Phuket Thailand

Werwolf · #1 22-02-2006, 20:23

If you have some information’s (and perhaps own pics) to your accommodations please let me know in the thread.

Non guestfriendly hotels here.

-- Hotels with

are guestfriendly.

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Aloha Villa, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand

Aloha villa (rat-u-thit), was 2000 a night, 300 joiner fee advertised, rooms very average and TV had about 3 channels so was stuck with CNN for my 20 hour shaking in my bed sessions
(S1MON 08.Jan.2006)

Andaman Sea Guesthouse

…ive stayed at the anderman sea guest house twice.Lovely clean rooms,friendly staff and definatly no extra girfriend fees.The owner is an Canadian guy name off Flo,top bloke,I'll give u an example of his hospitality,he knew i wasnt game to hire a scooter while i was in town[i have enough trouble with the the traffic on 2 legs in Phuket,let alone 2 wheels]so one afternoon he took me for a ride on his m.bike showed me all different beaches,and he took me up in hills,to this neat sauna place the Hideaway,and then to a mate of his bar''Marks Bar''introduced me around,good bloke a.The hotel is in a small lane opposite that big soapy massage place,kristins is it,?.Hotel to MTB about a 10min walk.I paid 900b a nite,and was well happy...HE didnt have a web site in February,that may have changed it was on Flo's gunna do list, but heres his email.......andermanseaguesthouse@hotmail.com...al l the best...jay......
(jay ozpom 25.05.2006)

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Try The Andaman Sea Guesthouse they are a friendly quiet GH opposite Christins (Bonus) they are GF friendly and the rooms are nice (I've stayed there a few times). Ony 5 mins from Bangla, mainly Aussie & Brit customers, no pool but have bar & small restaurant, and a pool table in reception, owner is a friendly canadian guy. (Oh I forgot they have in room safes also)
(Gollum 11.Jan.2006)

The Aspasia Phuket - Kata Beach
I stayed there already 3 times, one of my preferred hotels,

very quiet in low season, 2 great pools with view down to the beach
easy walk down to kata for eating
free internet access in any room, over rj45 network, so your notebook can be online all the time, or wlan access in the pool area
there is a big free business center as well, where you can do internet

rooms are very spacious and breakfast is great
no problem sitting on the terasse on a rainy day
easy access from the parking, enough space for parking car

free dvd player for your room and a large collection of dvds

some rooms are owned by farangs and rented by the management, so some have different styles of interior.

the standard rooms are really big,
the forest edge suites have two rooms with a/c and a kitchen area
(gregor200 22.06.2006)

Baan Laimai Beach Resort and Spa

I stayed there in May-05 and Nov-05 Never had a problem taking a girl back, no joiner fee & they didn't even have to leave their ID cards behind. It's a great hotel with a lovely pool. Totally recommend the place
Also I e-mailed Baan Laimai before I booked and they said "No joiner fee, promotion" - print the e-mail & take with you just in case
(Tha Gaffer 11.04.2006)

Baan Sukhothai Hotel and Spa Phuket, Patong Beach Thailand

baan sukothai is given off in a lot off flight + hotel packages in oz. they throw in patong merlin and baan sukothai on most packages, 1 cheaper than the other.

room i had was small, and not that good in the aircon and bathroom areas.
yes close to the action, noise not a real problem, 1000 bt joiner when i stayed there, phone calls at 0730 in the morning to get your BG out of there before the normal people arise and see BGs leaving the hotel.
if you can change your package to flights only, or with a couple on nights there, then your own accom worked out, do that.
most unfriendly hotel i stayed at in los
Fun2have 05.04.2006

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It is a great property, but there are 3 different standards of rooms. The basic is the "standard" wing which is as you would expect, standard and backs onto the main drag, so it is noisy.

The other wing is the "deluxe" wing down the back, not too noisy and rooms better.

I have only ever stayed in the "water houses" which are really nice, and very quiet, but expensive. The bathrooms alone are about the size of the standard rooms, well not quite but you get the idea.

And it is definitely NOT GF or even Thai friendly. Had to go to reception so our Thai male friend could even enter the premises.
Stevem 05.04.2006

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I stayed there last year. I found it be a good hotel; noise wasn't an issue & the staff were really friendly.
However, it is not guest friendly. The mongering crowd is not their "target audience" so to speak & they make that pretty clear.....so fair enough it is their prerogative
Devman 05.04.2006

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Baan Yin Dee Boutique Resort, Phuket, Patong Beach, Thailand

Ban Yin Dee is very, very gf. They will treat your girls like fully registered guests. One of the best hotels in Patong IMHO, only downsides are high cost and rather remote location
(Gildas 05. Jan.2006)

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i am a regular visitor at baan yin dee, and its magnificent!
as long as you are discreet, and not loud, you will have zero problems, and more importantly, they give no attitude whatsoever to any girls.
my 1st 4 times ive stayed there, and they were all at least 1 week stays, it was always with the same girl, so they knew her as much as me.
this last trip, i butterflyed, had a different girl every night and never had a problem.
the owners and the staff are great.
also, a great place to have a nice romantic, classy dinner. if your into that
(Marc26 04.Jan.2006)

Banglabungalow

Stayed there last November when moving out of the house. The rooms are small, but adequate. The AC is too bloody cold for my liking. Get a room down the back, as the front ones are too noisy with Soi Lion being just at the entrance. I have no idea how much we paid, as the misses took care of that.
A couple of nice friendly Burmese girls running the place.
Will be staying there again in March. Its just convenient
(Stevem 19. Jan.2006)

Banthai Beach Resort, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand
just stayed here 2 nights:

one of the worst stays i can remember in thailand.
paid 3700 for deluxe pool access room. nothing special at all
in the afternoon yesterday my gf's friends came over tog o swimming and we treated like criminals, security guard following them and me!! after i met them out front and stated they were there to swim. now, some bm's have seen these girls and they dress very nice, and nothing outlandish. not walking around dripping with gold or tattoos
then everytime i went to sign for drinks or anything my whole stay it was like going through a background check!!
and the worst happened this morning. the phone rang at 7am asking if i check out today, i say yes. they then say they come check mini-bar! at 7am! i asked what time it is, reply was 7am and i then screamed my lungs out and hung up on them
needless to say i wouldnt stay with them again

the only thing nice i can say is there are so many hot jap-chinese girls walking around the hotel
(marc26 17.04.2006)

Baumanburi, Phuket

Review to my hotel Baumanburi Resort in Patong (12.03 - 04.04.07)

I´ve stayed in Baumanburi Resort for 3 weeks and returned to Germany this wednesday ...
When I searched for Baumanburi Resort in this forum, I didn´t find positive postings and was afraid before I left for Thailand. But I was surprized in a positiv way. First, staff was really nice and much more female staff worked in this hotel, even in the night at reception than mentionend in earlier postings.
My room was in the second floor to the roadside. It was a very clean room with a doublesize bed, which is much better for two people There was also a deposite safe inside the room which is free of charge. I just gave once 200 Baht to the cleaning woman in the beginning of my holidays and got daily 4 towels. The fee for my gf - know her for long - was 500 Baht/night (regular fee) but I soon could reduce to 300 as the found out that I´m not a butterfly. TV and air conditioning system worked fine. Breakfast was really o.k. although I very often prefered to sleep longer and go for brunch with thai food. The pool area is huge, maybe a bit more space for chairs would be great. In the neighbourhood will be build up a new hotel or complex. But I just felt twice bored by the noise of the working machines, at other days I couldn´t even see them. Once I checked out the spa area. I went for the 1 hour oily thai massage with sauna at the end which was 1080 Baht and very relaxing before I picked up my girl to go out. Altogether for me Baumanburi Resort wasn´t a lemon at all. I could imagine to stay there a second time.

