THE PAVILIONS, PHUKET

"Best Hotel for those looking for "time off" "

This was the most amazing hotel. Closed off from the hustle and bustle in Thaliand. The grounds are perfectly maintained and the villa is absolutely breathtaking. The private pool was cleaned twice a day and there was never a leaf in it. The villa was also perfectly kept. There are lots of relaxing activities ; library etc. Hotel staff are welcoming and friendly. The only place where there is room for improvement is the food. Was very high class but selection was a bit limited. We found favorite meals and ate the same thing everyday.

"Almost perfect"

Stayed here for 7 nights of our honeymoon in January 2015. In many ways it exceeded our expectations. The villa was enormous, literally three time sthe size of our two bed flat in London, and decorated really really well. Modern without losing an charm. The outdoor area was amazing, with a 14m long private pool and seperaet cabana area to cool off in. And completely private, so if you want to come home without any 'white bits' you can. Food is really good. As good as any decent restaurant we'd expect to pay much more for in London, and you can either eat in the main restaurant, or have almost the identical menus brought you your villa for private dining. You can also pay a little extra to have special menus cooked for you at the villa with a candelit setting ourside by your pool, or as we also did, have them set-up a BBQ for you to either cook yourself, or for a chef to cook for you. The wine list is huge, ranging from some decent (though heavily markedup wines - but hey this is Thailand) bottles for £20 up to hundreds of pounds. The mini bar is stocked up with beer, house wine, whisky, gin rum etc daily, and the cost is the same you would pay in a bar outside the hotel so pretty good value. This really does appear to be a place where they encourage you to spend a lot of time alone together in your villa. If you want to get out, other than teh main restaurant for breakfast (again very good) lucnh or dinner, there is also a nice bar with snacks up at the top of the resort for great sunset drinks, and a free shuttle bus throughout the day to Lanyan beach 5 mins away. The service is impeccable, and very friendly. I've stayed in a lot of very nice hotels for business over the past 15 years, and I can honeslty say that this was the nicest accommodation and best service I have had anywhere in the world. The only reason I can't give this 5 out of 5 is that the Eastlands lunch restaurant and communal pool area is not available as the hotel is currently building an estate of villas in that area. There was no noise from construction and you wouldn't know it was going on, but it was disappointing to only find out after checking in that one third of the restaurants, and the communal pool were not available. This is not mentioned either on their website, or Secret Escapes, through which we booked, and both still advertise these areas as available facilities, which is not really on. The estate is due fpr completion in summer 2015, so I doubt the full facilities will be available before then. If you really like a communal pool to sit and people watch, or are hoping to meet and chat with other couples then this could be a big issue, though I guess most people go to this kind of resort for the privacy of their villa. And if you are ok with that, then I can't think of a better place to go to.

"Most amazing service"

Great hotel. Highly recommend. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Breakfast is delicious and the waiters were all great. Great hotel to go to to relax. Only thing I could say was a bit annoying was that the hotel isn't on the beach, but the hotel offers free shuttles to and from the beach. We went here for our honeymoon and had a great time. Our room was clean and HUGE.

"Romance all the way"

Best boutique luxury hotel we have stayed in. Went for 25 Wedding anniversary and the staff made it so special. We felt like royalty. Our villa was so private and very spacious and our private pool was amazing. Food was superb. Highly recommend to honeymooners or couples wanting to reconnect.

"An Amazing experience"

Wow what can i say.This hotel is wonderful, the rooms are just fantastic so private, large beautiful and very well equipped.The staff are just very nice and helpful and friendly.Great location quite but not far from anything.Breakfast was amazing. 360 degree bar very nice great cocktails and sunset.Would not hesitate to go back.