We stayed here just after the tsunami. As the resort is in the side of a hill, it made us feel quite safe. The rooms were very clean and comfortable, although beginning to show the signs of age. We had the best views over the ocean. There are a number of restaurants at the resort, and breakfast is to die for. I would recommend this resort to anybody. It is a lovely stay and just far out enough of Patong, to escape the noise. Its just a quick 15 minute walk in or a 2 minute tuk tuk ride.
The 3 pools are beautiful, but grap your chair early. The views are also magnificent. They have an excellent gym as well, and lots of different activities running throughout the day.
Novotel Coralia Phuket: The Best Pools I've Ever Seen
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Updated By Jenelle7 on March 9, 2006
Novotel Coralia Phuket may not be the newest hotel but it is still one of the best I have ever stayed in. This may have something to do with the staff, who are absolutely great at what they do. Our room was cleaned everyday and it was always spotless on our return from the pool or shops or wherever we had been.
The pools are amazing. There are 3 of them. The top pool is the deepest and good if you want to get away from the excited kids, the middle pool is closest to the rooms if you don't want to walk too far, and the bottom pool has the pool bar and a basketball hoop for many hours of drinking and fun. We chose the bottom pool every time, even though there were always lots of people, like I said, it had the pool bar!!!!
The view from our room and everywhere else in the hotel was magnificent. There was even a view from the pool down onto the beach.
The buffet breakfast was one of the best I have ever sampled. There were lots of choices and everything was very fresh and yummy. The only downside is that we ate at the Thai restaurant at the hotel one night and my partner was sick the next day from the prawns. But that could happen anywhere, even in Perth.
Overall, I would recommend this hotel to everyone.
The pool was amazing and the alcoholic drinks at the pool bar were very cheap. Don't forget to go during Happy Hour!!
Novotel Coralia Phuket: Great location and pool, but...
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By TurtleMania on September 15, 2005
My wife and I have stayed here twice. The location is great on top of a large hill with great views of the ocean. They have a great swimming pool here, probably one of the best for lounging around and reading a book. The restaurants here are also very good with a theme night every night. The Thai theme night was especially good (go figure !!) and the food memorable. On the downside, the rooms are in need of an update, as some of the fixtures are a bit old and run down. They have that appearance of being used many many times in the past with the odd chip in the wall, scuff mark around corners and benches, and the odd lamp shade slightly torn/ripped etc. The airconditioners were great for the warm weather but were very noisy at night time, when you still needed them. Probably old ones as I cant imagine new air conditioners being that noisy. Apart from that, the hotel was fine and the walk into town (about 10 minutes) was a nice start to our day. Unless it will soon be (or recently has been) renovated, we will stay elsewhere next time.