Greetings ... Bernie
(bernie2709 06. April 2007)

Werwolf · #2 22-02-2006, 20:35

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Because it looked so nice I made reservations for myself and family here for a stay of 5 nights. (3 rooms, second week of January). I am not used to stay in this kind of hotels in Patong because previously I had my own house here.
At arrival I notice a little sign that the pool was 'out of service' for the first 3 days of our stay. Before checking in I consult the 'public relations' manager, who was loitering around in the lobby, and asked him to confirm, which he did. I expressed politely my dissatisfaction because after travelling to Laos and other parts of LOS we wanted to relax with also using the pool. No word of apology but merely the reply was: "it is only for 3 days". Sorry, 3 out of 5 days is a big deal.....

On to the reception for check in.... Sorry sir, we do not have any reservation on your name and the hotel isa fully booked... WTF!!!!! (Did have e-mail confirmation with reservation #)
Public relation manager thought to be smart and made comments in Thai to the, I think, senior receptionist. Obviously they were not happy with my comments about the pool and mentioned that they wanted to get rid of me. Finally they mentioned that there were still a few rooms available, at a 'special price' of 5000 THB... I politely declined his 'special offer'.
When asking him to assist in finding alternative hotel arrtangements he stated that all hotels in Patong were full and he could do nothing for us....

After this it took me 10 minutes to get alternative reservations at the Patong Deevana. Very happy with this hotel!

Still trying to get a responds from the Baumanburi but no responds so far. No wonder this hotel is offered for sale!!!!!!!

My advise; stay away from it!!!

PS: Living in Thailand for, on and off, 10 year I know the importance of staying polite and friendly, which I did when this situation occured. The staff at Baumanburi was far less courteous. My Thai girlfriend was mostly shocked by the impolitness of the staff and even embarrassed toward my parents that this happened this way in Thailand.
(ToTheBeach 23. Jan. 2006)

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I have not stayed in it but my friends have used it for a few visits.It is on Ratitit Road opposite the Merlin Hotel.The old wing used to be called Patong Street Inn nd the rooms are large and have big bathrooms.
The new part opened in July 05 and is more upmarket.They have a large pool with jacusis at one end.There is a connecting pool which has a wet pool bar.The cafe does a good standard of food.
When booking my friends in I found the receptionist staff were friendly and helpful.My friends opted to stay on the original wing but could use all the full facilities
(crustasian 22. Jan. 2006)

Beau Rivage Hotel
On my 2nd trip I stayed at the Beau Rivage Hotel. It's next to the 7/11 on Rat-U-Thit road. Near Hat Patong Road. They charged 800 baht a night. Car was practically in front of my door. No joiner fee. Rooms were clean and airconditioned. Also had a TV and fridge in the room. From what I've heard the rooms were more spacious then C&N or the Expat hotel.

It's about a 15 minute walk. If I was feeling to lazy I took a motorcycle taxi (30 baht) which brought me to Bangla within 5 minutes.

Blue Marine and Spa Resort
personally do not think it is worth the money
its has nice rooms and a couple of nice pools but the service in the poolside restaurant is horrendous
everyday waiting 10 minutes for a cola after ordering gets annoying
also, for some reason, the pool areas seemed so friggin hot to me!!
(Marc26 18.July 2006)

Cape Panwa Hotel

Well the hotel is definitely away from the tourist tack but it's so far away from everything you feel like you've been taken hostage. There are no taxis (they're at the bottom of the hill at the bay hotel) other than the official hotel transportation so it's extortionately priced. Better to take the shuttle bus to the bay hotel and then go to the Aquarium and get a bus there to Phuket town.

Accomodation was ok had a few problems with ants!

Food at the hotel, there's a lot of choices of places to eat, breakfast (incl in price) is good but it's expensive 900baht is more than I want to pay for a mediocre meal. But I ate something dodgy at dinner and I ended up in hospital for a day and a night on a drip.

The beach is pretty small and be careful when going in the sea cos there is a bugger load of coral and my boyfriend cut himself on it. There is a cool underwater path that you can walk on and all the fish come around you, nibbling your bikini strings!

Here are a few pictures! Didn't take that many pictures! Sorry
(Mim 11.October 2006)

CC Bloom's Hotel / Karon

CC is a nice place on a bit off location. But as mentioned they do drive you around to Kata and Karon beach, into town for dinner etc. They even give you a phone to call them when you want to be picked up again (I believe till 11 or 12 pm)

No Joinerfee and even condoms in the minibar. Location is on the hill just off the outside road in Kata (Is actually in Kata and not in Karon. Don't walk back (Hill is really steep) but take tuk tuk ( 100 baht is better then a heart attack)

I believe the monthly rate is abouy 25000 baht, but worth it (including great wireless internet alla round the property including room). The breakfast is bit to simple for what they try to be (boutique style small hotel(

Altogether a great place with friendly people. I actually think in the evening they are willing to bring you to Patong, but not sure about that.
(erik1 10. Jan.2006)

Club Andaman
Club Andaman is a great resort, and not too far from the action. It has a great breakfast, if you can get up in time.
Now the bad news: it is not girl friendly, and if you try and bring back a non-registered guest, they will charge you 2000 baht for the privilege. The way to get round this is to upgrade to one of their lotus bungalows at an extra 800 baht/night, but no joiner fee.
(Coolhand 12. Feb. 2006)

Club Bamboo, Patong
Just returned from a two week stay at Club Bamboo. Jan15- Jan 30. GREAT place to stay. As the web site says: it's set way back on the hill in a bamboo forest. Quiet and peaceful.....but with-in walking distance to Bangla Rd. (if you like to walk). Rooms are good, a little rough around the edges but the friendly staff makes up for it. Club Bamboo is very guest friendly. No problems what-so-ever.
They run a shuttle down to the beach every hour from about 9am to 8pm. the shuttle isn't always on time but they are good about calling him on the walkie-talkie if he's late.
I booked the hotel and flight together trough expedia three months before I arrived. I had no problems at all at check in. They had my reservation and room ready. The girl behind the desk even tried to carry my bag for me (it probably wieghed about as much as she did )
In all great place to stay back away from the madness of down town.
(Casino 12. March 2007)

C & N Hotel, Phuket

New info from belfastish here
(belfastish 02. January 2008)
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I stayed at the C & N Hotel from 10. May to the 20. May. Very nice Staff there, its clean, nobody stress and you can do what ever you like, of course Guest Friendly, had a talk with one of my girls.. take the ID of the guest, so no much risk to steal somethings from a BG or FL.. everytime a smile from the staff. (thaizeman 29.05.2006)

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I stay at C & N Hotel whenever I get to Phuket. It's not luxurious in any sense of the word, but it is clean, comfortable, with Cable TV, Air-con, Balcony (even if the view is into the window of the building next door)!

