I had spent a lot of time looking at hotels to stay in on our 4 week trip around thailand and decided on this for our 2 nights in phuket. The hotel is a colonial style with a good modern, contemporary decor idea and almost feels like being at home. The main pool a good size and the hotel provide beach towels and free wifi. The hotel is set on an 'estate' amongst other hotels and apartments - on what looks almost like a plastic film set (hard to describe but very inetresting none the less). The reception area is small and we had to wait 30 mins to check in as so many people had arrived at once on a package holiday, however the bellboy was fantastic and very welcoming ( a credit to this hotel as quite a few staff found it so hard to crack a smile). Restaurant / bar is small but sold burgers etc at a reasonable price, but the breakfast (served across the road on the second floor of a small building) was dire. Staff were miserable, the room was tiny and over crowded, the selection was poor and the atmosphere unappealing - my advice would be to not take breakfast facility and eat else where. Location - it is a good 15 min walk to the beach. Which is a chore in the heat, along a stinky canal path which was daunting at night. There are no beach front restaurants here - rather