Хороший отель в прекрасном месте Good hotel in a great location

Hotel Karona Resort & SPA 3 * is located in the town of Karon, 200 meters from the coast, across the road. We rested with my wife in it from November 29 to December 12. We have already been to Thailand before, but for the first time in Phuket. I must say right away that we were very pleased with the island, the hotel, the beach and, in general, our vacation.
Upon arrival at the hotel they brought us a wet towel from the refrigerator and a soft drink. As the saying goes - "a trifle, but nice. " The hotel consists of two main buildings of different heights, and several bungalows. In our ticket it was indicated - the number "superior ROH". We were a little worried about the placement, but everything turned out very well. We were placed in a bungalow, number 133. I imagined a bungalow differently - like a hut. It turned out - a good full room, a balcony from which you can see the sea. Second floor, first - technical. The room has a wide double bed, a wardrobe, a table, chairs, a sofa on which you can only sit, a minibar and an LCD TV, probably 32 inches in diagonal. The furniture is not new, but solid. On the balcony there are 2 more chairs and a table, you can drink tea in the evening. In front of our room there were one-story bungalows, so the eye first fell on their roofs, and already behind them - the sea to the horizon. There is a kettle in the room, 2 bottles of water, tea bags, coffee, cream are brought daily. In some photos from the hotel, the sink is in the room, but this is apparently in the main building, our sink was where it should be - in the toilet room. A threshold separates the shower from the toilet, the watering can in the shower leaves much to be desired - you can’t remove it, it’s fixed to the wall, and you can’t turn it to the side either - it starts to siphon from all sides. Well, nothing, got used to it. There is a hair dryer. Soap, shampoos, towels were updated daily, there were no complaints about cleaning the room, swans, though they didn’t spin, and God bless them. As for the quality of service and service in the hotel as a whole, we are satisfied. There were no complaints, comments to the staff. Despite a certain language barrier (no one speaks Russian, my English is, to put it mildly, imperfect), you could always turn to the staff with your problem - they would help you and solve it. A kettle leaked in our room - they immediately replaced it with a new one, and when it was necessary to reschedule the paid excursion to another day, they helped in this case too - they phoned the sales office, explained everything for us, and we went another day.
But let's continue about the hotel. The hotel is small, but cozy, well-groomed area. A beautiful, two-level swimming pool, where you can cool off with pleasure after a walk from the sea. The pool is shallow, in some places there were trickles of water, creating the effect of a jacuzzi. There were not many people on our arrival, so it was possible to relax in the pool and just enjoy the surroundings. There is a bar nearby, if you wish, you can order drinks and snacks for yourself, but it did not enjoy much success. Also nearby, in the building, there is a spa, but I can’t say anything about it, we didn’t go to it, although the prices for massage are not much higher than on the street.

In terms of food: we had breakfast - everything suited us. Everything is fresh and tasty. From vegetables, you could build some kind of salad for yourself, there were always several side dishes (rice, noodles, potatoes), they were either meat or fish, always sausages. The chef could fry an omelet for you with toppings of your choice, or you could have fried eggs. There were muesli, yogurt, pastries. From fruits - watermelon, melon, bananas, papaya, dragon's eye, pineapples. Good coffee for breakfast, in my opinion, is even a bit strong, without milk it is very invigorating. As I already mentioned, there were not very many residents, and there were enough tables for breakfast for everyone, but it’s better to have breakfast early, since the sun was starting to bake from 8 o’clock, and you had to look for a table in the shade.
And after breakfast - of course, the sea! Warm Andaman Sea and Karon Beach with singing, ringing sand. There are no sunbeds and umbrellas on the beaches now, so we take beach towels from the hotel and place ourselves wherever our heart desires. You can sit in the sun, you can on the grass, or in the shade under the palm trees. During the rest, we also visited the beaches of Kata and Kata Noi, but still we liked Karon more. It's a little more comfortable, isn't it? We, as always, waited out the very heat either in the room or in the hotel pool, and in the evening, after sunset, we walked around the village, to Kata. We always dined in different places, I can’t recommend anything, they feed well everywhere. In recent days, they have become accustomed to going to the market in Katya, taking fried fish there, and a side dish somewhere near the macarons. Comes out cheaper.
Well, about excursions. Our tour operator TEZ Tour provided two free tours - a sightseeing tour of the island and "Exotic Phuket". The main attractions of the island are included here - the Big Buddha, Wat Chalong temple, bird park, snake and crocodile show, botanical garden. Well, as on excursions without a latex, jewelry factory, and a factory of natural products. And we bought excursions to the Phi Phi and Similan Islands on our own, on the street. It comes out cheaper, but you need to understand what will be included in this price. We went to Phi Phi very cheaply, but we saw all the beaches and caves from a distance, from the big boat, and snorkeling was only once.
Our two weeks in Phuket flew like two days, leaving only pleasant impressions and positive emotions. And I have never seen such amazing sunsets as here. I recommend Phuket Island, Karon Beach, Karona Resort & SPA.