If you want a nice peaceful beach holiday in Nov/Dec don't come to Phuket. We are backpackers who only made the stop to visit the Gibbon Rehabilitation Centre and chose Kata beach because it looked to be the nicest. The beaches are all massive resorts filled with Russian tourists and are over priced and busy. It's like going to Brighton... More

I did all the booking online before heading over were taken to the room which wasnt the room we had booked we had to pay for the transfers after being told they had them and the pool which we were told was next door but were able to use apparently was going to cost 150 baht per person per day.... More

Finding a relatively cheap hotel in Phuket is quite hard as it's a popular place so we were happy when we found the Chanisara Guesthouse online. We wanted to stay on Kata beach as we had heard Patong beach can be too touristy and we really enjoyed Kata. When arriving the taxi driver found the guesthouse quite hard to find... More

Chanisara & her husband Mike made me feel right at home. The guesthouse only has about 10 rooms but everyone is made to feel special All the rooms are big, bright and modern. Have huges beds, aircon, satellite TV and tons of hot water in the shower. You are in the centre of Kata, lots of pubs and restaurants around,... More