Sunwing Resort & Spa, Phuket

This hotel is situated right at a beautiful 8 km sand beach. If you have kids its perfect for u, if not u have to like kids a lot, because they r everywhere. Mostly Scandinavians and Russians staying at the hotel when i were there. Best are the rooms, big rooms with balcony all in the direction to the five swimming pools. Clean, and good service. Restaurant, expensive and the food is one day ok, one day bad...its a lottery, and its expensive to eat there. The hotel is a little bit to far away if u wanna go out and party in Patong.

I live in Thailand with friends. I needed a little getaway. For me it was refreshing to be around fun families. Families that were a lot like my own in America. It gave me a little taste of home with families everywhere. The service was great and everyone was so nice. The pools are outstanding and it is right near the beach. You don't have to leave the hotel for anything. They had a variety of good food choices. If my family was coming to visit me I would bring them here.

I picked this hotel as I wanted to keep my boys aged 2 and 4 occupied as my husband was busy preparing for the Phuket triathlon. The first day, I took them to the sandpit area and they absolutely loved it. There was a big box full of rakes, shovels, trucks, sieves, etc for the children to use. There was also a little slide and playhouse plus quite a few see-saws. There are paid activities as well which we didn't take part in. I also took the boys to the children's pool which they really enjoyed. For lunch, I took them to La Tasca and the staff told me that the children's buffet was free if I was also ordering a meal. This was a great idea because it meant that the children could start their meal immediately while I took time ordering mine and managed to enjoy my meal while they were busy eating theirs. The resort being owned by a Swedish company meant that it was very geared towards the Scandinavian crowd. The children's activities and shows were all conducted in Swedish. We didn't pay to take part in the children's activities as my boys are quite shy anyway. The nearest local supermarket is about a 15-20 minute walk away. There is a mini-market in the hotel but of course it's a bit more pricey. Transport to go anywhere even a 10 minute drive is expensive. The taxi driver said to me when I said the fare was expensive, that we could afford to pay if we were staying at Sunwing. There are several restaurants on the beach, and also little shops selling souvenirs, beach toys, etc.