Name: The Front Village
Address: 566 Patak Road, Karon, Muang, Phuket, 83100, TH

6/10

Pleasant

13 Apr 2026

Pauline

My room was clean and functionable. I felt it needed updating as my room was quite dark.
The beach was a short walk from the hotel.
The staff were extremely pleasant and helpful.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2026

Logan

This location was great. Service was impeccable, including the accommodation for a gluten free diet. Room was not large but was adequate and clean. Staff was amazing. Shopping was a short walk, and it was easy to get shuttles or taxis to further locations around the island. Food was great. Should we ever come this way again, it would be an easy decision to stay here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Mar 2026

Carina Nygreen

Smukt og dejligt roligt hotel med lækre værelser og skøn pool. Dejligt og MEGET sødt personale!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Sep 2025

Susan

Room was very clean, with good facilities, the beach view was lovely, staff were very friendly and
welcoming and the area felt safe. I'd definitely stay again.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

16 Aug 2025

NILAY

Good property

6/10

Pleasant

04 Aug 2025

Carol

Bed and pillows to hard. AiC very noisy

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

01 Aug 2025

Abeguel

Over all it was a good stay, place are standard yet decent location wise.. the place could do better specifically the restaurant and service and options on drinks.

Business_and_leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2025

Clinton

Clean rooms and hotel, free water and lots of nearby shops and restaurants

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2025

Dionne

I spent 9 days at The Front Village, it’s a great location just outside the hustle and bustle of the main town.
You are situated on the main road and you can hear the taxi’s but you get use to it after a few days.
The staff are very friendly and helpful,we were provided with bottles of water every day, the room had excellent air conditioning and a mini fridge and was cleaned daily.
I would recommend The Front Village

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2024

michell

Nice place

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 Oct 2024

amanda

Perfect, near to beach and town. Great pool and lovely staff.

Leisure Partner

6/10

Pleasant

09 Sep 2024

Samir

They could do better

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Apr 2024

Catherine

I loved everything about my stay, staff were adorable and very helpful room cleaned everyday & new towels when needed, food lovely too. I especially found Dean & Em were helpful & went above & beyond, they are an asset to your hotel.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

27 Oct 2023

Marshall

Great spot near the beach with a very photogenic pool

Leisure

2/10

Poor

12 Feb 2022

William

Avoid this hotel

This hotel is very dated and is overdue renovations. Staff were over reaching and accused us of taking a face towel. Would not stay again. Avoid

10/10

Exceptional

25 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

Loved the location of this property, local to everything, Very clean. Staff all lovely.

Breakfast menu not that clear so at first you think it’s just that, that is at tables however you can ask for pancakes, bacon eggs etc to be cooked individually

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

06 Nov 2019

Verified traveler

This hotel was fine. The landscaping was perfect and a VERY convenient location since the beach was right across the street. The bed was hard and the food for breakfast was not what I would have expected. There weren’t a lot of options but hey, it came with my stay and at least I could eat something. The receptionist went above and beyond even with me not being fluent in Thai and the spa staff were IMMACULATE!!!!!!!!!!!

Leisure Self

2/10

Poor

03 Nov 2019

Kim

Staff were unhelpful, lied to my boyfriend and I saying they were fully booked making us pay the most expensive price once we tried to extend our stay. There was nobody by the pool and it obviously wasn't full as we could see empty rooms. We wanted to extend our stay for a couple nights and the price was cheaper online ($32) so when we went to show the front desk so we could just pay it right away. They told us to just book it online for the cheaper price cause they couldn't do it at the front desk for some reason... Then when we went back to out room to book it the price magically went up to $98. I didn't realize and booked it and when we wanted to get a refund cause I can afford almost $400 for 3 more nights they said it was non refundable. We also didn't get breakfast which was ridiculous because I have no idea what I payed for. They also tried to charge us for beer that we replaced because it didn't have \"tfv\" written on-top. The staff didn't do anything to smooth over the situation or make us happy. Would never recommend staying here and hope karma gets them. I'm extremely disappointed and so glad to be out of there and in a new hotel.

