We were lucky to stay in a studio apartment over looking the marina with all the expensive boats. The apartments are unfortunately a bit dated & old looking inside. The amenities though , are good with a small kitchen area, bathroom with shower & bedroom with wardrobes & a safe which is free.
The marina have quite a few eating places. We ate at the Watermark on Xmas Day which had a lovely atmosphere with music playing. The food was first class but as most people have said, a little pricey compared to other eating places around the marina. Glad we ate here as the staff were lovely & it is nice eating overlooking the boats. We also ate at the Indian which was also very dated but the food was very hot & tasty. There is an italian called La Taverna where the food was lovely but the service wasn't - I felt! Near the lighthouse there is a fantastic baker with tasty pastries, bread, sandwiches, to eat in or take away. After 4pm they were reducing the cakes, so we were rather greedy after a day out we would end up at the bakers for a tasty pastry. On site there is a grocers convenience store which is reasonably priced. So get your water, drinks, food here is ok. Compared to Tesco Lotus not bad prices.
We used the pool near reception. It was rather dirty the first couple of days we were their. Someone must have complained as after that someone would be cleaning it daily. The swim up bar unfortunately wasn't open, so that was rather disappointing. We ate at the restaurant next to the swimming pool & found it very reasonable. The pool was very quiet during the day time as the hotel catered for lots of Asian coach parties. Which had breakfast & then went out for the day. In the evenings we were out in the restaurants around the Marina so didn't really see them that much.
We used the hotel to order taxi's as they did not rip you off. We got a taxi one way to Tesco Lotus & then arranged it ourselves to come back. They have set prices so it was the same as when we ordered it from reception. Also you are close to Premium Outlets & Central where there are lots of shops & eating places.
We had arranged lots of trips before we arrived at the hotel but the reception staff were very helpful & always smiley when we were about when asking them for details.
All in all a nice stay. I would not personally stay here again as rather old accomodation & I prefer to stay at a beach resort. This was an experiment & not a mistake by choosing the boat lagoon. We had a lovely relaxing stay so we can't really complain about it. The cleaners were good & the staff at reception were lovely. So a nice place to chill around the pool in lovely gardens.
- Phuket Boat Lagoon Hotel
