Очень понравилось!!! I liked it very much!!!

We rested in Dusit from mid-April 2010 for 12 days and then 2 days in Bangkok. We liked the hotel, there are not many people there. Of course, ours always differ in that from the very morning there are towels on their sun loungers -) Sun loungers and umbrellas stand on the grass among the palm trees, the breeze, the birds sing, beauty! Yes, it's hot, but the humidity is not high, so it's easier to bear.
The breakfasts are good and varied, there are 5 types of fruits, but the most simple (pineapple, banana, pamelo, papaya, watermelon, guava), mangosteen, rambutan and mango were not there, we bought them ourselves. On the beach, 1 mango is sold for 60 baht, in the store - 20-80 baht per kilogram, depending on the variety). Water on the beach is 60 baht a bottle, in the store from 5 to 20 baht per bottle, the same goes for coconut - it seems 60 on the beach, and somewhere on an excursion for 25-30 baht. In general, the locals exist at the expense of tourists. We had dinner at a cafe on the beach. Be careful, there are large portions, you can not calculate your strength-) They did a massage, it costs 400 or 500 baht, it’s nice, but it didn’t cause much enthusiasm
Nice room, we had an ocean view. The only small minus is that there is no hood in the bathroom, but this, apparently, is the way it is done in Asia.

For groceries, you can go to a small Lotus (supermarket) - 400 baht in both directions.
I chose from 2 hotels - Meridian and Dusit, for some reason I liked Dusit, I thought that we would walk around the territory of other hotels, yeah, no matter how. After the trip, I think that it was necessary to choose Meridian for one reason - it is close to Patong and at the same time it stands apart from other hotels. From us to Patong, a taxi costs 500 baht one way, and it used to be 600 baht back. It's a long way to go to shops and restaurants.
We went to shopping centers - what can I say, they sell all sorts of garbage, there is nothing to look at, only the legs get very tired from walking. Each shopping center has several branded stores, where you can choose something. But do not expect to find clothes for a man in size 54, they are not there... -( But there are many, many beautiful children's clothes at affordable prices. You should not go to the outlet, waste your time and effort: all unsold junk over the past 5 years has been brought there, apparently... In some outlet stores, there is a frank smell of second-hand goods.
Excursions.
A sightseeing tour of the island is weak, except that you can buy all sorts of souvenirs in one store and not bother more about this, which we did. Opposite the souvenir shop, they sell vkusnye fresh juices, especially delicious from mango!
Show Fantasy - 1800 baht per person, it will be interesting for children, boring for adults.
Pi-Pi - I liked the tour, very beautiful islands and landscapes. Our excursion was on a speedboat, we drove for an hour and a little, but the feeling is like on a truck on the road, all the time you jump on the spot =))
J. Bond Island - everything is super beautiful, caves, underground rivers, monkey coast, etc. , beautiful photos are obtained! This time we went on the usual "steamboat", though slowly. The guides were English speaking.

These 2 excursions were bought in tents right on the shore, bargained for 2 times cheaper than the originally declared cost. There were girls from Kata with us on the tour, their tours were even cheaper and they also bought on the shore. Of course, the tour operator has a Russian-speaking guide, but by and large he is not needed. As it turned out later, the organizer of excursions is one agency and it distributes excursions both in hotels and on the shore.
The host side of Ilves-tour did not distinguish itself for the better. At that time, if you remember, there were skirmishes in Bangkok and we asked to replace Bangkok with Phuket (at the reception we learned that it was possible to extend our room for 3 days and the girl herself offered to exchange tickets). To which our guide answered us that only a replacement with Pattaya is possible, or he will find out more and call back. Well, there hasn't been a call yet.
Of course, not without visiting Japanese restaurants, there are several of them in each shopping center. "Oishi" - works on an all-inclusive system, that is, you pay 500 baht per person and take whatever you want and sit at least all day. But it tastes better in restaurants like Fusion. Dinner for three adults 40-60 dollars, a lot of everything and delicious.
I did not like Bangkok, solid two-story roads. It's very hot there, 40 or more. Especially when you consider that on an excursion to the Royal Palace you need to wear trousers and T-shirts with sleeves - it’s just terribly hot...
In general, I really liked the rest, especially the warm and clean ocean, but so much has already been written about it, I will not repeat it.
Have a good rest!! !