Summer Breeze Hotel - A Great Holiday!

Recently, I have had the pleasure of staying in the Summer Breeze Hotel in Patong.

So enjoyable and relaxing was my stay here, that I feel I really have to post a hotel review of Phuket鈥檚 best-kept secret!

This is a small, friendly hotel, located in Soi Sansabai in Patong. Soi Sansabai is a small street at the top of Bang La Road, and is only five minutes walk to the beach. It is not heavily commercialised; you don鈥檛 get pestered here by pushy street vendors and tailors.

This was my fifth trip to Phuket, and this time I was looking for somewhere different to stay. I wanted to get away from the Beach Road. To be honest, I鈥檝e always found the hotels there to be overpriced and not great value for money.

If you want to pay for location, and not the actual hotel room, then the beach area is for you! I鈥檝e also found the Beach Road area to be too heavily commercialised, and not a very tranquil place to spend one鈥檚 holiday.

Immediately upon check in, I was impressed with the staff of the Summer Breeze. I was made to feel part of an extended family. The staff had great English, and Cathy, the manager, was so helpful beyond the call of duty! After a few days, I was on first name terms with all the staff.

I booked the Summer Suite room at 1280 baht per night. This was one of the finest, most practical rooms I have ever stayed in, anywhere, in five trips to Thailand.

Two rooms, two TVs, a good sized refrigerator, aircon, and dimmer switches on all the lights! Also, tea/coffee making facilities and a lovely, spacious living area. The bathroom was spacious, with a good shower.

FREE wifi in all rooms was the bonus that really clinched it for me!

After my first night there, I immediately decided to stay there for my entire holiday (18 nights).

Bill, the owner, is an absolute gentleman. Originally from Las Vegas, now a resident of Phuket, he freely imparted valuable advice to myself and any fellow travellers. His knowledge of the area was extensive, and he really cared about the guests, offering concern and remedies for upset stomachs and any other situations we found ourselves in!

Cathy, the manager, a native of Phuket, was just worth her weight in gold! On my first day, I had to make a call; she handed me her mobile and said I was welcome to use it! Her knowledge of the area was comprehensive.

A fluent English speaker, with a working knowledge of French and Swedish, she was always willing to offer advice and recommendations. She was very professional in dealing with any situation. She had a great sense of duty of care towrds all the guests.

I have never stayed in any hotel in Thailand where I could trust the staff so completely.

As a solo traveler, I鈥檓 always very cautious. I have to be. After a week staying in The Summer Breeze, I could plug in my laptop in the hotel bar, and leave it there while I walked around the corner to make an overseas call. The staff would ensure it wouldn鈥檛 be touched! I have NEVER done that before in LOS!

The hotel prices were also unique!

Traditionally, I鈥檝e always avoided eating/drinking in hotels, as they tend to be way overpriced.

Here, I could get a bottle of Heineken for only 70 baht, a comparable price with any local bar. Coffee was only 50 baht.

And the wifi was free!

The menu was also very reasonable; breakfasts for between 50 鈥?150 baht, main courses ranged from 90 baht 鈥?300 baht.

The food was excellent, as were the staff and service.

Last year I stayed in the Thara Patong, at 2100 per night. If I needed to use the internet (which I do, frequently) it cost 300 baht an hour to guests. A small tin of Heineken cost 150 baht! I couldn鈥檛 stay in the hotel for any length of time without spending far too much.

In the Summer Breeze Hotel, I could get up in the morning, have a lovely breakfast, check emails and have some coffee without spending a fortune. This was a first for me; being able to relax so completely in my hotel.

I took the time to type this report, because good service and good value deserves recognition and praise.

Full marks to Bill and all his staff for providing a hotel that is fantastic value for money, and very fair to all travellers to Phuket.

Ten out of ten!

Summer Breeze Hotel - A Great Holiday!

Summer Breeze sounds great Joe and definately good value, its nice to be away a bit from the busy areas.

Cathy

Summer Breeze Hotel - A Great Holiday!

5 Floors lovely guest house.

I understand the guesthouses there share a public swimming pool. Guest staying at Summer Breeze gets 2 coupons to go to the pool.

I dont mind staying there, as i can just cross the street and lots of food and close to nightlife.

I will stay there for short trips next time, and will stay at Swiss Palm Beach for longer stays.

Cheers,

John

free towels too

also free taxi from and to the airport if u stay for a min 14 nights

Yeap, some nice pictures fr the website. The new website is much nicer, after being hacked.

http://www.summerbreezehotel.com/

Cheers,

John

Hey Joe,

I was looking at the Summer Breeze hotel for just a single night in december and was just wondering how or where you booked this hotel? ive been looking around n the only way i can seem to find is directly through their website

Thanks,

Justin

send bill the owner an e-mail enruigo

he normally answers promptly

yer ive sent him one,

Thanks

Stayed there for 3 nights in Feb to celebrate my bday!! Had a great stay there. Bill was fantastic, and so are the staff. I stayed on the top floor, room 408 if i remember correctly, it%26#39;s a Summer Suite. Value for money. Bed is nice, shower water pressure is good, air cond is cold even though it%26#39;s in the living room (cools down the room very fast). Only problem for me was walking up 4 floors drunk. HaHa.

It%26#39;s at the private owned Soi San Sabai, next to the new Shopping Complex Jungceylon. Cross the road and you are at Bangla. Amazing and convenient

Booked for 3 weeks in December. Cant wait.

Btw Joe, the new Manager is Ying.

Hey John,

Good to hear you had a great time for your birthday, that sure was a quick trip. You drunk and staggering up stairs, I cannot picture that haha.

Try and come back again while we are there.

Cathy

If you haven%26#39;t already you should post your review here on T/A;

tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g293920-d660434鈥?/a>

where it%26#39;s always available and not burried under 100 other posts a week later.