http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews.html en-us Hotel Reviews about the Baan Karonburi Resort in Phuket, Thailand Copyright 2009 AsiaRooms.com 100 28 http://www.asiarooms.com/ http://www.asiarooms.com/images/asiarooms-rss.gif AsiaRooms.com: Baan Karonburi Resort Hotel Reviews http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/916110.html The first sight I saw my room is all mess up,and the hotel staff told me the Best they could do is give me a temporary room until my room is clean up,and they kept us waiting more than two hours to clean up the room.While we were waiting, they only g... Ms. Yang Tue, 12 May 2009 08:47:11 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/907812.html I stayed for 9 days,and found it fine for what we wanted. :beside the beach/10 min walk into main area/very quiet/nice pool area. Staff were pleasant on all levels,room on ground floor was clean and comfortable,breakfast was the usual fare you expe... Mr. Greaves, Kevin Thu, 12 Feb 2009 06:49:35 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/904968.html I found the hotel ok, but had to wait for 1h30 for my room = it was ready by 15h30 only. Breakfast choice was ok, but nothing special. My room is in a slight need for renovation. If I ever return to Phuket I would probably stay at Kata Beach. Best ... Ms. Christl, Claudia Mon, 12 Jan 2009 08:58:35 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/894916.html The room was a little small, but very attractive. The bed was hard, but all the beds have been hard in Thailand. Service was great. Staff was great. The beach across from the hotel was very nice but the red flags were up the entire time (think this... Mr. Kesinger, Tim Thu, 02 Oct 2008 10:09:00 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/890848.html The hotel was alright, definitely not fantastic, they were repainting twice while we were eating breakfast, the pool didn't look all that clean, slime and mold growing under the waterfall, the staff didn't speak english very well, asked for a sheet o... Darren Sun, 24 Aug 2008 12:27:38 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/882311.html Overall, Asiarooms did a great job of reserving the hotel room. Booking was easy. The stay was pleasant only to be marred by a dishonest staff on the checkout day. I made my payment in cash for airport transfer and massage. No receipt was given and o... Ms. Joanne, Tan Mon, 09 Jun 2008 09:55:12 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/877064.html Lovely quiet, clean hotel. More than adequate room with balcony and well lit, large bathroom with a great shower. Great location for the beach and a short walk away from restaurants, although most of the action is much further away in Karon Town. G... Mrs. Pegram, Christina Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:08:42 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/865205.html We enjoyed the Hotel very much the staff were excellent .The food in the restaurant was first class,and we are hoping to book for 2009. Mr. Woodward, Derek Tue, 11 Mar 2008 15:38:43 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/859396.html This is my second stay at the Baan Karonburi and I can't recommend it highly enough. The staff are very friendly, the service is excellent, facilities are excellent and the location is superb. I will certainly look forward to stopping here again. Mr. Callen, Stephen Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:09:12 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/859150.html We couldn't stay in this hotel as it was overbooked and they send us to the next door hotel. The standards were not as good as the ones we had booked, but the service was very friendly and helpful and we could use the facilities and restaurants (we h... Mrs. Serra Garcia, Maria Mon, 03 Mar 2008 06:00:36 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/845220.html Location: The hotel location in karon is good. It is in a quite area and near the beach (60m) and karon center (400m). Between the hotel and the beach is only the beach road. From the Breakfast/Restaurant, you can see the beach. The beach road betwe... Mrs. Lieberherr, Cornelia Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:50:47 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/818763.html An excellent place to stay. My only complaint being I asked for a double room only to be provided with a twin. I was then offered a room with two beds pushed together! Mr. Callen, Stephen Mon, 07 Jan 2008 09:16:17 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/805978.html This was our 8th trip to Phuket, 2nd stay at Karon, 1st time at this resort. Service staff are friendly. We booked seaview rooms but one (of the four booked) room was really far in - hardly any view of the sea. So save your money and book the normal ... Mr. Chong, Hai Jong Thu, 20 Dec 2007 06:52:13 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/781551.html Pleasent but rainy Mr. Burlin, Mikael Sun, 18 Nov 2007 13:38:29 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/733935.html Staff are really friendly. They go out of their way to make sure you're being looked after. Breakfast is good but nothing spectacular. Location wise its a bit far from most things. You will need a bike to get to all the shopping places. The wal... Mr. Singh, Yashwant Sun, 16 Sep 2007 14:34:42 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/641938.html We stayed at the Baan Karonburi for 5 