Hotels in Phuket in December 2026 average £37/night for a couple, with good hotels from £19/night — based on 143 live price scans by HotelMonitor.
Last updated: 11 August 2026 · refreshed weekly from live scans
What you'll pay
£37 a night
Typical rate for two adults across 80 scans of Booking.com, Expedia and Hotels.com. The cheapest room we saw was £20.
Season
Peak — +85% vs average
December is the busiest and most expensive time of year. The Phuket & Khao Lak annual average is £20/night; the cheapest month we track is August 2026 at £13.
How December compares to every other month
Every figure is measured, not estimated — each bar is the average of our own scans for that month.
Bar length = average nightly rate. Green = cheapest month you can still book, orange = dearest, navy = this page. Every figure is measured from our own scans.
Should you book December 2026?
- Shifting to August 2026 cuts the typical nightly rate to £13 — 65% less than December 2026.
- Book early. In peak months the cheapest rooms sell first and late availability is priced hardest.
- Rates move daily. Set a free price alert and we will tell you when your hotel drops.
Top-rated Phuket & Khao Lak hotels we're tracking
Rated 9.6/10 or better and seen repeatedly in our scans of Phuket & Khao Lak.
Other months in Phuket & Khao Lak
Same measurement, different month — average nightly rate for two adults.
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Prices are per night for two adults, gathered by HotelMonitor's automated scans. They move daily — always check the live rate before booking.
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