Mandarava Resort and Spa Karon Beach

This was our 3rd visit to Mandarava in 3 years. The place itself remains an excellent place to relax n be refreshed. Hotel staff are always smiling and polite. Breakfast was fantastic with a good spread of food from East (curry, rice, noodle, congee..) n West (cereal, fruits, salad, egg station, bacon, baked beans, sausages, different bread...). The view (both sea and mountain) from our Panoramic deluxe room was well worth the extra. However, it will be a challenge for anyone with mobility issues getting to and from the room to breakfast or anywhere really. This is because the whole place is built on slopes and going from place to place will inevitably involve steps and/or slopes. The only thing that left a sour taste was the hotel's insistence on charging 200 THB for a trip from another hotel where we had checked out from. It was less than a km away and we thought they could have given a complimentary ride considering this is our 3rd time to the resort in 3 years. In the end we got a cab through Grabtaxi. In the end, the driver did not even charge us as the ride was so short and we were booking him for the trip to the airport. The cab driver seems to have more business sense than the resort

Generally a nice and peaceful resort that is away from the happening area. Our room is clean and welcoming. However, as it is situated on a hill, hence lots of stairs to climb before reaching our room and it can be quite challenging for older folks. They have minivans which are used to send guests to the rooms. Try asking for a room nearer to the restaurant. The breakfast spread is generous and nice. There are 3 pools and plenty of beach chairs. Felt that the pool needs to be refurbished as some tiles have dropped.

This is my second time staying at Mandarava resort at Karon beach. Can't help to fall in love with this lovely resort. Very reasonable price and Very spacious room and nice pool which I can just spend the whole day in the resort. Suitable for people who prefer to be in a quiet place as it is located abit up at the hill side. (Be prepared to exercise while going back to your room) Takes about 15min walk to reach the beach, though the road was quite deserted but I still feel safe while walking alone at night. Overall it was a wonderful stay and I will choose to stay here again on my next visit to Phuket.

Hotel was situated at hill top near Karon beach. Overall, hotel is satisfactory except 1)hotel has only one restaurant which serves breakfast, lunch & dinner 2) pillows were not fluffy & bed was abit hard. 3) to/fro hotel & patong beach area by Taxi is expensive.

The hotel located up a hill needs regular walk up and down to get to your room, pool and restaurant! Stay a week and watch your diet, you might lose a few lb! The rooms are in a villa type building, 2 rooms upstair and 2 rooms downstair, interesting layout!. We are unfortunate to be given low level and thus have very poor view (3214/3215). The higher unit with sea view or water view will be excellent! Our party of 4 likes the design, layout, great pool and good breakfast! The walk to the Karon beach take 10 minutes, along the road and manageable, though the vie won the way is poor (being on road) Room is very comfy and spacious, and the panoramiv view ill be great of you have the sea view or water view location! Hotel staffs are friendly, and do their best to service and make you feel welcome! The daily shuttle service , 3 times a day at 10am, 2 pm and 6 pm tell me the hotel management have poor focus on the need of guest. this kind of schedule is plan for management, cut cost and less troublesome for hotel but show a lack of customer focus! That is why no one use it! We would use this if the schedule is more frequent, say every hour or every 2 hours. On the whole, the stay is pleasant and make on2 willing to return just to relax by the pool, and so small trip to beach!