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A 42-suite clifftop resort on Phuket's Millionaire's Mile, where every villa has its own ocean-facing infinity pool above the Andaman Sea, with a spa and Thai fine dining.
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Award Winner 2015
Southeast Asia’s Best Culinary
Need To Know
- 42 suites and villas set into the cliff, from Ocean Pool Suites to multi-bedroom villas and the 660-square-metre Cielo Residence; every one has its own private ocean-facing infinity pool.
- On a cliff on the Kamala headland, the west-coast stretch known as Millionaire's Mile, above the Andaman Sea; about 45 minutes from Phuket airport.
- An ocean-facing 30-metre infinity pool, a rose-quartz energy pool, the spa, a cooking school, a Thai restaurant and a clifftop gym.
- Clifftop rather than beachfront, with a free shuttle to Kamala Beach a few times a day; the steep, stepped site is best for the sure-footed.
- Our Favourite Rooms: a Cliff Pool Villa for the sunset views, or an Ocean Pool Suite for families wanting more indoor space.
Check in - Check out
Check in from 14:00; check out before 12:00.
We Love
- The architecture. Built into a near-vertical cliff by a Thai architect trained under Frank Lloyd Wright, so low and natural it is barely visible from the sea.
- The pools. Every suite and villa has its own ocean-facing infinity pool that seems to hang over the cliff edge, with uninterrupted Andaman sunsets.
- The energy pool. Beyond the 30-metre infinity pool is a striking rose-quartz pool set in black terrazzo, a genuinely unusual place for a soak.
- The spa. Five double treatment suites with ocean-view balconies, using ingredients from the resort's own hydroponic garden, well above the usual.
- The dining. Talung Thai, the clifftop signature restaurant, pairs Thai and international cooking with an uninterrupted Andaman sunset.
Key Features
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€317.40 for 1 Night
Location
Address
49 Moo 6, Layi-Nakalay Road, Kamala, Kathu, Phuket 83150 Thailand
Travel Info
Paresa is about a 45-minute drive from Phuket airport, with transfers on request. It sits on the cliffs of Kamala on the west coast; as it is clifftop rather than on the sand, a free shuttle runs down to Kamala Beach a few times a day.
Nearby Places
Phuket International Airport
19900m
Phuket Fantasea
3700m
Kathu Waterfall
6700m
Last Updated: 2026-07-06
Expert Review
Origins
Paresa takes its name from a Sanskrit phrase meaning "heaven of all heavens", and its setting goes some way to earning it. The resort is built into a near-vertical cliff on the Kamala headland, the exclusive west-coast stretch known as Millionaire's Mile, high above the Andaman Sea, among multi-million-pound villas and lush tropical forest. It is an independent, one-off sort of place: 42 suites and villas, each with its own ocean-facing infinity pool, arranged down the cliff so that every one looks straight out to sea and sunset.
The building is the story. It was designed by a Thai architect trained under Frank Lloyd Wright, and the influence shows in the low, sloping rooflines, natural slate finishes and the way the whole resort is tucked into the hillside, so discreet it is barely visible from the water. Guests arrive at the top and walk down, ringing a welcome gong as the sea view opens up below. The suites, in tiers from the Ocean Pool Suites up to the vast 660-square-metre Cielo Residence with its own dining pavilion and wine cellar, are cool and contemporary with Southern Thai touches, marble bathrooms and indoor-outdoor showers. Beyond them lie a 30-metre salinated infinity pool and a striking rose-quartz energy pool, a spa using the resort's own hydroponic-garden ingredients, a cooking school and a clifftop Thai restaurant. It is a romantic, design-led resort built around one asset above all: the view.
Top Secret
The arrival is a piece of theatre: rather than a lobby, you come in at the top of the cliff, walk down a staircase and ring a large welcome gong as heavy doors open onto the Andaman Sea laid out far below, a first moment the resort has clearly choreographed, and it works.
The Review
Paresa is one of Phuket's most dramatic places to stay: a small, independent luxury resort built into a near-vertical cliff on Kamala's Millionaire's Mile, high above the Andaman Sea on the island's sunset-facing west coast. Its name translates as "heaven of all heavens", and while that is the kind of thing hotels say, the setting comes closer to justifying it than most.
The architecture sets it apart. Designed by a Thai architect trained under Frank Lloyd Wright, the resort is low, natural and tucked so far into the cliff it is barely visible from the sea, with sloping rooflines and slate finishes. There are just 42 suites and villas, stepped down the hillside so every one has an uninterrupted ocean view and its own infinity pool that appears to spill over the cliff edge. They range from Ocean Pool Suites up to multi-bedroom villas and the enormous Cielo Residence, and the arrival is pure theatre: you enter at the top, walk down and ring a welcome gong as the sea opens up below.
Beyond the rooms, the resort is well equipped for its size. A 30-metre salinated infinity pool fronts the ocean, alongside an unusual rose-quartz energy pool; the spa runs five ocean-view treatment suites using ingredients from the resort's own garden; there is a cooking school, and the clifftop Talung Thai restaurant, recognised in the Michelin Guide, does Thai and international cooking with the same endless view. Service, delivered by a team the resort calls its Angels, is warm and genuinely attentive.
A few honest points. This is a clifftop resort, not a beachfront one: there is no beach of its own, and the free shuttle to Kamala Beach runs only a few times a day. The site is steep and stepped, wonderful but a workout, and better suited to couples and the sure-footed than to families with very young children, who fare better in the Ocean Pool Suites. But for sheer setting, architecture and privacy, with your own pool hanging over the Andaman, Paresa is among the most memorable places to stay in Phuket.