When I am shown to my room, I always ask that the Mini-Bar Fridge is emptied out, and I sign that nothing has been used. Sometimes, depending who the Porter is, I will get mild protestations, and repeated sentences like 'But is for you'.

I then set the fridge up with my duty-free Vodka, usually a bottle or two of Mekong Whisky, with Coke, and not to forget my ice-cube mould, filled naturally with Bottled water.

Cheers
(Pdm3 27. Feb. 2006)

Deevana Patong Resort & Spa Patong Beach Phuket Thailand
I stayed at Deevana 2 years ago four nights. The motel charged me only 300 baht to bring back a girl. You will need tuk-tuk to get back to motel maybe 100 or 200 baht, I forget. Deevana is a nice place and I dont think you’ll have a problem as long as you are a gentleman. Very nice pool and a good restaurant and reasonably priced. I think if you're looking for peace and quiet yet still close to the action with wireless it's a solid choice…...
(“B” 11.Jan.2006)

Expat Hotel, Patong Beach, Phuket, Thailand

its amazing????????
how some people love a place and some people call it a dump...
i stayed at the expat when is first opened years ago, it was still under construction matter of fact..i know the owner (king klong= hash name)
and have stayed there many times since then i like it because they make
you feel at home and the food,pool,and booze is good there.
do they still sell the big bollocks burger at the pool??? it was not too bad..
id give it a 7 out of ten...

ps..nobody has mentioned the ghost that hangs out there many girls won't
go boom boom there cause of it!!!!
(me123 19.Jan.2006)

hop · #3 22-02-2006, 20:38

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I have stayed at the Expat dozens of times, good points :
1. Location , is within staggering distance of Bangla and next door to Valhalla and Faulty Towers Bar.
2. Swimming pool and garden , nice to sit outside in the afternoon .
3. 24 hour coffee shop for food and beer.
4. Definitely BG friendly.
5. Safe deposit in reception. Available from 07.00 - 23.00.
6. Security guard on duty at entrance overnight , nice guy who has made sure I got to my room OK when p*ssed.

Rooms are OK and if there is any problems ,just report them and they will try their best to sort things out. I prefer ground floor rooms as you can sit outside and relax, upper rooms may be quieter .

ST66 is staying there at the moment , I think for 2 months.
(Faultytowers 17. Jan.2006)

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Yep, I currently stay at Expat, room 308, have booked it for 3 months, 1dec to 22feb.
A VIP fan room is about 1200 baht currently, if you stay long time you can always get a fair discount.
For the price you may find better rooms in Patong, but the location is perfect, only 100 meter from Bangla.

My room have both fan and aircond, but normally I only use the fan.

In my room everything works perfectly, have had no problems, currently there is a little problem generally about the inhouse movies not being broadcasted to all rooms, but I'm sure they fix that soon - and who go to LOL to look TV.

Best of all, no noise late evening, except that I can hear a little bass far away from Galaxy.

All BG have to deposit ID card to the guard outside Expat, so he take care of you, so no BG run away with your things.

And even better, next door is Faulty Towers Inn
(ST66 17. Jan.2006)

Werwolf · #4 22-02-2006, 20:39

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I stayed there for 8 days in November and i have not got a bad thing to say about the place, the rooms were clean, the food in the coffee shop was excellent, the staff were fantastic, it is very close to al the nightlife, next door to valhalla and fawlty towers, the only slight improvement i would make is the swimming pool area is too overgrown with plants and trees the sun could barely get through to the pool area it needs cutting back.
(Talbotman 17. Jan.2006)

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I stayed there in November and some comments.

1) only cold water in the sink.
2) house keeping forgot my towels 2 times in 10 days
3) no window, so it was like being in a cave. good for day sleeping
4) no table an chairs outside my unit, so I was forced to sit by the pool
5) the water heater in the bathroom kept tripping the breaker, so I was never able to take a warm shower. The hotel said it was fixed, but it never was. Really the sh**s, as when the breaker tripped, all the lights went out too. So, out of the shower with soap in your hair, in the dark, standing on a chair dripping wet, resetting the breaker.

A) nice location
B) great pool
C) nice staff
D) nice price

I don't think I will stay there again, I will try another location.
(Lord Farquard 16. jan.2006)

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I think LF was unlucky with the room. The best feature about the Ex Pat is its pool and garden. The rooms are a bit small but were refurbished last year. If you check their web site I think they still are doing special monthly rates. This works out at just over 300 Baht per day.

The quieter rooms are the air con ones on second floor.200 – 230
(Crustasian 16. Jan.2006)

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I've had nothing but good experiences at the Expat. It's a down to earth kind of place, which suits me just fine.

If I had problems as mentioned in previous posts though, electric tripping out and such, I would switch hotels. There is not much worse than crappy accommodation for screwing up your trip
(steve@thaib 16. Jan.2006)

Ferb Guesthouse

Have now found the FERB Guest house and are staying our first night. Clean and tidy. Shower not very strong but works well off it's own heater. Aircon is quite even has silent setting for night use) - there is also a fan. Room safe, TV. Bed mattress is firm but not rock. Fridge is well stockedbut pleanty of space for own stuff. Room we have is very large. Internet is via ethernet cable (provided) so those who don't have WiFi can still plug in. The cost is 800Bt which seems great. We looked at at least 10 places at this is certainly the best value we found. The restaurant also looks good and fair priced (110 - 200Bt for a main) and we are giving it a go tonight.
(metter 07. March 2007)

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I posting this because I just had a great stay at this guesthouse. Nice little gem of a place. It's run by a Swede by the name of Bernt Ferb who is a great host and absolutely loves his staff. All rooms are nice, clean, have big beds, a strong A/C, cable TV, their own security lockboxes, and balconies. It is also quite GF. I opted for the large room.

Bern is also an ex-chef and has run his own restaurants. His food really is quite good.

It is located right off Nanai Road right near the Fresh Market. Its about a 5 minute walk from Bangla Rd and a 10 Minute walk to the Beach.

If you're looking at a not so expensive stay at a cental location with great food this place is it. Tell him Christian from NYC recommended his place.
(Lucky7 05. December 2006)

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I actually had a look yesterday and must say, very nice rooms. Although I liked the ones with the small balcony best as it had more space (had room for a sofa). It also looked more private. I’m gonna try stay there for one night (600 baht) on Saturday and see how the ADSL holds up.

They quoted me 12.000 per month, but still: Free electric, cable, internet and just a short stroll down to Bangla. Worth a second look IMO.

