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Baan Karon Resort vs Mataphuket Apartment

Both are in Phuket, 60 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Hotel★★★Karon

Baan Karon Resort

Guest rating
8.3 Very good
Location score
6.8
Score by category
2 of 5
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ApartmentKaron

Mataphuket Apartment

Guest rating
7.3 Good
Location score
6.7
Score by category
1 of 5
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The short answer

Pick Baan Karon Resort

It leads in 2 of 5 categories. 60 m apart.

Choose Baan Karon Resort if you want

  • a big hotel with more facilities (Rooms: 80 / 15)

Choose Mataphuket Apartment if you want

  • a spa and wellness
  • a smaller, quieter hotel (Rooms: 15 / 80)

Why is Baan Karon Resort better than Mataphuket Apartment?

  1. 1Higher guest rating (8.3 vs 7.3)+1.0
  2. 2Has a swimming pool
  3. 3More guest reviews (206 vs 7), so the rating is more reliable×29
  4. 47 more listed amenities (25 vs 18)+7
  5. 5Has an on-site restaurant
  6. 6A larger hotel with more facilities (80 vs 15 rooms)×5.3

Why is Mataphuket Apartment better than Baan Karon Resort?

  1. 1Has a spa
  2. 2Offers an airport transfer
  3. 3A smaller, more intimate hotel (15 vs 80 rooms)−65

All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

Baan Karon ResortMataphuket Apartment
Score by category
Guest rating 8.3 +1.0 7.3
Location 6.8 6.7
Facilities 7.5 +0.8 6.7
Spa & wellness 5.0 7.0 +2.0
Beach access 8.3 8.1
Ratings & reviews
StayVersus score 8.3 +0.1 8.2
Guest rating 8.3 +1.0 7.3
Number of reviews 206 +199 7
Rank in Phuket bottom 39% +9% bottom 30%
Location
Location score 6.8 6.7
Distance to Karon centre 990 m 960 m
To the beach 590 m 650 m
To the airport 31 km 31 km
Restaurants within 500 m 88 +5 83
To the nearest food shop 560 m 620 m
Shops within 500 m 1 1
Sights within 1 km 1 1
Rooms & building
Star rating ★★★ –
Rooms 80 15
Floors 3 5
Newest building or renovation 2012 2014 +2y
Listed amenities 25 +7 18
Policies
Check-in from 14:00 14:00
Check-out until 12:00 12:00
Amenities
Free Wi-Fi ✓ ✓
Free parking ✓ ✓
Shuttle ✓ ✓
Car hire ✓ ✓
Concierge ✓ –
Laundry ✓ ✓
Luggage storage ✓ –
Breakfast ✓ –
Restaurant ✓ –
Bar ✓ –
Room service ✓ –
Swimming pool ✓ –
Hot tub ✓ –
Massage ✓ ✓
Gym ✓ ✓
Terrace ✓ ✓
Smoke-free ✓ –
Air conditioning ✓ ✓
Kitchen ✓ –
Balcony ✓ ✓
In-room safe ✓ ✓
Coffee or tea maker ✓ ✓
Blackout curtains ✓ ✓
Airport transfer – ✓
Spa – ✓
Sauna – ✓
Which hotel suits you
Spa & relaxation – ✓

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      Location

      60 m apart

      Baan Karon Resort: city centre: 7.1 km, Phuket International Airport (HKT): 31 km, beach: 590 m, 88 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.

      Mataphuket Apartment: city centre: 7.0 km, Phuket International Airport (HKT): 31 km, beach: 650 m, 83 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.

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      Baan Karon Resort or Mataphuket Apartment: common questions

      Which is better, Baan Karon Resort or Mataphuket Apartment?

      Baan Karon Resort leads in 2 of 5 categories, including guest rating, facilities. Mataphuket Apartment is stronger in spa & wellness.

      Which is cheaper, Baan Karon Resort or Mataphuket Apartment?

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      How far apart are Baan Karon Resort and Mataphuket Apartment?

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      Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. How we score