Kamala Bay Garden Hotel and Resort Reviews

Kamala Bay Garden Resort       100/10 Moo 3, Kamala Beach Road,       Kathu, Phuket 83120       Hotel booking

Reviews of recent stays	Comment on the hotel
Susan Harvey  2007-02-21 until 2007-02-25	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand The hotel was very busy when we stayed. Sunbeds were jammed together and you had to get your towel down at 8:30 in order to get one. The pool area is too small for the capacity of the hotel. This hotel is also full of mainly swedes with families of five being the norm. We were on the 4th floor and with no lift it was pretty hard work going up and down with small children. The configuration of the rooms was also strange as to get to the room next door but one on the same floor (in our case my parents) we had to go down to the ground floor and then back up again! The rooms were adaquate although when we reported faults they weren t rectified during our stay. It is well worth taking the five minute walk to the beach which is beautiful and also very safe for children, much better than the packed poolside. You can also get very good food and drinks there, better quality and value than the hotel.
Jen  2006-12-29 until 2007-01-04	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand The hotel is fine if you have kids, I wouldn t stay there if you didn t. It is very much set up for Swedish guests and if you re not Swedish then you re very much overlooked. The kids club is only for Swedish kids and not conducted in English so is pretty useless for non-Swedish speakers. The other criticism is that the music from the restaurant, or entertainment at night is so loud and for absolutely no reason. Overall the staff are pleasant but do cater mainly for Swedish families. The rooms are big and functional, bathrooms are small and need updating. All in all, it s fine, just a standard family resort.
Norman S Ohlsson  2006-12-18 until 2006-12-30	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand Thanks to the entire staff at the Kamala Bay Garden Resort, my family has had their most memorable holiday. Everything was perfect on this trip from the accomodations to the staff and travel agent. Thank you again
Liivi Rimling  2006-11-22 until 2006-11-26	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand It is an charter hotel sa* tehre are lots of swedes finns and other scandinavians. Hotels i very nice and rooms are spacious. It is little far away from Kamala village so you have to spend some money to get tehre and back.
Subarna B  2006-10-26 until 2006-10-31	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand We (family of 4)were there for 5 days & stayed in the 2 bedroom suite. The facilities were very nice, service was excellent. Our son, aged 4yrs really enjoyed the pool and play area. The buffet breakfast was excellent, but the menu as a whole we felt was a little bland and lacking a Thai influence, and finesse. For example, the pizza that we ordered (first one on the menu) was very bland, I don t think any Italian spices had been added. There were however, many dishes to choose from with our occasional stomache problems due to travel in other areas of Asia.
Robert Parker  2006-07-31 until 2006-08-22	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand Very nice resort. Friendly and helpful staff. Hotel well maintained. On the negative side there is no English language news channel and the mini-mart does not carry newspapers. Nevertheless, when the sun goes down, it is a rather pleasant 20 minute walk along the beach to Kamala village. The rooms are all suites and have bedrooms and kitchens, consequently it is ideal for families with children. If you are not a child friendly person and want a quite time by the pool, you won t find it here. Nevertheless, we had an excellent stay at Kamala Bay Garden, would definitely stay there again, and would recommend it to others.
Sharon Thompson  2006-02-05 until 2006-02-10	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand Overall, we were pleased with our room. It was clean and spacious, and the beds were comfortable. Our room overlooked the pool, which was lovely. A family oriented resort. The buffet was plentiful. Alas, the service at the bar left much to be desired, as well as the room service. Note: there are no elevators in this 4 storey resort, so request a ground floor room if stairs are an issue. There is a beach on the other side of the highway, about a 10 min. walk. Kamala village is much further but walkable. The resort can arrange a taxi for you at reasonable rates. Overall, we enjoyed our stay and would stay at this resort again.
Robert Bauer  2006-01-28 until 2006-02-04	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand We stayed at the Kamala Bay Garden Resort for a week, during Chinese New Year. Our family consists of twin boys, aged two, a four year old girl and late 40 s parents. I generally found all of the other comments very honest and forthright. For example, the patio is huge, the size of one of the bedrooms and has a drying rack, at least ours did on second floor. The drying rack came in handy every day with up to 10 bathing suits. The bedrooms and living room each had their own individual air conditioning system so we could set the temperatures as liked. The suite included a huge living room with a daybed. It was set back too far from the television to be useful for watching much at night, but still offered a place to sit. The walk to the beach is about 5 minutes with little kids. We took a stroller about 90% of the way, and then parked by a tree. The kitchenette was clean and included most utensils. We cooked pasta once and had all the things necessary to do so. There was no microwave, which we saw as a big lacking item. Would have traded the stovetop for that easily. The housekeeping was efficient and washed up the dishes too. There is room service too, but it seems a little limited with an unusually large number of European or otherwise non-Thai/Asian menu items. There is a good selection of kids items though and the macarroni and meatballs were popular with all our kids. A couple of areas of concern we had included the obvious catering to large groups of Swedish tourists. This cropped up when we asked about putting our daughter in the kid club and were told it was only available to Scandanavian children! Another disappointment was the breakfast buffet, which was included in the room price. By the end of the week I didn t even want to go down. Our Nestle Red Cup instant coffee was stronger, the omelette line was too slow for us to consider, the high chairs were dirty, not cleaned between meals and had peeling paint and fibreboard. Finally, even with three kids of our own, we were close to being overwhelmed with the numbers of children at the resort. Anyone hoping to escape for a few days and not hear screaming or be splashed at the pool should think twice. This is a place that caters specifically to families with children. We appreciated that but could never recommend someone without kids consider it. But these are minor points above in terms of families with kids. The combination of the pools, which are sparkling clean [a small miracle given the huge numbers of kids swimming in them] and Kamala beach and bay, [which are picture perfect] are an awesome combination. There are also two minimarts located 20 steps from the entrance, independent taxis a few more feet, places selling all the pool/beach gear you d want for kids. Three minutes away by car, or a 15 minute walk, are a couple of pharmacies and even a clinic which I went to one night with a sick child. Kamala town is almost fully rebuilt, but you don t feel anything of the tsunami at the resort or at the beach. Other than the few suggestions I noted above, we had no complaints about our stay. Also, we took a stick-on type kiddie lock to put on the sliding patio doors. When we left it popped of and didn t hurt the metal finish at all. Also took a couple of door knob covers, all of which worked fine to make sure the kids didn t get into anythign they shouldn t. With the pools being a couple steps away from the lower floor patios, I d really recommend a stick-on kiddie lock.
Sandra Nesbitt  2006-01-16 until 2006-01-26	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand Great apartment sized rooms(kitchen a bonus)Huge pool with kids slide,but not supervised. Good buffet breakfast. Short walk back along beach into Kamala Bay town about 10 minutes. Lovely in house spa treatments. Be aware there is a lot of children there in holidays plus no lifts so must use stairs or request way in advance a ground floor room..Some staff were very friendly while others did not seem to notice you. They do cater more for Northern European nations. All in all we had a great holiday & would go back to this hotel again.
Mr.Devin Burnikel  2006-01-07 until 2006-01-12	Kamala Bay Garden Resort, Phuket, Thailand The rooms were spacious with a balcony overlooking the very large pool. The beach is very nice and not too crowded. The resort caters to families with kids (the pool is a kids playground). We had some communication problems with some of the staff on occasion, as they had some problems understanding english at times. The Hotel is a little isolated, as it was a taxi ride to most places (20 min ride to Patong beach).