Oh, I also had a look at the other guesthouses on the same soi, but Ferb was the better one.
(sundancekid 02. August 2006)

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During my last stay in Patong, the lady I was with, introduced me to a friend of her. This lady was running the Ferb Guesthouse together with her swedish boyfriend. I was there on several occasions, they even invited me twice for dinner. They showed me the rooms, very big rooms, beautiful furnished (In the 1000 Bt range the best i've seen so far). She told me the price in High saison was about 1000 Bt, but i'm not 100 % sure about that. The place is guestfriendly. Because they just opened, there is no restaurant yet but they intend to open one. The bar is fine and well stocked. The Swedish guy and his Thai GF where very friendly and you could easely spend an evening at their bar just drinking and chatting. The guesthouse is located at: 74/19 Nanai Rd.. Tel. 076 296767. Mobile: 09 9412513 (Bernt) . To go there from Bangla Rd. is easy. Just walk trough Soi Sansabai, completely to the end. Then go through the fence and turn right. After 200 m turn left. You now arrived at the street where the guesthouse is located. Approximately 8/9 min walk from Bangla. I heard in the near future they will have a website. I think Nicke can give some info on this one also.
(Raval 26. Jan. 2006)

Golden Sand Inn Phuket Hotel on Karon Beach, Phuket, Thailand

I usually stay in Golden Sand Inn when in Karon. Stayed there in February for 800THB/Day which is outstanding for this time of the year. Nice Location with only 2 minutes to the beachchairs. Tuk-Tuk Transfer to Patong Area around 200THB which is a fair price for the distance (around 10 Minutes for the Ride)
No troubles bringing your GF back to the Rooms. Theres usually two or three security guards. Young guys and very friendly and helpful. no worries
(banger chris 08.05.2006)

Graceland Hotel, Phuket
If anyone is interested i have just arrived back in the UK after apending 2 weeks at the Graceland Hotel right on the beach in Patong beach. The price on the internet for a Delux rooom was 4500 Baht.As the hotel is quite new it is usually only about 40% full. i just turned up and managed to do a deal for 2500 Baht a night.

Its a fantastic hotel with 2 great infinity swiming pools,one with a swim up bar, a gym and a superb 10 pin bowling room,which i had to myself most of the time.

3 pool tabels, and if anyone likes snooker your in for a treat 2 tabels in an oak panelled room. The staff are very helpful, Oh and the price includes breakfast.

Hope this may be of help to someone
(Pargy 19. March 2006)

Green Mansion Guesthouse/Hotel Patong

have stayed there twice. It is great for the price IMO, and the location is good, right by the beach. The AC in the room was so good, I needed to turn it off on occasion. The guys who work the tour desk out front are friendly and funny. Just around the corner up towrds the Holiday Inn is a little massage place that had some cute girls, one of whom offered FS for 1K (which I accepted!!).
I would stay there again on my next trip.
(poskat 18. October 2006)

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I stayed at the Green Mansion guest house on Soi Wattana, right off Beach Road. In room safe, good shower and hot water, very friendly guys I thought. No fee for guests, in fact if you came in late on your own they want to know why!! (poskat 01.June2006)

Holiday Inn Phuket Resort and Hotel, Thailand - Patong Beach

I stayed there in June, very nice hotel, even the superior rooms are very good (normally you don't get rooms this good at superior level). The Busakorn wing is even nicer.

When I was booking in, this old "large" guy was refused entry with a BG. The staff were having none of it.
(Harsin 17. September 2006)

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Recently booked some friends into the Busakorn wing, they chose the ground floor mini suite room with direct access to the pool, actually the pool almost comes into the room. Nice size rooms good quality, they paid approx 7,000bht per day for the two of them which included breakfast. I personally didn't like the closed in feeling of the Busakorn wing and preferred the main wing overlooking the beach and main pool, however they personally checked it out and like using the busakorn pool for the mornings, fairly private and then went to the main pool to eat in the new beachside restaurant and use the main pool. Food was nice just a little more expensive than us locals pay, say 500bht for most meals, but very good quality.

Personally I would not pay this amount for a room although the location is very good, quality very good, as already said not guest friendly which if you are coming with your partner is preferable anyway.
(Dodger 22. July 2006)

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its not guest frendly-- although you might be able to bring a friend back for the night but it will cost at least1000bht
its a nice hotel though!
generally ,the posh hotels are not guest frendly--the reason being,they cater for familys and not us mongers
(Andy50 25.Jan.2006)

Werwolf · #5 01-03-2006, 20:18

Impiana Phuket Cabana
Impiana Phuket Cabana is not GF. It asks a joiner fee of 1000 Baht or more. If you check in with a lady and you stay with, her there might not be a joiner fee, but if you arrive every night with another lady they might charge you.
No complimentary airport transfer, you pay 800 baht.
I arrive Saturday in the Cabana for the 39th stay, so I should know, staying there since 1991 (no joiner fee then), been there allready 2 times this year.
(Captain 06.07.2006)

Jenny Guesthouse
Stayed at Jenny Guesthouse for 3 days last trip , had room at front of building (with balcony) , paid 600 Baht (just before high season came in). Excellent room , good service and pleasant staff , owned by an Italian guy. Definitely GF , safe deposit box in reception , only thing it needs is WiFi.

Would stay there again , reckon you could get a good deal if staying there in low season. Just checked web prices and they are higher than "walk-in" price , probably depends on how busy they are.
(Foultytowers 08:dec. 2007)

Jintana Hotel, Patong
Basic Hotel with a few amenities but price was right for me this trip and it was very quiet location. Restaurant basic but fine and I loved the smile on one of the apprentice chefs. Room was always clean, gave me 2 bottles of water, 2 sets of towels, and 2 beach towels every day so no problems there. No in room safe was a little bit of a hassle but just kept some extra money in my camera case every day in case I needed more cash than I went out with every night(which I did). Front desk staff during the day were great but languauge issues created a few little problems at night.
(seafox 30.04.2006)

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A short walk to Bangla, nice pool,No JF and guest friendly. Very clean rooms as well. Be sure to ask for a king size bed or you might get a room with twin beds.
This hotel was great value,B1100 per night if booked by the week, great pool,good staff,guest friendly with no joiner fee,quiet,and 8/10mins walk to Bangla. Loads of car parking at front of hotel.
(dawsey 24. Jan. 2006)

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Jintana hotel, i found to be very nice, 1400 baht a night and no joiner fee, looks like a nice pool outside but never made it and also had free breakfast which was very nice on the only day i made it, very very camp receptionist who fancies Bacardi73.
(S1MON 08.Jan.2006)

K-Hotel
My GF and I stayed there for 8 days last month. I also had trouble with emails, so I phoned them to find out some details. I think the reason that emails are not quickly replied to, is the owner is/was away, and the reception (which is part of the bar in the beergarden) is staffed by Thais who's English is not too good, and they are being taught German. I would highly recommend the hotel. Do not be put off by poor communication. The food in the restaurant was great, and the kitchen is spotless. Rooms are clean and cool, and pool is great. Within 50m of Bangla Road. Only downside, no tea/coffee facility in room. We booked via passionasia for 1st 4 nights, then extended direct to hotel at the same rate. 1200b for deluxe. There were many single males staying, so I guess its girl friendly.
(briofoz 02.07.2006)

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K-Hotel is under Austrian Management ( very open minded and cool Austrian Owner) and offers a very good breakfast. Deluxe room's are in the main building ( just make sure that you don't end up in the Neptuna Hotel ( they have a sort of overbooking agreement). I'm german so I will forget your remarks about german's (since he is Austrian) .
K-Hotel is a good choice if you are looking for a ''No joiner fee"' In this category a much better hotel to C&N Hotel or all the other guests houses.
(Ben37 11. March 2006)

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i stayed there.

