Bars on the beach of Surin Phuket. Surin Beach is my favorite beach in Phuket! Where to book a hotel on Surin Beach

Surin Beach - located on west coast Phuket, south of the beach. Strictly speaking, Surin does not border on the north with Bang Tao, but with a small “private” beach, from which it is separated by a cape. Private beaches are prohibited by law in Thailand, but it happens that they are limited by natural barriers from the rest coastline, and private territory hotel adjacent to them.

In the south, Surin also abuts a small cape with stones in the water, behind it is a small beach with boulders in the water, to which you need to go down the steps from the mountain, and further in the south there is a large one.

Surin is less than a kilometer long, with impressive stones in the water along the edges. Wide, but during the season it is densely packed with sun loungers under umbrellas, up to five rows, they do not add space to the beach. The ebb and flow of the tides are not as pronounced as in neighboring Bang Tao; the water does not go tens of meters away.

The sand is fine, light, yellow or almost white, depending on the lighting. There is no silt, the water is clear, the color is very beautiful, azure. In combination with white umbrellas and their frills fluttering in the wind, it creates a festive atmosphere.

During the season, cleaners with brooms are constantly leaving on the beach, and there are trash baskets. Neat and clean.

During the season the beach is crowded. Unlike the spacious and relaxed Bang Tao, this is a more party place. There are a lot of young and not so Europeans drinking beer on sun loungers. Families with children do not make up the majority, but there are some too, including Russians. IN New Year The Russian community organizes holidays for children here.

The northern edge of the beach is more spacious and less crowded, fenced off by a high bank with palm trees. In the off-season there are fewer sunbeds and fewer tourists, many cafes are closed, and unnecessary infrastructure is removed.

Tourists love this beach and find it more attractive than, for example, Bang Tao, which seems a little rustic compared to the glamorous Surin. There are bars and cafes on a small, high promenade lined with trees.

In the evenings, on the high bank, people watch the sunset, then numerous lights of restaurants and other tourist establishments turn on, and music plays. The atmosphere of the resort is in the good sense of the word, without being too green.

Entering the water, depth and waves

The shore is quite high, this is especially noticeable at low tide. That is, it becomes deep almost immediately, sharply. At low tide the approach is more gentle. The wave is strong, even when it looks small. Very powerful waves out of season. Starts in April. At the cape, the waves crash impressively against the rocks during a storm, flying upward in millions of splashes.

During the season, the sea is very gentle and beautiful, although complete calm is rare, usually there is still surf with white foam. Since it immediately becomes deep, the waves pump and do not break on the shore until the last moment.

During the season, floats are pulled into the water, dividing the beach into swimming areas, and a pontoon bridge is built for walking. Lots of scooters. If you want stones, you can go to the edges of the beach. For children, if they know how to swim or swim with their parents, it’s good there, because... clean and water clear. But there's not much room to run around.

Sunbeds and shade

There is an embankment right behind the beach, steps leading up to it in several places. Trees grow on the embankment, and there are open-air cafes under them. But there is not much shade on the beach itself. It is necessary to choose places where the crowns are spreading. The sun still comes before noon. There is nowhere to lie down for free and in the shade; everything is occupied by paid sun loungers.

There is a free public shower in the center of the beach, near the parking lot and the temple. Sunbeds cost 100 baht, the first line costs 150 baht. On the very last row, the shade is also provided by the trees growing on the embankment; it is cooler there. Since the beach is closed by a high bank, it is very hot there most of the time, like in a steam room, since it is poorly blown by the wind.

Beach photo

Infrastructure

Lots of open cafes and bars under the trees overlooking the sea. Enough nightlife. On the north side there are expensive establishments. There is a Thai temple located approximately in the center near the beach. Further beyond the embankment there is a large empty space, in the north there is something like a park opposite the Hilton, there is an unassuming playground there.

In the center of the field grows a large tree decorated with lanterns. A large stadium is being built next to the temple.

