Chapter 05

Finding the gate

Naya Garden sits in Rawai, the quiet southern tip of Phuket, between Nai Harn beach and the fishing boats of Rawai. It is an hour from the airport and about seven minutes from anywhere you will want to swim.

~60 min from the airport7 min to Nai HarnSelf check-in
The palm-lined drive leading in from the gate
Looking through the open gate doors into the gardenyou made it
Hand-drawn, roughly to scale

The south end of the island

Scroll and the road from the airport draws itself in. Tap a place on the map, or in the list, to see how far it is.

Map of southern Phuket showing Naya Garden in Rawai, near Nai Harn beach, Promthep Cape and Chalong Andaman SeaChalong Bay Nai Harn Promthep Cape Ya Nui Rawai pier Chalong pier Big Buddha Kata Old Town Naya Garden
  • Rawai seafood marketPick your fish, they cook it next door
    6 min
  • Nai Harn beachThe swimming beach, and the sunset
    7 min
  • Ya Nui beachSnorkelling off the little island
    8 min
  • Promthep CapeThe southern tip; everyone goes at six
    10 min
  • Chalong pierBoats to the islands
    15 min
  • Kata beachSurf in the green season
    20 min
  • The Big BuddhaThe view over the whole south
    25 min
  • Old Phuket TownShophouses, cafés, the Sunday market
    35 min
  • Phuket airportBy taxi, depending on traffic
    ~60 min

Times are by car or scooter, outside rush hour.

Arriving

Three steps to the gate

No reception desk and no queue. You will have everything you need on your phone before you land.

Send your dates

Use the form or message us. We reply the same day with what is free and what it costs.

Get the pin and the code

The day before you arrive we send a map pin, a photo of the gate and your door code.

Let yourself in

Check in any time after three. Someone who lives here will come and say hello.

Getting around

Wheels, or not

Rawai is spread out, so most guests rent a scooter for a few days. If you would rather not, the ride-hailing apps work here, and so do the blue songthaew buses into town.

Airport pickup on request
Scooter or car hire arranged
Free parking inside the gate
Taxi apps work in Rawai