1. wonderfull and friendly staff
2.if you see the location of the hotel you can't understand the peace and quiet
3.price quality is very good
4. great kitchen
5. absolutly girl friendly NO JOINER FEE
6. around the corner of bangla
7.has a nice pool

one of my favorite hotels in patong.
(the Bigboy 10. March 2006)

Kaew Kong Mansions

Its opposite Christins and Opposite Lamai Hotel on the corner of a small soi...
I had no option but to stay here, as i had been searching for 2 hours and this seemed the only place!!
B1200 a night for a sh1t hole, it was dirty, the manager/owner was arrogant once he had my money and something i forgot to ask - joiner fee!! Fcuk me! Only B100, but thats not the point... No low budget hotels usually charge a joiner fee.
(Alfi 08. Jan.2006)

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I stay there for 2 nights now in january. It's was most crapy place i ever have stayed. Think it's many months since last time some people stayed in the room, it's smells, and it was a lot of stuff laying in the room from the last guest that not had been cleaned up. Dirty bed sheats, same with towels.
The personal had realy bad aditude, a little dog run around in the reception and shit on the floor.
It's not worth the money. Almost embarrassing to bring girls to the room hehe
(djmyst 15. Jan.2006)

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Thread: http://www.phuket-info.com/forums/ac...tml#post141523

Kata Poolside, Kata Beach

Deluxe Mountainview accommodations @ 2250 Baht per night. Nice affordable 3 story walk-up boutique hotel. It looks exactly like it does on the website and brochures. It was a long-term residence a year or 2 ago before it was converted to a hotel. The hotel staff is very friendly and attentive. I can't remember a time when I passed by hotel staff and not be greated by a warm friendly smile and good morning or good afternoon. The staff is knowledgeable, communicate in English quite well and really makes you feel welcome. The accomodations about right for a 3 to 4 star hotel. The rooms are decorated in modern Thai style each room has its own couch, safety deposit box and a bathroom that opens up into your room which is nice for watching your girlfriend lathering herself in the bath. As a suggestion ask to be placed in a 2nd or 3rd floor room other wise you'll get a nice view of the wall dividing the property. The view of the mtns itself is okay, however the property next to them is under construction. Despite the construction, we never had a problem with the noise as the room is well insulated. It was actually quite nice looking out of the balcony and smiling and waving hi to the workers. As far as amenities it is pretty basic. They have a nice free form pool with a children's section and a swim up bar built alongside. The swim up bar itself is not being used. That's really my only gripe. It would be nice to sit around the pool bar and be served by a bartender. There is a free breakfast buffet with your accommodation and the food compared to the other hotels I stayed at is quite good. Internet access is also available at 100 baht an hour. They have 4 internet workstations in an air-conditioned little room that sits in a middle of a pond that's filled with carp and lilies and it's a nice private place. I have seen hotels where they have the workstations in the lobbies or near a bar and it hard to get privacy with people around you. The location in Kata beach is quite good. It's central to everything in and is only a walk across the street to the beach. Its right next to the nightlife but you needn't worry about the noise as the nightlife in Kata Beach is much more subdued when compared to Patong. I'm not sure if this place is girlfriendly however and the have a policy of charging you if you stain the sheet's right after you get tattooed. This was never a problem for me. I highly recommend this place and if I ever get back to Phuket this is where I would stay.
Lucky7 13. March 2006)

Katathani Hotel

i stayed in the Katathani Resort last year in june. I payed about 32.500 for 7 nights for the suite which is very nice. this ressort is quite at the expensive site and most visitors are for a short stay there imho from singapore or HK. Its very good for relaxing and to stay the whole time mostly in the hotel ressort, making spa etc. Its located in the Kata Noi beach, wich is far away from the action. the offered shuttle service is only free to phuket town, to patong you have to pay and sometime there is no tour to it anyway. so i need evertime a taxi which is about 300 bht oneway. They have 8 restaurants, but 4 where closed in that time because of renovation.

The dishes taste very good, but have been disappointed, that you have only two meals for choice in every restaurant, and its every day of the year the same. not a good reputation for hotel in that price catagory imho. but you can chose more from there card, of course for extra money, and expensive. The pool are great and the service and the staff is friendly, only little problem with the manager, who is german.My friend stayed there with his thai wife, in this time she was pregnant, and the staff didn´t helped here anyway when she came back from shopping, also bad imho.

Its not allowed to take someone to your room, absolutly GF unfriendly, only registered guests,so i stayed most nights in an additional hotel,but my baggade had a nice suite. so over all, imo this hotel is not worth the high price. as i remember one of our BM´s has booked now for the Katathani would be interessesting for his opinion!
nevertheless, my best holiday, but not because of the hotel
(shark1963 02.Feb.2006)

Werwolf · #6 01-03-2006, 20:20

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I stayed in the katathani hotel at kata noi bay and would never take again a hotal that far away from the center. spend a lot of money for taxi also. But very nice ressort
I´ve got also upset as the shuttle service promised at there site when booking not really exists. good hotel for relaxing with the family but not for a guy like me, going around like a bus shuttle.
(shark1963 22. Jan. 2006)

komma bar
usually stay at the komma bar ,next door to baan boa resort,soth patong. only a couple of rooms but they are brilliant being just across the road from the sea .the bottom one has its own big balcony.price range is 1000-1400 depending on season.downstairs is a bar/restaurant that never seems to close,good thai food and great cold heiniken on draught served in frosted glasses.
(Steve w 10.07.2006)

K&N Guesthouse

I promised JP I would give a detailed update on this guesthouse after I returned so here it is.

Firstly, the good points.

Excellent location, about 5mins to Bangla and the beach, in Soi Jintana opposite Royal Paradise Hotel. Easy to find.

Very nice rooms, big beds, clean and normally pretty quiet. There was building work going on whilst I visited, and the 8 30am tile cutting wasn't appreciated, but the hotel cant help that, and its not for much longer I am guessing. The lift is still not in operation, and shows no signs of being completed. Not good if you are above the 2nd floor. Rooms on the GF are best, Nos 102/103/104 right by the pool. Some of the rooms appear very dark with wooden floor and panelled ceiling, but still OK. Rooms 201 301 401 &501 have tiled floors and are much lighter.

A very good clean pool with a good restaurant complete the good points.

Now for the bad

Im afraid I cant recommend prebooking KN for one reason. Their system sucks, and they have no idea what is going on. The German owner and his wife Nid seem to take bookings without informing either, and guests come not knowing if there is a room for them or not.
When we arrived, we were supposed to have 4 adjoining rooms, close to the pool. These were booked last Sept, and confirmed. As written before, Dodger looked in to confirm this booking in Jan, and it wasn't on their system A new booking was made, but we arrived to find we had a room on the 2nd floor. one on the the 3rd and two on the 5th .This wasn't acceptable, and after repeated demands for us to be moved we got on to the 2nd and 3rd floors. Not good enough IMO but there is worse.

