The Old Phuket - Karon Beach Resort is considered one of the best in Karon. It is located a few steps from the beach of the same name with crisp, like snow, sand. Of course, the hotel, like many on Karon, is not located on the first line from the coast. Moreover, this hotel has a "star" of all the "three rubles". And even the "five" in Phuket are located across the road from the sea. However, the hotel provides many services, excellent breakfasts, has a beautiful green area and is close to restaurants and the beach. Tourists leave good reviews about her. Why? Let's figure it out.
Karon: what is he famous for?
This resort area is located in the west of the island, south of its "capital of entertainment" - Patong. It is a favorite place for people who value comfort, as well as travelers with children. The hotels are all stretched in chains along the beach or are located on parallel streets. All of them are separated from the coast by a road. The Phuket resort area itself is a wide, beautiful, recently restored promenade. Along it stretched shops, cafes, restaurants, stalls with different products. There is also a small temple and a night market. Here you can not only buy cheap things, but also eat. Not far from this place is the hotel Old Phuket - Karon Beach Resort. At the northern and southern extremities of this embankment, all kinds of entertainment in a myriad of concentration were concentrated. Since there is a coral reef in the south of Karon, there is the opportunity to go diving or just diving with a mask. Despite the fact that this place is far from the main attractions of the island, its beach and promenade are very lively. A sense of solitude arises from the sandy embankment that closes the track in most places, and therefore it seems that you are alone with nature.
How to get there and what is nearby
It takes about forty-five minutes to an hour to get from The Old Phuket - Karon Beach Resort to the airport, but of course, it all depends on your transfer. The fastest way is a taxi. A hotel or tour operator often organizes its own transport. Well, budget travelers who come here on their own use minibuses. Moreover, the hotel is conveniently located in relation to transport. Right behind the hotel entrance is a street that leads directly to the sea. Along it are many restaurants, massage parlors, cafes and shops. At the very end of the street are ATMs and an exchange office. Then - the highway and the beach. Near the sea there is a market. On foot you can reach the "Dinosaur Park". Patong will have to go by taxi, tuk-tuk or motobike if you do not have a rented scooter. A local bus takes you to Phuket Town. From there, minibuses go to Patong. It's cheap, but for quite a while.
Territory
The Old Phuket - Karon Beach Resort 3 * hotel consists of several buildings. Among them are newer and older. It’s difficult to choose between them. In the new buildings, furniture and sanitary ware are better, in the old ones - a gorgeous view of the mountains and the sea. Shops are located on site. The garden at the hotel is large, beautiful, lots of tropical greenery. The territory is very well guarded, no one else will get through. One entrance from the hotel is blocked by a barrier. It leads to the center of Karon. Another entrance is closer to the beach. The territory is very beautiful, well-groomed, decorated in Thai style.
Rooms
Hotel Old Phuket - Karon Beach Resort is not very large. It has only forty-seven rooms. But they are all of an improved type. Two of them have sea views. Some rooms of the new building have direct access to the pool with a jacuzzi. Guests are greeted in the heat with wet towels and cold drinks. The rooms have a hairdryer, slippers, umbrellas in case of bad weather, disposable soap-gels, shampoos, shower cap. The rooms are very spacious and bright, especially in the new building. The interior is a lot of white. The beds are large. The windows are tinted. There is a flat-screen TV with a flash drive input, three Russian channels work. The beautiful shower room is decorated with stones. Everything looks very stylish. The safe in the room is free, but the minibar is not. But drinking water, tea, coffee, sugar, cream replenish every day. On the balcony - chairs, a table, a dryer for things.