Leisure Partner

2/10

Poor

01 Nov 2019

Winston

They lied to our face. We payed 32 Canadian dollars for our stay. We payed online. We thought we could just extend our visit by paying cash but they said the rooms were completely booked, and if we want to stay it’s triple the initial price.. the rooms were all empty our entire stay. 👍 I don't like liars. We paid them, then the price went back down the next day. Never again. Also they don't speak good English.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Oct 2019

Verified traveler

I liked the picturesque swimming pool. The air-con was noisy. No waste paper basket in room -frustrating. Fridge beer 130 Baht ? - a BIG no no
Staff fabukous.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 May 2019

Verified traveler

Nice Friendly helpful staff in an old feel hotel ,Quiet and Comfotable.

Friends_and_family Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 May 2019

Verified traveler

Nice Old Feel Hotel ,Quiet location Friendly and Helpful staff.Enjoyed stay here.

Friends_and_family Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Apr 2019

Verified traveler

I enjoyed the swimming pool and swim up bar. The proximity to Karon Beach is also really nice as it was walking distance. The restaurant attached to the hotel was okay in terms of food and service.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Apr 2019

Sidney

Our stay was wonderful. The hotel is clean and the staff is so nice. We recommend maybe upgrade the mattress they where very hard to lay on.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

17 Jan 2019

Ted

Great hotel just far enough away from the hectic tourist area, yet close enough to walk to restaurants and the beach.

They did seem to run out of sunbeds very early and didn’t enforce their ‘no sunbed reservation’ rule so sometimes we missed out.

Great breakfasts, but there needs to be a better system for ordering eggs!!

Overall a good hotel and a pleasant stay (10 nights)

10/10

Exceptional

18 Oct 2018

Graeme

Good, for the money☺️☺️

Hotel was good, but my room was a 5 minute walk away from reception. No WiFi, as it was so far away. Room was superb, with a nice view. Breakfast was the best I have ever eaten, in Phuket!

4/10

Poor

24 Apr 2018

Daniel

It's not as nice as they say

The receptionist didn't speak good english, was not really friendly. When we asked if we could extend the stay to midnight and pay for a half, if not we just pay in full they said no more room but expedia said they still have room available. The room was nice but the hallway and the building were kind of old. Took days to answer email, not recommended for if you are looking for a place to relax or honeymoon.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

03 Apr 2018

Verified traveler

Nice area and loved the pool access room.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2017

Gary

Lovely hotel

Spent 4 nights here. Room was lovely and clean. Huge comfy bed. Lovely view from balcony, lake then the sea. Pool area was lovely. Breakfast was good. Staff were friendly and helpful especially the security guard who always had a smile and helped us cross the busy road. Good location, quiet but only few minutes walk to beach and 10 minutes walk to many bars, shops and restaurants. Loved chilling on the balcony. Would definitely stay here again if in Karon beach.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2017

Anthony

Resting

We used the front village to get some rest after staying at the village and not being able to get a late check out and having late flight out. It was comfortable enough. It is undergoing renovations so was a bit noisy. But all good.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 May 2017

Joseph

Excellent location/value!!! would stay there again in the future!

Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Mar 2017

David

Nice hotel near Karon Beach

We had a nice welcome when we arrived at the hotel. The room was comfortable and Aircon worked well. The buffet breakfast was not too exciting. The main downside of the hotel is that it is a bit of a walk to the beach and Karon centre. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would recommend to other travelers.

10/10

Exceptional

08 Jan 2017

Robert

I book this hotel as a real last minute thing. 20 minutes between booking and arriving to be precise.
Reception staff were helpful and welcoming, as is the hotel.
We had a ground floor room with a small balcony, right next to the swimming pool. The room was light and spacious with good air con and plenty of storage.
The food there was good. Buffet style breakfast with plenty of choice, and evening meals had a good choice of local dishes.
My entire experience of this hotel is positive, and would certainly recommend it to anyone, as worth a visit.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Sep 2016

Kerry-Ann

Clean friendly staff

Was clean and staff were polite , in room wifi was not worth paying extra 200baht a day and only one of you could use it at once. Breakfast was not worth 250baht either not a great selection. Good location to walk into town.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

23 Aug 2016

Verified traveler

Okay Hotel - Amazing Pool but rooms lacked.

unfortunately the elevator broke when we stayed so had to walk down 5 flights of stairs each day. The bathroom wasnt that clean, moldy tiles and we had cold water most of the time - barely got a hot shower. The pool area is amazing though, great pool bar and set up with music (not too loud). In the rooms you can hear people in the hotel which can wake a light sleeper.

