Baan Panwa Resort&Spa

“Amazing place for relax and romantic stay”

I saw some negative comments about this place already after I back from there, otherwise, I guess I would cancel my booking. But I am glad I didn't! This place was very nice, relax and quite. It is located quite far from the 'civilization', so it can be difficult to get there without a car or a s... more

I saw some negative comments about this place already after I back from there, otherwise, I guess I would cancel my booking. But I am glad I didn't! This place was very nice, relax and quite. It is located quite far from the 'civilization', so it can be difficult to get there without a car or a scooter, but probably this makes it so quiet and nice. The restaurant serves very nice breakfasts in the morning and opens until 10 pm in the evening, but I saw some people stayed there even until midnight. BTW, lunch and dinner are also very nice and the price is very reasonable. Also, there is a gym as declared, however, it is very small and almost empty, so it is just for tick. But the outdoor pool is really big and nice. Staff was very nice, friendly and helpful. So my experience was completely different from other people who left negative comments here.

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“Very enjoyable stay, ... but the resort may have seen better days”

I booked two rooms (like miniature chalets) for two nights. After later reading one very negative review (titled "SCAM! Don’t stay here!", January 2019, I got nervous, and considered cancelling. I'm glad I didn't. Although that negative review was accurate, I think it was a bit unfair. Here's so... more

I booked two rooms (like miniature chalets) for two nights. After later reading one very negative review (titled "SCAM! Don’t stay here!", January 2019, I got nervous, and considered cancelling. I'm glad I didn't. Although that negative review was accurate, I think it was a bit unfair. Here's some comments on that review: ** The restaurant didn't have dinners, and the staff also recommended that we go to the hotel next door. Which we did. And loved! The restaurant/bar next door (about 2 minutes walk) was high quality, friendly, and not expensive. ** The fitness room was an embarrassment --- the fitness bike was gone by the time we stayed, so there was literally nothing in the fitness room. ** I don't know what the bathhouse referred to in that review was, but I did see an outdoor corridor of what might be showers and changing rooms. They did look a bit depressing, but we had no need to use them. ** The beach is a mangrove, but it is quite possible to walk along the beach, paddle, and even swim. We used the complimentary kayaks to explore a bit further out, and loved it. ** We initially had two "standard" rooms, which were perfectly clean. Actually, we liked them very much. Being outdoors, though, there were naturally some insects and small creatures, which led to us changing one room for one of their "superior" rooms. They changed this room for us for free (just for one night, but still, very kind of them). The superior room was significantly nicer, and we really appreciated this action by the staff. ** It is quite far from most things (apart from the hotel next door). I used their complimentary bicycle to explore a little --- there is a market, village, shop, etc. within about a 10-minute cycle. I got everything we needed there. I agree with the other review that it is far from Phuket town, and many other attractions ... but I think that was the point. We wanted to stay here to be away from everything else. ** The (outdoor) was indeed lovely! Overall, as long as you know what you're looking for, I would actually strongly recommend considering here (though don't expect much in the exercise room).

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