nights for our honeymoon July-Aug 2007. The hotel was a very nice surprise. We were greeting with a welcome drink and even though we had to wait a little while for our room to be ready it was a nice wait with the... T. Lundquist Thu, 16 Aug 2007 22:38:31 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/625578.html we was not satisfied with service that we have to check out 12.00 because we first leave the hotel at 18.00 and there too much noise at the rooms Mr. Olsen, Michael Sun, 12 Aug 2007 12:55:28 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/473976.html The hotel was ok. We asked several times for clothes hangers as 5 for a family is not sufficient, they assured us that they would send them to the room but never did, in the end i got fed up asking. The swimming pool was nice but with so many broken ... Mr. Pryor, Lawrence Sun, 29 Jul 2007 16:26:36 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/191165.html The hotel was average, the staff were friendly enough but could not speak very good English so this was frustrating. The beach was littered with all sorts of rubish. Bathrooms were clean although shower railings falling out the wall in both rooms . ... Mr. Klein, Darren Wed, 13 Jun 2007 00:18:35 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/189580.html We stayed at Baan Karonburi for 8 nights in the last week of May.Hence, the room rates were low and we could enjoy a reasonable standard for little money (AND the weather was amazing).It is definitely a small and simple hotel but charming and perfect... Mr. Pinz, Florian Mon, 04 Jun 2007 07:04:34 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/186918.html Very sweet and cozy hotel. Swimming pool closes early though, at 7-8pm it was closed already :( The location is very nice and quiet. Convenient as well. The small garden is quite nicely decorated. Unfortunately, the sea was dirty in the time of our ... Mr. Korshunov, Pavel Sat, 19 May 2007 11:10:12 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/186037.html As a whole, Baan Karonburi Hotel was great. For our family, we were a bit disappointed in the pool. It was too small and didn't offer anything but swimming for the kids. We loved our rooms. Very beautiful We had very noisy neighbors next to us ... Mr. Percy, David Mon, 14 May 2007 01:52:31 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/180934.html A lovely small hotel, very close to the beach and situated in Karon, which is the quieter part of the island. A little pool, but just what you need to break from the beach, and a quaint restaurant which is great value for money! Ms. Riddell, Clare Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:18:55 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/179807.html Hotel is located right on the beach and is handy for the nightlife (although lowkey) The drive from the airport takes about 45mins and should cost 650 baht although you can take the airport bus which is half that price. The hotel was kept very clea... Mr. Ward, Andrew Tue, 10 Apr 2007 19:51:55 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/177834.html Great service, great location and lovely staff. I definitely go back again. The best value for the money in the area. Mr. Dejli, Jamal Sun, 01 Apr 2007 11:05:17 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/176849.html we were group of 8 persones. we are very happy that we choised the hotel Baan Karonburi. we feld we are home. the staff are very friendly, helpfull. we were really very glad to stay in this hotel. and thank you very much asiarooms to help us to boo... Ms. Zakharova, Evgeniya Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:35:58 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/175438.html Sayed 3 nights at the hotel. This Hotel is cosy and staffs are helpful. The size of the room and toilet is good. The hotel faces the sunset and the design of all the room's balcony allow all the guest to have the seaview. Not a big hotel, but its c... Lawrence Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:14:02 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/172925.html Overall the service of the hotel is nice. Location is nice. We really enjoy 2 nights staying there. Is good for relaxing and not crowded as patong beach hotel. We really appreciate that hotel staff help us to up-grade the room from garden view(gro... Steve Mon, 05 Mar 2007 09:26:52 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/165118.html I was surprised at how great the location was - much better than many of the more upscale hotels in Patong and even Karon beach. The staff was nice enough, although they didn't speak as much English as I would have liked. I only had two small qualms ... Ms. Chen, Estella Tue, 16 Jan 2007 06:25:42 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/163536.html The hotel is located across the road from the beach but also has an excellent pool facility. The staff are really friendly and I'm sure if any problems had arisen then they would of delt with them, but there were no problems! Figes, David Sun, 07 Jan 2007 08:29:29 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/159650.html For the price paid this is a nice hotel, great location close to the beach and to shopping. Ms. Axelsson, Emelie Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:54:12 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/158561.html The service was not the usual friendly Thai hospitality. We had requested late check out at the