A perfect stay in our Grand Pool Villa

We loved our stay at Malisa Villa. The hotel staff were wonderful: reception, concierge, house keeping, maintenance & catering staff were all an absolute pleasure to deal with. At check-in we were warmly greeted with a welcome drink & various vouchers we could redeem throughout our stay. Our Grand Pool Villa was gorgeous and exactly as the website photos - HUGE bed that was extremely comfortable, lovely bathroom with fantastic spa & rain shower, and outdoor kitchen / lounge area overlooking the completely private pool (with water feature wall & night lighting) :) In-villa breakfast had something for every taste and it was a real treat having the lovely food served personally to us in our villa each morning. Malisa Villa really had thought of everything to make our stay as comfortable, enjoyable and worry-free as possible; from in-room mosquito repellent, to rain umbrellas, apple computer system and loofah sponges. House-keeping was immaculate and the complimentary mini-bar offered was such a unique and much-appreciated gesture. The hotel grounds were beautiful and perfectly kept and at night time the tree lighting and misty pond feature at the hotel entrance made coming and going a pleasure. Location was good, close to many restaurants, money exchanges, mini markets, tuk tuks and various clothes / cosmetics shops and it was also an easy walk up the road to Central Kata (other than for the strip of massage parlours right out front which you must walk through each day) and less than a 5 minute walk to the beach. We certainly would recommend Malisa Villa to others looking for a completely private, excellent value for money stay in Kata. One thing to note: neither the villas themselves, nor the grounds, have an outlook / view and there is no hotel pool if you wish to relax in a wider space with a drink at hand (we did feel a little claustrophobic at times).