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49 Moo 6 Layi-Nakalay Road | Kamala Kratu, Kamala, Phuket 83150, Thailand
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Paresa
Ranked #3 of 21 hotels in Kamala
4.5 of 5 stars 198 Reviews
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Stockholm, Sweden
2 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Honeymoon hotel”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 February 2012
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This is a lovely hotel.
Large excellent rooms.
Staff very friendly.

So it is all good but there are a few things that is not perfect.
1. The hotel is very far away from anything else. They have a shuttle bus to Kamala beach that goes ones an hour but other than that you are pretty much stuck at the hotel if you don´t take a minimum 30 minute taxi ride somewhere.
2. It is located on the hills and the slopes are very steep so people over 50 that are not in excellent physical condition should not stay here.
3. Food in restaurant expensive and not so good. Even worse thaifood than you get for 100 bath at a stand somewhere and you have to eat there cause it is to far to go somewhere else.

I loved to stay here but I wouldn´t go back.

And one more thing.
You can always be seen when you go to the toilet since it is in a glas box and can be viewed even if other person is outside or taking a swim in the pool. Not so nice.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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Scot Toon, Director of Operations at Paresa, responded to this review
23 February 2012
Thank you for your comments. Just to clarify we are the most centrally located luxury villa resort on the island located between Patong and Surin/Bang Tao all others are north of these central tourist areas. Your "Honeymoon Hotel" is a great description, I agree we are on a stunning hillside location that gives views to the Andaman Sea for all our suites and villas where most other pool villa resorts are on the flat and walled in for privacy and no views. Also the reason for our villas to be designed for maximizing the views, instead of hiding the bathroom at the back of the suite we allow views from your shower, bath tub, the whole bathroom.

Sorry you did not enjoy our Thai food which we pride ourselves on being very local rather than hotel style, with many local Thai fans. I will look at this with our Thai Chef immediately to ensure our standards are maintained.

I wish we could welcome you back.

Regards
Ju
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Buderim, Australia
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
“Heaven On Earth”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 February 2012
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person found this review helpful

Paresa is Heaven. It is absolutely beautiful, amazing, wonderful, romantic, peaceful and luxurious. This was our second time back to Paresa, and intend to keep coming back again and again. We have done a lot of traveling and stayed at quite a few 5 star resorts - but nothing compares to Paresa. The location is spectacular, the food is devine, the staff are so friendy, helpful, kind and funny. The linnen feels so wonderfuly clean and fresh. I can not fault this place at all. Do yourself a favour and experience this magical place. We all deserve to treat ourselves once in a while.

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  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Scot Toon, General Manager at Paresa, responded to this review
23 February 2012
I will pass on your feedback to our team thank you. I am glad you enjoyed a heavenly stay with us at Paresa and enjoyed the resort and dining experiences.

I hope I can welcome you back soon for another romantic holiday.

Regards
Scot
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Brisbane
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Return to heaven”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 February 2012
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We got married at Paresa in 2010 and have just returned home after another magical visit to this beautiful resort.
Comfort levels and attentive staff were just as we remembered. Great service.
There is a new chef and new menus and we both thought the food was even better than last time.
We felt so relaxed and did not want to leave.
We would definitely recommend a stay at this heavenly resort.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Scot Toon, Director of Operations at Paresa, responded to this review
23 February 2012
Thank you once again for reviewing your return experience at Paresa. All the Angels enjoyed welcoming you back. I hope it was as romantic as when you got married here last year.

Our new Chef will be happy to read that you thought the food was even better.

Please do come back again.

Regards
Ju
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Vancouver, Canada
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
“Heaven”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012
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person found this review helpful

Simply amazing, breath taking and an experience that I will never forget

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 3 of 5 stars Value
    • 3 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Scot Toon, General Manager at Paresa, responded to this review
3 February 2012
Its great to read that we were your Heavenly resort.

Thank you for choosing Paresa and I hope we can welcome you back soon.

Regards
Scot
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Melbourne, Australia
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
“Total bliss!”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 January 2012

What can I say? From the moment we arrived in the lobby and were greeted by the friendly reception staff as well as the manager, Scot, we fell head over heels in love with Paresa. We stayed in a Talay suite which was appointed with the most luxurious decor. But the true highlight? The clifftop infinity pool which overlooked the Andaman Sea. Words cant describe just how beautiful it was when taking a dip in that pool. We felt like the most blessed people on Earth.

The resort itself is also gorgeous. If your own infinity pool isn't enough then the resort also offers another larger infinity pool with equally as good views of the ocean. If need be you can take a seat in one of the sunken sunlounges in their pool while being served on by one of the friendly staff. I also hear its quite the place to watch the sunset over the ocean though on the night we stayed it was overcast :(

The angels and staff are very friendly and helpful. We order a driver to take us into town and one of the staff members stood with us out the front while we waited. We were quickly back however as the sights of Patong didnt even compare to bliss that was awaiting us at Paresa.

The breakfast the morning after was lovely, with gorgeous fresh fruit, home-made pastries, organic eggs, freshly squeezed juice and all you can have champagne. The rest of the morning was spent lapping up the rays in our infinity pool while admiring the views of the Andaman sea. Truly magnificent. Our only complaint was how quickly time went and that we soon had to leave. We didn't want to go :(

The staff were nice enough for us to extend our checkout to 2pm as our flight wasn't until later. What's amazing about this resort is that the fantastic service doesn't stop once you leave the resort. Our driver who took us to the airport took us on a little tour through Phuket as we weren't in a rush and then upon arriving at Phuket airport we were greeted by another staff member who checked us in on our flight. Amazing!

We thoroughly enjoyed our night's stay at Paresa and hope to be back one day. It cant come quick enough. Thank you again for making us feel so special and truly relaxed x

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Scot Toon, Director of Operations at Paresa, responded to this review
3 February 2012
Thank you for your review and I will reviewing this with the whole team and I am sure they will love reading your comments about Paresa.

Regards
Ju
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49 Moo 6 Layi-Nakalay Road | Kamala Kratu, Kamala, Phuket 83150, Thailand
Price range (per night):* S$417 - 1,391

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