A great beach holiday
We had a great week in the sun on Karon beach. The hotel is only 5 minutes walk away (no hotels are on the beach).
The staff were excellent and very helpful. The breakfast was amazing. There were no problems with the internet.
The only issue was on checkin they got mixed up and tried to give us a smaller room. I had my agora booking and after some insisting they went online and realised the mistake. If I hadn't been paying attention I would have been downgraded. After checkin the desk clerk escorted us to the room, which was refreshing.
The hotel was fully occupied during our stay with mostly Russians, which wasn't a bad thing. In fact, most of the visitors at Karon were Russian.
Every morning after breakfast we'd go to the beach and rent a couple on beach chairs and umbrellas. You gotta get there early (by 9am) or you may not get a chair.
My better half isn't a good swimmer. Karon was perfect for her as the water gets deep slowly and wasn't rough.
Every night we'd eat at 1 of the many restaurants. Great seafood of all kinds. Sushi too.
We rode elephants one afternoon at a nearby place. It was the most expensive part of the holiday - about $50 each.
It was the middle of February, so was a very busy place. If you want a real quiet holiday this probably isn't the destination for you.
I was last in Phuket in 2000. The island of Phuket has changed a lot since then. It's becoming overcrowded and overdeveloped. That said, it was a great time.
คะแนน : 9.2 / 10
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