Blue Ocean Beach Resort

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• 1-travelgeek-1

  24 enero 2018
  Enjoyed Our Stay: The Good and the Bad

  We enjoyed our stay at the Blue Ocean Resort. Having now stayed there, I can understand how reviews are so mixed. Let me start by saying that this isnt really the place I would stay if I was traveling with young kids. The hotel itself is fine for kids, but its location is right in the middle of a very busy section of the city. Its total chaos outside. I definitely would never call this place a resort, my guess is theyre technically allowed to call it that because there is a restaurant on site and has a pool, but thats where the resort part ends. Pros: The beds were comfortable and they had both hard and softer pillows so we actually slept alright. But youve got to be on the side that faces north if you want to sleep, because the road noise with all the scooters and Tuk Tuks with blasting bass and music will keep you up, otherwise. The breakfast was actually pretty good. Not a ton of variety, but theres an egg/omelette station where you can request what you want, and then a row of hot meal stuff, mostly non-breakfast items like fried rice or curry, but also with some hot dogs (that they call sausages), and pancakes/French toast. There was a little bit of fresh fruit as well, mostly just pineapple, papaya, and watermelon. The beach is just down the street, maybe a 5 min walk at most. Its just the right distance from the beach. Not too close so you dont get all the noise from everything happening there, and close enough to just walk. Theres and open food market in the opposite direction of the beach that was amazing! We ate there every night and were able to try all kinds of delicious Thai dishes and desserts. Theres a little scooter rental place just across the street that we loved! Id heard many horror stories of scooter rental places blaming you for scratches or damage to the scooters that you didnt do, and hold your passport hostage until you pay them, but we had zero problems with the place across the street. Its 200-400 baht a day for 24 hours, and both times we rented a scooter we had no problems. Theres a cool suit place just outside the hotel entrance that was great if youre looking for a suit. Sunny, the owner, is from India, so speaks better English than anyone else we met while in Phuket. Cons: The first night we were in room 285, which is on the bottom floor facing the road. It was sooo bad, we hadnt slept in almost 48 hours with traveling and the noise was so loud that we couldnt sleep. My wife was up crying all night because she was so tired and the noise prevented her from sleeping, even with ear plugs, and a pillow over her head. They moved us to room 601 for the next few nights which was a totally different experience, quiet and much better. If you get 285, or any of the rooms in that wing, stop them before they give you the room and demand something on the 6th/7th floor. The hot water sometimes came out luke warm and yellow. They claimed it was maintenance with the pipes, but Im pretty sure thats the norm when they run out of hot water, since it happened on different days and we asked different people each time. Most of the time the water was clear and hot and exactly what I would expect, but just consider yourself warned on that. The language barrier was a real thing. No one spoke anything but very broken English at the front desk, so communication was really difficult. That seems to be the norm in Thailand in my limited experience. The hair dryer would work for about 30-60 seconds and then automatically shut off. Youd have to wait about 5 minutes for it to cool down before it would turn on again and do the same thing. We had someone come take a look and they couldnt understand why we thought it was a problem. So we just gave up and my wife just didnt use it. Fitness Center. I was really frustrated about this. There is NOT a fitness center at this hotel! They crammed a few old machines and a hodge podge of small free weights into the lobby of the 4th floor by the elevators, and call it a fitness center. Its like 85° in that lobby area, so even if there was actual decent machines/free weights, it would be too hot and miserable to work out. One of my main search criteria when booking hotels was that I wanted a place to exercise. There we no treadmills, and two old elliptical. Basically, they threw some old crap in a corner and stuck a fitness center label on it. Totally dishonest in my opinion.

  

• iecke

  22 abril 2018
  Unforgettable Holidays in a perfect Hotel

  When you searching for hidden, quiet oasis in a colorful and lively City than you should join this insiders tip. You will find welcome in the perfect Rooms and the friendly Staff will fulfill all your discerning wishes for a relaxing holiday. The smile in everyone of this Hotel makes you stay unforgettable. For sure: I will come back! Thanks to all of the Staff

  

• waynef740

  04 octubre 2018
  Relaxing Stay

  Once arriving in to Kathu and then being dropped of at the grand Blue Ocean Beach Resort I new I was in Paradise and the rest of the stay just go more and more perfect, from the food to the comfortable rooms to the most friendly staff I have ever experienced. I was welcomed as if it was my own home and pampered beyond wards with such delightful surroundings. Must stay here again when I return and you must stay here too...if you want the best experience in customer service and hotel quality then you must also make Blue Ocean Kathu your next place to stay when in Phuket..

  

• 74shaz13

  28 febrero 2020
  Great hotel, great location

  Stayed at this hotel for 1 week BnB in a deluxe room Room was lovely Absolutely huge with a balcony and view of the pool Breakfast was very good Lovely fresh food Pool good and clean. Only issue was with WiFi

  

• traveladvice134

  14 agosto 2019
  Great hotel with great rooms!!!

  We found this hotel great as it had big specious rooms! The bed must of been a super king, the shower was big enough to host a party in and the room featured a touch screen master panel next to the bed allowing you to control every light in the room, the balcony and set an alarm! It was perfect if you dont want to be the one who had to get out of bed to turn the lights off! The pool was good, however the high rise hotel building didnt allow much sun to hit the pool area! This didnt bother us too much as we went to the beach instead which was about a 5 minute walk from the hotel! A 7 eleven shop 2 minutes away in each direction and some great, good priced restaurants over the road! We had a street room view, would not recommend the pool view upgrade as it was expensive per night and these balconys had no privacy what so ever, the street view balconys which we had. were twice as big & the sun hit it a lot which allowed us to still enjoy the sun. We received a free fruit punch drink voucher on arrival, we sat at the bar and enjoyed this. I would of gave this hotel 5 stars however, the food and drink from the hotel restaurant seemed to be ridiculously expensive which was a shame. The cleaner cleaning our room each day was also great, and friendly! Overall great stay! Would return, and would like to rate 5 stars if the restaurant prices become more reasonable!