Houses and hotels on the beach

There is not much housing in Surin. There are several expensive hotels:

There are expensive condos - 30-40 thousand for a one-bedroom apartment. There is also housing behind the main road and at the junction with Bang Tao, but you will have to walk to the beach for 10 minutes or more. Even Hilton is not the first line and you will have to cross a small road. There is basically no housing right on the beach, only an embankment with a cafe, behind which along the entire length of the beach there is a large undeveloped space, something like a park.

Be sure to check for discounts or special offers on excellent service. It will quickly and easily show you discounts in all existing booking systems. In Asia, for example, there are a lot of offers on Agoda.com, which are much more profitable than the same hotels in the Booking.com system.

If you want to book a hotel here in advance or look for accommodation on other beaches, I have good rating and reviews.

How to find the beach

There is centralized parking in the middle of the beach, not far from the temple. On the embankment there is a narrow road between two rows of cafes and shops; you can drive through and park your bike.

In the north, the road through the village and hotels goes to. A busier and larger road leaves the coast and leads to McDonald's and a large Tesco, located not far from the same Bang Tao. It takes about 40 minutes to walk from Surin to McDonald's and Tesco, through an endless string of local shops, quite civilized European restaurants and bakeries, local market and mosques. In the other direction, the road goes up the mountain and goes to Kamala.

You can get to Songthaew from Phuket Town in 40 minutes and 40 baht. From Kamala, too, by songthaew, about 10 minutes. From the road where the songthaews go to the water itself, it’s a five-minute walk. From other beaches - with a transfer in Phuket Town. From the airport by taxi in 30-40 minutes, 1000 baht.

The best summer is winter on the islands of Thailand. I remember our trip to Thailand and tell you about Surin Beach. Experienced lovers of Tai know it well and love it for its clean sea, soft sand, palm grove on the shore and inexpensive housing nearby.

A few years ago, these options were accompanied by several cafes/restaurants and clubs located along the shore, as well as sun loungers and deck chairs on the beach. By decision of the current authorities of Phuket, appointed by the military, the cafes were demolished, the sun loungers and sun loungers were also removed.

By the way, according to the locals and our winterers living here, sunbeds and sun loungers on the beaches of Phuket are now illegal. The goal is to make the beaches of Phuket more natural, closer to nature. Many hotels, if they put sun loungers, do so away from the sea.

In place of the clubs and cafes of Surin, it seems that there are plans to create a memorial square dedicated to the King of Thailand. Perhaps next year, this winter of 2017 there was nothing but street food stalls.

We have Phuket was an addition to Koh Phangan Island where we spent most of the trip.

We have been here before and traveled the length and breadth of the island. The current program was limited to beaches Surin And Bang Tao, which I wrote about recently.

Surin, despite the demolition of bars, clubs and cafes, it remains one of the best on the island if your goal is a beautiful sea, as well as inexpensive food and affordable quality housing.

Surin Beach is located northwest of Phuket 20 km. from international airport. The beach is small, about 200 meters long, semi-oval in shape. Due to its modest size and beautiful clean sea, as well as a palm grove in which you can hide from the sun; during the daytime season there are quite a lot of people here, as for Thailand.

Exit - go to the next one bang tao beach, which, due to its length (7 km), seems endless and deserted, especially at the edges.

The second way to escape the crowds and get aesthetic pleasure is even easier. Near Surin beach there is hidden from ordinary eyes elite beach which we called Surin-2. If on Surin beach face the sea, then it is on the right.

Getting there is both simple and difficult at the same time. There is no access by land; the beach is closed to access - only for those staying at the hotel. The easiest way is along the stones from Surin Beach, a route passable even in flip-flops and with a beach bag. Nobody asks questions.

In fact, Surin-2 is the beach of one hotel - expensive The Surin Phuket, although in the OFF-season there are people visiting it good prices. There is another hotel in a tiny bay (photo below) between beautiful boulders - but it’s not even on the booking.

