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Advantages: Private Beach, Helpful Staff Disadvantages: Number of steps within complex
dinner is particuly good) and an Italian restaurant. The food is more expensive, but well worth it. There are 2 stunning pools, both of which are great to swim in. There is also a tour reservation desk, we booked a private speed boat trip to Phi Phi (an unmissable experience)
The location of the hotel could be a problem for people with mobility difficulties as it has a number of steps throughout the whole complex . Furthermore the hotel also stands at the end of a steep hill/ road.
The lively town of Patong is approx 15-20 mins walk away, although as mentioned before there is a steep hill to walk up/down. Tuk Tuks are always available outside the hotel and can drop you off into town and costs between 100 - 150 baht. Here you will find a vast array of shops, restaurants, bars and the beach, which offers lots of water sports ...
Advantages: Sun, glorious beaches, amazing people Disadvantages: Long haul flight
In the wake of another earthquake in The Andaman Sea last night and the evacuation of everyone to the nearby hills, I thought I'd write a review of PatongBeach as I saw it on my recent travels around Asia and in particular Thailand. It's my ay of hopefully bringing back the custom to Phuket.
Luckily, last night, the all clear was sounded about three hours after the evacuation meaning everyone could return home for some sleep before waking up this morning and 'getting on with it' as normal.
This happened to me too in May when the earthquake in Indonesia sparked another few worrying hours for everyone who witnessed the devastating tsunami on Boxing Day last year. The alarm rang and within minutes the streets were awash with everyone heading on up to high ground nervously awaiting mother nature's anger. The precautions and early ...
Advantages: facilities, price, staff, size of pools, private beach Disadvantages: location for some - but you would know this before booking anyway?!
When I went to Thailand as part of my work trip we stayed at a fair few different hotels. The Merlin Beach was one of them on the island of Phuket. A 4* superior hotel that is located on Tri Trang beach this is a good hotel overall and I'll give my opinion on why I think this.
The hotel:
The hotel is quite large with plenty of facilities to suit everyone and is also priced very well for the standard it is. The hotel is modern and has a unique location on its own beach area which, although it isn't a private beach is still a huge advantage.
Location:
The hotel may be set on its own but, this is really an advantage for this kind of hotel and if you do see location as a disadvantage, then this clearly isn't the hotel for you! The beach it is on is a big selling point for this hotel as even though it is not private, due to its ...
