Phuket villa or hotel?? with kids..

Posted by mumof2boys (593 days ago)

Hi we are travelling to thailand for our first holiday in 5 years so we are looking forward to this. But we have two toddlers and really want a place where we can enjoy the family activities and have fun together. where should we go? Phuket seems to be very popular. any hotel or villa recommendations? any advice helps. we are on a budget but not wanting a super cheap and nasty place.

Thanks!!

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Posted by mum of 2 (592 days ago)

Marriott might be a compromise. Can get 2 bed apt. or hotel room. With apt., you have 2 bedrooms, living room, kitchenette and washer/dryer. With an owner recommendation you can get 3 free nights and pay for additional nights. Catch is that you have to attend a sales presentation and although there's no obligation, they're very convincing.

There are 3 pools, about 4 restaurants, spa, Kid's Club, elephant rides on the beach etc. So plenty for adults and children. Only about 15 mins from the airport.

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Posted by Team NZ (592 days ago)

Marriott would definitely be my recommendation, we had a fabulous holiday there with our 18month old (he was too young for kids club, need to be 4 I think).

Nonetheless if there were not so many other places to explore in Asia, Phuket Marriott would be my first choice for a holiday! Great rooms, outstanding breakfast, great location, responsive staff. If you are looking for a holiday that is resort based in a beautiful location I highly recommend Marriott.

We found it easy with our young son, very family friendly without being overrun with kids.

I have friends that also rave about the Sheraton, I have never been but it also has great reviews.

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Posted by ldsllvn (591 days ago)

mumof2boys - we are also going to Marriott in June, i looked into it - looks great and you can acutally get villas with kitchens and 2 bedrooms on the territory of the hotel - so perfect compromise i thought.
The main thing to be aware of, of course, when you rent a villa (not Marriott one, I mean the normal villa with a pool) is the pool - it is right there - hard to miss - we have 2 toddlers and I decided we are not going anywhere near villas again for another 2-3 yrs - until they can swim. You cant get away from a pool on a villa and mine two would be in it in two seconds flat, far too scary of a thought... so hotels is way forward for a couple of years.
Another place we have just come back from is Intercontinental in Bali - was amazing - absolutely perfect with kids, nothing bad to say. Esp if you pay for club - then all food (incl kids') is included as well as kids club. Brilliant. Wish Marriott had the same deal

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Posted by mumof2boys (591 days ago)

thanks all for your replies, The marriott looks fabulous but is just a bit too far out of our price range so we can't do that this time. hopefully in the future.
We've found a villa that is owner direct and decided to bring our helper as we will have more pairs of eyes for the kids that way. It is out in a village and right by a beautiful beach, Nai Yang, and 5 minutes from the Phuket airport. We wanted somewhere with a kitchen to cook meals rather than eat out all the time and this place looks so lovely.

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Posted by omaharrison (589 days ago)

Try this place.
http://www.phuket.com/clubandaman/
You can also buy package deals which comes out very reasonable price.
Was like living in a small jungle and very close to the beach.

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Posted by asiacat (585 days ago)

Mumof2, can you tell me how to get three free nights at the Marriot,please? Thanks

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Posted by mum of 2 (585 days ago)

asiacat, I've sent you a PM.

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Posted by dvs (583 days ago)

Mumof2, looking for the same info as Asiacat. Your help would be greatly appreciated.

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Posted by mum of 2 (583 days ago)

sent you a PM dvs

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Posted by jassy67 (573 days ago)

My friends just got back from the Ramada Resort i n Karon Beach in Phuket. Loved it! Very children friendly and even theme rooms for the kids.

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Posted by Domi_K (568 days ago)

Mumof2, had hear of the Marriott 3-night free deal and looking for the same info as Asiacat. How do you get an owner to refer you?

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Posted by mum of 2 (567 days ago)

Domi_K, I've sent you a PM.

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Posted by joehongkong (565 days ago)

mum of 2,

Can u send me the Marriott info?

thanks

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Posted by PaulaLamont (565 days ago)

Mum of 2
Could you please let me know how you found the villa in Nai Yang and what it is called?
Thank you

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Posted by mum of 2 (564 days ago)

joehongkong, I've sent you a PM.

PaulaLamont, I presume you meant Mumof2boys rather than me?

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Posted by LouJones (564 days ago)

Opps, sorry. Yes, I meant mumof2boys. Thanks.

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Posted by LizM (543 days ago)

Mum of 2,
Could you possibly send me the Marriott info too?
We're planning to go there in July and so some free nights would be a great bonus.
Thanks!

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Posted by namaste (536 days ago)

Mum of 2 - could you also tell me how to go about getting three nights free?

Thank you!

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Posted by mum of 2 (532 days ago)

There's a catch; you have to spend about an hour at a sales presentation. I've sent you a PM.

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Posted by Cbel (525 days ago)

Mum of 2,

Can I too bother you for info re: free nights?
Thank you for your time.

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Posted by bye22ca (525 days ago)

we were at Cheidi it was good and well priced for private villas and private beach

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Posted by LouJones (524 days ago)

Hi Mum of 2
Could you please send me the info for the free nights. It sounds like a great offer.
Thank you!

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Posted by noorhan (523 days ago)

hi! mum of 2 can you please send me the info for the free 3 nights as we are planning to go there in july!!
thank you!!

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Posted by mumof2boys (522 days ago)

mumof2 can you please start your own thread?? thanks..

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Posted by whelanf (241 days ago)

mumof2 - can you please send me info for the free nights as we are planning on going to the Marriott next month

Thanks!

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