Few of the vacationers on Surin beach knows about the existence of these heavenly places, which are not inferior in beauty to those of the Maldives. And still crowded Surin resembles an anthill, Surin-2 has glossy beach life. There are practically no Russians, they are all in Bang Tao, most of the guests lounge on sun loungers in the shade of trees or near their bungalows, there are at most a dozen people in the water and on the beach.

Pros and cons of Surin Beach

A small summary of the most important things about Surin beach

Pros:

Convenient location in relation to the airport - half an hour by taxi and you’re there
Excellent sea, gentle entrance to the water, fine light yellow sand
It’s nice to swim even at low tide, there is no marine debris - algae, shells, etc.
The beach is very photogenic - photographers and couples come for romantic photos at sunset
There are a lot of inexpensive hotels near the beach, I would even say that there are too many of them
Many budget cafes and fish restaurants near the beach
Several 7/11 stores and street food throughout the day, but especially in the mornings
Near a nice place A lagoon where you can take a walk and the long Bang Tao beach - you can find deserted places there even during peak season
Nearby is Surin-2 - very beautiful beach, which can be reached via rocks to the right of Surin Beach if you are not a hotel guest The Surin Phuket

Minuses:

There are no cafes on the beach that used to give it a special flavor, style and comfort
Crowded during peak seasons and during the day, many come from the neighboring Kamala Beach
Dense hotel development on the coastline, except for the beach itself in the evening there is nowhere to walk

How to get to Surin Beach

You can get from the international airport by taxi - the price is fixed, 500-600 baht. Back in the same way - right next to Surin there is a taxi stand, something like a street office. You can save money and catch a car on the road - it will be 100 baht cheaper.

Where to eat and buy fruit

Even if you don’t drive a bike or your goal is a beach holiday, along the road that runs along the sea and connects the beaches of Kamala, Surin, Bangtao and beyond, there are a lot of 7/11 stores with inexpensive food, cafes and small fish restaurants that are convenient to go to after sunset Fruit is delivered every morning - there are several sales points along the same road.

ABOUT prices in Thailand in 2017 I wrote in an article How much does a holiday in Thailand actually cost? .

Where to live on Surin Beach

It is best to choose hotels between the beaches Surin And Bangtao, thus you get the opportunity to choose between two locations, and in fact even between three, if you take into account the semi-secret Surin-2. I look for hotels and other accommodation in Thailand on the website HotelsCombined (RoomGuru) - Thailand

My recommendations for hotels on Surin Beach- from those that I chose, and we lived in one of them. All of them are mid-budget, comfortable and cost $40-$50. The beach is no more than 5 minutes walk.

Where to buy cheap flights to Thailand

IN Bangkok or tickets directly to Phuket can be purchased on the website aviasales.ru– I use it and am very pleased with both the prices and various convenient things, like a calendar low prices.

How to get around Phuket Island

There are three main ways - by taxi, renting a bike or car. The most expensive is a taxi. If there are no plans to sit in one place, there are two or three/four of you, then it is better to rent a car. The price is around $30, you can get a car immediately upon arrival at Phuket airport. You also need a car if you plan to travel extensively around the island; riding a bike will get tired and not so comfortable. I’m looking for cars on the website - a clear price, a cool selection both among international operators and among local rental car companies.

Traffic on the island is calm, the terrain is almost flat, with the exception of a few lookout points. Serpentine as on Phangan no, but you get used to the right-hand drive in about 10 minutes. In addition to a sun umbrella and things, you can always put food from a supermarket or 7/11 in your car and eat on a deserted beach somewhere on the northern beaches.

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Surin Beach is often called “a paradise for millionaires”, since this resort has a very high density of luxury hotels, as well as vacationers who prefer to stay in luxury apartments.

The town of Surin is extremely calm, quiet, with a measured, unhurried life, very reminiscent of a small village, and not an expensive resort area.

Surin Beach has crystal clear white sand, clear turquoise water off the coast, and a fairly high level of infrastructure. On Surin Beach, during the low tourist season, strong waves and noticeable surf are considered a frequent occurrence, which significantly interferes with a comfortable beach holiday and swimming.

Where is it located and how to get there?

