Holiday in Phuket - Centara Villas Phuket

My second blog on our travels to Phuket is on Centara Villas Phuket. The resort is located on the cliffs overlooking the crescent of Karon Bay and a 45 minutes drive from the Phuket Airport. It has access to Karon beach which is situated at the foot of the hill.

We booked a pool villa which has a private 5 metre pool overlooking the ocean. These are some pictures of the villa.



As the resort is built on cliffs, it can be a challenge to walk down to the beach as the steps are very steep and dangerous towards the bottom. There are also many steps in the resort between the various rooms and the resort facilities. However, there is a buggy transportation provided by the villa. 

Most of our meals are settled in the resort restaurant as there are no shops near the resort. On one of the days, we walked down to the beach and walked to some restaurants and provision shops at the other side of the beach. That took us around 30 mins. 

Rooms are cleaned but a bit old fashioned. The private pool deck and the pool need some maintenance as they appeared old and rundown. However, the view of the ocean was breathtaking. The spa, which happens to be just in front of our pool villa, was good and affordable.

It was a relaxing trip lazing by the private pool all day. However, we will not visit the resort again due to its remote location and steep pathways.

Holiday in Phuket - Aleenta Resort and Spa

We love phuket a lot due to its nice beaches and sunny weather. We will make it a point to travel to Phuket once a year and try out the different beach resorts. I will blog about the different resorts / villas we stayed in Phuket.

First, I will talked about the best resort we stayed so far in Phuket. It is the Aleenta Phuket Resort & Spa. Our stay was in the Ocean View Loft Suite facing the sea. The Suite offer double height ceilings and glass walls open to a private sun deck with a large shared swimming pool. Both the downstairs living room and upstairs bedroom enjoy magnificent sea views. 


















As we love to swim a lot, we will normally look for resorts that comes with direct pool access or a private pool.


 The Suite also comes with a private jacuzzi in the bathroom.



The Aleenta Resort and Spa is situated just 20 minutes from the Phuket airport. The airport transfer can be arrange with the hotel directly. It has a private beach and is away from the crowded Phuket town. The resort is recommended for people who wants to have a quite and peaceful getaway.

There are not much shops and no restaurants anywhere near the resort. Most of the meals have to be settled in the resort restaurants unless you book a transport to the nearby local town. There is a small shop that sells snacks just a few walks away from the resort. For us, we just settle our meals in the resort and stock up snacks from the small shop near the resort.

All in all, this is a lovely resort and a nice place to chill out and relax in the pool or the private beach. Would probably try the private pool villa the next time we book with the resort.

Sweet honeymoon at Club Med Kani Maldives

I was looking through my old facebook albums and saw the wonderful pictures taken during my honeymoon 6 years ago! Time flies and those were really sweet memories.

I still remembered we got a really good deal at NATAS fair for our honeymoon package. It was a one for one clubmed all inclusive deal for 2 persons for a beachfront resort ($5k plus including SQ air tickets for 2!). Not too sure if we can get such good deals now.

We arrived in the evening at the resort and was escorted to our room. When we reached our room, I was surprised to find that it was not a beachfront room but an  over-water bungalow! We got a free upgrade due to being on a honeymoon!

These are the pictures of our bungalow! Imagine waking up to the sea and sunrise and having the seaview while soaking in the tub.

  

We saw many fishes (including baby sharks) swimming in the sea in front of our bungalow.

  

We enjoyed sitting at our private balcony, enjoying a cup of coffee or tea while enjoying the views of the sea. Really missed such relaxing moments.

  

One of the things we like about clubmed is that they provide full board meals and we need not worried about getting hungry. Even little bites in between meals are provided for and the food are really tasty. You can request room service for breakfast to be delivered to your room. They have a main buffet restaurant, beachfront bar, cafe and a fine dining restaurant.  For dinner at the fine dining restaurant, you will need to queue to secure a seat a few hours before dinner. The dress code is formal.

Breakfast delivered to our room.

Dining at the main restaurant.

Enjoying drinks at the beachfront bar.

Light bites/snacks.

Fine dining.

Clubmed has a lot of activities you can enjoy in the resort (all included in the travel package). However, we did not take part in any as we prefer to just eat, sleep and relax. If you are planning for a trip to maldives, I would highly recommend Clubmed and try to book for a beachfront resort or over-water bungalow as they are more private and offers fantastic views of the ocean.