2/10

Poor

23 Jul 2016

Aussie

Nice hotel and staff. Air conditioner did not work

Airconditioner did not work. Food was terrible. steak sandwich was a shrivelled up piece of meat in a hard piece of bread. bed was way too hard....

8/10

Excellent

02 May 2016

Verified traveler

We stayed just one night. Because it was in a more rural area, we had a little difficulty with finding restaurants. It was clean and we enjoyed our stay

Family

6/10

Pleasant

03 Jun 2015

solo traveller

Nice but upgraded to a villa

I've stayed here before as the staff are great, the hotel is clean and the location is ideal. I did upgrade to a villa at the adjoining \"Village\" due to monsoon rains because the balconies at the Front Village have no shelter. Both facilities are value for money depending on your budget. Special recognition to the wonderful security guard at the front gate for his outstanding customer service!

8/10

Excellent

23 Apr 2015

Denise

Good place to stay but eat out.

Traveling for 6 months, stop over in Phuket. The price per night is very reasonable. Nice clean hotel with great swimming pool. The food however was pretty poor and very expensive. The first meal had a hair in it, although the manager was very apologetic and did not charge us. We decided to give it another go the following night but the standard was still very poor. I would recommend staying in this hotel but eating out.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Apr 2015

Kimberly

Perfect hotel in Karon

Breakfast Buffet had a good selection and everything was very good. Rooms were clean, located in a quiet area even though it is on the main road. Attendants were very helpful making phone calls for us when pick ups were late (for tours).

Partner

8/10

Excellent

15 Oct 2014

mooly

A gem of a place for the price

we really enjoyed our stay at the Front Village Resort. Our room was comfortable with a balcony overlooking the swimming pool and a view of the ocean in the not so far distance. Its location was a short walk to the beach and the hub that is Karon. This is a very good three star rated resort. Breakfast was in a lovely setting and the buffet food was of a good quality. Our rooms were made up daily. And important to me was it had a great shower. The swimming pool was extremely nice with a swim up bar. Perfect. Small touches were appreciated like being able to test your basketball hooping whilst in the pool. And games to play if you wished with your drinking partner at the swim up bar. most staff had limited english. But enough to understand our requests. All in all 8out of 10 for this resort. Fantastic stay for the money. We were most impressed for the great price tag in the low season. Weather was superb. Sunny every day.

Family

8/10

Excellent

23 Sep 2014

Verified traveler

Great location and cozy atmosphere

The hotel is at a strategic location, and very nearby the beautiful beach. Walking distance from nearby eateries, spa and tour agencies. The room was good, with laid back woody beach theme and was a value for money.

8/10

Excellent

15 Aug 2014

e

Nice hotel

The hotel is very good. Some slopes have to walk carefully. Bathroom have to fix some items.

8/10

Excellent

10 Jul 2014

Nic

Fantastic, reasonably priced hotel

The hotel was fantastic. I was a little put off, while being escorted to my room, by the funky-looking pond on the other side. But my room! It was simply wonderful accommodation, lovely attentive staff, balconies facing the beach, meandering pool with a bar, great breakfast every morning, plus a great spa with on-site massages! I'll definitely stay here again!

10/10

Exceptional

08 May 2014

Carol

Fantastic Service

Absolutely fantastic - made better by the attitude and friendliness of the staff - ALL staff. Would recommend this hotel to anybody.

6/10

Pleasant

05 May 2014

vivian

Alright

I actually think it's quite worth,becoz this is not a small hotel it is well managed.the only pro is too much mosquitoes...even i open n close the door very carefully.better for families or group of friends.

8/10

Excellent

02 Mar 2014

Robert

Close to beach & town but noisy.

This was our second stay at the Front Village after a break of 4 years. We stayed for 15 nights. The whole of Karon including the Front Village is noisier than we remember but part of this perception may be because we are 4 years older (late 60's). We were a bit spoilt because our previous hotel (Khoa Lak) was superb but the rooms are a good size as is the bathroom & everything worked ---- could have done with more drawer space. The balcony was good & overlooked the pool but was spoilt by them playing over loud music at the pool bar, especially during happy hour.
They charged a ridiculous price for the hotel WiFi so we just used our iPad in the beach cafes. The pool was good & we could always get sunbeds. The breakfast was of the buffet type with an egg station & run to a higher standard than normal --- nothing ever seemed to run out. In fact the staff throughout were very helpful & attentive.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

24 Jan 2014

Irina

Nice hotel, but near the road

Nice hotel, but because of the road, it was very dusty and loud. Also you should cross the road if you want to go to the beach or somewhere else and trafic is dangerous.