Surin Beach is located on a popular resort island entitled . It occupies a place on its western coast, just 20 minutes drive from the famous

To be more precise, Surin Beach is “sandwiched” between the beach and.

Get to the beach area and resort town Surin from Phuket Island Airport will not be difficult; it is only important to decide on the type of transport you will use.

The distance from Phuket Airport to Surin Beach is approximately 20 kilometers. You can overcome it either by taxi or by using public transport or a rented car or bike. A taxi ride will be the fastest way to travel and will take you about half an hour, while a ride on a public minibus can take 1 - 1.5 hours, since it takes vacationers to hotels and it is not known what your bill will be. Moreover, the cost of one trip by minibus is 4 - 5 times lower than the services of a local taxi.

Buy a taxi ticket or public bus You can do it right in the airport building at the corresponding information desk.

It is worth renting a bike or scooter on the island of Phuket only if you are familiar with riding this type of transport not only in practice, but also are very masterful in the art of driving it.

Departure from the hotel to the airport must be booked in advance, approximately one day before the expected date of departure from the holiday.

Surin Beach

Surin Beach does not have the status of the longest beach on the island of Phuket, because it is only about a kilometer long, although it is quite large in width. On the south side, the beach borders a small coastal area called Laem Singh, and beyond it there is already more famous beach Kamala. Despite the fact that the distance from Surin to its neighbor is less than half a kilometer, and they are separated by a small hill, they still differ radically: Laem Singh does not have hotels, there is almost no infrastructure, as well as shops and restaurants for tourists. From the dividing hill there are very beautiful views on the sea and the surrounding area, and there are also several luxury hotels.

On the north side, Surin Beach is also separated from the neighboring small beach called Pansea by a small hillock. This neighbor has an exclusively private beach area, which in principle is not encouraged on the island of Phuket, since the Thais believe that beaches should be public and open. But some “craftsmen” still learned to circumvent local laws without violating them in any way. This is how Pansea appeared, which in the recent past was still part of Surin. Only guests of the two most luxurious resorts located nearby can get to Pansea. It is almost impossible to get to this beach area from the outside, except by sailing by sea. Further, even further north, is the more famous and open beach Bang Tao. You can even walk here in about half an hour.

On the opposite side of the beach there are a variety of bars, restaurants, hotels and clubs. A little to the north, along the road from Surin to Bang Tao there are various shops and boutiques designed for wealthy citizens who can afford to relax in these places and not count the money they spend.

During the high season, the beach area itself is densely packed with sun loungers, which significantly reduces the space on the coast. The ebb and flow of the tides here do not cause any inconvenience to vacationers, as is the case in Bang Tao, where the water can go far from the main coastline.

The sand here is clean, fine, light yellow in color. The entrance to the sea is gentle at low tide, calm, sandy, without silt, shells and stones.

During the rainy season, from about April, high waves and strong winds.

During the hot season there are a lot of people in Surin, mostly vacationers from Europe, but Russians are also present in sufficient numbers. Cleaners constantly walk along the shore, preventing the beach from becoming dirty and losing its “face.”

During the low season, there are noticeably fewer sun loungers on the beach, and there are also few vacationers, so some establishments close.

Entertainment and infrastructure on the beach

On the island of Phuket, vacationers are offered the same entertainment almost everywhere, with some exceptions or additions. Surin Beach can offer tourists a wide range of entertainment programs, entertainment venues, etc.

Surin Beach has a sufficient number of jet skis, skis, bananas and tablets. But, all this is available for rent only during the high season. During the rainy season, you can rent a surfboard, because the time of waves and extreme entertainment begins.

Located near the beach a large number of There are a variety of establishments: bars, clubs, restaurants, etc., so no one has problems with evening entertainment and food. If you are a budget tourist who, for some unknown reason, decided to stay quite a while expensive beach, then you can eat in mokoshniki or from traders scurrying along the beach.

There are no problems with renting sun loungers in Surin, as there are a lot of them, especially during the high season. For two sun loungers, a table and a beach umbrella you will pay about 200 baht, which is no more than in other beach areas of Phuket.

