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"Lovely stay at the Amora Beach" I visited this Hotel in Oktober 2005 and can really recommmend it! For a around 45 Euros/night it is a wonderful oppurtinity for the cost-conscious traveller that still wants a little "luxury". The hotel offers 2 nice big pools, the central one also has a pool bar and a jacuzzi. The beach is about 50 meters through the hotel garden, quiet, clean and sunbeds are inculded. There are enough trees so everybody can find a place in the shade if wanted. In the hotel garden, massages are offered in a pavillion, and right on the beach is a nice little restaurant (does not belong to the hotel) with good food and very friendly staff. The Hotel offers free bus-rides to the market next town. My room was directly facing the main pool at ground level. It was spacious, with a little balcony, TV with movie-channel, nice bathroom, and everything was clean and in order. The hotel restaurant is also nice and has something for everyone, including buget Thai-Meals as well as burgers. The BangTao Beach is nice and quiet, on the beach you can walk north up the the Laguna-Resorts (5 upscale Hotels) and watch a baby-elephant, that daily visits the Laguna-Resorts beach. For scuba-dive lovers the hotel offers free pooldiving as well as hole-day-diving-trips via a local diving school. To wrap it up - if you seek comfort, quiet, great beach and water for reasonable prices, this hotel fits!

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"Wonderful Amari" "Amari was great"

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"Amari was great" The next two nights we were in Amari-Patong beach and the place is heavenly. The staff was very good at the check in and they made us sit at the bar and gave complimentary drinks since our room was being readied. We mentioned we were on our honey moon and they took a bit longer. The hotel is spread out horizontally on a beach. And our room faced the beach. When we entered there was a Honeymoon cake and heart made with rose petals on the bed, absolutely gorgeous. the room was on level 2 and had a very nice view of the sea. The pool there was huge, and the hotel does have a few more pools since its quite spread out. The toilet though was small and not up to the standard. One expects a better loo at a resort like this. There is a pier at the far end of the resort with a bar and it’s worth the walk. It has good views. The beach in front is filled with stones and corals and not very deep. We had to wait for the high tide for the water to come up and then only can one take a dip in the water. That’s the only drawback here. The breakfast was good and the location of the restaurant is also very good as it faces the sea. The pool is nice too. Overall a very nice place to spend your time….

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"Awesome Amari!!" Amari Coral is absolutely beautiful! Very secluded from the hassles of patong, but easy to walk into the mayhem. All rooms are beachfront (superior room was amazing!). Definetely get breakfast included - well worth it. Make sure to watch sunrise or sunset from the hotel's private Jetty. Spa rooms are open-air on the cliff. We called powersnorkel.com directly (limited tour selection through hotel) and it was amazing private service to Coral Island for the day.

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"Loved the Amari" We stayed at the Amari for two weeks in Nov 2005. Our room was lovely, with balcony and sea views. Food was great, especially the Italian restaurant, especially the separate section down by the sea. Very romantic. For the first week, we explored the island but during the second week, we relaxed mostly at the hotel, by the pool, having massages poolside or at the spa. We felt no need to go anywhere. The bar level is spectacular with a wonderful view and comfy seating. But the best part of the hotel is the service and the people working there. We felt very welcomed and be-friended in a gentle way, never interfering. We were there for the Loy Krathong festival which was so beautiful, launching small boats made of palm leaves and flowers and candles into the sea to erase past bad luck and ask for blessings for the coming year. The hotel provided us with krathong, and had a contest for the best (huge) krathong made at the hotel. It was very magical. We will definitely return.

