subject: Budget Phuket Hotel Search Why Karon Is The Best Location [print this page] Karon Beach is the second largest of Phuket Islands several beaches. It is a very broad 3-kilometer long stretch of white sand, and which actually squeaks as you walk on it. Karon Beach is much more of a public beach because there is a road between it and the hotel establishments. Nonetheless, it is rather quiet and less hectic compared to its larger and notoriously busy sister, Patong Beach. This is indeed why many families, honeymooners, couples and businesspersons prefer to book a Phuket hotel in this location as here they are certain to enjoy peace, quiet and serenity.
There are several Karon Phuket hotel establishments located just two minutes away from the beach and which serve budget travelers. Some even date back to 1989. You can find a good hotel at amazingly good prices, and which will feature nice, clean, cozy and fully-equipped rooms plus free Wi-Fi. Some of these hotels can make arrangements for their guests to access spa treatment, massage and herbal sauna at other higher-rated Karon resorts. The hotels located close to Karon village always ensure that they have soundproofed windows to guarantee serene indoors for their guests thus making for comfortable in-town sleeping. Most of these hotels have their own websites from where you can make room reservations, and which is in most cases cheaper than going through travel agencies.
Despite being a low-profile area, Karon has a good number of restaurants, shopping centers, tailoring shops, pharmacies and other non tourism businesses, travel companies and so forth. From your Karon Phuket hotel you can take a walk on the wide pedestrian cum bicycle path as you head for the entertainment spots. The nightlife here is not as crazy as in Patong and as such it is mostly all about visiting various dining and drinking spots. Most Karon resorts have fine dining facilities with cuisines ranging from local Thai dishes to international ones. For guests therefore, eating outside is usually prompted by curiosity and/or seeking to have a special time away from your hotel.
For an unforgettable vacation experience take time to get away from your Phuket hotel room and visit the beach (which is also considered to be the most upscale of all the Phuket beaches) and take part in beach activities on the soft white sand as the Andaman Sea and its lush green surroundings pleasure you. There are plenty of beach umbrellas available for hire and so you can lie under one of these and have a nice relaxing time after sunbathing. You can also undertake snorkeling and deep sea diving at some of the designated sites off Karon Beach. Jogging on the cycle path can also be worthwhile.