If you wish, you can visit the neighboring beaches or go to one of the many excursion programs on the island of Phuket and beyond. The tour can be purchased from one of the local excursion companies.

Surin Hotels

As previously reported, Surin Beach is an expensive beach on the island of Phuket, so there are very few budget hotels here and you should book a place in one of them in advance.

Approximately three-quarters of all resorts available here keep the price of accommodation at around 100 US dollars per night. There are also those where a room per night will cost 300, or even 500 dollars. There is nothing surprising here, since Surin Beach was initially considered a vacation spot for wealthy tourists, so everything here is aimed at satisfying their needs and getting as much money as possible from millionaires.

If you want to become the “chosen one” and see the territory of the closed Pansea beach, then you should stay in one of the hotels with access to this beach area: The Surin Phuket or Amanpuri. If the first one can still be accessible to the average citizen (if the cost of a room of 400 dollars per day does not bother him), then the second one will seem like an unattainable dream for 99% of vacationers on the island of Phuket, since the price of accommodation here is simply exorbitant by all standards and can reach 10 $1,000 per day for a suite with a minimum price of $1,000 for the most basic room.

Shopping

Of course, going to the beach of Phuket Island for the purpose of shopping is not only ridiculous, but also impossible, since people come here for new impressions, relaxation Cote d'Azur and complete relaxation. But, wherever we go and whatever goals we pursue, buying souvenirs, local interesting food products and national jewelry- a sacred matter.

In Surin, you can buy souvenirs without even leaving the beach, as traders of various small items scurry here and there. But be careful, as the prices here are much higher than those offered in roller shutters 50 meters from the sandy area.

If you want to go shopping and make some serious purchases, then go north, towards Bang Tao Beach, to markets such as Plaza, Ginger, Pimol Minimart, etc., where you can buy not only souvenirs , but also high-quality shoes and clothes.

The Lemongrass chain of stores on the island of Phuket offers vacationers high-quality Thai cosmetics based on natural ingredients.

I’ll tell you about one of my favorite beaches in Phuket – Surin beach. I don’t know why my love for this beach is connected, because it doesn’t have the infrastructure I need, but for some reason the Surin scourge has sunk into my soul :) Perhaps because it was the first beach we visited when we arrived in Phuket after wintering in, and perhaps because it is quite sparsely populated, especially compared to southern beaches islands... This article contains a description, infrastructure, hotels, reviews and photos of Surin beach.

Surin Beach is one of my favorite beaches in Phuket!

Description of the beach

Surin Beach Phuket A small beach by Phuket standards in the north-west of the island. Exact location of the beach. It is located between two other popular beaches: Bang Tao Beach on the north side and on the south side. Between Surin Beach and Kamala Beach there is a small bay in which he hid (on this moment it can only be reached by sea), and between Surin and Bang Tao beach Pansea Surin Beach, where the only hotel is located (you can get to this beach only through the hotel or along the stones from the northern part of Surin Beach). On both sides of the bay picturesque mountains, stones and rocks.

Northern part Surin beach, there is another beach behind the cape, which belongs to expensive hotel

Some years ago, Surin Phuket beach was one of the comfortable places for beach and evening relaxation, there was a popular beach club called Catch beach club, and vacationers from neighboring beaches came for dinner to nice restaurants on the seashore.

Surin had all the beach infrastructure: sun loungers, umbrellas, showers, toilets. But one day the island’s government decided to remove the tourist infrastructure from Surin Beach and create a park next to the beach dedicated to the King of Thailand. But something went wrong... the infrastructure was demolished, but the park was never organized :) Now the surroundings of the beach do not look very presentable, although many say that now the beach looks natural and natural :)

Once upon a time we were in Surin good restaurants and beach clubs, now there is none of that...

Beach, shade, sea, waves

The beach strip of Surin Beach is not very long by Phuket standards, only about 800 meters (this is not the neighboring multi-kilometer Bang Tao beach :) The beach is wide, lush vegetation grows along the sea: casuarinas, some deciduous trees, and in the southern part of the beach there is a picturesque palm grove. Due to the fact that Surin Beach is wide and faces west, there is natural shade from trees only in the first half of the day, and even then there is not much of it. most of the beach strip is under the sun.