Tours and taxy are very expensive in hotel. (In two-three times then outside)

And we booked a room with one big bed, but they gave us a room with two separate beds. They gave us an option to move to the another hotel with one big bed in the room.

2/10

Poor

12 Nov 2013

Danny

Nothing good

Hotel is very old, poorly looked after, first room we had had a leaking pipe, everyone we showered the bathroom floor flooded.
Breakfast was also very poor.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

02 Nov 2013

Agalea

Clean and comfortable

We stayed for 3 nights in October. The room was lovely, the staff were helpful. There was a large variety at breakfast with an egg station. The restaurant was considerably more expensive than the surrounding eateries so we only had the buffet breakfast. The hotel is only a 5 minute walk from the beginning of the shops in Karon. Although close to a lot of the action the hotel is situated on a busy road. We couldn't hear traffic in our room but the traffic noise did not make sitting by the pool so relaxing.

10/10

Exceptional

25 Oct 2013

lily

Staff could not have been more helpful

On arrival (even though 3days late arriving at midnight) staff were helpful and welcoming, ensuring that I had everything I needed before leaving me to get settled. The hotel layout is good, enough privacy without feeling cut off. Everything was clean and accessible. Separate towels provided for the pool, which has a friendly atmosphere. Location was fantastic. After spending a week in Phuket amongst hustle and bustle, Karon was a pleasant retreat with the usual bars, shops and restaurants only a few minutes walk. Taxis and tuk tucks across the road should you wish to venture further. The beach at Karon is nicely developed with only a single row of sun loungers and just a minimum amount of huts for drinks etc. pleasantly unspoilt with just what you need. None of the usual lookie, lookie people that you get at the busier beaches. Fantastic stay for me.

6/10

Pleasant

21 Oct 2013

Verified traveler

Beautiful Hotel near the Beach

I and my girlfriend where staying 3 nights at The Front Village and we thought the Hotel was nice. Nothing too fancy but above avarage in terms of hotel facilities (so 3-4 out of 5) . The Staff was very helpful and forthcoming with any question we had - so a big plus on that.
I think this hotel is a great choice if you want to spend couple of days exploring Phuket whilest not paying too much for the accomodation. The room was clean and tidy. As many others said the matrasses are quite hard, but apparently all hotels are the same there.

6/10

Pleasant

13 Oct 2013

Verified traveler

The Front Village Hotel

The Hotel front-line staff (ladies at the reception) were friendly, helpful and had an amazing memory for rooms numbers and names. The ladies where great at helping to book tours.

The restaruant staff (breakfast) were bright and breezy for first thing in the morning. They were fast and continuous with the coffee and tea.

The back-line staff were friendly and almost invisable.

Upon checking out (Night Porter and a Male duty manager)- I was charged for mini-bar items that I didn't comsume (being water, and the fact that I was given two bottle of water each day, so had no need to use the water from the bar - amused me in that they couldn't see why I was resistant to accept the charges.)
I was also going to be charged for missing \"lolly bags\".......mmmmm... not lollies in the mini bar that I could remember - but apparently not there anymore...... (turns out that \"lolly bags\" is actually \"laundry bags\" - a strange thing for a person to take??)
All of this left a bad taste upon leaving the hotel.

10/10

Exceptional

10 Oct 2013

Lin & Tom

Excellent

A fab hotel in a good resort with an excellent beach. Hotel far enough away from the noise of the centre but only a 10 minute stroll. Only downside for us was the weather 5 days of rain which I'm sure if the hotel could have changed they would have A very enjoyable stay definitely recommend

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2013

Anthony

Best hotel in karon!

Travelled as a couple and we were more than happy! We were greeted with a gracious welcome of friendly happy staff and a glass of fruit punch.
The bell boy had taken our luggage to our room while we were given a tour of the grounds.
The room was bright, spacious and very clean! The ensuite was immaculate and the room had a well stocked mini bar. The breakfast is beautiful and also is restaurant at night. The pool and swim up bar is great. The staff are more than happy to assist and always have a friendly hello at any time of the day.

