Central Festival Phuket is an air-conditioned, fully equipped one-stop shopping mall lying just outside of Phuket Town. If you are coming from Patong, Central lies on your left, before the main crossroads as you enter Phuket. Rightly regarded as the shopping hub of the island, Central plays host to over 120 outlets selling products ranging from silk to sushi, from Levi’s to laptops, from books to barbecues – if it isn’t on sale at Central you probably didn’t need it anyway. It’s literally possible to spend a full day here – shopping, catching the latest movies, and dining out at the range of international restaurants that offer erything from French cuisine to Japanese to local Thai outlets.

Central has free underground parking in case you have wheels, but if you arrive by taxi or bus it’s simple to alight outside and use the main entrance.

The Central Store is a multi-level gold mine of products ranging from up-market clothing, fashion accessories, silk goods, bedding, household goods, toys and children‚s accessories, travel bags, food, and drinks. There are also watch and jewelry counters here.