Luxury hotel holiday Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket

A five star family resort in Phuket, the Centara Grand Beach Resort is a property of authentic Thai style, but with modern features. The rooms and facilities stand around the large free-form swimming pool, which forms a sort of central oasis, perfect for families looking to spend the whole day in the sun. Two diverse restaurants, an on-site water park, the Teen and Kids' Clubs, and the spa facilities make this a popular option for repeat clients.
Included in your Expressions holiday
  • Accommodation in a double or twin room on bed and breakfast
  • Scheduled flights with British Airways London to Bangkok and onward flights to Phuket
  • Private car transfer airport to hotel and back
  • Concierge service and Expressions Holidays regional helpful hints
  • Optional room, board and flight upgrades. Details on request

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to The Centara Grand Beach Resort, Phuket

An excellent five star family resort suitable for long beach holidays all year round.

Facts in brief

Official star rating 5

Location Phuket

Annual opening All year

Closest airport Phuket Airport

Distance from airport About 50 minutes' drive

Hotel facilities and services

2 restaurants, Pool bar, Beach bar, Lobby Bar, 4 swimming pools, Children’s pool, Water park, Kids’ club, Teens’ club, Fitness centre, Tennis, Water sports, Dive centre, Salon, Spa, Steam room, Sauna, Car rental, Gift shop, Tour desk, Sailing, Meeting facilities, 24-hour in-room dining, Laundry, 24-hour room services, Turndown service, Daily newspaper.

Complimentary

A complimentary programme of kids' activities is put on throughout the day at the resort, including painting, arts and crafts, outdoor and indoor play.

Chargeable watersports

Kayaking, Windsurfing, Sailing, Diving lessons, Leisure boats for hire, Snorkelling, Swimming.

Land sports

Tennis.

Out and about nearby

Phuket is located to the south-west coast of Thailand. It is the nation's largest island and a beachside paradise, with pristine beaches and glorious lagoon waters in a tropical and remote setting. Karon Beach is the second largest of Phuket's principle tourist beaches and it is lined with restaurants and bars to the north end of the beach. Besides the beach life that the island represents, Phuket town offers some interesting treasures and monuments. Visitors can also visit Sirinat National Park and go island hopping.

Hotel excellent. Another great holiday organised by yourselves.
Mr L, October 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are for two adults and two children under the age of 12 based on sharing two Deluxe ocean facing rooms for 7 nights

From about

£6,880 low season

£7,980 high season

Holiday Code EXH1446

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to The Centara Grand Beach Resort, Phuket

Room descriptions

The Centara Grand Beach Resort boasts 262 rooms, suites and villas with individually controlled air-conditioning, spacious bathroom with rain shower and extra-deep bathtub or Jacuzzi, flat screen TV with international satellite TV channels, in-room safe, mini-bar and refrigerator, tea and coffee making facilities, hairdryer, high-speed internet access and IDD line telephone.

Deluxe Ocean Facing Room
Deluxe Pool Suite
Hotel excellent. Another great holiday organised by yourselves.
Mr L, October 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are for two adults and two children under the age of 12 based on sharing two Deluxe ocean facing rooms for 7 nights

From about

£6,880 low season

£7,980 high season

Holiday Code EXH1446

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to The Centara Grand Beach Resort, Phuket

The journey and how you get there

For a holiday to the Centara Grand Beach Resort, we include flights to Bangkok with British Airways and other airlines such as Thai Airways or Emirates, depending on where you are coming from in the UK and the overall holiday route you want to take, and onward flights to Phuket. Upon arrival in Phuket we include a private car transfer. The hotel is about 50 minutes from the airport.

Hotel excellent. Another great holiday organised by yourselves.
Mr L, October 2022

Holiday price guide Sample prices are for two adults and two children under the age of 12 based on sharing two Deluxe ocean facing rooms for 7 nights

From about

£6,880 low season

£7,980 high season

Holiday Code EXH1446

The prices displayed here are a guide only. Each holiday price will be tailor-made at the time of booking to reflect all actual costs including up-to-date special offers.

Luxury bespoke holidays and tours to The Centara Grand Beach Resort, Phuket

Highlights of Thailand

Luxury resorts in the islands of the Andaman Sea; rail trip to the original Bridge Over the River Kwai; Catuchak weekend market in Bangkok; the giant reclining Buddha in Wat Pho; the Skytrain to Bangkok’s glitzy shopping centre; floating markets all over the country, with the best at Damnoen Saduak, some 65 miles southwest of Bangkok; fabulous massages; delicately spiced local food; the bus journey from Kanchanburi to Sangkhlaburi, a spectacular road through rugged karst mountains to the misty, romantic lakeside border outpost and base for many outdoor adventures; the Mae Sa-Samoeng loop, dipping and twisting along the peaks outside Chiang Mai; diving and snorkelling with whale sharks off coral-fringed islands such as Ko Tao; Chiang Mai, the beautiful northern hilltown, home to many Thai cookery courses, thanks largely to a wonderful local market; elephant trekking, Chiang Mai; the tangle of limestone mountains and rainforest in Khao Sok National Park, home to snakes, monkeys and tigers, and the incredible Rafflesia kerrii flower; Mae Hong Son province, remote crossroads of many cultures, jungle-treks to hilltribes; Mu Ko Chang Marine National Park, with its lush jungle, postcard-perfect bays, fiery sunsets, and a craggy mountainous interior sheltering a veritable Jurassic Park of flora and fauna; Sukhothai Historical Park, Thailand’s former capital, now an atmospheric site of ruins; Ayuthaya’s historical and architectural gems; the mountains and waterfalls of Khao Yai National Park; the beaches of Hua Hin; the little visited forested mountains and hilltribes of Nan province; seafood curry on Songkhla pier.

Travel around Thailand

Thailand’s rail network is very well run, with four main lines running north, south, northeast and east from Bangkok. The train is most convenient as an alternative to buses for the long, scenic journey north to Chiang Mai or south to Surat Thani.

Facts in brief

Capital Bangkok
Airport Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok
Size 198,000 sq. miles
Population 69 million
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