After doing absolutely nothing for 2 days on Ko Phi Phi, we ferried back to Phuket to do pretty much the same thing for a few more days. We initially checked in to APK resort and spa, but quickly checked out without even staying a night, as resort and spa it was not; in fact a ‘hostel’ would be too generous of a label. Our last minute internet search landed us at Novotel Resort on Cape Panwa. I had mistakenly thought it was the Novotel in Patong, but we ended up in the more remote part of Phuket, which was fine by us as what we saw of Patong really turned us off. Patong reminded us of Miami beach and Cancun during spring break. Instead of drunken college students, you had drunken foreigners of all walks of life.
We arrived at the hotel at 10PM
Reception
Spacious room
Desk
Bathroom
Bed
Garden view
Room 112
Looking down towards the beach
View of the pool and beach from the dining area
Dining room
Bar with bean bags
The beach in front of the hotel with plenty of shade.
We saw a lot of this around the Thailand resorts. They nail half of a coconut shell to the bark of a tree and grow orchids in it. Quite interesting.
holy cow. life as it should be.
You can only do it for so many days before the boredom sets in.