Amari Coral Beach Resort - Patong Beach Phuket
Amari Coral Beach Resort is rated as the Number 1 hotel in Patong Beach on TripAdvisor, which means it should be in my Top 10 Phuket Hotels list.. except I cut Patong from the list - sorry, Patong! Well, the thing is, and I keep trying to tell people this - Patong is not Phuket, or at least not typical of Phuket.
Patong Beach does not feature a great deal on this blog. That's because on the whole I don't like Patong, and rarely go there. Sure, you can find some great restaurants, and there are some stand out hotels which are already listed in my Recommended Phuket Hotels. The Amari Coral Beach Resort certainly merits a recommendation, and I was reminded of it recently when an old friend came to Phuket and we went to meet her at her hotel - the Amari.
As we wandered along the pathways looking for my friend's room, and headed past the seaview bar and a restaurant or two, down to the pool by the beach (a little bit of beach that nobody else can get to except hotel guests), I got that "Wow, I'd like to stay here" feeling. Everyone looked to relaxed, so comfortable, so unhassled. I guess the secret is that the Amari is not really on Patong Beach, it's "just off" Patong, so you can easily head into town for .. well, whatever you need, and then go back to the hotel to relax. And if the Amari is not relaxing enough, carry on over the headland a few km and you reach one of our favourite little places - Paradise Beach... See, I am not a fan of Patong but there are a few nice bits near Patong!
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Patong Beach does not feature a great deal on this blog. That's because on the whole I don't like Patong, and rarely go there. Sure, you can find some great restaurants, and there are some stand out hotels which are already listed in my Recommended Phuket Hotels. The Amari Coral Beach Resort certainly merits a recommendation, and I was reminded of it recently when an old friend came to Phuket and we went to meet her at her hotel - the Amari.
As we wandered along the pathways looking for my friend's room, and headed past the seaview bar and a restaurant or two, down to the pool by the beach (a little bit of beach that nobody else can get to except hotel guests), I got that "Wow, I'd like to stay here" feeling. Everyone looked to relaxed, so comfortable, so unhassled. I guess the secret is that the Amari is not really on Patong Beach, it's "just off" Patong, so you can easily head into town for .. well, whatever you need, and then go back to the hotel to relax. And if the Amari is not relaxing enough, carry on over the headland a few km and you reach one of our favourite little places - Paradise Beach... See, I am not a fan of Patong but there are a few nice bits near Patong!
Amari Coral Beach Resort - Booking & Reviews
• Amari Coral Beach Resort - Rates and Reservations at Agoda.com
• Amari Coral Beach Resort - Reviews at Agoda.com
• More Patong Beach Hotels
Amari Coral Beach Resort - Photos
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We liked this hotel. It's in a great location, set in a quiet location on a beach but within easy walking distance from Patong. We hired snorkeling equipment cheaply from hotel. The restaurants all had very good food and great service. We would definitely stay there again.
why don't u like patong beach? I've never been to thailand or phuket but am planning to go to phuket this year for my honeymoon. So, just curious, why don't u like patong beach? :) and any places to recommend?
I don't like Patong because it is crowded, noisy, overdeveloped expensive, full of touts .. and so on. Fortunately, Patong is only 1% of Phuket, so ANYWHERE else is nicer for me. However, some people like it, and Patong has some very good hotels like the Amari, which is right at one end of the beach away from the crowds.
I book amari coral based on the stunning photos shown in the website, good reviews and its proximity to patong. I will stay from 5-7 feb 2011 with my spouse.
Eric
Great site, I used it as a guide on my recent stay at the Amari for our 20th wedding anniversary. The hotel is amazing, the staff excellent & friendly & the location just perfect. I will definitely be back to do some less touristy things next time.
My friend is studying abroad in Thailand right now and she recently visited Patong Beach. She liked it, but she is also normally in Bangkok which is also extremely crowded, so it didn't phase her as much. But this beach resort looks very lovely. The pictures are make the place seem like an absolute paradise. I appreciate your honest opinions about the rest of Patong though. Sometimes I feel like people over-hype a city or area and forget to mention the bad aspects that could easily make a visit less than exciting. How long have you lived in Phuket?