Declared 4 in this hotel suited us, but this time the family budget did not allow us to relax and we decided to choose 3.
Of all the hotels in terms of location, only Tropical Garden arranged.
We have never regretted it! ! ! ! And now we will only go there.
The view from the room ....yes, you can kill for it ! ! ! Beauty, the whole bay is visible. The rooms are spacious and comfortable. Deluxe Seaview. Take the Deluxe, overpay a little, but then you will understand that it's worth it! ! We lived in building number 6. Moderately high for a good view and not too long to climb up to it. Photos of the room are attached to my review, so you can see for yourself.
Regarding the food: We regretted that we took breakfast.
No, the choice is good, you won’t stay hungry for a lot of food, but after roughly calculating the difference between a room with and without breakfast, we came to the conclusion that we paid the hotel 250 rubles per person per day. In the evening, at a nearby restaurant (more on that later), we learned from the Thais that they have breakfast (buffet) + fruit (and not just watermelon and papaya, but also mango and pomelo and everything else) costs 150 rubles each. But the choice is still up to you.
Next, food in the evening. Yes, for many years of rest in Phuket (and in particular on Kata Beach), we visited all the restaurants. The most optimal price-quality is the beach. Kata Mama Seafood. Just don't confuse them, there are two restaurants there. This one is on the beach, there is also a SKA bar. For two to eat from about 450 to 700 rubles. BUT! ! If you want exotics and the price is not the main thing for you (at least once or twice), go to Tom Yam Koong Restaurant. If you leave the hotel, turn left. They cook very tasty and at the same time the owners speak Russian fluently. The cutest people)))
About the beaches.
According to previous reviews, I read from one girl that sunbeds will not sleep for a long time. I'll tell you this - they will always be! ! ! They came at 2 pm and in the evening after the tour, the guys always found a couple for us. It's not a problem at all. By the way If you walk a little along the beach, to its center, then you will be pleasantly surprised by the fact that there are VERY many empty sunbeds in the center of the beach. And the level of service is more, the prices are slightly lower.
About excursions. People! ! ! ! Do not take anything from your tour operator, this is pure rip off. And you are not in Egypt, where you have nowhere to go. Go outside the hotel and to the right on the road. There are a huge number of trays with tours. Don't be afraid, you won't be deceived. Drop prices. We managed to go to the Simelans for 2000 each. And besides, we were offered to pay extra for a Russian guide. We refused, but someone from our trip paid. So we got a guide for free))
I wish you a pleasant trip!
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Time passed slowly, it was very hot, moving from the Bangkok hotel to the airport + flight + transfer from the airport to the hotel tired us out, and when the hotel administration representative offered us to temporarily check into the Tropikal Garden 3 * hotel, we had to agree, after which again, we waited for a car for a long time, loaded, drove, unloaded.
2. At the Tropikal Garden 3 * hotel, when completing the documents, the girl at the “reception” told us that now we will live here for the entire vacation period, and to my question - Why? - stated that "... they received a call from the company" Southern Cross Travel "and gave this information. " And again, it was impossible for me or the administration of the second hotel to contact the representative of the Tour Operator - the phone did not answer. I didn’t even want to enter the room - peeled walls and old furniture, foul-smelling sheets, the incredible noise of the air conditioner.
My wife and I experienced strong negative feelings - disappointment, anger, indignation, resentment, confusion, a sense of humiliation of our dignity and other physical (fatigue, fever, dizziness) and moral suffering.
3. The next morning, 25.01. 2011, instead of a relaxing holiday, I was forced to fight for my rights in order to get the service of the quality that I paid for in Moscow: I myself went to the Tropikal Resort 4 * hotel, which cost me time and nerves (i. e. mental suffering), threats to the hotel management that I will live with them at the "reception" in order to overcome their resistance and obtain consent to our accommodation in a good room of their hotel.
4.
Even such a simple action as moving from hotel to hotel (without the personal participation of the representative of the Tour Operator) took about FOUR hours of time, brought us new physical and moral suffering, unforeseen financial expenses: Vera, the representative of the Tour Operator, guided us through SMS, in which she offered us at 12-00 we will move to the Tropikal Resort 4 * hotel, after which we waited for 40 minutes, standing in the heat, to be transported, and then for another THREE HOURS we waited for access to the room / Check out at the Tropical Garden hotel at 12.00, and at the hotel Tropical Resort - Check in at 15.00. Of course, Vera knew that we would have to wait a few hours after the move, but she did not inform us about this. Apparently, the leadership of the Tour Operator & quot; Southern Cross Travel & quot; installations such to their employees.
5. Vera, a representative of the Southern Cross Travel Tour Operator, behaved towards us DEFINITELY and UNETHICALLY (I didn’t give her last name, I just - Vera spoke irritably, dismissively;
- categorically refused to draw up a protocol on my comments on the quality of tourist services (in accordance with the provisions of clause 8.2. of the Agreement for the implementation of the tourist product of 17.01. 2011);
- even sign a copy of my (one-sided) application addressed to Yevgeny Yarkin, the head of the representative office of the Southern Cross Travel Tour Operator on about. Phuket she also refused. Having submitted the application addressed to Yevgeny Yarkin, I hoped to receive an answer, but I did not wait for it. After all, the employees of this company are very busy and often TIRED. See in Odnoklassniki how Mr. Yarkin is resting on about. Phuket - Fabulous rest! (a young man flew in from Barnaul, he is only 26 years old, is it cold there in Barnaul? ).
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The final chord: just like hotel accommodation, the obligation to provide us with a service included in the tourist product - transfer upon departure - was also improperly fulfilled: Vera - the representative of the Tour Operator - again guided us through SMS, in which she said that the departure to the airport at 4-45, and the flight to Bangkok at 7-10. There was no information about the flight number, there was no escort to the check-in counter - the driver drove to the airport and left. . .
Near the hotel there are a lot of cafes and shops, there is always where to go in the evening.
In general, Phuket struck with its beauty and hospitality.