Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
First of all, I didnt like Phuket at all. But to say somethig nice... the sunsets were lovely. Karon beach is quiet. Phulet Island view was dead. The place was deserted. There was no life at all. In fact, there was a section in the front that had stacks of chairs and tables, as if they were remodeling but weren t. The tourist booth was closed down, and all that was left were old, cobb-webbed, out-dated brochures to Phuket tours.The swimming pools were okay. The main pool didn t have night lights for swimming, so you couldnt see at night under water. Sorts dangerous. The rooms were okay. Older and need some kind of remodeling. There were cups for tea and coffee, but no tea and coffee? There were no comlimentary water bottles either. No snack bar!! Breakfast was gross!! Paid for it, and didn t get up to eat.
Nice people work there though. Across from ocean. Quiet!!! But not the resort in the picture. Too far from other restaurants in Karon Beach, and activities.
Recommend tour agent next door, and local grocery store a few stores down to stock up fridge!!!
Great!!!
Kevin John Wells/Suppattra Niemkon
2008-07-31 until 2008-08-10
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
First time we have stayed at this hotel .The room was excellent and large , breakfast excellent good variety of choice both Farang food and Thai food
Staff were all happy and pleasant . Asked for extra pillows , there in 10 minutes . Only one of the swimming pools was open as there was renovations occuring at the back wing
Right on the beach , although prefered to go to Kata and KataNoi beach
Within 5 minutes walk either side of hotel , plenty of restaurants ,shops ,pleasant bars ,mini marts , internetplaces etc
All in all a very pleasant and happy stay . Can recommend this hotel to anyone
Always perfect .Not a problem in 5 years
Lai Zhi Xian Daniel
2008-07-30 until 2008-08-01
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
after an initial mixup where they gave us a double instead of the twin i d asked clearly for, we had a pleasant stay. rooms were clean and pleasingly furnished and front desk service was responsive. the beach outside was fantastic as well! ...though it soon got frustrating being quoted B300 just for the cab ride to patong.
fast and efficient.
George O.
2008-07-13 until 2008-07-17
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
This hotel was fantastic. The location near the beach was very ideal and the Karon area was not bad at all. The room was perfect for us and the hotel staff were extremely helpful whenever we requested anything. The breakfast was a wise investment including it with the room.
Very easy to use and efficient system.
OLIVER JUNG
2008-06-17 until 2008-06-21
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
Very recommend this resort. The stuff were very friendly and helpful. We had a better-class room in 3rd level with a perfect view to outside and a very nice bathroom. Very clean and fast room service. Right now they are fixing the inside pool and the desks and chairs for main season. The only poor thing was the beach which was not cleaned any time but swimming wasnยดt allowed this time.
There is only one word for the sawadee-service till now: PERFECT ! Go ahead with this great service !
Kim Vestergaard Nielsen
2008-05-14 until 2008-05-24
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
Me and my ddaughter Mathilde had a wonderful time at Phuket Island View.
Its one of the best hotels ive stayed at. The hotel has a great location, free from street noise, and bars. Its ideal for children, and the pool area is great. The rooms are spacious, and very clean. The staff at the reception are very friendly and serviceminded.
I cant believe that I could get a hotel so cheap. Anywhere in the world you d xpect to pay 4-5 times the price.
Me and my daughter have allready descided to go back to Phuket, and we will stay at Phuket Island View.
This was my first time ever to book a hotel via the Internet. It was much cheaper, and very easy.
The next time I go to Thailand, I will use Sawadee.com again.
eleanor poore
2008-05-12 until 2008-05-16
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
We were very impressed by Phuket Island View from the moment we arrived. Instantly upgraded because the Standard rooms are being reburbished, we were given a lovely bungalow set in a garden next to one of the three pools, at no extra cost. Indeed the cost of our stay was incredible.
The food was excellent, we had huge choices for breakfast & we had some lunches & dinners at the hotel too. The staff were lovely, couldn t do enough for you.Special mentions for the waiting staff, some of them didn t have great english but they more than made up for that with their friendliness & enthusiasm.
As it was a quiet time of year just beginning the Monsoon season the hotel was not busy with guests so that meant we had a lot of staff to cater for us.
Definetly recommend the Beauty Spa, lovely manicures.
We would definetly return to this hotel again. Can recommend the Tourist Information Centre in Karon. Mrs Jiraporn Tanrut really helped us out with tours & taxis without ripping us off. Also a fab restaurant, On The Rocks was superb, we ate like kings with champagne & fantastic for under ยฃ30 for the two of us.
We had a really fantastic holiday in Karon & can t recommend Phuket Island View highly enough.
Excellent
Martin L.
2008-04-16 until 2008-04-20
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
The hotel from outside is not so interesting and since we have been in Karon Beach many times I was intriged to see what will be offered.
Suprise! The hotels pool area (all three of them) are beautifully located with great green areas! The pools were very clean and even if low season started well maintained every morning!
The breakfast was impressive. All you can imagine, very good variation with some change every day. As it should be for a hotel like this. The food was very fresh. The omelettes served and made on the fly were very good. You often saw the chef comming out to check if everything was fresh or had to be replaced. Well done. Impressive service.
Most people will not be dissapointed - the just shouldn t be.
Staff was great. Pleasent, friendly and we really felt welcome.
Location is great. Couldn t be better I think. Although I think that the bungalows can probably have some problems with music in the evenings from the area around the hotels north side.
Room (standard) is simple, but enough for the price and hotel.
Only thing that could be improved in the future is that the WiFi offered around reception area could maybe be extended to the rooms.
We will not hesistate to book this hotel next visit in Karon Beach!! Recommended.
Great as always!
Diane Morrison
2008-04-15 until 2008-04-20
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
very nice hotel right opposite the beach. excellent buffet style breakfast. great value spec at low season rates which kick in earlier than most other hotels in the area. Quiet part of Phuket which I liked because Patong was crazy! great shopping but will be returning to Koh Samui which I preferred as a hoilday destination.
excellent. was cheaper to book thru sawadee than at the actual hotel!
Vesa Hintsanen
2008-03-20 until 2008-03-27
Phuket Island View, Karon Beach
Location is very good - just nearby the beach, which we visited almost every day. Last day we visited one of the three pools - nothing negative about that either.
Cleaning of room was excellent every day with new towels. And a towel for sunbathe also.
Beds were very good with a bit hard mattress - I liked that.
Breakfast was ok. Nice garden.
The only negative thing was poor pressure in shower. I m not sure if it was specific for this hotel or if it is a common feature for the area - this was our first time in Phuket.
Laundry service was a bit expensive, so check prices before using that service.
I would definitely come back to this hotel.
