I truly had THE best time at SALA Phuket. Took a 7D6N break during the Chinese new holidays and am already aiming to head back to SALA in Apr.

Took the Spa Retreat Package which provides:
1. Daily A la carte breakfast at our beachfront SALA Restaurant
Round trip Phuket airport Transfers
1st day – 2hrs Spa package “The Choice is yours” combine 30min body scrub and 90min Massage for 2 persons
2nd day – 2.5hrs Spa Package “Rejuvenation Package” Asian combination massage follow by regeneration facial for 2 persons
3rd day – Any 60 minutes massage couple massage
Healthy drinks will be served at the end of the treatment
2 Healthy lunches will be provided at the end of the treatment
Complimentary late check-out till 6pm subject to room availability

Stayed in the rooms (room 12) instead of the villa and enjoyed it thoroughly as the villas were covered with walls and we really wanted to have a great sense of space.

LOVE:
1. Modern and contemporary architecture and design – lots of white. Open air balcony and washing area with drapes.
2. The FOOD, the FOOD – food within the hotel was well worth the $ and absolutely delicious but should you like variety, head over to Anantara/ Renaissance which are literally a 6min bike ride away.
3. Specials – I LOVE brown rice and it was awesome that they served it within the resort. Also if you want to try local seafood, it’s a 3min walk from the resort (exit right from the pool)
4. Sweetest Thai hospitality – despite the language differences, they truly bend over backwards to help you with your every need. Personal thanks to JANG (restaurant) and AO (front desk) who were so lovely and even prepared a cake for my partner whose b’day we celebrated there
5. Spa – if you’re keen on trying the spa treatments opt for massage as they are excellent in that aspect. The facial will not be like what we receive from a proper salon.

Less love:
1. Distance from Phuket town – about 45mins to an hour so not good if you’re a shopaholic

It was fabulous but you have to try it to know it.
Enjoy!

My Husband and i travelled to Sala Phuket in March 2011 for a long awaited honeymoon,stayed in a private pool villa for 10 days,it was so beautiful,spacious,very clean,and there was nothing that the staff would'nt do to accomadate your every need,the excursions from the hotel were very good,the food was great and the special themed nights at the resort just made us never want to leave,the staff were so friendly,probally the only downfall of the whole place was the rude tourist from germany and america that treated the staff like crap,but we loved it there and would'nt hesitate in recommending it to anyone else.

We spent one week in January 2012 at this relaxed, quiet and luxurious boutique resort which does, however, have some draw backs – at least seen with the eyes of an elderly couple spoiled from 15-20 years of vacationing in the Phuket area.
First, the facility is downright ugly. In order to provide privacy each unit is surrounded by 10 to 12 feet high, grey, drab concrete walls. Whether in the room or walking down to the restaurant or beach you feel like in prison.
The rooms are big, the private pool area even huge, but stuffed with useless artifacts, pillows, jars, miles of curtains and what not. There is a baggage stand for one bag only. There is one drawer per person, so there is no way you can unpack a bag, much less two. There is no mirror in the room. The bathroom has a mirror but only one wash basin, no hand shower and a “free view” toilet with no privacy what so ever. Midway we had to change room as the aircon broke down (OK, this can happen anywhere). The new room had two wash basins and two drawers. Further, it had a mirror in the room, located inside a cupboard behind the hanging clothes! Bad indoor architects ought to be sentenced to 6 months’ confinements in one of their own concoctions.
The beach is great but the sand is coarse and the waves dangerous for children. One can walk for hours with very few people around. However, you cannot have a beach chair on the beach, only at the pools. The pool and garden area are very nicely laid out, quiet and with lots of servants bringing water and cooled napkins.
The restaurant serves very good food; breakfast is super, lunch very good, the dinner excellent but the prices (for dinner) are European. The chairs and tables are clumsy (probably designed by the person who designed the rooms). For a hotel/restaurant of this price level, the staff is poorly trained. Everybody is friendly and smiling but something is always missing or different. One day we lack coffee cups, next meal starts without napkins; some days they remember to serve rolls before the dinner and sometimes toothpicks after the dinner, sometimes one gets candlelight, sometime not. Sometimes they forget water. The problem is this: If the servants lack routine, what is the situation in the kitchen, how well is the food cooked and the utensils cleaned? The staff is not to blame; lack of training suggests poor management.
We enjoyed 7 quiet and pleasant days without ever leaving the resort – except for brief bike rides in the neighborhood – but one can get better value for money elsewhere.

Sala is absolutely fabulous; I have been three times to this resort over the last four years and would not consider anywhere else in Phuket. It will not appeal to all; it is small (only about 70 rooms) it is modern (not traditional Thai) and it is fantastic. For: Great Rooms, most with Pools and those without (Balcony Deluxe) are still better than most traditional hotel rooms (although maintenance needs to be more prominent); fantastic layout, lots of grass and trees; main swimming pool is beautiful, surrounded by grass only, no concrete here; wonderful open bar and restaurant; wonderful spa; Against: Location, if you want to be close to Patong or central Phuket, then this is not the place for you (but thats why I like it), only one restaurant, whilst the food is great does get boring if you stay for a few days (try Renaissance/Anantara for a meal); overall though a wonderful place and I will keep going back