cafe Bar (39/1 Dibuk Road, Phuket, Thailand Tel: +66 08 5782 4406). Housed in a beautiful old building, the cafe offers coffee, cakes and light snacks – a nice place to watch the World go by.
Another place that you should go is Kopitiam by Wilai (18 Thalang Road Tel: +66 83 606 9776), an old-school coffee shop that has affordable Thai food. On the menu, you can find local eats such as Cha Koay Teow (B70), Pad Thai (B70) and Tom Yum Koong (B100).
Getting to Phuket from Singapore is easy. Silkair, Jetstar, Tiger and AirAsia have direct flights (1 hour 46 minute) and the tickets are usually very affordable if you book in advance. Everyone needs a beach holiday, and if you have not been to Phuket, maybe it is time to book your tickets and pamper yourself with a weekend getaway.
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Hi,
I have some questions about the aspasia hotel, as I’m planning to go and stay there:
- Is there a lot of lizards in the room? What about balcony?
- how easy is the transportation?
- how was the room? Is it noisy or very quiet? I saw in some reviews that the connecting door is not covering the noise from the other room.
Can you help to share your experience on this?
Thanks so much.
Very interesting post on Phuket. I particularly love the photos. You’ve expanded my view of Phuket beyond the romantic, sea view restaurants, which look lovely but not as interesting as some of the city coffee shops. I’m looking forward to visiting some of these places when I visit Phuket this week, particularly Re Ka Ta.
I ate at homes food twice following the recommendation on this blog, and initially my partner and I thought we had stumbled on a gem… However, I got pretty bad diarrhoea the first time, which I put down to eating too much thai food in general, though I don’t normally have that problem. So we went back there a week or so later and I got real bad diarrhoea again
not much fun! My partner didn’t have a problem, though we ate some different dishes I think. So maybe be careful with this restaurant if your stomach is even slightly sensitive. One recommendation I can throw in is Viking restaurant, which is not too pricy and is delicious Scandinavian food.
@Dom Sorry to hear that you had stomachache. We ate there almost everyday during two trips and it was perfectly fine for us. Hope you had fun in Phuket, despite the diarrhoea.
Hi, may I know how to get to Home’s Food Thai Food (87/2 Tayna Road Kata Beach, near Easy Rider Pub)? I can’t find the exact location on google map. I would love to visit that place with my girlfriend as she is a glutton and a fan of your blog.