About Us

Located on the southeast tip of Phuket Island, there is a very special place called Cape Panwa; a unique landscape fronting the private beach and ocean on one side, and surrounded by green hills on all other sides. The large coconut grove planted generations ago, the private beach which had no name on any maps, the aboundance of coral reefs further out from shore; all these until recently were some of the best kept secrets of Phuket.

It is this unique environment that makes Cape Panwa Hotel so exclusive and exotic. The Cape Panwa Hotel itself is situated on a hilltop commanding a panoramic view of the Andaman sea, with its clear blue water and its many small islands. The beach, unlike many other hotels' is well protected from rough seas during the monsoon period from April until October.

Almost every household at the local village is some how represented or knows a relative working at the hotel. We think this is reflected in our warm and genuine service.

Many, many famous people have stayed at the Cape Panwa Hotel, from the heads of large and small states to well-known film stars. Some came to work, some came to have meetings and some came to rest. The Foreign Ministers of this region, including Australia and Japan, the head of state of the People Republic of China, Mr. Yang Chang Kun, and likewise Mr. Kraisorn Promviharn the President of the People Republic of Loas came.Elizabeth Taylor holidayed here after her charity work in Bangkok. Bryan Adams, the singer, stopped over to relax during his Far East concerts. Oliver Stone, the film director, stayed with us whilst making "Heaven and Earth". Ms.Norma Heyman, the producer of "Dangerous Liaisons", was here with friends. Geena Davis was making the film "Cut Throat Island", and stayed at Panwa Lodge. Likewise the leading actors and actresses Kristy Swanson and Catherine Zeta Jones of the film "The Phantom" and the film crew of "young Indiana Jones" made their homes here for a while. Pierce Brosnan, Ms. Michelle Yeoh were guests during the filming of the James Bond movie "Tomorrow Never Dies". Joan Chen was here during the filming of "Turtle Beach". in fact Panwa House was featured in one of the movie scenes. Very endearing to our staff was Leonardo Di Caprio whilst here with Ms.Virginie Ledoyen and the crew of "The Beach" film for almost a month. The list is indeed much longer than this and includes writers, beauty queens, T.V. personalities from the U.K., Japan and the U.S. The hotel itself has been filmed by Kiss Program Japan, CNN, BBC and Discovery Channel.

We are honoured to have served the famous, and enjoyed having them with us. Without exception, we found all of them very charming. All the same we have not forgotten who are our real and most valued customers; it is all of you who came to have a good holiday or to find a reclusive place for an important meeting. It is with this in mind that we keep up our service, our quality, and preserve all the good things at Cape Panwa that should personify a tropical island like Phuket. Last but not least, we have always made our prices reasonable so that you will keep coming back to us over and over again.