Amari Coral - Ptg Garden Bay - Graceland - Ptg Merlin

We are a couple on our 20%26#39;s, staying in Phuket for 5 nights. Been seeing places to stay and have chosen Patong, since it%26#39;s the busiest. Don%26#39;t know which hotel to choose between Amari Coral, Patong Garden Bay, Graceland and Patong Merlin. Any advice please?? The price diference between bed %26amp; breakfast and half board is diminute, so now we are in doubt in going HB or not... Are hotel%26#39;s restaurants better quality or can we find good and not expensive restaurants in patong?

All advices are welcome.

Amari Coral - Ptg Garden Bay - Graceland - Ptg Merlin

Hi Lugore,

Depends what you value most with regard to choosing between these hotels. I like the Amari because you get a really close ocean view from most rooms (there%26#39;s no road between you and the ocean - the hotel has a jetty going out into the ocean). But I see that you chose Patong because it%26#39;s the busiest - so you might prefer the Patong Merlin because that%26#39;s closer to the middle and busier part of Patong than the Amari, which is about a 15 minute walk from the centre of Patong.

The Amari has nice restaurants, but they (and most other Hotel restaurants) are a lot dearer than most of the restaurants in Patong%26#39;s streets.

There are many, many good and not expensive restaurants in Patong, and it%26#39;s fun trying different ones rather than spending most of your time in your hotel.

Regards

Mike

Amari Coral - Ptg Garden Bay - Graceland - Ptg Merlin

Thanks Mike. We%26#39;ve decided to go to Patong Merlin with B%26amp;B. It will be nice to try the local restaurants. We will only go half board to Holiday Inn Phi Phi, just stay at the hotel and do 1 or 2 excursions... but still haven%26#39;t found a website where i can book that hotel without going only on Bed %26amp; Breakfast. I think paying directly for our meals at the hotel will be more expensive, so if by anychance you know a website where it can be booked please let me know.

Thanks!!

Hi Lugore,

I probably should add to my other reply.

When I said that Hotel restaurants are usually more expensive than many Patong town restaurants, I really meant for evening meals.

For breakfast, the quality and quantity of the breakfasts at hotels like the Holiday Inn usually makes the Bed and Breakfast deal quite attractive - provided that you like to eat a big breakfast!!! You probably won%26#39;t need much (or any) lunch after a long, relaxing breakfast buffet.

I%26#39;d be tempted to book bed and breakfast at the Holiday Inn Phi Phi and to eat other meals out. Asiarooms.com has a price for that - I don%26#39;t know how it compares with other web sites, but they%26#39;re usually pretty good.

By the way, I%26#39;m not sure what ';half board'; means.

Regards,

Mike