THE GOOD: The hotel rooms were so gorgeous, with lovely decorations. It's a great location, close to the beach and only a little walk to a bunch of shops and massage/beauty parlours. THE BAD: When we checked in, the staff that took us to our rooms were constantly joking about us in thai language, pointing and laughing at us and... More

After reading very mixed reviews about the hotel I was definitely nervous about staying here but I am happy to say we had a very nice 6 night stay. There is definitely a room lottery and I did ask to be moved from the first one but after that the stay was great. The staff were very friendly and helpful... More

The Hotel decor is great, no doubts about it. The location nice, just steps by a path to Surin beach (30 minutes from airport and aprox 15km from Patong Beach) so you are near averything but in a quite location. We reserved the duplex for 4 advising the hotel that we were a family of 5 and commented that I... More

Just spent 6 days at Manathai. Really great hotel. Good location close to the beach. Would look at staying here again. Staff were excellent and really helpful. We also got an upgrade on arrival which made the stay even better.Food was also good. Buffet breakfast had great variety. We ate at the restaurant a few times in the evenings too,... More

like many we bought a voucher for this hotel which entitled us to 6 nights with loads of extras - it was worth every cent. do not be put off by the negative comments here - this hotel is lovely, the staff are very friendly and make a huge effort to make your stay even better. loved the access to... More

We booked this hotel in Surin via a Deals voucher. I knew Surin to be a lovely place with a much quieter beach. The hotel was decorated beautifully although the lobby, bar and restaurant were not air-conditioned and were sometimes stifling. We were upgraded to a room that had two levels which was great as the voucher was for two... More

With the mixed reviews on here I didn't really know what to expect, and reading the reviews I even considered cancelling my booking and looking for something a bit more fancy.... I couldn't cancel due to the policy so I was stuck with my reservation; and really I had nothing to complain about. The room was nice, clean and I... More

A hotel with so much potential - interior decoration lovely, location good but many aspects let it down - it is by far outshone by next door Twin Palms. We read very mixed reviews on Trip Advisor but still went ahead as we only needed 1 x room from 7pm to 5am early check out - the management need to... More

Manathai is not the newest or flashest hotel in Phuket, nor in Surin - but, it's not what they make it out to be either. We stayed with them being around 80% full yet we always felt that the staff knew who we were and they were all very conscientous in meeting our requests. The positives: - the buffet breakfast... More