Отель на пляже. Hotel on the beach.

This was the second hotel on our trip to Phuket. The selection criteria are proximity to the beach, not crowded, and a tempting offer at a price from Agoda. It is located on the hillside that closes Karon Beach from the north, next to Centara Grand Beach. All rooms have sea views, but in front of some, lush vegetation somewhat obscures this very view. The territory of the hotel is a steep hillside, on which bungalows are located, interconnected by paths and stairs. To the beach, really almost empty, from my room there were only 60 steps and 10 meters of the path.
The standard has a balcony, split air conditioning, a small safe and a microscopic refrigerator, it is also a minibar, TV-1 Russian channel and 2 local channels in Russian, hairdryer, umbrella, kettle, tea / coffee, 2 to 0.5 water. Breakfast is a la carte, modest, several types, but in general sufficient. Below, on the beach, there are several cafes, the prices are average.
Getting to the "civilization" circle on Karon is a leisurely walk along the creaky sand of the surf - 30-40 minutes - not tiring, but it takes time. On the way, you cross on the beach through two rivulets, the depth is cm. 20. It gets dark quickly, a flashlight will not hurt. Take a bottle of tap water with you to wash your feet from sand. I took a mask with me - for a change, you can snorkel on the stones: you will see 5-6 types of fish.

Upon check-in, they took a depot of 2000 baht. Taxi to the airport at the reception during the day 800 baht, evening / night-1000. No matter how he talked, the price was not reduced - he gave 1000 (order for 18.30). The exchanger at Phuket airport in the departure area is open from 8 to 20, if you have a direct plane home after 20 baht, or you are taking it home or spending it on unnecessary things in duty. I had a transfer in Bangkok, but the visa was closed in Phuket, which is good - the departure from the VKK would have been already on the 16th day. Docking in Bangkok is organized, met with signs of connecting flights and departure gates, which cannot be said about Dubai. The transition from terminal 3 to the Flydubai terminal - both on foot and by metro and by shuttle bus... I already thought I would stay there, at this airport : ))))
Luggage back to Kyiv went directly, but there (UIA) it was necessary to re-register (without receiving) to Dubai.
Let's get back to the hotel - the overall impression is a purely beach hotel, for an amateur, you can get bored. What else... with beautiful nature and proximity to the beach, the hotel is somehow a little overlooked, or something. The "eye of the owner" is not felt. For cleaning, repair and improvement a wide field of activity. But if you do not pay attention to this, then you will get pleasure from the beach and the sound of the surf.