The Best Hotels for First Time Visitors in Rawai

Where to Stay if You've Never Been to Rawai

Are you looking for a hotel for your first trip to Rawai? With plenty of activities and sites, this is a great destination for first-time visitors. So if you're deciding where to stay on your first trip to Rawai, don't worry, we've got you covered. We've analyzed the hotels in Rawai to find out which are the best for first timers based on price, amenities, location, reviews, and guest ratings. In this guide, we'll be showcasing the best hotels for first-time visitors in Rawai, taking into consideration all of these important factors. Whether you're traveling solo, with family, or with friends, there's a hotel that caters to every traveler's needs to make the most of your first trip here. So, if you're visiting Rawai for the first time, the hotels below will be great options, as many of them have pools, breakfast, and plenty of comforts to help you relax. So, here they are, the best hotels in Rawai for first time visitors.

(Prices are listed in U.S. Dollars.)

Duangjai Residence

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $11 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rawai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at 59/197, Soi Saiyuan 16, Moo 7, T. Rawai, A. Muang, Phuket, Duangjai Residence has great rooms from $11 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and scuba diving. It has a terrific 8.60 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. Only 2.3 km from the city center, first time visitors will especially love snorkeling, a bar, mountain views, rooms with kitchens, and laundry services at this relaxing hotel. The pool bar here is a fun spot to relax while you unwind on your trip. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Babylon Pool Villas

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $19 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Babylon Pool Villas which has nice rooms starting at $19. Offering an outdoor pool, a restaurant, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar, it also has a great guest rating of 9.30 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 4/7-8 Soi Hua Phru Rawai Muang Phuket. This convenient hotel is also nice because it offers mountain views, rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, and pet-friendly rooms which visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 0.8 km from the city center. The kitchen in the room is great, because you can cook your own meals to save time and money. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Kitchen
  • Spa
  • Horse riding
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Pets allowed
  • Hot tub
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Saltwater pool


Aqua Resort Phuket

4-star Hotel with prices starting at $25 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Rawai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 4-star hotels.

We found Aqua Resort Phuket to be a great place to stay, and the price starts at $25. We loved that is has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and a bar, and it also has a terrific guest rating of 8.30 out of 10 from previous guests. It's located at 555 Moo 5 Rawai, Phuket Town District. You'll also find a kid-friendly buffet, mountain views, laundry services, city views, and a child pool which travelers will love. And this fun hotel is just 3.4 km from the center of town. The restaurant serves delicious food, too. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Refrigerator


The Nai Harn SHA Plus+

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $50 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect Hotel to Make the Most of Your First Visit
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

With terrific rooms from $50, The Nai Harn SHA Plus+, at 23/3 Moo 1, Vised Road, provides an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a fitness center, and snorkeling. Its terrific guest rating is 9.11 out of 10 from previous guests staying here. New visitors will really like this amazing hotel which also offers a bar, mountain views, child care, laundry services, and cooking classes. It's located just 2.4 km from the city center, too. The pool here was very nice, relaxing, and fun.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Family rooms
  • Tennis
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Infinity pool


Sunsuri Phuket SHA Plus+

5-star Hotel with prices starting at $64 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Great Hotel for First Time Visitors
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 5-star hotels.
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly

Sunsuri Phuket SHA Plus+ has a great guest rating of 8.50 out of 10, and offers an outdoor pool, a pool bar, room service, a restaurant, and a fitness center. The great rooms here start at $64 before taxes and depending on the season. It can be found at 11/5 Moo 1, Naiharn Beach. Furthermore, it also offers a bar, a kid-friendly buffet, breakfast, mountain views, and child care, which is nice for first time visitors. Just 1.8 km from the city center, this fantastic hotel is a terrific choice. You'll enjoy relaxing while having room service delivered.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Breakfast included
  • Spa
  • Child pool
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
  • Family-Friendly
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kid-friendly buffet
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Table tennis
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Private pool
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Playground
  • Kids' club


1715 House & Caff Resort Phuket

3-star Resort with prices starting at $14 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Visit to Rawai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • Beach

The great guest rating of 1715 House & Caff Resort Phuket is 8.40 out of 10. This place has an outdoor pool, a pool bar, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling. Prices for the terrific rooms are from $14, and it's located at 17/15 Wiset Road Moo 2 Rawai Beach. We also love the a bar, mountain views, laundry services, pet-friendly rooms, and free parking which are great for visitors. And since it's just 1.3 km from the center of the town, the location is great, too. The price of this hotel is less than average for first time trip hotels, which makes it a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Snorkeling
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Pool bar
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Laundry service
  • Pets allowed
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room