Surin Beach is located in a bay, its length is about 800 meters

Quite long and wide beach Surin

The trees grow far from the water's edge, the beach faces west, so there is natural shade here only until lunchtime; shady areas should be occupied early in the morning :)

Palm grove in the northern part of the beach

Palm trees in the northern part of the beach

The sand is a beautiful beige color and quite fine. The water in the sea is clear, on a sunny day a very beautiful turquoise color (almost like). Entry into the sea is very comfortable: there are no stones, shells, algae or other natural debris on the surf line. The depth increases gradually, but rather spasmodically: shallow, deep, shallow again :)

Fine clean sand

The color of the water in the sea is like neighboring islands 🙂

Transparent and gentle sea

In the low season from May to October there are strong waves on Surin Beach, but in winter the sea may or may not be rough :) In January-February last year we observed complete calm on Surin Beach, but this season at the same time time on the beach there are small pleasant waves.

January 2017 - complete calm!

January 2019 - waves!

Surin Beach infrastructure

At the moment, there are no sun loungers or umbrellas on the sand on Surin Beach, unlike many other beaches in Phuket! From time to time, mattresses and areas for rent appear on the beach (200 - 300 baht per couple), beach chairs and inflatable mattresses are also rented. Merchants walk along the beach offering to buy an inflatable “sofa” lamzak.

Periodically, mattresses and umbrellas appear on the beach for rent

These folding beds are also available for rent

You can buy an inflatable “sofa” Lamzac

There are sun loungers on a hill in the southern part of Surin Beach (if you look at the sea, on the left). The cost of a sunbed is 150 baht (on most other beaches in Phuket 100 baht).

Sunbeds on a hill at the southern end of the beach

In this same part of the beach there are only two stationary cafes overlooking the sea. And on the path along the sea every morning numerous bowls with food and drinks are laid out.

Two stationary cafes in the southern part of the beach

Beach cafe with sea view

Prices in makashnitsa along Surin Beach:

Coconut – 50 baht – 60 baht
Fruit shakes – 50 baht – 80 baht
Pancakes – 50 baht – 60 baht
Dishes with rice and chicken/pork – 150 baht
Pad Thai – 80 baht – 120 baht
Beer from 60 baht
Glass of wine – 100 baht

Makashnitsy near Surin beach

On the beach in two places I saw improvised showers with fresh water. One shower in the southern part of the beach near a hill with sun loungers. “Shower” is not its exact name: in this case it’s just a barrel of fresh water, you need to shower yourself from a ladle. Another shower on the path near the makashnitsy in the northern part of the beach. Cost 20 baht. There is a toilet for 10 baht in the cafe.

Here’s a “shower” in the southern part of the beach: you need to pour fresh water on yourself from a barrel

Shower at the northern end of the beach

You can get a massage near the beach, the prices are higher than, for example, on the neighboring Kamala beach or in a normal salon in Central Festival:

Thai massage – 400 baht
Foot massage – 400 baht
Facial massage – 500 baht
Coconut oil massage – 500 baht

Massage near the beach

Cost of massage

Fun on Surin Beach

Fortunately, there are no water activities on Surin Beach :) You can’t ride a jet ski or parasail here, you can swim completely safely, knowing that no one will run over or fall on your head :)

There is also no normal snorkeling on Surin beach, although people swim near the rocks with masks - what they are watching there is a mystery to me... For good snorkeling, you need to go to other islands of Thailand, for example, or at least .

Water activities not on Sirina, but there is a horse you can ride :)

Cleanliness and crowd at Surin Beach

If we talk about the cleanliness of the beach, then high season(in winter) the beach is quite clean and well maintained. But in the summer, the beach is not cleared of debris that is washed ashore by the waves 🙁 In the off-season (September - October), Surin Beach also cannot boast of cleanliness.