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"Amazing Amari" The Amari Coral is amazing. Period. We stayed there 4 nights & wished we could have stayed a few more - it was so truly relaxing. They make you feel the luxury, without being too pricey. It's the perfect location for those who want to be near activity, but without the noise - at the far-south end of Patong Beach, sticking out on a little peninsula. Up the hill from the main drag, but only a 5 minute walk into "town", and tuk-tuk's wait out front to take you anywhere too far for you to walk, for a minimal fee. Please note: this hotel is built into the hill, so there are many levels of steps between the hotel's floors - not the most wheelchair friendly, but fine for capable legs. The rooms are not huge, but still beautiful - all have balconies with incredible views & are immaculately clean and comfortable. The details are really paid attention to here, down to the orchids on your pillows. Gorgeous facility - all bars & restaurants have breathtaking views and friendly service. Very open and airy everywhere, utilizing the tropical beach environment well. The two pools are very well-kept (also with views), with nice beach towels available for the asking. Staff & service are excellent overall. We had a delicious (not expensive, but not cheap either) dinner in the Thai restaurant there, with a surprisingly tasty bottle of local wine. The breakfast buffet is also very good, with omelets made to order. Try to take advantage of the sunset cocktails on the jetty - scenic, isolated & breezy. The spa is also of top service - not the best massage I had in Thailand, but definitely the most decadent (note: spa pricing, not as cheap as the typical Thai massage salon). The massage is in an open-air hut at the top of a hill, overlooking the entire Patong Bay, with your choice of incense and oils, and very clean & professional. I suggest getting a 90-minute treatment just before sunset, or during a rain storm - an absolutely wonderful and ultra-relaxing experience. The only bad thing I can say about the Amari Coral is it's lack of decent internet access (the on-site facility is painfully slow, taking minutes to load any page, while charging you by the minute - don't do it, it will drive you nuts). But there are numerous high-speed internet cafes closer to the hustle-bustle area that are easily accessible, so no big deal. But then again, once you get to this hotel, you probably won't want to waste much time online anyway. :)

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"dont miss" A beautiful hotel in an ideal setting. It is a short walk or 100baht tuk-tuk drive from patong beach with the look of the bay without the husstle of patong. It has everthing you need for a wonderfull relaxing holiday. If you want the fast life it is on hand at patong. The food is top class and the breakfast not to be missed. The evening special buffet are a treat and worth every baht. All rooms face the sea the only slight down side is the small bathrooms but kept immaculatly clean. The room itself is spacious and well laid ot with pleanty of space for clothes etc. The floors are polished teak and look lovely. There is a small beach when the tide is out and you can actually walk to patong on the beach. There is the most wonderful spa and the service is the best i have found well worth the extra money for a visit. THer are lots of steps up to the reception but a small lift helps and the porters are always on hand. Would be the first hotel i would go back to without hesitation Reception staff could not do enough for us and would always greet us on passing

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"Fantastic!!" We stayed at Amari for 12 days during Christmas & New Year! We had booked another hotel because the pictures of Amari in Internet were not so attractive. As we were in Phuket and not so satisfied where we were we just went to Amari and was very impressed by beauty of it from the frist moment on. We changed to Amari and that was the best decision!The location is perfect. A few minutes from Patong and far enough from its hastle bustle. The deluxe rooms are spacious with tasteful decoration and to die for sea views! We didn`t want to leave the balcony! There is fantastic sea views from all over at the hotel. It is a pleasure to have a breakfast with a beautiful view to Patong Beach. When you lay at one of the two very beatiful swimming pools you have a great sea or mountain view. You can lay at the small private beach and walk to whichever swimming pool you like through the beach. You can spend your day at the jetty with great views to Andaman Sea or snorkeling. Snorkeling from the jetty is unbelievable!! You can jog at the jungle behind the hotel which leads to the old tennis courts in the morning. You can even make restaurant/bar hopping within the hotel. Once we had tapas at the jetty,we had desert at the beautiful & romantic Italian restaurant and coctails with live music at the lobby bar and of course each time with breath taking sea views. Spa is out of this world! You can have massage in the room, in the beatiful Spa at the hills or poolside. We did all! I can`t tell enough how great they are. Staff is very friendly, client oriented and helpful. We had a great experience especially with quest services, activity manager, Rick and the friendly lady who cleaned our room twice a day. Last year as we were in Phuket we were always out doing an activity. This year we spent 70% of our time at the hotel because it was so great. If you choose Amari you get a 5 star hotel with 4 star prices. We can`t wait to go back.Thanks Amari!

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"Fantastic" Stayed for 3 nights in January 2006. A short walk from Patong Beach, but away from the hustle and bustle. Great hotel, great service. Priced reasonably, great breakfast buffet and some great dinner deals (all you can eat seafood buffet for about fifteen US dollars). Recommend highly.

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