time of booking and when we checked we were advised that not one single room was available. Because we could not get late check out we had to shower by th... Ms. Mehta, Ishita Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:06:26 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/157690.html wonderful hotel, GREAT location, Great service , Great pool and a must to get a massage from one of the talented ladies in there massage center. I would stay here again no doubt. Mr. Holmes, Scott Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:40:36 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/156993.html positive: - most of the stuff is well educated in english language - housekeeping did a very good job, always friendly - room was quiet, nice seeview negative: - restaurant could be bigger and more quiet (it is placed directly along the main s... Mrs. Krausch, Beate Wed, 22 Nov 2006 13:16:51 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/156659.html Ideal location with friendly and helpful staff.Will look forward to returing again. Leonard, Mick Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:02:55 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/156040.html We had an amazing time in this hotel. Location is perfect, facing the beach and 5 kms from Patong, excellent compromise to still be able to have a nightlife and enjoying the wonderful Karon Beach. We absolutely recommend it, excellent value for mone... Ms. Burgaud, Emilie Wed, 15 Nov 2006 08:53:30 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/149767.html Overall, my 3 nites stay at the hotel is very pleasant. I'm impressed with the attentiveness of the staff, they are always very helpful and polite. I'm most impressed by their initiative to offer to pack breakfast for my departure in the early mornin... Chan, James Mon, 02 Oct 2006 10:27:26 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/145669.html Central hotel in good place. Reasonable pool with limited sunbeds, you would not need them in high season as the hotel is opposite the beatiful beach. Price, Graham Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:08:34 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/144121.html The rooms are small for families. Would prefer two rooms with connecting doors. The pool and pool area need a clean up. Should be checked every day. The staff were very nice and accomodating, but we had some problems communicating, due to language ... Staubo, Ingjerd Sun, 20 Aug 2006 20:02:10 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/139515.html Our room was cleaned everyday! As well as the towel. The swimming pool is very nice. The breakfast is also very nice. The staff are very helpful. Although, it took us almost 20 mins to reach Patong Beach by motorcycle, we would recommend this hotel f... Ahmad Yasir, Siti Ainun Nisa Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:08:39 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/139046.html Is definitely value for money. I would say the resort is moderate, have a nice swimming pool with a mini bar counter. The only negative side is very little choice of TV channels as karon beach is very quiet. Breakfast is ok. After staying 3 days in k... Siew Noy, Nah Mon, 10 Jul 2006 09:36:49 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/138675.html staff were very attentive to my needs. rooms and amenities were excellent. great pool. very enjoyable time. Beckensall, Brian Thu, 06 Jul 2006 11:42:14 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/137792.html Not exactly a bad hotel to start with, just too bad that its located in a horrible stretch of Karon beach. I could not find a decent eating place nearby unless I paid 300THB to get to patong area, so ended up eating in the hotel's cafeteria which cha... Vez Wed, 28 Jun 2006 06:36:48 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/137788.html The location is not very convenient, but is quiet. The seaview room is very good viewing the sea. But even we inform them we are honey mooners, they never did anything for us, just room only, dissatisfy Yubin, Zhang Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:26:51 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/137315.html Staff are very polite and helpful. Seh Hou Sat, 24 Jun 2006 02:24:00 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/137215.html Excellent value. Great location right opposite Karon Beach. Service - 1st class. Staff very freindly. Even wrote me out the receipe for their great satay/curry dipping sauce. Will recommend Baan Karonburi to anyone travelling to Phuket. Campbell, Bruce Fri, 23 Jun 2006 01:09:38 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/135914.html The staff are friendly and the location was ideal--beach-front but away from the crowd in Patong! The restaurant faces the sea, which was great. It's a nice way to have your coffee in the morning. Lee, Morgiana Mon, 12 Jun 2006 04:09:24 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/135683.html This is a very valuable place to stay in Phuket. Nice and friendly people. Nice and comfortable room with nice balkony and short ways to the beach. The beach itself isn't the nicest in Phuket but with a car we were able to get to every nice spot in t... Baeuerlein, Hans Fri, 09 Jun 2006 10:23:59 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/134034.html All staff extremely helpful and friendly. Our little boy was ruined by them!! :-) Wright, Robert David Tue, 23 May 2006 