Recommendations for family hotel in Phuket
#16
Re: Recommendations for family hotel in Phuket
Stayed there ten years ago, if you like Germans putting towels or plimsoles on the chairs before 6 each morning it's O.K.
Also your short walk is short on the map, but there is a steep hill between Kata and Kata Noi, so yqou need plenty of breath, which can be a problem in the heat. and kata Noi has nothing else there except the hotel so you are short on entertainment if the weather is inclement. Be sure to request a room in the newer blocks as the original ones in the older part are pretty much old fashioned!
Also your short walk is short on the map, but there is a steep hill between Kata and Kata Noi, so yqou need plenty of breath, which can be a problem in the heat. and kata Noi has nothing else there except the hotel so you are short on entertainment if the weather is inclement. Be sure to request a room in the newer blocks as the original ones in the older part are pretty much old fashioned!
Last edited by sassie; Jan 8th 2011 at 7:21 am.
#17
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Re: Recommendations for family hotel in Phuket
Thanks for your input, but a lot can happen in 10 years. I have done a lot of research, spoken to plenty of people who have stayed there recently (within the last few months) and as I said it ticks all the boxes for us. The short walk into Kata, is apparently only 10 minutes (yes I know about the hill), but I've walked a lot further than that when we stayed in koh samui last year, so that should't be a proble. We have chosen to stay in a suite right on the beach.
Do not miss a visit to The Big Buddha.
#18
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Yup, have a good holiday. I liked the Big Buddha too.
I took this pic a couple of years ago.....
I took this pic a couple of years ago.....
#19
Re: Recommendations for family hotel in Phuket
There is one Big Buddah in Jinan,
It's masshoove
This on 1000 Buddah Mountain.
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It's masshoove
This on 1000 Buddah Mountain.
'vette
Last edited by uk_vette; Jan 9th 2011 at 2:50 pm.
#21
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 431
Re: Recommendations for family hotel in Phuket
There is one Big Buddah in Jinan,
It's masshoove
This on 1000 Buddah Mountain.
http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/...untJinan47.jpg
'vette
It's masshoove
This on 1000 Buddah Mountain.
http://i1014.photobucket.com/albums/...untJinan47.jpg
'vette
#23
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Re: Recommendations for family hotel in Phuket
I've visited Phuket twice in the last year or so, stayed once at the Club Med but would rather recommend staying at a Thai hotel, more local flavor and certainly cheaper. One important thing to do there is hire a moped for getting around, if you can handle driving one! Last time I was there was in July and rented an automatic for 125 baht per day, around US $4. You can use it to travel all over Phuket and to different beaches during the day, and in the evening to go up to one of the restaurants overlooking Kata Noy bay. You'll need helmets but the renter can supply them.
#24
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Ya... well we went a bit off topic there but never mind eh? Dhamma? Mmmmm
Motorcycles in Phuket... geez... you won't get me on one of them for love nor money. Seen too many accidents on Phuket and it's always the bikes that come off worse. Hire a car. I mean, the driving aint great either, but it's a little bit safer.
Motorcycles in Phuket... geez... you won't get me on one of them for love nor money. Seen too many accidents on Phuket and it's always the bikes that come off worse. Hire a car. I mean, the driving aint great either, but it's a little bit safer.
#25
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Re: Recommendations for family hotel in Phuket
Ya... well we went a bit off topic there but never mind eh? Dhamma? Mmmmm
Motorcycles in Phuket... geez... you won't get me on one of them for love nor money. Seen too many accidents on Phuket and it's always the bikes that come off worse. Hire a car. I mean, the driving aint great either, but it's a little bit safer.
Motorcycles in Phuket... geez... you won't get me on one of them for love nor money. Seen too many accidents on Phuket and it's always the bikes that come off worse. Hire a car. I mean, the driving aint great either, but it's a little bit safer.
Even now it is not all complete, but is an amazing achievement and worth a diversion. The views are spectacular.
#26
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Have a wonderful holiday andrewrh.
Stayed on Karon beach years ago and loveeed it. Can't recall Kamala beach but I am sure I would love it now instead of winter.
Btw. which is the best and most affordable place/beach in Phuket?
Stayed on Karon beach years ago and loveeed it. Can't recall Kamala beach but I am sure I would love it now instead of winter.
Btw. which is the best and most affordable place/beach in Phuket?
Last edited by EU_Girl; Jan 10th 2011 at 9:33 am.
#28
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Re: Recommendations for family hotel in Phuket
I ride every day, so when on vacation it makes sense to rent a moped. There's so much to see around Phuket, it's a pretty place and you have an unrestricted view from the seat of a bike. The weather is great, ideal actually.
If you don't ride a bike, do rent a car and drive around the southern end of Phuket to Niharn Beach and west to Kata and Karon. And do the day trip by boat to Koh Phi-Phi. Have fun!
#29
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Disagree, if more Thais actually followed buddhism seriously rather than the token mumbo jumbo efforts most seem to do Thailand would IMO be a far better place. That goes for other countries too though.
#30
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Yup, baked bean is certainly right - if you can't ride a motorcycle, don't try to learn in Thailand.... but if you are a motorcycle rider, it's easy to ride one of these 110cc mopeds and good fun. Yes there are accidents and you must be very careful and vigilant... and most car drivers give way to motorcyclists - that's the law. But it's the guys who disregard the law who you have to beware of, and if you're involved in an accident and you're in the right, there's no compensation for the injuries you may sustain, and a ruined vacation.
I ride every day, so when on vacation it makes sense to rent a moped. There's so much to see around Phuket, it's a pretty place and you have an unrestricted view from the seat of a bike. The weather is great, ideal actually.
If you don't ride a bike, do rent a car and drive around the southern end of Phuket to Niharn Beach and west to Kata and Karon. And do the day trip by boat to Koh Phi-Phi. Have fun!
I ride every day, so when on vacation it makes sense to rent a moped. There's so much to see around Phuket, it's a pretty place and you have an unrestricted view from the seat of a bike. The weather is great, ideal actually.
If you don't ride a bike, do rent a car and drive around the southern end of Phuket to Niharn Beach and west to Kata and Karon. And do the day trip by boat to Koh Phi-Phi. Have fun!