Katathani Phuket Beach Resort Phuket Reviews

Katathani Beach Resort, Phuket - Review Guest Rating: 4.7

The Katathani Beach Resort is adjacent to a superb sandy beach in the southern part of Phuket. It offers generously proportioned rooms, excellent pools and pool-side services, and fantastic views across the Andaman Sea. There are several dining room options, all with sea views and the facilities are all in excellent condition and very well maintained. The Katathani Beach Resort is a great location for a short holiday or a longer break from day-to-day life.

Adjacent to a superb beach. Generous proportions for the hotel rooms. Friendly and cheerful staff who are always willing to help.

Some staff need to improve their English (but it is only a small number).

• Hotel Feature Tip : The tour desk is staffed by people who really know Phuket and their guidance could not be faulted. They always knew the best tour operator and were very efficient in booking tours.

Sweet and quiet hotel Guest Rating: 3.8

Nice stay here, room is spacious and beautiful. It is a little bit far away from city and patong beach, which makes it be very quiet. If you want to have quiet and sweet time with your lover, this would be a good choice. The hotel also provide nice breakfast. And there were a few very nice restaurants nearby. Although we stayed here only for one day, we have great memories.

Near beach, quiet, and beautiful

A little far away from city town

• Restaurant Tip : Two restaurants near it are very nice.

a good hotel to stay Guest Rating: 4.5

we only stayed for 1 night and it was raining season. But we still got a chance to swim a little bit in the sea because it is so close. The hotel is good for its service and position.

perfect position. ( just in front of the beach) and good service.

food is a little bit expensive

Katathani Phuket Beach Resort Guest Rating: 4.5

The hotel was everything we could have asked for. It was directly on the beach and ran the entire length of Kata Beach, so it felt like it belonged to us. It didn't though, it is a public beach and you will get charged 200 baht for using the loungers on the beach, so beware! Every day we were there, they had the red flags out (no swimming) although there was no rip - just a few choppy waves; one day it was even like a mill pond and the flags were still out. The water was warm and clear. We swam every day without any problems. The hotel is split in two - with the Thani wing being on the beach side. Be aware of this when booking. The staff were great and helped us with everything from changing our flight and booking another night to changing money and ordering taxis. Everyone spoke English (to some degree) and they were always happy and smiling. I arranged a transfer from the airport directly with the hotel before leaving Australia for 1200 baht. But you can get a taxi for 800 baht. Although the arranged transfer was a nicer car (with seat belts!) and they gave you bottled water and a refreshingly cold face towel for your trip. Took about 50 minutes from the airport to the hotel. Our room was fantastic (Grand Thani Suite), looking straight out to the beach, in full view of the sunset. The shower was amazing (like standing under a waterfall), although the bed was very hard. They will change your mattress though. There is a card asking if your mattress is too hard or too soft. Unfortunately, we didn't find this card until the day before we left! There are some great little restaurants across the road that are very cheap and authentic. We dined at these most nights. We would definitely go back to this resort. It was top class.

The location to the beach was excellent. Breakfast every morning offered everything you could ask for. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The pools were kept exceptionally clean. In fact the whole resort was kept spotlessly clean.

On the one day of the week that they offered yoga as an activity, the instructor was sick and there was no replacement. The bed was HUGE in our room but the blanket wasn't long enough to cover the entire bed, so our feet stuck out the end. Kata is a public beach so if you want to use the loungers, you have to pay 200 baht. The beach was also a little dirty, although a team of volunteers did come through every day to clean it up a bit.

• Restaurant Tip : Dine across the road from the hotel in the small local restaurants. You can get a fantastic phad thai for 80 baht, washed down with a Chang for 50 baht. A very cheap lunch/dinner alternative.