It's also a short walk to karon beach and town.

I would certainly stay here again.

Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2013

Verified traveler

Home away from home

Lovely surroundings nice room very pleasant staff excellant location very clean.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Aug 2013

Verified traveler

Perfect stay

A truly wonderful hotel. The staff were all so friendly and nice our room was cleaned once daily some times twice. Breakfast staff were very good and very attentive and standard of food was one of the best we had in thailand. Bed was a little hard and mini bar was more expensive then other hotels. Wifi was aus $6 a day which was annoying if you only wanted to quickly check an email.

8/10

Excellent

26 Jul 2013

Phillip

Gopod value, excellent service

Although some of the facilities could do with maintenance, the Front village is good value for the price. The rooms are large and comfortable. All the staff were friendly and polite. The pool is a good size and nice to relax in after the beach or escaping from the heat. The room aircon is good but a little noisy.They would have got a lot more money from me if the they matched the prices for food and tours that you can get downtown. But because it isn't in the middle of Karon beach, you escape all the noise and hustle. The individually cooked omelette as part of the breakfast buffet was a nice touch, but can you please ask the chefs to cover over the egg mix so the birds don't stick their beaks in it? However I stayed for a few days and enjoyed it so much that I went back for a longer stay.

8/10

Excellent

23 Jun 2013

Charlie

Excellent

The staff were friendly and helpful. Will return if I visit Phuket again. The location is just wonderful with rooms facing the sea.

4/10

Poor

17 Jun 2013

James

Good staff and hotel but beware of extra charges

The hotel is nice but a little old fashioned, the staff are very friendly and helpful, the rooms and breakfast are good.
The problems i had were the extra charges, the daily charge for the poor internet which needed to be re logged in very often, substantial extra charges for an extra guest or friend, and then the minibar scenario. In total i paid the equivalent of 3-4 extra nights in charges.

Family

8/10

Excellent

08 Jun 2013

Simone

It works.

Good location. Nice hotel. Nice room. Breakfast fine for cost. Staff great. Internet not free.

10/10

Exceptional

03 Jun 2013

Eric & Janice

Fantastic Staff

We stayed at the Front Village in May 2013 we had a fantastic time there the staff was the best we have ever come across. Every day always good morning Mama and Papa (we are an older couple) nothing was too much for them to make our stay there as pleasant as possible.a great pool and terrific pool bar. Even the guard on the gate stopped the traffic so you cross the road could not fault it we would recommend this hotel and we will stay there the next time we go to Phuket.

8/10

Excellent

01 Jun 2013

MJM

Great Hotel

I have only good things to say about this hotel. It was very quiet while I was there but the service was great and the hotel was very clean. Definitely check out the Spa.

Family

2/10

Poor

30 May 2013

jj

what a bad experience!

strongly not recommend the hotel! staff are not help at all!!

6/10

Pleasant

07 Apr 2013

LalRPH

Wouldn't spend more than a night in Phuket

The hotel itself is pretty. The rooms were nice, and big. The pool is pretty and lush looking- very clean. The bathrooms have the plumbing issue that it seems most hotels do in Thailand- it kind of stinks and smells like it's about to back up at any second- plus every shower left tons of water leaking all over he floor.
I'll just say this bc I wish someone had told me. No need to stay in Phuket more than a night unless you re taking daily excursions to other islands. Even still , you'd be better off just staying on other islands. And if you are single girls- avoid Bangladesh street like the plague.
To get to the beach, you have to cross the street and go to public beach, and you have to walk around what looks to be a sewer retention pond. Kind of nasty.
The hotel and staff were absolutely acceptable- just did not like Phuket very much compared to the rest of the trip.

8/10

Excellent

04 Apr 2013

Craig & Mandi

Our honeymoon

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the hotel, the staff were always happy to help you should you need anything... The buffet breakfasts were my hubbys favourite and the location was great, just a few minutes from the shops. The only downside was we found the bed uncomfortable even though the staff did their best to try and make it more pleasing....We would definately stay there again but this time taking family...

