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Rawai ยท Calm south ยท Near Nai Harn and the islands
Holiday Apartments in Rawai, Phuket
Book holiday apartments in Rawai for a calmer, more local base in the south of Phuket. Rawai is a short drive from Nai Harn Beach and the piers for island trips, and it suits couples, longer stays and guests who like good local seafood. Choose from studios and one or two bedroom apartments with pools and kitchens on selected listings, all managed by the Lofty Villas team.
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Other areas in Phuket worth considering
Rawai sits at the southern tip, near Nai Harn and Ya Nui. For a beach base a little to the north, you can also look at our apartments in Kata and apartments in Karon.
Rawai Holiday Apartment FAQs
Can you swim at Rawai Beach?
Not really, and it is better to know before you book. Rawai is a working bay — longtail boats moor along it, the shore is rocky and the water shallow and murky at low tide.
Nai Harn, about 2 km west, is the swimming beach and one of the best in southern Phuket. People stay in Rawai for the food and the boats, and swim at Nai Harn.
Do your apartments in Rawai have a pool and a gym?
Every building we list here has a shared pool, and most have a gym as well — which matters more in Rawai than elsewhere, given the beach itself is not for swimming.
The listing confirms it for each.
Is Rawai a good place to stay?
It suits people who want to stay somewhere real rather than somewhere built for holidays. It has the island’s best seafood, the pier for island trips, and a large resident community, so prices and daily life feel more local.
If your holiday is mainly about lying on a beach, the west coast suits you better.
What is there to do in Rawai?
The seafood market is the reason most people come — you buy fish, prawns or crab from the stalls and the restaurants across the road cook it for you.
Promthep Cape, the classic sunset point, is a few kilometres south, and the Big Buddha sits on the hill above.
How do we get out to the islands?
Rawai pier is the departure point. Longtails run to Coral Island in about thirty minutes, and speedboats to the Racha Islands in about forty.
Being able to walk to the pier is one of the real advantages of staying here.
How far is Rawai from Patong and the airport?
The airport is about 46 km away, roughly an hour by road — the longest transfer of the areas we cover. Patong is around 40 minutes north.
Rawai sits at the southern tip of the island, which is exactly why it is quiet.
Is there a washing machine in the apartment?
Some have one in the unit and the listing states it — use the Private Washing Machine filter if it matters.
Others have a shared laundry, and laundry shops are easy to find in Rawai.
Is Rawai good for a longer stay?
It is one of the best areas on the island for it. There is a genuine year-round community, a proper supermarket run, cheaper everyday prices than the resort beaches, and enough going on that a month does not drag.
A kitchen and a pool cover most of what you need.
Will we need a car or a scooter?
Yes, or you will be ordering taxis daily. Rawai spreads out along the coast road and the good parts — Nai Harn, Promthep, the market, Chalong — are all a few kilometres apart.
Grab works, but transport of your own makes far more sense here than in a walkable village.
Rawai, in facts
Getting there, getting around, the water and what is near it.
Getting to Rawai
The southern tip of the island, past Chalong.
From Phuket International Airport46 km · ~1 hr
Airport taxi, typical fare1,000–1,300 ฿
From Patong~40 min
Phuket Town~30 min
The longest transfer of the areas we cover — which is exactly why Rawai stays quiet.
Getting around
Spread out along the coast road. Transport of your own makes a real difference.
Nai Harn, the swimming beach~2 km west
Promthep Cape~4 km south
Rawai pieron the seafront
Chalongshort drive north
Grab works, but the good parts of Rawai sit several kilometres apart, so a car or scooter earns its keep here.
The water
A working bay rather than a swimming beach — worth knowing before you book.
Swimming at Rawaino — rocky, shallow
Nai Harn, for swimming~2 km west
Longtail to Coral Island~30 min
Speedboat to Racha~40 min
Longtail boats moor along the shore at Rawai. People stay here for the seafood and the islands, and swim at Nai Harn.
What is nearby
The best seafood on the island, and the classic sunset point.
Rawai Seafood Marketon the seafront
Promthep Cape sunset~4 km south
Big Buddhaon the hill above
Nai Harn beach~2 km
At the seafood market you buy from the stalls and the restaurants across the road cook it for you — the reason most people come to Rawai in the first place.