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Veeyada Pipatpunlop -
3 months ago
I have heard many good things about this hotel so I decided to book it for one night as a surprise birthday present for my parents. What a disappointment. I booked a 2 bedroom pool villa, room 543. In general, the hospitality is just way below par. Definitely not 5 star quality.
Good points:
- 24/7 shuttle service around resort
- Amazing views from the master bedroom
- Good atmosphere at the sky bar
- Cute birthday cake surprise at sky bar
- Great cocktails at sky bar
- Pool area and the private beach is very nice!
- Breakfast buffet line has a variety of selection (esp for Thai food)
Bad/Improvement points:
- Check in at 3pm, later than other hotels
- Half an hour delay when checking in. Noting in mind that I had requested a ‘Happy Birthday’ letters to be laid out on the bed as a surprise for my parents birthday, they said that it’s taking them more time than expected. We were mislead that the car is coming to pick us up from the pool to our room, and twice we were told to wait with no definite time. Honestly if the staff was honest from the start that we will have a late check in if they arrange this surprise, I would have called it off and we would not have a late check in. I called it off in the end because my parents got mad and the surprise was ruined.
- Room was very tired and worn out and the most shocking thing is that the housekeeping did an awful job at cleaning the room. The outdoor jacuzzi area was still dirty, and there was actually a half finished Pepsi bottle in the room, probably from the previous guest, or even the previous previous guest. Also, the mirror doors to the balcony were not wiped properly leaving greases from the previous guests that have been in contact with the mirror. In regards to the bedroom downstairs, the most unacceptable thing was the plastic light cover fell off the light, it seems like all the plastic light cover had fell off previously. The bed has bumps like it was not flipped over, so there was a hole in the bed (old mattress). The AC in the room had loud noises that kept going on and off, disrupting our sleep. They already have 3 hours time span to turnover the room, which is an hour more than the usual hotel standards, and the room turned out to be this way was very disappointing.
- The Wifi was very poor, not able to connect to our device
- Old structure, needs maintenance. Things like concrete, wooden floors, in room and facilities looks very tired and needs refurbishing.
I have stayed in other hotels in Phuket and around Thailand at this price point and what I got in return was much more impressive and worth it. I am posting this review in the hopes that the hotel will improve for future guests. Since travel has started to return in Thailand, I understand that properties do need a second chance at this. I talked to the assistant GM about these issues, and he acknowledged all of them and said that he will work with the team to get it sorted for future guests. So hopefully, things will turn out ok in the near future