Naiharn Beach Resort

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $15 (before taxes) - See All Prices
A Good Stay for Your First Trip
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

A cool place is Naiharn Beach Resort because it has great rooms that start at $15. It has an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, scuba diving, and snorkeling, it also earned a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from people who have stayed here before. It's found at 14/29 Moo1 Viset Rd Rawai Muang Phuket 83000 Thailand. Only 1.7 km from the city center, travelers will especially love a bar, child care, laundry services, city views, and cooking classes at this convenient hotel. It's also less than the average price for first time trip hotels, so it's a great value.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Spa
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Coffee shop
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Bamboo Heaven Home

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $38 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for Your First Time in Rawai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for first time trip hotels.
  • Beach

Bamboo Heaven Home offers an outdoor pool, room service, scuba diving, snorkeling, and a bar which we really like. The terrific rooms here start at $38 (before taxes). It's located at 76/160 M. 2 Soi Natai Rawrai Phuket and has earned a guest rating of 8.70/10. This fun hotel is also nice because it offers hiking, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, free parking, and car rentals which new visitors will enjoy. Also, it's just 1 km from the city center. We always love being able to prepare simple meals in a hotel room, and the kitchenette here was teriffic. It's a great value, too, because it's less than the average price for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Snorkeling
  • Airport shuttle
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Hiking
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Fishing
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator


Smile Residence

3-star Hotel with prices starting at $14 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Perfect for First-Timers
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.

Located at 135/318 Patak Road, Smile Residence has great rooms from $14 (before taxes). It offers an outdoor pool, a restaurant, a fitness center, mountain views, and laundry services. It has a terrific 8.70 rating out of 10 from previous guests who have stayed here. You'll also find city views, a child pool, free parking, car rentals, and laundry facilities which first time visitors will love. And this amazing hotel is just 5 km from the center of town. It's a great value, as the price is less than the average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Child pool
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Fitness center
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Family rooms
  • Refrigerator


Ya Nui Resort

3-star Resort with prices starting at $13 (before taxes) - See All Prices
Among the Best Places to Stay for a First Visit to Rawai
  • Great Value: the price is lower than average for 3-star hotels.
  • High Quality: guest ratings are higher than average.
  • Beach

A great place to stay is Ya Nui Resort which has nice rooms starting at $13. Offering an outdoor pool, room service, a restaurant, a bar, and mountain views, it also has a great guest rating of 8.90 out of 10 from many previous guests. It's located at 9/25 Moo 6 Soi Ya-Nui Rawai Beach. Visitors will really like this fantastic hotel which also offers rooms with kitchens, rooms with kitchenettes, child care, laundry services, and free parking. It's located just 1.7 km from the city center, too. We found the price of this hotel to be a great value because the price is less than average for first time trip hotels.

First Time Trip Hotel Amenities
  • Outdoor pool
  • Room service
  • Kitchen
  • Beach
More Great Amenities
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/Lounge
  • Kitchenette
  • Babysitting / Child Care
  • Laundry service
  • Free parking
  • Bicycle rental
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator
  • Breakfast in the room
  • Saltwater pool


Also, take a look at the First Time Trip hotels in nearby destinations: Phuket, Krabi, Ko Lanta, and Ko Phi Phi.

For more terrific hotel ideas in Rawai, make sure you also see Best Family-Friendly Hotels in Rawai, Best Beach Hotels in Rawai, Best Cheap Hotels in Rawai, Best Luxury Hotels in Rawai, Best Pet-Friendly Hotels in Rawai, Best Hotels for a Weekend Getaway in Rawai, Best Hotels for One Week in Rawai, Best Hotels for One Night in Rawai, Best Romantic Hotels for Couples in Rawai, Best Hotels for Scuba Diving in Rawai, or Best Business Hotels in Rawai.


How much do hotels for first-time visitors cost in Rawai?

Rawai Average First Time Trip Hotel Price
$39

Travelers to Rawai will have a large number of terrific first time trip accommodation options with a variety of great prices. The price of first time trip hotels here can vary by amenities, dates, and the neighborhood. Based on thorough data from 50 first time trip hotels, their average price is a very reasonable $39. If you're interested in more information about hotels here, see our guide to hotel prices in Rawai.

The average prices of our suggested first time trip hotels by star rating:

  • 5-star hotels: $79
  • 4-star hotels: $42
  • 3-star hotels: $35
  • 2-star hotels: $32


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