Pool-View Studio Room at Sunshine Beach by KORA, Layan Beach

Renting from 5,200 THB per night, this 30 sqm studio at Sunshine Beach by KORA looks directly over the resort pool. It sleeps two adults and a child, with a king-size bed or twin beds, a balcony, a separate lounge corner and one bathroom.

The room includes wifi, a mini-fridge, cable TV and room service, and the KORA resort on Layan Beach adds outdoor pools for adults and children, a spa, a fitness centre and several restaurants and bars. The sand is a short walk through the resort grounds.

The pool-view position is the main reason to choose this category over the garden-view rooms. It suits couples on a beach holiday at the calm northern end of Bang Tao bay, with the Laguna restaurants a short drive away.