Centara Grand Beach Resort Phuket - SHA Plus

the hotel was gorgeous. staff were great. right on the beach.

Everything was really good, we really loved our room with the hot tub on balcony overlooking the pool and far distance ocean view- spectacular views. We stayed in a spa deluxe with a family of 4 2 adults and 2 children baby and a 9year old. Beds are huge think super king so we shared with our 9year old and our baby had a good sized cot with the side that comes down for easy open access. This was great for getting my baby in and out of her cot Food- we only had breakfast included- was a good variety of breakfast but not the best. Lunch- we had at the restaurants at resort, it was expensive, so do get half board. The Spa was amazing at the resort a lot more expensive than what you will get in Patong or out of the resort but we needed convenience with small children as my husband I took turns. The kids club- was brilliant! They had a games room and toddlers room with lots of fun toys, slide, ball pit cars to ride on, kitchenettes and lots more. So fun for all ages. Good safety precautions- the main doors were locked at all times and a staff member will only open to allow one to enter or leave. We went in December Xmas period- we were not bitten at all in the resort we also travelled a lot to patong and did not get bitten there either. But do take your mosquito repellent wipes and sprays. Great help.

Property is beautiful. Right on the beach. (I believe it’s probably the entirety of this region of the world but the garbage rides in on the high tide and the beach is covered in trash as the tide recedes). The pools and lazy river are immaculate and beautiful.

Beach was glorious, clear water, clean beach, soft sand. Pool facilities were fun and varied, with great children's activities provided by two hosts who organised games and fun. Room was functional and big. I did not like the balcony aspects of the surrounding rooms because many of the guests had no consideration for other guests, swimming in their pools and having parties on their outside space often til 2 and 3 a.m., and there was little sound attenuation into the bedrooms.

We booked in for the night, and ended up staying 10 nights. We were last at Centara Grand about 13 years ago so it was nice for us to bring our young children back with us. We liked the facilities that Centara Grand had to offer, particularly for kids. Our daughters had the best time on the waterslides, on the rock jump, on the lazy river, in the pool and at the kids club. There was always something to keep them occupied. The staff were also amazing. Particularly Joy in the restaurant - Bill and Santa at the Pool Bar and David and Kenan who ran the kids activities. The staff that did the daily servicing of the rooms also did a fantastic job. The ginger tea after the spa massage was also really good.