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Laguna Resorts:
Phuket's Wonderland
 Five Beachside Resorts Create a Spectacular Destination
Compare Price & Availability for all Phuket Resorts at: Sawadee and Agoda
Laguna Phuket Golf Club, thirty restaurants and bars, a shopping village, five of the best spas in the country, and beautiful grounds create a setting you won't want to leave. The complex hosts five distinctly different, yet all first class, resorts.  As an "integrated" resort complex, you can very conveniently shop or eat or purchase anything anywhere in the five resorts and have it billed back to your room or villa.  For just a bit of the flavor of the area check out my birdwatching page - all shot within the Laguna Resorts area.  Since I live in the area - I jog on the Laguna golf course every morning - frequently eat at the beach restaurants - shop at Canal Village - and just for fun - cruise the resort on the ferry boats that shuttle guests around the five resorts via the interconnecting lagoons.  If Phuket had only the Laguna Resorts - it would still be a great destination.  

Laguna Beach Resort
Dusit Laguna Resort Hotel
Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket
Allamanda Laguna Phuket
Banyan Tree Phuket

Laguna Beach Resort (LBR)

This resort sits on the south end of thecomplex and has the best swimming pool of them all - including a giant slide (great if you are bringing kids).  It also has several great beach restaurants right on sand of Bang Tao Beach.  Strolling the beach will provide you with many great dining options - should you wish for a change of pace.   The Photos Page can give more information.

Dusit Laguna Resort Hotel

This resort is managed by the Dusit Hotels chain, and perhaps because of that has a bit more Thai flavor to its design and operation.  The grounds are beautiful (as are all the resorts at Laguna) and it is an easy walk to Canal Village for a little shopping and the two restaurants there.  Both the Dusit and LBR sit on a lagoon where you can sail or use paddle boats in calmer water.  They have a small beach on the lagoon that people with young children might prefer.  The Photo and Info page are here.

Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket

Located in the center of the Laguna complex the Sheraton is bordered on two sides by lagoons, one side faces the beach and another the golf course.  Particularly the lagoon on the south side is full of birdlife - and just great for a stroll.  There is a "nature trail" that begins near the Sheraton entrance that will walk you around a lagoon and to Canal Village.  On the beach front are more restaurants and you can find dining seaside in either direction.  You can find more information at the Sheraton Photo page.  Yes, it really is as lovely as the photo shows!

Allamanda Laguna Phuket

The Allamanda consists of a variety of suites - some sitting on the golf course - with beautiful views - some sitting on the lagoon facing the sea.  The golf course suites offer an opportunity for the best bird watching on the island - and a peaceful stroll early in the morning (before the golfers start shooting at you!).  It's an easy walk to the Sheraton or the Banyan Tree from here.  Allamanda Laguna Info Page.

Banyan Tree Phuket

Phuket's classic - the Banyan Tree Resort and Spa sits between Bang Tao Bay and the Laguna Resorts Golf Course.  The resort has been voted "World's Best Spa Resort" by readers of Conde Nast Traveller, The "Best Resort Hotel in Asia" by the Asian Wall Street Journal and CNBC Asia, as well as "Asia's Top Vacation Resort" by AsiaMoney Magazine.  The Banyan Tree Resort and Spa is featured on my Best of the Best page as it is truly a world-class Resort and Spa.

If you only visit Phuket once - Laguna Resorts is the place.  The complex sits on Bang Tao Beach - featured on my Favorite Beaches page.  Several great restaurants sit right on the beach - including the Lotus - one of my favorites.