Talbotman and his friend asked me to find out what rooms they were getting two days after we checked in. I asked, and was told GF rooms 102 and 14.
In the meantime, the German owner decided to give these rooms to two fellow Germans who cold called so Tom and his friend ended up on the 3rd and 5th floors. Very poor management and totally wrong.

Next, I had been asked to book a room for another BM arriving 14/4 for a week. The owner said he was full, but would definately find him a room there How I don't know??.
Of course, when the BM arrived, the hotel hadn't even heard of the guy, although I gave him full details previously. Again diabolical management!.

Finally, the morning we were due to leave, Nid informed me that I was to pay by cash as their CC machine had been taken away and they were applying for a new one!!! WTF, I carry 87k baht in my wallet on the last day??

OK I'll go to the bank and see if I can get it from my card. No chance, it was a Sunday, and all I could get was 20k max in cash from the ATM.
I still owe the hotel 67k and Im waiting for their email for the account I can transfer this to. All in all, pretty poor show as they forgot to tell me, and I could have got the cash over 5days withdrawals. But its no way to run a business.

One final good thing. They found us a room where we could all have a shower before we left for the airport, which was a nice and appreciated good touch.

Its a pity the bad outweigh the good about KN as I liked the place, but could never trust them to have a room if you prebook. so for that reason alone, I cant recommend KN to anybody unless you are already there and do a walk in.
BTW the rates after 1/4 are a reasonable 1200baht a night.
When I get round to it, I'll add some pics to this thread, of the hotel grounds and pool.
(Dawsey 17. April 2007)

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Just thot i would give you an update on the K&N

Got Geir to pop in and book 4 rooms for me

Arrived, but they thot i was going to arrive next day - oops!!! so i phoned Geir and let him speak to the lady. She had made a mistake

After much confusion and doubt as to whether they had 4 rooms, things were eventually sorted.

I was put up on the 5th floor (bad move as they obviously dont know the states i get into - they soon did 5555) Its a real bstrd of a walk up there several times a day. But they are in the process of putting a lift in so it will be alot better soon

I have to say the rooms were absolutely fantastic, really huge, more like a studio apt. The decor is high quality and the toilet is huge. You even have a walk in wardrobe

Also the staff are really nice, dont bother you and let you as you please, e.g. pished in the pool at 6am in the morning is normal 5555555555555

Be aware if ur going now or soon there is building work going on there, adding more floors and the exisitng parts are still being worked on, albeit its to the facia so its just cosmetic - but there is alot of noise!!!!!!! also in soi jintana as you enter they are building an apt block so yet again lots of noise, dirt and disruption

Also another point to note, you will get hassle walking to Bangla as you have to walk past the seafood restuarants on Rat-U-Tit, this can get very wearing

All in all (especially once its finnished) this is a top place to stay at a very good price - low season for me in a large room was 800 baht per night
(Geespot 10. September 2006)

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I RECOMEND THIS PLACE NO PROBLEM

the location is good only an 8 minute stroll along to bangla road plenty of money changers and atms within 2 mins eating places including subway only 1 minute away the rooms are huge the toilet was bigger than most rooms i have had 555555 the staff including the owner were fantastic and for only 700 bhat a night. i was originaly booked to go from april 29 till may 7th i was quoted 800 a night then. only one slight problem if you book contact them again maybe 1 week before you go to remind them that you need a taxi pickup my taxi did not arrive and the airport taxis did not have a clue where the place was and neither did i 5555555 but for someone like you dawsey it would not be a problem as i say the difference in price if any is going to be maybe 100 bhat a night its not a lot but i would book now and specify you want rooms on the ground floor next to the pool although i can tell you on the afternoon caerphilly came round there were 2 thai guys there doing the preplanning to put an alevator in the boss said it was being done next month. the food at the poolside coffee shop was basic but good and cheap just what you want in the daytime .
(Talbotman 15. July 2006)

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Top drawer guest house in my opinion, clean, very friendly staff German owner and Thai wife, convenient for Bangla Road, in-room safe, huge main room, huge bathroom and I think if you check Talbotman's current tour thread, he recommends K&N in his first or second post. Only downside is it's popularity which means unless you book a bit in advance (by email or telephone) then it's hard to get a room there.
Tel: 66-76-294-151
Tel: 66-76-294-152
Tel: 66-76-294-153

Fax: 66-76-340-865

Some pics from Dizbuster
(Dizbuster 14. July 2006)

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Met a guy who stayed there in April and liked it. Went up to his room on the day that he was going to Koh Samui and the room was huge, basic but lots of room, big shower/bathtub, lots of floor space and nice TV in room. Not much in the way of grounds as it is mainly concrete with a small garden but a decent pool next to an open air but covered restaurant and bar.

Place was well taken care of and the owner, who I met, was nice. German guy.

Nicke is right about the 2 buildings, my friend was on the second floor of the smaller wing, nearer the soi.

Talbotman is there on his tour so PM him.

And a bunch of BG's live on that soi.
(Seafox 12.July.2006)

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I think it is very nice. Talbotman and Tim26Swe stay(ed) there. Guestfriendly, nice and clean althought not luxurious but still nice and good enought in my opinion. Big swimming pool. Good location. Decent rates.

I was there when the guys decided to have a pool party after closing time at MTB.

One building is five floors I think and I guess having a room on 4th or 5th floor is not so nice thought without a lift. Talbotman stayed on the ground floor and had the pool just outside his room. (perfect)

The other building is just two floors if i remember right.
(Nicke 12.July 2006

Werwolf · #7 01-03-2006, 20:21

Lamai Inn

lamai is fine..............clean not to noisy........ i stayed there 5 weeks got a special rate.................it has bathtubs/shower..........full cable/sat tv...dvd..
good aircon....balcony's..................and if you arrive back alone in the early hours................you could get a phone call.........[mind you it was low season]
i told crusty all about it at the time....................
but no pool.....to swim in.................jeep
(Jeep 05. October 2006)

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I have stayed at the lamai inn for seven trips now.
Would recommened it, had no complaints on any trip.
Nice room and very guest friendly place.
The Lamai inn has a 7-11 next door so very handy at the end of a long night.
The room rates are about the average for most hotel so 100 baht higher or lower not much different.
(Baz 27. Dec.2005)

Le Jardin Bungalows

It is on the southern section of Nanai Road and is French owned. Have used it a few times in the past for parties etc. They have a quiet garden area with plunge pool, jacusi and sauna and also some massage girls
(Crustasian 27.Dec.2005)

Leelavadee Boutique Resort

I chose to stay at Leelawadee Boutique Hotel during my last 3 trips to Patong. The hotel is relatively new or looks relatively new. The rooms are very modern and clean. There are only 30 or so rooms. The staff are very friendly and really take the time to ensure you have a great stay. The restaurant is lovely as well.

The hotel is has a great location. About 15mins walking distance to the southern end of Patong beach and about 5 - 10 min by bike to Bangla. And over the hill by car/bike for 15 - 20 mins to Karon beach.

Their rates are great. I paid 1200 thb in the low season for pool view deluxe high floor room. In the high season, 2200thb for pool view studio. Both have high speed wi-fi access.

