Sunset Beach Resort Phuket

We stayed at the sunset beach resort on the northern end of patong beach for 5 ...

... to see them up close. But the immediate plan was to take a taxi to Karon Beach where we'd booked our hotel. Thavorn Palm Beach Resort was a four-star deal, with bathrobes, a fruit platter, beach gear, and a private balcony waiting for us (not to mention ...

... night.  We had hoped there would be cheaper rooms like in Phuket Town but as it is still high season and Karon Beach is a popular beach resort, Lois did really well to get us our room at La Cucina Italiana, especially when we had a huge bed, TV with ...

... story is about our trip to Thailand. Relaxation sounded like a good idea so we checked in at the Marriott Phuket Beach Resort in Phuket, Thailand.  Instead of our usual trip filled with packed itineraries and lugging bags from place to place we ...

... our hotel for just under $30, not bad for a half hour car ride. Our hotel was beautiful. Just what we asked for. Ban Thai Beach Resort of located right on the strip of Batong Beach. We could walk across the road to the ocean. We had a huge two room ...

... more beautiful canvas of vivid colors and unending perspective. Sipping some Johnny Walker Blue Label and watching the sunset from an executive lounge of the Phuket Hilton.... can it really get any better? Waking up in paradise, Lindsey and I started ...

Well the big thing for our day is to go to the beach and meet up with Allan and Hanne. We were taken to the beach by the Resort bus and was dropped off at a really beautiful spot. The usual cost of beach chairs is a standard 200 baht for two people for ...

... got ready for our departure to Phuket. After we got on the plane and started to descend we all realized just how similar to Paradise, Phuket really was. The beaches are like silk and the water is so warm you could bathe in it all day if it wasn't for ...

... assigned and then taken to the resort which is around 20 minutes away from the airport, in the opposite direction as Phuket town. Once we arrived at the resort, it was all smooth then, except that it is a self contained resort and the prices of things are ...

... was coming, and I wanted something really nice for the occasion...and so I booked a private villa in Phuket Pavilions... Phuket Pavilions is a resort that consists of about 20 separate and completely private villas...each villa has a  garden and a ...

... can complete the task in 20 minutes. After showering, Erin and I retreated to the beach front restaurant of our resort to have a Heinekin and play Gin during the sunset. John came to join us for a game, and soon Nadia, my climbing partner, who I had ...

... and just relaxing in the boat and looking out a the scenery was magnificent!    Our last day in Phuket we walked again to Nai Yang Beach, this time in the opposite direction we had gone the first day.  It was a lovely beach and enjoyed ...

... else's way. Everything went as planned, and by 3pm, we were in a mini-bus, headed to Kata beach to find our beach-side resort!  We were wondering why the bus ride was so cheap, when we made an unannounced stop at a local tourism agency, where we ...

... the mid-day sunshine. Still rubbing sleep from our eyes on Saturday morning we tracked down the manageress of the resort (Mai Khao Beach Bungalows) and immediately extended our initial booking from two nights to four. Two nights later, we extended ...

... straws, very cool! I'll teach you when we get back, ha! In closing, we watched another gorgeous sunset and ate supper beside the beach with a bottle of wine to celebrate the great stay here. We learned that the owners of our resort ...

... we could definitely get used to. We arrived at the airport and took a taxi to the flagship JW Marriott and Marriott Beach Club Resort.  On entering the lobby we were greeted with friendly smiley faces, jasmine garlands and glasses of mint and ...

... with my girlfriend I figured I'd class it up a bit.    So the hotel was called the Pacific Club Resort, about 10 minutes away from the beach but great all the same.  I guess business has been slow since the Tsunami, so the deal was ...

... to Twin Bay Ton Sai Bay and Loh Dalum Bay - lunch there, Khai Island, Khai Nui Island, Monkey Beach.  Back to hotel by 6pm then proceed to Phuket Fantasea, a cultural illusion Show - opens only at night 530pm to 1130pm. Next day - City ...

... at one of the hotel pools, adjourning to a beachfront bar for lunch and spending the afternoon on the beach.  There are a couple of lovely spots for sunset drinks and a good choice of eating places for later.  The food is cheap and delicious ...

... was the better choice. The prawns they served were the biggest I've ever seen. We also ate at a pizza place along from the resort - "Sorrento" it was good pizza but at times the heat of the evening was overbearing .. and I guess the wood-fired pizza oven ...