Nutrition
The Old Phuket - Karon Beach Resort has good, plentiful breakfasts. They pass on the terrace of the old building. Tourists claim that you can always choose your own food to your liking. Cereals, yogurts, scrambled eggs or omelettes, rice and meat, soups and shrimps, toasts, pancakes and pastries - the offer is extensive. In addition, at the reception you will be given special coupons for a discount on food in several nearby cafes. There is no lunch or dinner at the hotel restaurant. But there is a bar near each pool. Prices there are normal, affordable. Tasty ice cream, good cocktails. If you get into the "happy hour", then you can take two for the price of one. Many tourists recommend the restaurant "Kong" near the Buddhist temple and the night market. It has tasty, cheap and free internet. Very large portions. There is a European menu. Many different foods are offered along the street to the right of the hotel. There you can buy kebabs, crepes, fresh juices. At every turn - seafood and fish at affordable prices. There are king prawns, shark, sea bass. Everything is very fresh and almost just caught.
Services
The Old Phuket - Karon Beach Resort has a Karma spa with sauna, a hairdresser, dry cleaning and laundry services. As with any Thai hotel, you can go for a massage. Tourists recommend it, they say that the service is much better than on the beach. There is a very high-quality gym. There are many services intended for children - a playground, a special compartment in the pool. You can invite the nanny to look after the child. It is very rare for Thai hotels - there is something like animation here. In the evenings - entertainment, musicians play, invite singers. Very polite and helpful staff, however the staff hardly speak Russian. You will have to communicate with them with a basic (at least) knowledge of English. In order to catch Wi-Fi, you need to take a login and password to enter at the reception. Paid internet is available throughout, including in rooms, and included in the price in the lobby. There is a bike rental.
Sea and pools
Before beach relaxation from The Old Phuket Resort Hotel (Karon Beach, Thailand), walk along the street directly for five to ten minutes. You will find yellow crisp sand, an incredibly warm sea and full contact with nature. After all, this, as we have already said, Karon Beach is the most beautiful and clean coast in Phuket. It stretches for three kilometers, and there is always a place for a tourist. Recently, all sunbeds have been removed from the beach. But this may be for the better. Now there is more space. There are many different water activities on the beach. You can ride a scooter or a "banana", go surfing. There is a diving center. Beach towels are provided at the hotel . They can be changed several times a day. In addition, there are two good clean pools on site. One of them is with a baby pool. It is located on the second floor of the old building. Another pool is near the new building. Sun loungers are new everywhere, the water does not smell bleach.
Excursions and shopping
There are no umbrellas on the beach, so tourists, in order not to suffer from the heat, can rent them right on the beach for two hundred butts or buy them at the market for 250. There, by the sea, there are a lot of sellers with different little things, food and beach accessories. Points from the sun, if you bargain, get for 150-200 baht. Beach mats for the same price. You can go shopping in Patong, especially since the tuk-tuks on Karon are everywhere. But tourists recommend "shopping" at the night market. This is cheaper than in Patong, and no need to spend money on a trip. For renting scooters at the hotel they take five hundred butts per day. You just need to leave a passport as a deposit. Tours can be bought both at The Old Phuket - Karon Beach Resort 3 * hotel (Karon Beach), and at agencies. The price is two times lower last time. A sightseeing trip to Phuket is sometimes included in the package of the tour operator. At the same time you visit Cape Prantep, a show of snakes and crocodiles, a fruit market. Of the two-day excursions, a trip to the island of Phi Phi, as well as to the Khao Sok reserve, is recommended.
The Old Phuket 4 * (Phuket, Karon, Thailand): reviews
Many mistakenly believe that the hotel has 4 *, in fact, there are 3. For most tourists who have visited the hotel, it causes extremely positive emotions. The hotel is close to the sea, offers good food. Its location is beautiful and relative to the beach, and close to restaurants, entertainment. There is where to walk in the evening. Young people like that the hotel is not far from Dvizhuha, and sedate people - which is not very expensive near the beach, as well as with the opportunity to have a good meal. The service is very good, and the attitude of the staff towards the vacationers is wonderful. Nice, clean and spacious rooms, great cleaning. Comfort, peace and relaxation are provided to you. Guests at the hotel are mainly from Europe, silence reigns on the territory, and outside the hotel life is in full swing.