Because its is built on the side of a hill, my only issue with the hotel is that it doesnt operate a lift. So it can be quite an exercise to get up to the top floor. Definetily not wheelchair friendly for those that require it.

For cheaper rates book through latestays.com or just take a print of rates displayed to show the reception desk.

Last thing....theres no joiner fee.
(DotCom 3. January 2007)
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Leelavadee Boutique Hotel is stylish, relatively new, has great rooms, a nice small pool and is quiet, located at the crossing to Karon. It is explicitely guestfriendly and has wlan internet access.

I summertime you get the room for 1000 baht or less incl morning coffee.
(gregor200 26. Jan. 2006)

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My preferred hotel at Patong is Leelavadee Boutique Resort . There is explicit no extra charge for ladyjoiner, a very nice small pool and high quality rooms
(Gregor200 26. Jan. 2006)

Lek Pong Guesthouse
there is a great geusthouse that a few other bm's(including myself) would recomend....Lek pong,soi off rat u thit,opposite cristins,so not a bad location(so if your a cristin lover and want to save some dough,great location),5 min to bangla walking,great staff ,clean rooms...400 baht AC low season.no pool though.
(Wylos 21.05.2006)

Mama´s Residence
In the summer of 2005 I also stayed at the Mama's Residence. It's located almost at the end of Soi Sansabai on the left(from Bangla). I don't know if it's guestfriendly because I checked in with a girl. They charged me 600 THB/night for a double room. Room was Ok, quite big, minibar, TV and with a balcony overlooking the Soi. Behind the reception there was a TG, who had completely taken the wrong job. She did'n understand one thing from the hotel business. Very unfriendly, only very basic English and a little bit stupid. The rest of the staf including the owner did'n talk at al to us. When we left, I ask the owner (I think from Austria) how I could contact him if I wanted to make reservations for the next time. He gave me his business card. A few month later back home I tried to contact him, but he never answered. So for me no next time in Mama's Residence.
(Raval 13. March 2006)

Montana Grand Phuket
I stayed there last year and paid 700 Baht / night low season. I think this hotel was intended for greater things but fell on hard times and lowered its standards and prices to stay in business, but…they were very girl unfriendly with a 500 Baht joiner charge. After a week of this I got so pissed off with this that I politely complained and checked out early so they added 1500 Baht for three girls that had visited my room for an hour at about 2 that afternoon, these were the previous nights BG and her two friends wanting to know if I wanted to go shopping. Long story short I did not pay the afternoon joiner fees and moved out
(JohnP 02. March 2006)

Neptuna Hotel, Patong Beach
After just returning from LOS thought Id add 1 more hotel to the list..After arriving in LOS not booking accomodation I stayed the first few nights at a couple of guest houses and eventually settled in at Neptuna Hotel..first time I have stayed there not to bad .
good points ....
Cheap 800bht per night low season you can double that at high..
Definetly guest friendly
Great location 200mts from Bangla ,across the road from CN and down about 50mtrs
Has a pool
I was surprised how large the rooms were
kingsize bed (all be it two doubles pushed together )
24 hr security (luckily wich I had to call upon once ,but thats another story that ive wiped out of my mind)
Big double opening doors on to balcony.
not a bad hotel for what you pay
downside...
A bit noisy at night ,or so I was told ,sides on to a few bars, no great prob anyway as I was getting back at closing
No room service ,well not when we were there anway.
Pool is a bit shady out of the sun.
Every morning I woke up to some hairy backed 60yr old overweight Italain streched out on a sun lounge by the pool trying to tan his butt crack....
No in room safe, boxes at reception
The hotel is a bit aged but every thing worked the way it was suppose to.
all and all good value...
(floppy 26.05.2006)

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Thats right. i stayed there for my last 2 trips.. even got the same room

perfect distance to everywhere. atm machine just 10 meters from the reception where the safeboxes are so you dont have to run around with your cards. and seven eleven is close also. a walk to bangla is via the shortcut behind tiger done in 2-3 min .. now there is a internet cafe close there also.

Beds are huge and good and they clean up fine.. the downside might be the toilets.. with that heating unit to the shower.. mine has not broken down yet there but my friend had one that did not work but they changed it right away to him.. the toilets arent small but there is no bathtub..

The best located rooms would be 110-114 as they are infront of the small pool.. in the garden. great to have a swim in the afternoon or with your lady after coming home from the party I paid 600bht a day in low season and 1500bht peak season but it was for a 4 week stay and a 3 week stay.

Great staff.. feels like coming home
(Tim26swe 13. Feb. 2006)

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Denver, I stayed at Neptuna Hotel Oct'05 and found it very pleasant. Very close to some great seafood restaurants, new beer bar soi next door ( don't know the name) and within walking distance to Bangla Rd. The music from the disco next door had me bangin' my BG in time with the beat but you may never actually see it open with the agenda you seem to have. Guest friendly, reasonable value (about 1000Bt/night in low season) and very friendly staff. Rooms are bungalow style with a huge bed. It's interesting to watch the girls going to the Western Union across the road pick up their "pensions" whilst having breakfast.
(visa2003 13. Feb.2006)

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I stayed at the Neptuna Hotel just across from the C & N hotel next to Bangla road. It is a larger room with a nice secluded garden view. It has a pool but not nearly as large as the Expat's There is no joiner fee and the staff is friendly. The only thing that drives me crazy is the shower. The heating unit in my shower went out the last trip and I was too lazy to change rooms again.
(Dojoden001 18. Jan.2006)

Werwolf · #8 01-03-2006, 20:22

Nine Ten Mansion, Phuket Patong

We found Nine Ten Mansion which looked great. The rooms have wood panelling and tiled floors. The price was 1000Bt a night with free WiFi access. The the bad stuff started:
The mattress was as hard as rock - so bad we hardly slept and I woke with a sore back.
The room smelt of toilet drain and became quite offensive (especially as we had not used the toilet).
The Aircon was loud and the temp setting did not work very well.
The WiFi needed to have the DNS settings entered on the computer and the staff did not know this so asked the computer shop next door - he had obvoiusly been asked to sort this out before because he knew the settings by memory - no problems, nice chap, Next day hotel tried to charge me 100Bt for his service (cheap but not my problem). After 2 nights we left.
(metter 07. March 2007)

Orchid Guesthouse Phuket Patong Beach

Since i stayd there 13 days i would to give my comment on this hotel

It started with that i changed my travel plans and Bill att summer Breeze dident have any room before the 23 and i was <coming to Patong on the 10.

So I did pm IJ who stayd there and he did comfirm that the hotel had my booking for Superior room from the 10.

Arrived at the airport and my limo from hotel was waiting for me.so far so good.
When i arrived at the hotell it showed up that al rooms at the main hotell was
taken and i had to move to another building (same as Patong International)
Tell them that wasent the deal and i dident like it,answer i get was they would give me a deluxe room for the same price and sorrry.
When i had to carry my lugagge on my own to the other building and up 4 floors,no elevator i was a little irritated and was thinking of checking out prompte.
The room was big with a 37 inc Telly with DVD player,clean but quite ordinary.
Remember i was thinking is this a deluxe room?

