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23 five star Phuket hotels for less than USD185 per night in July 2012

Ayara Hilltops Boutique Resort & Spa

Including 9 five star hotels under USD100 starting from USD62 per night.

As we head towards summer in the northern hemisphere, many people’s thoughts turn to tropical getaways.With Phuket remaining a perennial favorite, I decided to put together a list of 23 five star Phuket hotels for less than USD185 per night. Not only that, but nine of the hotels and resorts in the list can be had for less than USD100 per night, with rates starting as low as USD62. That is an unbelievable rate for a 5 star hotel in a premium destination such as Phuket.

I did a search on Agoda for 4 nights in the middle of July (from Monday 16th) and have listed the five star hotels and resorts below with the cheapest hotels listed first. I have also indicated which hotels and resorts offer free wifi with the Free wifi mark.

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11 Hotels in Thailand make the 2012 Gold List

Condé Nast Traveler has just released their annual Gold List for 2012 listing the 511 top rated hotels, resorts and cruise lines in the world, as voted for by their well-traveled readership.

After over eight million votes through their readers choice survey, eleven hotels throughout Thailand- six in Bangkok, two each in Chiang Mai and Phuket and one in Chiang Rai have come out amongst the best in the world.

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9 Five Star Phuket Resorts in December 2011 for under USD 289.

MaiKhao beach

9 Five Star Phuket Resorts from December 27th, 2011 for under USD 289.

(Including two for 200 dollars and less!)

Continuing the series of posts that will run every Monday through till the end of November, today I am highlighting 9 Five Star Resorts and Hotels on the most popular of Thailand’s islands, Phuket, that can be had for less than USD289 in the middle of the peak season, for five nights from December 27th.

I chose to focus on this date as it is one of the busiest for arrivals in Thailand during the Christmas/New Year vacation period. While the rates are not as eye-catchingly low as last week’s post, which featured 22 Five Star Hotels for less than 100 US Dollars, 289 dollars per night for a five star resort in one of the most popular tropical island resorts in the world isn’t too shabby.

Also, many of the hotels listed below offer free wifi to guests, and these properties are indicated by the Free Wifi mark.

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22 Five star Bangkok hotels for less than USD100 in December 2011.

22 Five star Bangkok hotels from December 27th, 2011 for under USD100.

As the first installment in a series of posts that will run every Monday through till the end of November, today I am highlighting 22 Five Star Hotels in Bangkok that can be had for less than USD100 in the middle of the peak season, for five nights from December 27th.

I chose to focus on this date as it is one of the busiest for arrivals in Thailand during the Christmas/New Year vacation period. Many people like to spend Christmas with their families before embarking on their vacation, thus the period between Christmas and New Year can end up being one of the most expensive times to stay in Thailand.

Many of the hotels listed below offer free wifi to guests, and these properties are indicated by the Free Wifi mark.

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Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa review

Poolside at Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa

Highlights

  • Fronts onto a beautiful deserted beach.
  • Luxurious private pool villas.
  • Mai Khao Beach location affords privacy away from the crowds of Phuket.

I visited the Renaissance Phuket Resort & Spa recently and stayed in one of the private pool villas (My first!!), of which there are 26, but there are also 150 deluxe rooms, which I also took a look at and will post a pic or two here. You can of course see a lot more photos (51 to be exact) on the Flickr set of the resort.

On the northwest coast of Phuket, north of the airport lies Mai Khao beach, an 11 kilometer stretch of practically deserted tropical beach which is home to a number of luxurious resorts away from the noisy crowds often found on other parts of the island.

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