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HotelChatter Flickr Pool :: Twinpalms Hotel Phuket
May 7, 2007 at 3:55 PM | 0 Comments
Thanks to HotelChatter Flickr Pool Member Lisa Stegall we have an inside look at the Twinpalms Resort in Phuket, Thailand. Lisa writes:
We stayed at the Twinpalms Resort on Phuket, Thailand in September 2006. The hotel's main lobby is a beautiful open air pavilion surrounded by water and also has a gorgeous pool that free flows beyond the main pool itself and winds around by the various buildings containing guest rooms. Some lower level rooms have direct access to the water. The rooms and baths were very nice. I would definitely stay there again. This view shows part of the water feature surrounding the main pavillion. The bar is on the left.
The hotel is also a member of the Small Luxury Hotels of the World. Room rates average around $300 a night.
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Thailand Hotel Reviews
Tsongsai Bay Impresses All on Ko Samui
May 4, 2007 at 9:11 AM | 0 Comments
We might be stuck at home this week, but that doesn't stop friends of HotelChatter from traveling, and friends Clare and Rick have been soaking up sunshine and saltwater on the idyllic Thai island of Ko Samui. Having got a tip on the Tongsai Bay Cottages and Hotel, they don't seem to be regretting booking in here at all:
We flew in on Wednesday and have already made ourselves at home ... which isn't hard when you're staying at a place like Tongsai Bay. This resort came highly recommended and after only two nights I can appreciate why. For my part this is the nicest place I've ever stayed. Tongsai Bay is gorgeous; so much so that I want to live here! We have a beautiful freshly renovated sea view cottage (a split level bedroom, bathroom, living room, balcony set-up). The resort itself is nestled on the side of a fairly steep hill overlooking a pretty little private beach. It's located just far enough away from the really big resort area of Chewang Beach but close enough by taxi for dinner and shopping trips.
And when we remember that these guys are pretty avid travelers, we can be sure their tip's worth taking note of. Tongsai Bay has 83 cottages and rooms and is (not surprisingly) a common honeymoon destination. Service standards match the great location, and TripAdvisor reviewers rate it the second best on Ko Samui out of over 150 places to stay. You can believe them or believe Clare and Rick, but either way it sounds like a good place to relax and rejuvenate.
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· Tongsai Bay Cottages and Hotel reviews [TripAdvisor]
Thailand Hotel Reviews
Charlotte Church Flaunts Her Pounds at the Rayavadee Resort
April 9, 2007 at 12:51 PM | 0 Comments
UK TV presenter and singer Charlotte Church who wowed everyone in the late 1990s with her young age and classical voice is all growns up and out now.
The singer is four months pregnant and decided to have a hen party at the Rayavadee Resort on the Phra Nang peninsula in Thailand. According to the Daily Mail, Charlotte has spent nearly 100,000 pounds on the trip which included her girlfriends.
Most likely the girls shacked up in a few of the 77 pavillions (starting at $520 a night) that line the beach at this resort. Aside from sunbathing and swimming, the resort offers snorkeling, scuba diving, fish feeding and sea canoeing.
So what did Charlotte do there?
She even found time to visit a local fertility shrine where couples make offerings in return for the promise of healthy children.
Boring.
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· Rayavadee Resort reviews [TripAdvisor]
· Charlotte takes a break (from late nights and cocktails) [Daily Mail]
Bangkok Hotel Reviews
Bangkok's (Loud) Shanghai Surprise
March 21, 2007 at 4:53 PM | 1 Comment
Shanghai, Bangkok, Free WiFi.
What could these three words have to do with one another? Well, at the Shanghai Inn in Bangkok's Chinatown you can stay in "chic chinoise" (four poster beds and "jeweled-tone walls", so says NG Traveler) while accessing the hotel's free wireless internet. And for only $67 a night!
Of course, it sounds too good to be true and it is. Reviewers say the hotel is fun to look at but not to stay in. For starters, it seems the staff has some problems with their indoor voices:
The staff is incredibly loud: shouting, laughing, talking into walkie talkies, etc. The cleaners started pushing trolleys from 5 in the morning and made terrible noise with plastic bags. The receptionists speak very bad English. Normally, I find this charming, but this was just too much.
More complaints were about the noise within the hotel, not from staffers (although this reviewer mentioned that too):
The noise was incredible- showers, toilets, televisions, shouting, and even sex noises just to top it off. and it was ALL night followed by the cleaners with loud walkie talkies at 6am.
Should you stay here because the price is right and free WiFi is tempting, another past guest says don't book any rooms near the cafe or the front desk.
[Photo: WhaleSwimmer]
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· Shanghai Inn reviews [TripAdvisor]
Thailand Hotel Reviews
Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevei: Luxury Getaway Revealed
January 31, 2007 at 1:43 PM | 0 Comments
[Ed. Note: Experienced traveler and Hotel Maven GEOmbfl rarely gets excited when checking out new places but the Mandarin Oriental Dhara Dhevei Resort in Thailand has shaken him up. He offers up his semi-conscious review...er we mean semi-stream of consciousness review below.
The moment when you get into the gold cart and are taken to the reception, I was in awe from the moment I arrived. Before I even stepped into the property I knew this was going to be the nicest place I have ever stayed. I am pretty fortunate in my life and get spoiled by the ability to see a lot and travel so a lot of times I arrive and leave places, hotels and cities under-impressed. Well. let me tell you this is without a doubt the most impressive experience I am about to experience.
More on GEOmbfl's stay after the jump.