10/10

Exceptional

24 Mar 2013

Verified traveler

close to a quiet beach

close to a quiet beach

Partner

8/10

Excellent

03 Feb 2013

IC

Better than expected

The Front Village was a pleasant surprise; it is a clean, well-maintained hotel, with a nice clean pool and friendly staff. We quite enjoyed having a ground-level room in front of the pool, and the food was always good. We also enjoyed the daily morning breakfast, particularly the chief omelette maker! The shower (over the bath) leaked onto the floor during every shower (even with a shower curtain trying to contain the water). The walk into Karon (approx 10-15mins) followed a reasonably well-lit path with open sewers which were not pleasant smelling. If we were to return, we would stay in Kata, a bit further south; the place just seemed a bit more cleaner and polished.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

15 Jan 2013

Neil

Great Pool but Rooms need Updating

Pros... wonderful pool with swim up bar. Not to scare anyone, if if another tsunami hits Phuket, this is a \"safe\" place to be. It is uphill from the beach, and there is a huge empty lagoon between the beach and the hotel. Cons...needs room updating, staff not helpful or too friendly, bathroom stunk like a sewer, Karon Beach is polluted like most of Phuket with trash all over the beach. Quieter and less crowded than Patong though. Pay the extra money and stay on a small island outside of Phuket Island. 2 Touristy!

8/10

Excellent

26 Oct 2012

graham

great value

the hotel was great value for the price and we found staff very helpful with special mention to the lady who looked after our room and dining staff who were great and the security guard making it easier to cross busy road and hotel itself a big improvement from my previous stay with my only complaint being frustrated about incorrect tv.channel guide.would certainly stay there again.
mr.& mrs. l.

8/10

Excellent

01 Oct 2012

Verified traveler

Phuket holiday - The Front Village

The hotel stay was great. Located a short distance from the beach about a 5min walk. Staff were very helpful and service was always good. Room was clean and daily made with flowers on the bed. Nice touch.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Sep 2012

Su

Good value for money.

The staff are lovely and really helpful though a few had difficulty understanding English. They tried though as best they could. It's not expensive and good value. However, there was music constantly being played around the pool which was disco type and the constant boom boom of the \"big bass drum\" wasn't conducive to peace and tranquility. We did have a word with management about it and it did stop. It went on whether there were people in the pool or around it, or not, and from the bedroom it was still loud.

We were there for our first wedding aniversary and the maid made a beautiful arrangement of towels and flowers on our bed the second night. Petals were arranged in a heart shape and \"Happy anniversary\" spelt out in leaves. Really beautiful and a shame to move it to get into bed!

One evening we discovered the restaurant around the bungalow end of the hotel complex, and had a very nice meal there. Don't know how these bungalows compare price-wise with basic rooms, but they looked nice and the whole area where they were was obviously more upmarket.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

17 Sep 2012

Verified traveler

The Front Village - a good choice

This is a good hotel. We were a little nervous as it was a lot cheaper than other hotels but we needn't have worried. The location is handy for the beach and far enough from the maddening crowds where the bars are located. Hiring a scooter is useful as you can easy zip up to Kata and other beaches.

10/10

Exceptional

21 Mar 2012

Verified traveler

Quality hotel outside bustle of centre

If you haven't been, Karon is like the Scandinavian equivalent of the costa del sol, complete with lobster coloured tourists gobbling up the knock off wares and sipping overpriced Chang beer.

That being said, this hotel was very nice, and Karon does have a lovely beach and access to numerous excursions to the excellent surrounding islands.

Our room was well furnished with the largest bed I have ever slept on and a balcony with views of the sea. The breakfast was excellent. The pool had a swim through bar and daily happy hour and the poolside had plenty of shade for when you need to hide from the intense sun. The staff were friendly and if you found the right one (some had poorer English), very helpful.

Hotel is 5 min walk to the quieter end of the beach and 10 to the center of Karon, meaning it feels much more relaxed and quieter than some of hotels right in the thick of things. It does mean you need to walk further for your evening beer though.

Personally I wouldn't go back to Phuket again (it is less authentic and more expensive than other areas of Thailand) and if i did I would go to Kata. However if I had to go back to Karon, I would definitely stay here again.

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2012

Pratibha

THE FRONT VILLAGE, Phuket-

A cosy and comfortable hotel, the Front village is the right kind of place for people with a mediocre budget. What really impressed me was the very polite and accomodating hotel staff, in an otherwise infamous Thai hospitality scene.

Also got an opportunity to experience the Royal Spa located at the the sister hotel- 'The vilage' and it was definitely commendable service.

The beach is just a five minute walk and the area around the hotel is spotted with restaurants and all other conveniences.