Karona Resort & Spa, Karon

This is a nice hotel in Karon, with the advantage of being within walking distance to both Karon and Kata Beach. The staff are very friendly, although you might need a bit of patience with their English if you have any complicated matters that need solving. We stayed in hotel room 502 which had a nice ocean view. Do note, though, that the balconies are incredibly small - we never really used ours as it barely fit two chairs and there was little privacy. As noted by previous guests, it's a bit of a hike to some of the higher floor rooms (which we didn't mind at all) and no elevator. The beach was a lot closer than what we had thought (literally just down the road). Wifi worked, but cut in and out quite often - so wouldn't count on it for other than mobile use. If you are on a budget and looking for somewhere decent to stay this is a good choice. There were a lot of Scandinavians and Russians staying at the hotel during our stay, which seems to be the norm. Overall, we enjoyed our stay - but if we were to return we'd probably look at something a bit more comfortable/higher standard for the price.

We had previously spent a week at Patong Beach and that area was far too hectic and noisy for our liking. We were looking for smaller scale, white sand beach, lovely pool area and we found it all at this hotel. All the staff were so friendly and helpful. The beach is a two minute or less walk, many nice restaurants very close by. The view from the balcony was so beautiful to wake up to every morning. A great local market on Tuesday and Friday just a Tuk-Tuk ride away. Our stay at this hotel was just what we needed to relax and enjoy our holiday. Everything was as described and clean. Did I say how lovely the pool area is?? Night life close by. No lift (elevator), you get your exercise, so you can enjoy the great Thai food.

We enjoyed our stay in this tired, three star hotel with a beach view. The beach was unswimmable because of rips and no lifeguards because it was low season. The hotel has seen better days but most things worked with the exception of wifi and hot water which took an eternity to come through. I only had cold showers as I couldn’t be bothered to wait for hot water. Wi fi was woeful. I had to sit on the balcony to get a weak signal and frequent drop outs. However, the place was clean and there is plenty of cheap eating nearby and staff are kind and nice but have limited language skills. Breakfast is a standard hotel buffet with cereal, fruit, bread and pastries and eggs done as you want them.it was a great place to use as a base and cheap so you get what you pay for.

4 stars hotel 2 Stars service, terrible experience !! This time is my 4th time stay in Karon beach, but this time is terrible ......... 1. Breakfast is bad, less than 10 choice, the quality just like B&B. 2. The pool are small, the pool bar never open during 5 days stay. If you need pool towel, you need to bring your own or go to reception. 3. Hot water system not working. I had two night cold water bath in my room. 4. Fitness room air-con not working. Also few equipment are broken up. 5. No lift (i stay in 4th floor) 6. Front desk staff are rude. 7. Wifi very slow.....very slow.....very s..l...o...w... just like 56k P.S. many choice in karon beach and Kata beach，don’t stay in this “resort”

We booked this Hotel near the beach. On the website it appeared to be well maintained and and a nice pool area. The staff was very friendly and accommodating. The breakfast wasnt bad. The bed was uncomfortable, old matress, and there is no elevator to the upper floors. The hotel is just run down. The pool needs maintenance as there are tiles coming loose. The service at the hotel is great, it's just older hotel and needs some remodel work. It rained for most of my stay, had there been sunny weather it would be easy to overlook the deficiencies of the hotel because the Beautiful Karon beach is next door.