too expensive for what you get

We stayed in this hotel in a Deluxe Room. From the outside nice wooden Bungalows with a big Terrace, but two uncomfortable chairs. From the inside its old and worn down. Just dont look too close for dust and dirt. The bed is big and the aircondition works just fine. You only get one big Towel for showering and one for the Beach. Breakfast is very poor for what you pay and maybe half of the staff is friendly and maybe 2 of them understands english well so you could communicate. Concerning the Restaurant we tried on our 3rd night the Seafood Barbecue – big mistake ever. My boyfriend chose grilled squid. First he got it served with the inside still raw, he brought it back to the people at the grill to put it back on. After 10/15 Minutes he got it back cut in little pieces and half cold with no taste at all - unbelievable. It never happened to us before in Asia that a hotel offers Barbecue and they just dont have a clue how it works or how it should taste and look like at all. From that night on we didnt use this Restaurant again. We rented a motorbike every day and went to NaiHarn Beach where you have many foodstalls or we went a little further to Naiharn Downtown. Its so much better and worth the little drive. About the Location, a big plus is the JungleFeeling and that it is away from the crowds of Phuket. They have two beach spots with clear water, good for swimming and snorkelling, but during our stay there were a lot of jellyfish in the ocean, so we couldnt really enjoy the water. The beach spot on the left side of the hotel doesnt even belong to Baan Krating, the neighbour Hotel provides Plastic SunBeds with Umbrellas on the beach but you have to pay for it of course. The hotel itself has only a small porch with maybe 6 or 8 SunLoungers, not much for 65 Rooms and they dont provide sunbeds on the sandy beach as shown on pictures on their website. Most of the guests are Russian or French….. We wont go there again so we cant really recommend it to other Traveller‘s