12:14:40 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/133101.html Room was tasteful furnished and decorated in thai style. The sea view is nice (deluxe room). Resort is close to the beach. Nice swimmingpool and garden. Staff is very friendly and helpful. Good value for money. Mateusz Mon, 15 May 2006 08:05:28 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/132646.html the room is very clean, the location is very closer beach,the price of accommendation is very reasonable. Peng, Dan Thu, 11 May 2006 10:11:23 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/131841.html What a fantastic hotel located in the peaceful Karon area of Phuket. Staff were helpful at all times and importantly very friendly. Pool Area is superb. Restaraunt caters brilliantly for local and european food. Excellent location for beach - 50 pace... Taylor, Scott Wed, 03 May 2006 18:57:03 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/131485.html This was a reasonable hotel to stay in although the rooms are showing signs of wear. We only stayed one night and had prebooked another 2 nights on our return from Koh Samui. Unfortunately, our room was next to the hotel elevator on the bottom floor ... Griffin, Colin Mon, 01 May 2006 05:06:13 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/131467.html I stayed 3 nights at Bann Karonburi, and I must say it's the friendliness and personal touch of the staff at the resort that won both my partner's and my heart. The staffs are great and helpful. On my departure day, having to leave the resort earlier... Sim, Terence Trevor Wi Mon, 01 May 2006 01:39:48 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/131461.html The hotel is not particularly attractive, anyway it is very clean and quiet. The room was comfortable and spacious, the swimming pool and the (little)garden were, well mantained; what I didn't like was the high buildings surrounding the swimming pool... Battaini, Ilaria Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:31:43 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/131230.html Outstanding hotel for the price. The staff were extremely attentive and bent over backwards to help with any request. The rooms were excellent and room service, hot cooked breakfast, tea/coffee making facilities and beach towels were a free bonus. On... Cowie, Laura Fri, 28 Apr 2006 17:29:33 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/131208.html Nice swimming pool, with beatifl view,but for breakfast,not so fresh with small flyers. Yang, Haihua Fri, 28 Apr 2006 14:33:27 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/129222.html The location of this hotel is prefect with the beach just across the road. It is on a quiet stretch of Karon Beach with plenty of restaurants to choose from close by and very few shops - though there are plenty of shops a little distance along the r... Mcquillan, Margaret Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:42:24 +0100 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/126865.html Every thing was perfect Andersen, Karin Marie Fri, 24 Mar 2006 07:57:42 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/122764.html I like seaview room. Kun, Yan Thu, 16 Feb 2006 00:56:24 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/120044.html second time i've stayed here good value for money nice pool, friendly staff and handy location accross to the beach and a 10 minute walk away from centre of karon. Hewitt, Stephen Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:05:38 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/119840.html Service was fantastic, as was the hotel it self. Granthrai, Brinda Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:05:06 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/119808.html The location was excellent - right across from Karon Beach, the staff were lovely, the service they provided was very efficient, the pool was a decent size, and the room was great. I really recommend this hotel!! Fisher, Clare Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:02:01 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/117835.html I stayed at the Baan Karonburi resort 21-24 Dec. 2005. The bedroom and the bathroom were ok. From the balcony, I was able to see the sea a bit. There wasn't a big variety of food for the breakfast. However, they tried to serve different food every da... Moon, Seung Hyun Wed, 04 Jan 2006 12:16:47 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/116047.html Location wise, this is probably the best value for money hotel at Karon. With the beach just across the road, it offers quick and easy access to the sand and water. If you want to avoid the heavy touting in Patong, head this way. Would be my prefer h... Ng, Victor Sun, 18 Dec 2005 09:16:20 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/114677.html Hotel located in Karon which is a lot nicer than Patong. Beach was across the road and was very nice, surf pretty good in November! Rooms really clean and airy and ours had a bit of an ocean view. Staff were very nice and thought rooms were very reas... Polly Mon, 05 Dec 2005 15:47:35 +0000 http://www.asiarooms.com/Thailand/Phuket/177157--hotel-reviews/114589.html A very good stay indeed! The only possible thing I would like to add is that it could perhaps have a little bit larger cupboard. Very nice and friendly people working there. I don't think one can ask for better location than this in this area. Schagatay, Oguz Mon, 05 Dec 2005 06:33:21 +0000