I am going to keep this brief. Firstly my background - I have worked in the travel industry for last 20 years and currently hold a management position with one of the worlds largest customer service orgs. Travel regularly and have exposure to many world class establishments. This is NOT one of them lets be very clear. The place is... More

We spent 6 nights, departing on January 2. We loved the resort's peaceful, calm feeling. We found the staff absolutely lovely and extremely helpful in anything we needed assistance with, The rooms were spotless, our villa was on the top of a hill with a terrific view, and carts transported you up, if desired. The hot tub did not actually... More

We stayed in a Courtyard Seaside view suite at Ayara Hilltops for three nights in December. Our particular unit was a third of the way up the hill- what we could afford... What a treat. The suites are gorgeous, and I particularly liked our private courtyard with it's outdoor shower and rack to put wet bathing suits to dry. In... More

We spent 6 nights at Ayara Hilltops over the new years. Rooms and views spectacular but service left a lot to be desired. Great location but expect to spend a fair but of time in taxis if wanting to see other locations. New years eve in resort was empty we chose to go out. Spa in the resort a must... More

Our family travelled to Thailand for a wedding in November 2011. A few of us stayed in three suites at Ayara Hilltops Resort for one week during the event. Ayara is positioned on the side of a hill (up high enough for anyone worried about tsunamis!) near Surin beach in Phuket. This child free resort is located about half an... More

We have just returned from a 3 week stay in Phuket. We were booked into another Hotel but it was awful so we changed to Hilltops. What a great move. We had seen and looked at the Hotel before on previous stays. We booked a deluxe jacuzzi villa which I can wholeheartedly recommend. The higher the class of room you... More

Great view, peaceful place, nice interior design of the Villas... i want to live there! More

We spent 10 nights at Ayara towards the end of November 2011. We stayed in a Gran Deluxe Sea View suite, which was of massive size. A front room type area, with TV/Kitchen/MiniBar, cornered by the bedroom, and massive bath room with outdoor shower. The balcony was big with two big sun loungers and a jacuzzi, with a lovely view... More

Am in Thailand at the moment for 3 weeks and had the misfortune to stay at one hotel at the beginning of my holiday...review of that will be posted when I get home!! Needless to say it wasn't very nice so we chose to move resorts and had seen this Hotel on a previous visit. From the moment we enquired... More