ТАЙ - РАЙ TAI - PARADISE

It was the first time in Tai. They wanted exactly on about. Phuket to swim in the Andaman Sea and my goal was to get to the Semilan Islands.
Now about the hotel:
Liked the hotel in every way. The location of the hotel is very good. Karon Beach is wide and has crisp sand. It is considered by many to be the most beautiful beach in Phuket. It didn't bother me to cross the road at all. This is not a highway, but a two-lane road and traffic there is of medium intensity. Walked to Kata beach. Sun loungers are paid. But it's everywhere. Since all the beaches are public. Beer on the beach is twice as expensive as in the store. And we ran after him to the store across the street. This is two minutes. The money was kept in a safe at the reception, as our guide warned that there were incidents with the loss of money in the room. But during our stay there, no one lost anything.
Of the minuses, one can only highlight:
1) old furniture in the room. But it didn't bother us.

2.2) a large number of Russian-speaking tourists, (and this was very annoying. It's a shame for them. But we'll skip it)

We arrived at the hotel in the evening, at the reception we filled out a form. No one speaks Russian in the hotel. But my weak English was enough to communicate with them. Left a deposit of 100 USD. e. . which we took when we moved out. I liked breakfasts, always fruit, soup, oatmeal, fried and boiled eggs. Pancakes, toast and much more. There are many cafes nearby where you can have a delicious lunch and dinner. On the left side (if you are facing the sea) there are a number of massage parlors (probably 8 pieces) we did massages at 1 and 3. I liked it more in 3. where Taiki is in yellow T-shirts. and 4-5 cafes with delicious food and inexpensive valuables. We ate a big lobster which cost us up to 20 USD. e. and if you bring your own seafood, it will be even cheaper. On the right side of the hotel there are also cafes and bars. Shops, you can buy fruits, but their prices are the same for us. Many times more expensive.
They also say that in Tae it is much cheaper to eat from macaroons, but not in Karon. For example, in a bar, a dish of rice noodles with seafood, a huge portion costs from 80-100 baht. (3-4 USD) and on the top of the bowl you can take a small shish kebab for this money. My husband has one tooth. Delicious pancakes with bananas and other fruits. In general, there is a lot to be said about food.
There is a chain of stores 7/11 - they work around the clock, there you can always buy something to eat. Drink, replenish the account on tel. Tel. communication there is very cheap. A call to Ukraine cost less than a dollar per minute. In my opinion, 3 at. e. - min. 10. I don't remember exactly. The guide gave us a card, as in Tai it is not customary, as in Turkey, to transmit information through the reception. Therefore, information about departure or changes in excursions was told to us by the guide by phone.
Where can you walk in the nearest area: we were afraid to rent a bike.

Or rather, even then they decided, but the Thai distributor did not give it to us, having learned that we had not ridden on it before. Therefore, we took a taxi near the hotel (it turned out to be cheaper than a tuk-tuk) and went to Patong (an entertainment center in Phuket), bought up in a supermarket there, walked. I advise you to visit the Fuji Japanese restaurant. It's very tasty there. Located in JungCeylon shopping mall.
We went to View Point - an observation deck where the whole island opens, then the driver offered to take us to the elephant nursery so that we could ride elephants (he gets a kickback from this) we were first announced one price (I don’t remember which one) but we bargained for a long time , since I only had 900 baht with me. (27-30 USD) eventually bargained for this money. Were at the show "Fantasy" I can not say that they were delighted.
There is much more I would like to say. But this will no longer be a review, but a story about Tai.