Oh my God! How to choose???


I tried looking for more information on hotels in Phuket, and guess what? There are OVER 262 hotels in Phuket!!! What the...

Anyone who's been there have any suggestions?

Top 25 Hotels in Phuket according to phuket.com:

1. Twinpalms Phuket
2. Sheraton Grande Laguna Phuket
3. JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa
4. Novotel Phuket Resort
5. Holiday Inn Phuket
6. Moevenpick Resort and Spa Karon Beach Phuket
7. Kata Beach Resort
8. Laguna Beach Resort
9. Evason Phuket and Six Senses Spa
10. Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
11. Karon Beach Resort
12. Patong Merlin Hotel
13. Banyan Tree Laguna Phuket
14. Banthai Beach Resort & Spa
15. Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa
16. Le Royal Meridien Phuket Yacht Club
17. Cape Panwa Hotel
18. Burasari Resort
19. Impiana Phuket Cabana
20. Kamala Dreams
21. Dusit Laguna Phuket
22. Allamanda Laguna Phuket
23. Amanpuri Resort
24. Best Western Phuket Ocean
25. The Mangosteen Resort and Spa

Ok, at least I've got a shortlist... LOL let's look at other recommendations... Top 25 according to tripadvisor.com:

1. Holiday Inn Resort Phuket
2. JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
3. Mom Tri's Villa Royale
4. Amari Coral Beach Resort
5. Indigo Pearl
6. Marina Phuket Resort
7. Pacific Club Resort
8. Twinpalms Resort
9. Banyan Tree Phuket
10. Merlin Beach Resort
11. Marriott Phuket Beach Club
12. Cape Panwa Hotel
13. Andaman Seaview Hotel
14. Sawasdee Village
15. C.C. Bloom's Hotel
16. Diamond Cliff Resort and Spa
17. Moevenpick Resort and Spa Karon Beach Phuket
18. Treetops Arasia
19. Benyada Lodge
20. The Racha
21. Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
22. Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort & Spa
23. Squareone
24. Malisa Villa Suites
25. Kata Minta


So, to combine both, we have:

1. Twinpalms Phuket
2. JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa
3. Holiday Inn Phuket
4. Moevenpick Resort and Spa Karon Beach Phuket
5. Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort
6. Banyan Tree Laguna Phuket
7. Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa
8. Cape Panwa Hotel

Ok, now, let's look at the room rates per night and combined rating points...

1. Twinpalms Phuket - RM841 (Wahlau!)
[43 points]

2. JW Marriott Phuket Resort and Spa - RM518
[47 points]

3. Holiday Inn Phuket - RM474
[46 points]

4. Moevenpick Resort & Spa Karon Beach Phuket - RM609
[29 points]

5. Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort - RM509
[21 points]

6. Banyan Tree Laguna Phuket - RM1782 (Woah........! More than double of Twinpalms... *fainted*)
[30 points]

7. Hilton Phuket Arcadia Resort and Spa - RM259 (cheap and cacated)
[15 points]

8. Cape Panwa Hotel - RM313
[23 points]

Looks like we have 3 winners:

1st - JW Marriott Phuket Resort & Spa
2nd - Holiday Inn Phuket
3rd - Twinpalms Phuket

I think Twinpalms is a bit off the budget, errr... maybe next time, for honeymoon lah... but not for the moment. No thanks!

What's next? I think I'll let my darling pick between JW Marriot or Holiday Inn... heheheh...

Anyways... I'm real happy cos my leave has just been APPROVED! Woooooohoooooo....

Return airtickets - YES

Annual leave - YES

Hotel - Coming soon.......