This beach contains a single hotel, Le Meridien Phuket. Nevertheless, like all beaches in Thailand, this one is public too.
In 1681 or 1682, the Siamese king Narai, who was seeking to reduce Dutch and English influence, named Governor of Phuket the French medical missionary Brother Ren Charbonneau, a member of the Siam mission of the Soci des Missions Etrangres. Charbonneau held the position of Governor until 1685.