Мой лучший отпуск !!! My best vacation!!!

Hello!! ! Today I will tell you how I spent my vacation in the most wonderful country in the world. The land of 1000 smiles, Thailand-Phuket. Everything is in order. I bought a ticket to Coral in advance to this Kata Palm Resort & spa 3 + hotel. This is my first vacation abroad. The trip cost me dearly, but I have no regrets. The most dreary thing is the flight 9.5 hours, but after all this you go to heaven! Meeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel in coral everything is ok! It takes 20-30 minutes to get to the hotel, taking into account the fact that my hotel was the last one in the list.
The first impression is very stuffy, the first three days you get used to it (acclimatization). The hotel made a lasting impression. The whole hotel is made in oriental style (dragons, elephants, etc. ), and pulls not 3+ but 4+, even though it is located on the 2nd coastline. The hotel room was provided quickly, I did not have time to drink a cup of cool tea, kindly provided by the hotel staff (10 minutes). Having entered my room, I liked everything the first time, gave $ 1 for a tip, the Thai was delighted and left. Be careful with your passports, at the reception they mixed up my passports during check-in (I ended up with someone else's passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation), I noticed, and this situation was resolved within 10 minutes, with a smile on my face they returned my passport to me. The entire territory of the hotel is green, a real tropical garden (palm trees, a variety of shrubs). The windows from my room overlooked the pool (in general, in this hotel all the rooms go inside), so do not worry when choosing. All rooms correspond (as in the photos of the tour operator), everything is clean and tidy. Plumbing is ok. My ticket included meals, and I went to the reception with my coupons (no wristbands are provided) to ask where I can have dinner and here I encountered a language barrier (the so-called Thai English) the girl working kindly took me to restaurant which is located on the territory of the hotel. There is no Russian menu in the restaurants of the hotel. All menus are in English (no pictures) In general, I ordered a Garbage (very spicy), I had to additionally order a glass of milk (as it turned out later, all drinks were paid, I had to pay 50 baht for our 50 rubles. ) With free food, tea, coffee, UPI. Everything else, including alcohol, is paid (expensive).
In the following days, I was not stupid, I remembered English and happiness smiled at me, I ordered what I needed (necessity will force you to learn English). The food at the hotel is excellent, varied, everything is very tasty. In truth, I regretted that I took a package with meals included for one simple reason, it is much more expensive than eating in other restaurants in Kata. The whole territory of Kata is dotted with small fast food restaurants, very cheap. Different cuisines, a lot of Russian menu. There are so-called macarons (mobile carts with ready-made food) eat for health, be sure not to get poisoned. Many guides claim that it is more likely to get poisoned in a hotel restaurant than from a macaroni. Everything is very tasty and cheap. I recommend visiting the restaurant "Matryoshka" Russian dishes, very tasty and cheap, the owner of the Russian restaurant. In general, Russian business is flourishing in Tae. Walk to the sea for 5-7 minutes through the shopping area and the road. Intrusive traders I bypassed (got). Leaving the hotel, I immediately crossed the road and walked to the beach along the outside of the square (there are no stalls there). Be careful when crossing roads, there is left-hand traffic in Tae. The head must be turned from the beginning to the right, then to the left. I took advantage of the proposed Thai service, "Thai-massage" (for 200 baht) don't think anything vulgar, the usual classic Thai massage, I liked it very cool, all muscle fatigue was removed as if by hand. In general, there is no such thing as prostitution in Katya. For carrots, you need to go to Patong, or in extreme cases to Karon. Everything is very close to each other, from 5 to 10 minutes by tuk-tuk (local taxi). Prices for girls start from 1500 baht and up per night. It all depends on the girl.

Food prices are almost the same as in Moscow, with the exception of local products (a little cheaper). With cigarettes, only Marlboro and LM strain, and then they cost from 55 to 75 baht. Wine and vodka products are expensive from 250 baht and above. Beer is cheap from 35 baht. Go to the local supermarket "7sleven" it will be cheaper there. You need to come with dollars or euros, bank cards, but not Sberbank (Sberbank does not work), I don’t know why. It is better to exchange currency in a green or blue exchanger (favorable rate). Take large denominations of currency with you (for example, $ 100) in exchange offices for three prices (for $ 100 and $ 50 bills, a favorable rate, for $ 25 or less, the rate is less). The euro has a single exchange rate. It is not profitable to exchange rubles.
Outcome:
If you want a quiet, relaxing holiday, holidays with children, then you are in Kata, if a little more fun, then in Karon, but if you like noisy night club life, then Patong is for you. The beach is dirty during the season in Patong, in Karon narmul, in Kata super! In Kata, the advantage of the beach is that it is smaller than the others, the entry into the water is smooth sandy, there are no big waves. On Karon, the beach is large, crowded, cheerful sand crunching underfoot, entry into the water is not as smooth as in Kata, big waves, in Patong, very crowded, dirty on the beach, very big waves.
Kata Palm Resort & spa 3+ hotel is excellent for its 3+ even more than. Very clean, well maintained area. The hotel staff is excellent, everyone is very responsive, the rooms are cleaned every day, towels are changed every day, bed linen is also every day, no tip is required. For 14 days, I tip the cleaner three times for $ 1 and that's it.
Yes, I almost forgot to write about the weather in Phuket, the weather is always good at any time of the year !! ! Before the trip, never look at the weather forecast, everything that is predicted is complete nonsense !! ! It is useless to predict these subtropics, it is sunny before lunch, in the evening it can rain for a maximum of an hour, and everything is dry again. That is why weather forecasters put rain on every day. They know it's supposed to rain, but when? For the whole rest, I observed rain three times, after 18.00 they were short-term 15-30 minutes, it dries up instantly. This is at a time when Bangkok and Pattaya were flooded with rain (flood). The north of Thailand (Bangkok and Pattaya) and the south (Phuket) are very different in climate. Closer to the equator, always warmer. The best time, in my opinion, is January-March (cool season) + 27c in the shade.
That's it, you need to finish your essay on the topic of how I spent my vacation. I hope that my review will help you decide on a holiday in Phuket. Goodbye!