Laguna Phuket is a resort estate of more than 1,000 acres in the middle of Bang Tao Bay, in Choeng Thale on Phuket's north-west coast. Six hotels with more than 1,400 rooms, private villas, condos and an 18-hole golf course stand around a chain of lagoons between the beach and the road inland. Boat Avenue and Porto de Phuket, two open-air shopping streets, sit at its gate.
The lagoons are old tin-mine pits. In 1984 the founders of what became the Banyan Tree group bought 222 hectares of abandoned, polluted mining land at Bang Tao Bay, cleaned the soil and planted more than 7,000 trees. The hotels followed, and Banyan Tree Phuket, the group's flagship, opened in 1994. The estate is still run as one destination, with its own security, roads and gardens.
Inside, life moves at a resort pace. Shuttle boats cross the lagoons and shuttle buses link the hotels for their guests, runners and cyclists use the paths, and three beach clubs, XANA, RAVA and Casuarina, face the sea and sell day passes to anyone. The rest of Choeng Thale, with its fresh market and local restaurants, is a short drive inland.
The lagoons between the hotels are the flooded pits of an old tin mine, now ringed by trees planted in the 1980s; shuttle boats cross them about every 30 minutes from 10:00 to 21:00.
A developer counts 15 km of paths through the estate; the Laguna Phuket Marathon in June and the Triathlon in November run on Laguna's roads and paths.
Laguna Golf Phuket's 18-hole, par-71 course lies next to the beach; Bangkok Hospital Phuket runs a walk-in clinic in the estate, and Villa Market at Boat Avenue covers groceries.
The hotels have pools and kids' clubs, RAVA has a kids' corner, XANA keeps the music low, and from November to April the sea in front is shallow with a sandy entry.
XANA, RAVA and Casuarina sell day passes with food and drink; Boat Avenue and Porto de Phuket at the gate hold dozens of restaurants, and a market fills Boat Avenue on Friday evenings.
The estate says it is the only place on the island with water sports both on the sea and on a lagoon.
Купание · высокий сезон
The estate's 3 km of beach is the middle of Bang Tao Bay: shallow and calm from November to April, with casuarina shade; Bang Tao Beach has a page of its own.
Еда и напитки
The calm club, at Angsana: a 35 m pool facing the sea, sofas on the sand, wood-fired pizza and live music rather than a DJ; 10:00 to 21:00.
Еда и напитки
Banyan Tree's club on 150 m of shore: three infinity pools, a live-fire grill, a kids' corner and a Sunday brunch; 10:00 to 22:30, book ahead.
Еда и напитки
Sunbeds and cabanas on the sand, Mediterranean sharing plates and the resort pool with a day pass: 900 THB for an adult, 700 of it food and drink credit (until 31 October 2026).
Ночная жизнь
A thatched bamboo bar just before the headland to Layan: beanbags facing the sea, Thai and Western food and a fire show most nights; 10:00 to 23:00.
Спорт
An 18-hole, par-71 course between the lagoons and the beach; visitors pay about 4,500 THB with caddy and cart, or about 3,000 THB for the green fee alone (2026).
Покупки
An open-air street of shops and restaurants at the gate, about five minutes from the sand, with Villa Market for groceries and a free car park.
Еда и напитки
Fridays from 16:00 at Boat Avenue: grilled meat and fish, noodles, salads and smoothies at outdoor tables by a small stage, with T-shirts, bags and phone cases.
Спорт
The 32nd Laguna Phuket Triathlon, on 15 November 2026, swims in the sea and in a lagoon; the Laguna Phuket Marathon is held each June, next on 12 and 13 June 2027.
Велнес
Banyan Tree's spa began here, and the other hotels and the Veya wellness retreat have spas of their own.
Морские прогулки
Hotel guests ride free boats across the lagoons between the hotels, about every 30 minutes from 10:00 to 21:00.
Покупки
Once the estate's shopping arcade, now a quiet service hub with a wellness clinic, currency exchange and a few shops.
Before the heat, the paths between the lagoons belong to runners and cyclists.
From November to April the sea is calm and shallow; casuarina shade is best before late morning.
Wood-fired pizza by XANA's pool, or the grill at RAVA. XANA Beach Club
A round at Laguna Golf, or a treatment at one of the hotel spas. Laguna Golf Phuket
Sunset is the main event at the beach clubs; Smigos, at the north end, adds a fire show. Smigo's Bar & Restaurant
Boat Avenue's restaurants, or on Friday the market's food stalls. Boat Avenue
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Небольшой торговый центр
Ночной рынок
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Стоматология
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Фитнес-клуб
Яхт-клуб
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Branded residences, pool villas and condos inside the estate, some on the golf course or the lagoons, with newer condo projects at its edges and in the Laguna Lakelands plan. Condos listed for rent under Laguna averaged about 37,800 THB a month for one bedroom in October 2026.
November to April: a calm, shallow sea in front of the hotels, dry days and the estate's busiest months. The Triathlon comes in mid-November, and traffic at the Laguna junction is at its worst around Christmas and Chinese New Year.
May to October: the south-west monsoon sends swell into the open bay and red flags fly on many days. The lagoons, pools, golf course and spas carry on, the beach is quieter, and the marathon runs in June.
Laguna is one of the easiest places on the island with children: hotel pools and kids' clubs, beach clubs with kids' corners, quiet paths, a clinic in the estate and, from November to April, a shallow, calm sea. International schools are 10 to 15 minutes away by car.
Laguna is in the middle of Bang Tao Bay, 20 to 30 minutes south of the airport and 30 to 40 minutes from Phuket Town. The way in is past Boat Avenue at the Laguna junction; inside, shuttle boats and buses link the hotels for their guests.
Парковка. Hotels, beach clubs and the golf course have their own parking; Boat Avenue's free car park fills on Friday evenings.
The free boats and buses serve the Laguna hotels; staying elsewhere, plan on Grab, a scooter or the Smart Bus.
Wave at the bus at the Laguna stop near Boat Avenue; in the evening traffic keeps it from the Cassia stop inside.
It fills on busy days and walk-ins may be turned away.
Casuarina's 900 THB adult pass includes 700 THB of food and drink (until 31 October 2026).
Boat Avenue's free car park fills on Friday evenings when the market runs; come early or take Grab.
At peak times the Laguna junction and Srisoonthorn Road slow to a crawl; leave extra time for the airport.
From May to October the bay takes the swell; swim only where and when the flags allow.
Go for the clinic or currency exchange, not for shopping; it is almost empty in the evening.
A visitor's green fee of about 4,500 THB includes caddy and cart; about 3,000 THB buys the green fee alone.
As of August 2026, Skypark Elara, the first phase of the Laguna Lakelands plan, was due in October 2026; the plan allows up to 5,000 homes over 5 to 10 years from 2024.