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Median price per night in Kata by star class, with the 25th–75th percentile range and the number of hotels behind each figure, followed by what the hotel stock actually looks like on the ground.
West coast · 42 km from the airport · Kata: hotels, villas and living costs
A hotel night in Kata costs a median of $42 across all classes (n = 57, September 2026), for two adults booking thirty days ahead, before taxes. By class: $36 for a three-star room (n = 24, middle half $28 – $42) and $74 for a four-star room (n = 21, middle half $47 – $138). The five-star class has fewer than five hotels in the sample and no median. For a four-star room Kata ranks 9th of 15 areas, cheapest first, 19% above the island median of $62.
USD per night, two adults, check-in 30 days ahead, before taxes and fees; low–high are the 25th and 75th percentiles of the sample. A class with fewer than five hotels shows its sample size and no median.
| Class | Median / night | Low – high (P25 – P75) | n | As of | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3★ hotel | $36 | $28 – $42 | 24 | September 2026 | |
| 4★ hotel | $74 | $47 – $138 | 21 | September 2026 | |
| 5★ hotel | — | — | 4 · below the minimum sample | September 2026 | |
| All classes | $42 | $28 – $71 | 57 | September 2026 |
Online booking platforms, measured September 2026, n = 57. Sparklines appear once a series has at least two monthly points.
Kata in the figure colour, the island-wide median of the same class beside it · Online booking platforms, measured September 2026, n = 57
Kata's hotels climb the hill in the same order as their prices. Guesthouses and small three-star hotels fill the back streets between the beach road and the slope up to Karon, and this is where the cheapest rooms with a five-minute walk to the sand are found. The middle of Kata Yai's beachfront is taken by Club Med, a large all-inclusive family resort with the beach directly in front of it.
The top of the market sits on the headland between the two bays and along Kata Noi: Kata Rocks on the point, the Katathani and The Shore at Katathani occupying most of Kata Noi's frontage, and Mom Tri's Villa Royale on the same headland for an older kind of luxury. So four-star in Kata usually means a pool and a short walk, while five-star means Kata Noi or a headland view rather than the main beach. Private-pool villas are on the hills above both bays and along the road to Nai Harn, mostly with sea views and gradients that call for a scooter. Condominiums are fewer than in Patong or Karon, but the mid-rise blocks on the Kata–Chalong road supply monthly rentals a short ride from the beach.
Kata Yai is a kilometre and a half of gentle sand with clear high-season water and snorkelling on the rocks at both ends; Kata Noi over the hill is shorter and quieter. From May to October it is the island's most consistent beach break — surf schools at the northern end, red flags when the rips run.
$42 a night is the median across all classes in Kata (n = 57, September 2026), with the middle half of the sample between $28 – $71. By class: $36 three-star and $74 four-star. Two adults, one night booked thirty days ahead, before taxes and fees; observed in the low season.
$74 a night, the median of 21 four-star hotels in Kata in September 2026; the middle half of them cost $47 – $138. That is 19% above the island-wide four-star median of $62, 9th of 15 areas cheapest first.
No: for a four-star room in September 2026, Kata's median of $74 is 64% dearer than Chalong's $45; the full picture is Karon ($48 — Kata is 54% dearer than it), Nai Harn ($55 — Kata is 35% dearer than it) and Chalong ($45 — Kata is 64% dearer than it). Neighbouring areas are the ones that share a road or a headland with Kata; each has its own page in this hub with the full class table.
The four-star median in Kata is $74 (n = 21) against $36 for three-star (n = 24), a premium of $38 a night or 106% (September 2026). The five-star class has 4 hotels in the sample, under the minimum of five, so no median is published for it. Ratings are declared by the hotels themselves: where the ranges ($28 – $42 against $47 – $138) overlap, the classes compete for the same guest.
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