There are more and more people on the beach every year. If previously it was mainly Europeans who vacationed in Surin, this season there are a lot of Russian-speaking families with children. In general, it’s kind of a full house in Phuket now, this wasn’t the case last year!

IN last days Numerous buses were spotted in Surin, bringing tourists to the beach!

Thais also love relaxing on Surin Beach, who come here on weekends or on weekdays in the late afternoon, lay out their rugs and eat and eat :)

There are few people on Surin beach in October, but the beach is not very clean at this time...

That's how many people are at sea in Surin in January!

Infrastructure of the Surin Phuket region

Along the beach strip of Surin Beach there is a small, not very well-groomed path, on one side of which there are shops, and on the other, bikes are parked. You can park your car either in the center at the entrance to this path or on the right in the large field.

The path along the sea in Surin is filled with mucks and bikes

Path along the sea

The main road runs 200 meters from the beach. There are 24-hour 7 Helen and Family stores, cafes, massage parlors, hotels. There is a Tesco Express store 600 meters from the sea, along the road they sell fruit and other small items. The nearest Super Chip store is 2 km from the beach.

A large Tesco supermarket is located about 3 km from Surin Beach in Bang Tao, where there is also an evening market. Villa Market is approximately 5 km away.

ATMs of different banks on the way to the beach

7 Helens and Family shops 200 m from the beach

Road 200 m from the beach

Surin Beach Hotels

Speaking about hotels on Surin Beach, it should be noted that on the very seashore (on the first line) there are no hotels. Basically, all the hotels are located on the road, which runs 200 meters from the beach, and to get to the beach you have to walk along not very well-maintained paths.

Excellent hotel for families with children, 200 m from the beach

BUT: in the southern part of the beach on a hill there is a hotel with a luxurious panoramic pool and rooms with sea views. There are stairs leading to the beach. We can say that this is a hotel on Surin beach on the first line :)

Photo from booking.com

And beyond the cape in the north there is a luxurious hotel with its own private beach in Pansy Bay.

Photo from booking.com

Other hotels on Surin Beach are located on the second line from the sea:

Villas in Surin:

Villa Malisa
Azara Villa
Surin Heights Villa

Apartment/Condo at Surin Beach

All Surin Beach hotels on:

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Surin Beach reviews

Usually, when I write my reviews about beaches, I consider both the beach strip and the area nearby (for example, my favorite - I like both the beach itself and the area with all the infrastructure next to it :)). In the case of Surin Beach, I want to divide my review and highlight Surin Beach itself and the surrounding area.

We really like Surin Beach for its relative uncrowding, clean sand, beautiful color of the sea, and pleasant water.

But the Surin beach area didn’t really impress me... it feels kind of neglected and unkempt :)

Surin Beach is perfect for a quiet have a relaxing holiday, family vacation and for holidays with children. Party-goers will find it boring here, although there are several nearby beach clubs, for example Catch beach club in Bang Tao and Café Del Mar in Kamala.

Surin beach photo

Southern part of Surin Beach

Long beach strip, excellent entry into the sea

Unfortunately, there are quite a lot of annoying merchants on the beach

Good entry into the water without stones and debris, in the low season there are waves on the beach

There are large stones in the water in the center of the beach; you need to swim to the right or left of them

In the off-season the beach is almost empty

The sea here is quite deep, so the ebb and flow of the tides are not particularly noticeable, i.e. You can swim comfortably even during low tides

From the airport to Surin Beach you can get by:

Taxi by meter
Pre-paid taxi for 700 baht
By taxi with Russian-speaking drivers. You can order through the Tune application: just install the application on your phone, enter the code 1TRZAT, choose where and from where to go, you can order a taxi in advance for a specific date and time
On a pre-booked transfer. Book a transfer from the airport >>
By bus with a transfer: take the yellow bus that goes from the airport to Phuket Town to the circle with the monument to the heroines, and then catch a bus that goes from Phuket Town to Kamala via Surin. The journey is long, it’s better to take a taxi!
By rented car.