I was very pleased styaing at Aquarius, it met my needs, it has a perfect location, in the gay area (paradise complex) and a few min walk to the beach, we stayied for 1 month, our room was very spacious and newlly renovated, the room was cleand every single day, we had no problem with noise, The owners were fantastic (Paul & Thomas) anything we asked they tried to assist us, very accomodating. the only down thing I have encountered at the end of my stay was the attitude of some of the staff, I did read on previous Trip Advisor reviews about the staff being rude but never experienced that until my last night, BUT... my stay was perfect and small things like these it makes me forget it. Definatelly I will go back, and definatelly reccomended!!!

Stayed for 12 nights over Christmas and New Year and found the guest house very friendly, clean and facilities very good. For New Year the hotel staff made an extra special effort dressing up and putting on a show and serving food and drink.

The hotel has free Wifi which is really good if you want to surf the net or research while away. Also although the pool isnt huge, it is more than adequate for the size of the hotel.

The location, litterally a minutes walk from the gay nightlife is ideal. Despite the closeness to all the action the hotel isnt noisy and you can still get a good nights sleep. Also the beach isnt too far away, talking about 10 minutes to walk and also good shopping centres are nearby.

Overall I would rate the hotel good for the price, and although I didnt see all the rooms, I believe there are more expensive rooms which have facilities for people on higher budgets.

Keep up the good work! Darren and Craig.

I am currently staying in the Aquarius Guesthouse right now. I have been here for three weeks and one more to go, totalling a month. If you read the other reviews, people either hate it or love it. However, the reasons listed why people did not like the Aquarius have not been true in my case. I have found the staff to be very outgoing and cordial. I have been VERY satisfied with the cleaning of the rooms and fresh linens and towels, especially with the nice touches of fresh flower accents on the pillows. Considering I am staying in the most budget of rooms, it is quite a good feeling. Even my budget room has excellent aircon, cable television (with 4 english stations, including one (Channel 51) which plays non-stop english movies both recent and a little older), refrigerator and well stocked minibar at reasonable prices on alcohol if you choose to use it. Yes, the pool is not an olympic size swimming pool, but it serves the purpose and as for the person who reviewed the pool as the size of his bath at home - if this is true, he should not have stayed here in the first place because he is obviously living in a mansion or castle back home and his rude remarks were likely because he could not get laid. As far as the airport pick-up - I would ONLY recommend an airport pick up if you are coming in late in the evening, say, past 7pm. During the day you can get a shuttle to the Paradise Hotel in Patong for 150 baht and be right at the Aquarius door. The going rate between the airport IS 600 baht by car/taxi, although you can work a discount at different places due to competition. DO NOT expect to find ANY transportation from the airport that is not arranged after midnight, as I found out the hard way coming in on Air Korea.

To sum things up - The rates at Aquarius vary by the room type. Working in the travel industry myself, I have looked at the various rooms they offer and I can tell you, you get what you pay for. Budget rooms are very simple though accomodating and still have all the necessities including private bath, minibar, cable TV, free coffee and tea and includes breakfast and entrance to the Sauna and gym. If you would prefer better and more inviting accomodations they have that also at very reasonable rates. The rooms have the same ameneties but are better decorated and more spacious.

As far as the Sauna - I found it to be very relaxing and overall clean. During my month visit, I have only visited 3 times so far, but each time, it was quite busy and everyone seemed to be having a good time. I did not witness any bad odors or such during any visit. Again, anyone who had a problem could have encountered a bad moment or they are just angry because they were not "lucky".

As far as the noise issue: In my room, you could hear the music coming from the downstairs sauna area each day between 3:30p and 8:30p but it is NOT of considerable volume and would only upset someone who was expecting COMPLETE silence, which if that is what you are expecting, why are you staying in the gay area to begin with??? In the night, yes, the nightlclubs go on til the early morning hours, but again, unless you are a VERY light sleeper and need total silence, it will not be an issue. To be perfectly honest, If you are expecting total silence, then the entire PATONG AREA of Phuket is not for you, not just Aquarius or the Paradise Complex.

All in all, the website is very accurate (even of the pictures shown of the rooms) and just like they say .... no surprises. I would highly recommend this place to anyone wanting to stay IN the gay area and have a good time and save a few bucks at the same time.

After reading the reviews on Trip Advisor, we was in two minds about staying at the Aquarius, however took our chances and could not have asked for more.

The description/photos of the rooms that you see on the net and their website are accurate. This hotel was a 2 minute walk to the many gay bars located on the "party strip" and about 1 minute away from Bangla Rd shops and markets.

If you are looking for or expecting 5 star, this hotel is maybe not for you, but if you are looking for a clean, safe and friendly place to stay with an atmosphere second to none, this is the place for you!!

I was very impressed by the staff, ammenaties, location, price and service! I will definatley stay at this hotel again and would recommend it to anyone!

To all the staff at Aquarius that made our vacation something to remember, thank you for the memories!