Thailand

1 · Lead · Bang Tao sand

Mövenpick Bangtao Beach

5-star on Bang Tao. Best for four lazy days: sand, pool, no nightlife strip.

2 · Laguna, closer to cap

Dusit Thani Laguna Phuket

5-star on Bang Tao inside Laguna. Gardens, lagoon, beach. Same village, lower live rate.

3 · Fits the cap

Meliá Phuket Mai Khao

5-star on Mai Khao. Quiet airport beach — the only one of these three that Google prices on the cap.

1 · Lead · mall walk

Grand Hyatt Erawan

5-star on Rajdamri. CentralWorld, Gaysorn and the skywalks are on the doorstep.

2 · Sukhumvit / EmQuartier

JW Marriott Hotel Bangkok

5-star on Sukhumvit Soi 2. Deluxe rooms, 3 × 2 adults. EmQuartier and Ploenchit — malls without sleeping on Rajdamri.

3 · Phayathai + ARL, fits cap

Eastin Grand Hotel Phayathai

5-star at Phayathai. Deluxe rooms, 3 × 2 adults. Rooftop pools, BTS, and the Airport Rail Link — the one that stays under the cap.

Breakfast Café

BARTELS Bang Tao

Patisserie Café

BAKE Phuket

Italian

Five Olives

Grill

Mrs B Bar & Table

Toast house Café

Mil Toast House

Luxury coffee Café

Bacha Coffee

Specialty coffee Café

% Arabica EmQuartier

Specialty coffee Café

Roots at The Commons

All-day Café

Babyccino Ekkamai

Italian

Enoteca

Tuscan

Giglio Trattoria Fiorentina

Italian

La Bottega

Italian

Il Bolognese

Mall

Porto de Phuket

Village

Blue Tree

Town

Old Phuket Town

Mall

Central Phuket

Mall

Siam Paragon

Mall

CentralWorld

Mall

EmQuartier

Mall

ICONSIAM

Mall

Gaysorn Village

Market

Chatuchak