Booked directly with the hotel,evrything went smoothly,we had a nice big room 140sq meter with outdoor schower and big jacuzzi,kitcen with big fridge,aircon is very loud impossible to sleep so cooldown the room during the day,resort is still beautifull but needs a refreshment,breakfast is very average no bacon no cheese no cold cuts,the brearolls are good juice decent,food in the resort is not good so you need transportationI drive in Thailand so I don't care,otherwise there is a marina 5 min walking with a good restaurant at half the pricing The Quarterdeck,Swimming pool perfect,shop with a fair pricing for drinks and snacks,free shuttle boat to Nacka Island,go in the morning because a lot of cheap tourist boats come to this island in the afternoon not a five star but a tired four star at a fair price in a very nice place.

Nice service and kind people in this place. We enjoyed the beautiful beach, swimming pools, shuttle bus/boat, library. As most of the guests are group tours and don't spend their time at the resort, we almost used the facilities by ourself. The meals were just OK so I didn't attend the cooking class there. Also, there are a lot of mosquitos around you outside. The big surprise was they bring a birthday cake to me due to that date is my birthday. So considerate and the cake is yammy! Thank you so much. I like Thailand more and more.

i just recently joined this site, and starting to look back on my travels...and this is definitely one that deserves a great feedback...

we stayed here last June, 2009 under their promotion. We stayed the first 2 days at the Absolute Resort in Patong Beach. Then the next 2 days we stayed at Absolute Chandara.

They provided free airport pickup. The hotel in Patong Beach, was just right across the beach, and they even had their own pool. It is very near bars and shopping areas. The staff is very efficient, friendly and they speak fluent english. We enjoyed the complimentary body scrub as well as the sumptous breakfast spread.

Day 3, we got transferred to Chandara, and along the way you would not think that such a hotel would exist amid the coconut trees and rice paddies. We were in for a surprise. Classic Thai decor in the lobby, we were even greeted personally by the resort manager. Too bad the weather was not nice enough, so we did not enjoy the free island hopping the resort was providing. Water was not that good in the beach, but why bother when you can have your own jacuzzi in your room! The pool was great as well. We were well taken care of, given books and dvds to take to our room.

Our flight was at 7:30 in the morning, so we had to leave at around 5:30. But since we cannot avail of their breakfast, they had it packed for us before dropping us at the airport.

All in all, we had a very memorable and lovely stay with Absolute.

Spent a week at the Chandara, its a beautiful place. We had front row of the ocean viewing. Dont think it would be as spectacular if we didnt have the ocean view villa.
Plunge/Infinity pool in the villa was fantastic! we spent hours in the pool watching the yachts going past, it really is pretty spectacular! Food was very good at the restraunt, nice little bar too. 3 main pools to choose from if you get bored with your own.
If youre looking for nightlife this is not the place for you. Its quiet and about 1 hour from the main action at Patong or the shopping of Phuket town. They offer shuttle bus to both places and the bus is comfy, and free. They will drop you off to shop and pick yu up a few hours later and same with Patong if you want to go for a night out its great, they pick you up at 10pm though so if you want to rage in Patong Town you will have to find your own way home by taxi which will cost you around $30 Aussie dollars. Its definately worth the trip to both shopping and nightlife cause they are great. Pay the taxi fare and stay till late!
Patong is so alive, so colourful there is obviously no power shortage there!
Love our holiday in Phuket, Love the Chandara, the staff are beautiful! Just like all Thai 's