But thing changed,when i was living there i never saw any other customers in that building,very quiet,and they had a girl watching the main door at night times,no hasseling just smiling and checking id,s
This must be the most peaceful room i ever had so far,so i start to like it.
Was in a way very private and only 50 meters over to Bills place for a breakfast or some refreshments and a chat.

When i checked out at the 23 and move over to Summer Breeze i felt sorry
for the girl at the desk,she was in a way little huffy because i was moving out
and over to a hotel across the street.
Tok my time to explane that this was a agreement long time back and i was
very satisfied with my stay there ,and would be back some time.
She was happy with that explanation and smile was back on her face.

Did pay 17 000 Bath for 13 days from 10 to 23/11.incl minibar

I will recomend this hotel to al the BM and the location is unbeatable
with al the walking range,and the night food in Soi Sansabai.
And yes IJ free porn,hehe
(Petter 07. December 2006)

Orchid Residence, Patong
Stayed at Hotel Orchid Residence in Soi Sansabai. No formal booking system to stay here. I just emailed Peter (the manager) with my arrival and departure dates. No deposit required beforehand either. I paid for my room in cash, in full, on the morning of my departure. Photocopy of passport is taken as security.

Chose a deluxe room for 1680THB per night. The room was a good size and was well furnished. Queen size bed, very good air-con system, and an excellent fan above the bed if you prefer to sleep without air-con filling up your nasal passages. Sufficient storage space, a small fridge (fully stocked), television, and all the other things you expect from a hotel in this price-range. My room had a nice balcony with a couple of chairs – gave a nice view down Bangla Rd and across to northern Patong and the hills. The bathroom was on the small size, and prone to flooding on some occasions. Water pressure in the shower was down to a trickle on some nights – especially around 7pm. I guess everyone was showering at that time? The quality of linen and towels seemed to vary a lot from day to day.

The hotel is very girl-friendly. They will ask your girl for her ID card, and return it to her the next morning. Breakfast is not included in the tariff, but is available from downstairs at a competitive price. There is an internet terminal in the bar area on the ground floor. Works very well, but you can find cheaper internet elsewhere. The bar/reception area on the ground floor is smaller than Summer Breeze, and seemed to lack some of the atmosphere of its neighbour. Mini-bar prices in the hotel room are okay, though I never needed to use it.

Never got to meet Peter (the manager) despite a lot of email exchanges beforehand. The rest of the staff were okay. The cleaning staff seemed to be the friendliest. They would ask me each morning “You have girl in there?” with a smile as I left the room. Front reception staff did their job – one was especially nice - without making me feel like I was 100% at home. Overall, that summed up my experience there. Nice place to stay, but never felt 100% ‘right’ there. Hard to describe it - its a gut feel. A bit of a ‘German clique’ seemed to be the norm when I was there.
(Bello Uomo 20. January 2007)

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Two times I stayed at the Orchid Residence (not the same as Orchid Guesthouse).
I found it a clean and well run business, located in Soi Sansabai so very close to Bangla Rd. The place is girl friendly, they serve a very good breakfast and the rooms are quite large. They also serve lunch and dinner, but I have no experience with that. When you go there it's possible they bring you to the other side of the street to Hotel Swiss Garden. It's the same company and management and also very good. Some rooms have balcony. I found the staff (mostly thai girls) took a little bit a distance from the customers, but that's my opinion. Their price range from 580 Bt for a standard room in low saison to 1680 Bt for a deluxe room in High saison. For a swim in the neighbourhood(1min) you can go around the corner at the end of Soi Sansabai, there is a very nice public pool (Baan Benjamin I belief)

It's best to make reservations because the place is quite popular.
(Raval 01. Feb. 2006

Werwolf · #9 14-03-2006, 13:37

Pacific Club, Karon Beach
I stayed there over Christmas and New Years. It was a great hotel and the food and spa were great. It was guest friendly as far as I could tell. By the time I rolled in late at night, there was nobody at the desk, but I dont think they care what you do. In fact they have some very stratigically placed mirrors so they know whats up. It has an American owner, and this guy was great. More than happy to help with any requests.
Like the other posters said, there is some construction going on, which takes away from it a bit.
I think it was about 200-400 baht for a tuk-tuk to Patong, not bad at all.

A few good restraunts in Karon, Nice beach, not nearly as crowded as Patong Beach.

I would be staying there again this March if it were not for the construction. I will be staying at the Blue Marine in Patong this time.
(tom loves thai 27. Feb. 2006)

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Can't say I was that impressed with Karon itself (nice beach but very little else) but the Pacific Club is great. Spacious well-appointed rooms, a fantastic restaurant and a really nice roof-top pool area with a view over Karon bay. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the wifi speed was certainly one of the best I've had in Thailand. The bathroom had a decent sized tub for LOS and the shower was big enough for 2, which is always a bonus.

There's a lot of building work going on in front of the hotel at the moment and so if you stay on the 1st or 2nd floors then you won't have much of a view. I was on the 3rd floor and still had a pretty good sea view and if you were on the 4th floor then the view would be totally unobstructed. The rooms are well soundproofed so the noise of the construction work wasn't an issue unless you were sitting on the balcony and I didn't notice it as a problem when lounging by the pool.

If you're looking for somewhere quiet to relax then you won't go far wrong with the Pacific Club. I can't comment as to how guest friendly they are as I was with my girlfriend and although she puts up with my butterflying I didn't see a single girl in the bars of Karon that tempted me. Often there was nobody at reception when I returned to the hotel though so I wouldn't have thought it would be a problem to bring back multiple guests.

Can't help with recommendation for bars or restaurants in Karon (other than the hotel restaurant) as I wasn't really taken by any of them, but it was my first visit and I'm sure there are plenty of more experienced BMs that can tell you of all the great places I missed. I didn't take any tuk-tuks within Karon as my girlfriend refused to let me pay the mafia prices (they wanted 150 THB to go from the centre of Karon to the hotel) but a tuk-tuk to Patong was 250.

I forgot to bring the cable to transfer pictures from my camera to my laptop but will upload a couple when I get home if thats any help.
(West 27. Feb. 2006)

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Heh im there just now also! Floor 3...

It is a nice place, although this morning the builders woke me for a bit, although its not that bad, no big machine tools just odd bit of hammering I hear...Due to the hill out front and it being unpaved as yet however its a bit of a nightmare with the chair (not even contemplated my folks trying to push me up that hill, almost killed them walking up there in the heat).

My opinion of the place basically mirrors Wests, including that of Karon...im afraid to say Karon isnt where I will be staying again.

So, were renting a car today to go scout about and look for someplace new...still gonna stay here for a week though probably.
(Izeikl 27. Feb. 2006)

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Pacific Light Hotel

Apologies in advance if these details have already been added to the forum, but I could not find anything before posting this.

The new Guesthouse round the back of the KN Guesthouse, is called the Pacific Light Hotel. It's brand new and may be useful for anyone going to LOS during high season who is still looking for accomodation. I stopped by there yesterday and spoke to a lady on reception who gave me the following information...

There are 3 types of rooms available and they have 3 different rates according to the time of year

Peak Season : 20th December to 15th January
High Season : 1st November to 30th April (excluding Peak Season)
Low Season : 1st May to 31st October

Rooms (and rates per night in baht)...
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