Baba Nest at Sri Panwa Hotel is the ultimate rooftop bar in Phuket. It is built high above Phuket Aquarium on the remote Cape Panwa, southeast of Phuket Island. It’s far, hard to find, and hard to book, as you can expect a two-week waiting list to get a reservation, but it’s worth it.
The Thai restaurant was maybe the least impressive because it lacked sea views (you tend to get used to this luxury at Sri Panwa), but the food was good, and the service was spotless.
We were pleasantly surprised when we went to Baba Hot Box BBQ and Steak House at Sri Panwa in the south of Phuket Island. The quality of the meat, the sophisticated equipment used to cook and smoke it to perfection (a Spanish Josper BBQ) and, most importantly, the chef’s skills made this evening a treat.
We started with Baba Iki, Japanese, which served a beautifully presented and fresh choice of sashimi. The restaurant mostly consists of a single massive table designed to create a casual party atmosphere, which is a little surprising initially. The views of the ocean through the floor-to-ceiling glass walls are superb.
Amatara Welleisure Resort brands itself as a wellness resort, so the spa here is much more than just an add-on service for guests. The facilities are super plush, with sea-view treatment rooms and a luxurious Turkish bath. You’ll want to take your time deciding on what to try here, with its spa menu of nearly 60 pages!
Cape Panwa Beach is a superb private beach located on the southeast coast of Phuket Island, only accessible by the lucky guests of the Cape Panwa Hotel. The beach is a superb crescent of soft white sand, surrounded by green hills, coconut trees, and beautiful flame trees.
Kantary Bay Hotel Phuket is a modern property located on Cape Panwa in the very southeast of Phuket, right next to the Phuket Aquarium.
Bandara Villas Phuket is a luxurious boutique resort located on the secluded Ao Yon Beach, in the Cape Panwa area, southeast of Phuket. Built on a steep hillside facing the sea, the hotel is known for its stunning ocean views from superb modern rooms with floor-to-ceiling windows over private infinity pools.
The Mooring Resort is a charming boutique beachfront property nestled on the serene Ao Yon Beach, situated on Cape Panwa, southeast of Phuket Island.
The Cape Panwa peninsula is a part of Phuket that most people miss because it’s on the opposite side of the island, away from the busy beaches of Patong, Kata or Karon.
The Phuket Aquarium in Cape Panwa is not immense, as the tunnel is only a few metres long, but it is still a great place to entertain you and your kids on a rainy day and might even be your chance to see baby turtles.
