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( 0 7639 6517;
www.kangarooguesthouse.com
; 269/6-9 Karon Plaza, Hat Karon; r 1200B; )
Basic, but
very clean, sunny tiled rooms with hot water, air-con, a cute breakfast nook, and bal-
conies overlooking a narrow, slightly seedy soi.
HOTEL
$$$
In On The Beach
( 0 7639 8220;
www.karon-inonthebeach.com
; 695-697 Moo 1, Th Patak; r from 3500B; )
A
sweet, tasteful inn on Karon Park. The location is sublime, and the rooms - think marble
floors, wi-fi, air-con and ceiling fans - horseshoe the pool and come with sea views,
though they are ageing fast. With substantial low-season discounts, it's still an ideal surf
lair.
Sugar Palm Karon Beach
( 0 7639 6611;
www.sugarpalmkaron.com
;
542/1 Th Patak; r from 3240B; )
With louvres and
exposed steel girders lofted from the roof, it's striking, gaudy and a little cheesy maybe,
but it cannot be ignored. All 144 rooms are super clean and modern with wall-mounted
flat screens, high ceilings, built-in wardrobes, rain showers and soaker tubs, and stylish
wallpapered accents.
HOTEL
$$$
Andaman Seaview Hotel
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HOTEL
$$$
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( 0 7639 8111;
www.andamanphuket.com
; 1 Soi Karon, Th Kata (Patak West); r from 4600B; )
The design here is Cape Cod meets the colonial South Pacific with its sky-blue-and-white
exterior and chequer-board marble floors in the lobby. Rooms have a turn-of-the-20th-
century Americana theme with marble tables, antiquated ceiling fans, art deco-ish bath-
room tiles and white-shutter cabinet doors. There's a bubbling kid's pool and an adult
pool.
Mövenpick
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HOTEL
$$$
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( 0 7639 6139;
www.moevenpick-hotels.com
; 509 Th Patak West; r from 6525B; )
Grab a se-
cluded villa and choose from a private plunge pool or outdoor rainforest shower. Altern-
atively, chill in the cubelike rooms with huge floor-to-ceiling glass windows. There's a
prime location across the street from a pretty stretch of the beach, a pool with swim-up
bar, a spa, and an alfresco restaurant with a giant selection of wood-fired pizzas.
