Need to know
Rooms
Forty-two, including 29 suites.
Check–Out
Noon; check-in, 3pm, but both are flexible subject to availability. Late check-outs up to 6pm will be charged the nightly room rate.
More details
Rates include a sparkling wine breakfast, welcome fruit on arrival, daily minibar restock for certain items, free WiFi, and free daily transfers to and from Kamala Beach.
Also
The hotel’s light-filled library, the Andaman Gallery, has a collection of books, newspapers and magazines to read, and board games to play (just in case you’re running low on conversation).
Please note
For stays over 31 December 2024, a compulsory gala dinner for two is included in the rate (dinner for four is included for Two-Bedroom Ocean Pool Suite stays).
At the hotel
Spa; gym; library; cooking school; free WiFi throughout; concierge and gardens. In rooms: flatscreen TV, espresso machine, Bluetooth speakers, free bottled water.
Our favourite rooms
All Paresa's pool villas offer seductive sea and sunset views off Phuket's west coast, but for a private plunge pool opt for an Ocean Pool Suite or any of the categories above it. We're pretty partial to the Spa Pool Suite, which comes with a private outdoor treatment sala, steam room and a freestanding island bath tub with wraparound pool. For all-out luxe, the Grand Residence Pool Villa boasts its own dining pavilion, kitchen and wine cellar.
Poolside
Paresa's streamlined infinity pool is a thing of beauty, flanked by a vast wooden deck delivering Andaman Sea views. Poolside food and bar service means you won't go hungry or thirsty lapping up those views from your lounger or beanbag, and the heady cliffside setting means you can survey your holiday kingdom from on high. Shake things up in the Energy Flotation Pool, a small, black-terrazzo number on the sun-deck with a rose quartz crystal obelisk for positive vibes. The pool is open between 10am and 6pm; after that, it's the setting for romantic dinners.
Spa
Open between 11am to 8pm, Paresa’s spa offers an array of natural treatments in five sea-facing rooms. Handmade lemongrass, jasmine and sandalwood oils are paired with ancient Thai healing rituals to relieve any lasting aches and pains. Each treatment room has a bath and steam shower, and there’s a salon where you’re welcome to get manicures, pedicures and waxes.
Packing tips
If ever there was a time to splash out on a fashion-forward bikini or pair of board shorts, it's when you've booked a sojourn at Paresa. A pool this dreamy deserves a sartorial style statement. Bring a notebook for jotting down Thai cooking class tips, yoga gear if you plan to get bendy, and boat shoes for hiring out the resort's yacht.
Also
During peak season, a five-night minimum stay applies. Smoking is allowed on room balconies only; pets are not welcome.
Children
All ages welcome – baby cots are free; sofa beds for kids aged five to 11 are THB1,000 a night or THB3,000 for over-11s – the price includes daily breakfast, too; babysitting is available for THB800 per child with a minimum of two hours (more after 11pm).
Sustainability efforts
Set atop the cape headland, Paresa has been sensitively designed around existing trees to make the most of its 30-acre coastal setting, with a natural palette of stone, timber and green slate roofs so it blends in with the bush.