Young couple from New York Guest Rating: 4.8

We were looking for a quiet and peaceful beach and that's exactly what we found at this hotel. The room was perfect for us, clean and modern. The hotel has several restaurants to choose from and we especially enjoyed thai choices. The hotel has a great spa by the beach. We were very lucky for rainy season (didn't rain at all!) and it was less crowded and less expensive! We loved it!

Beautiful facilities, very modern, super nice staff and peaceful beach.

No cons.

• Nightlife Tip : If you're looking for nightlife I don't recommend this hotel, as it is far from Patong and Phuket center.

A stay in paradise Guest Rating: 4.5

The resort is great. We booked the junior suite and the room is wonderfull. Ocean view and lots of space. The surroundings are also wonderfull. Very open and lots of space for sunbeds. Kata beach is not very far from the other beaches but not as busy. If you rent a scooter everything is accessible. The food and services in the resort are also very good. I will definitely stay here again.

Very open and spacious, great room with ocean view, great service.

Cannot think of any!

katathani august 2008 Guest Rating: 3.8

We spent a short week at kata thani in august 2008 (which is during the rainy season). We were surprised that, having booked a deluxe room, this was separated from the main part of the hotel. Finally the room seemed to be OK. It is useful to rent a car (which is not expensive for european standards, adn useful to move around the island -and much better than motorbikes with rainy weather).

Wonderful beach, with a sunset worth the trip.

-No bathtub on the room. However, the biggest shower I ve ever used. -Noisy air-conditioning. -Bhuri wing is somewhat separated from the rest of the hotel. -Somewhat distant from Kata center, and with no shuttle service to go there.

• Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Go to phi phi island to view beautiful landscapes and underwater sealife.

that's ok we like it ! Guest Rating: 4.0

Very nice place with very good location ( 100m from beach)and lights are very special at night. From our room view among the perfect cut of green grass there's a big pool with the sea beyond it. There are even a "Neon-BAR" near the beach... Restaurants there is also great for breakfast and/or dinner. But just two things : We dont like the rooms style, its pretty old style, maybe 80's, and the sea there is pretty risky to swim cause of waves and rocks... But all in all : we like this place :)

-Rooms are in old style ( 80"s...) -a bit far from town by walk -sea around there is risky (big waves)

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great stay at the Katathani resort Guest Rating: 4.7

I would highly recommend this resort if you can get a reasonable rate (we got the off-season rate). The semi-private beach is probably the best feature, but pretty much everything about this hotel had class. Even though we had a discounted rate, we did not get a discounted treatment. I think it is the nicest resort in Phuket.

Semi-private beach with beautiful sand, beautiful waves. Far, far from the maddening crowds. The pools were also gorgeous, and you did not have to get out early in the morning to "save your spot". I was also impressed with the staff and the women who provided other services at poolside (pedicures, etc.). Everyone was extremely professional.

If you want more shops, restaurants, etc, you will have to walk 10 minutes over the hill. We did not mind, but this might not be for everyone.

• Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Do not take the trip to Phi Phi Island. This was a complete tourist trap. Unbelieveably crowded, and then they drop you off on a very small island for 90 minutes with nothing to do except rent a chair to get out of the shade. Instead, rent a scooter, and take the trip to the south of the island.

Katathani Guest Rating: 3.5

My boyfriend and i spent he last night of our holiday at Katathani and it was a decent place to stay. It was good if you wanted a quiet and remote resort however we didn't realise it would be so far from shops etc but there are substantial amounts of transport available. As for the hotel itself, staff were friendly and the rooms were clean. The superior wing was a bit old but overall it was good The food at breakfast was average, we had samosa's the night before for dinner off the menu and we had them for breakfast the next day too. The resort is close to some cheap family restaurants which were very busy.

There are many pools to choose from and the resort is close to some cheap restaurants. Rooms were clean.

Too far from the superior rooms to the rest of the hotel, down the road. The main pools are near the beach but its a 5 minute walk to get there from superior wing.

• Restaurant Tip : Eat at the cheaper restaurants down the road. Not so much for price but for the variety of food.