tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post344808363800762133..comments2023-08-19T09:33:48.947-06:00Comments on World Family Travellers: Hotel Review: JW Marriott Phuket Resort and SpaFamily Travellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11714129109547674777noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-46085278565509785152017-11-21T02:53:01.280-07:002017-11-21T02:53:01.280-07:00It's probably the best hotel in Phuket... Ever...It's probably the best hotel in Phuket... Everything looks so nice... The beach is a kind of perfection... I love this place ! Blog voyagehttps://www.jet-lag-trips.com/enfin-le-paradis-a-phuket-en-thailande/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-63699806884577309202015-08-05T03:16:20.130-06:002015-08-05T03:16:20.130-06:00Scott, your travel adventure in Phuket looks aweso...Scott, your travel adventure in Phuket looks awesome, i love all the pictures you took in Mai Khao, you have definitely make the cut for a great travel blog writer, There are a lot of great <a href="http://www.nowphuket.com" rel="nofollow">things to do in Phuket</a>and i am really glad to read your take on it. thank you for sharing this awesome experience with us. reading the rest of your blog now. Now Phukethttp://www.nowphuket.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-44410708963806112172014-07-27T19:48:37.999-06:002014-07-27T19:48:37.999-06:00Sorry for the really late reply (just got back fro...Sorry for the really late reply (just got back from a long vacation). I have stayed in both. My answer would be it depends. If you want a little space between you and the other guests, 2 rooms would work fine. If you really like the people you're staying with, the 2 bedroom timeshare unit is my preference. The master bathroom is very nice. If you're renting, you'll still get daily housekeeping. You'll have a washer and dryer. Also, you truly are treated like a normal guest. As for timeshare bombardments, you'll probably get invited once, but we've never experienced that happening more than once during the week we are staying in the unit. Also in regards to a separate check-in, that isn't the case. I hope this helps.Family Travellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714129109547674777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-56954110355797263952014-07-11T06:06:40.397-06:002014-07-11T06:06:40.397-06:00Hello - We are trying to decide between booking 2 ...Hello - We are trying to decide between booking 2 standard room at the JW Resort in Phuket or a Villa at The Beach. The price for the Villa is around 50% of the 2 rooms (admittedly breakfast is included at the resort). I know you said the facilities are shared etc but surely there is some difference in the offering - does it have it's own reception, will I be bombarded by time share sign up requests. I'm planning for a really terrific break and don't want to make the wrong choice.hope you can help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-50719944682251462722013-03-17T23:53:53.766-06:002013-03-17T23:53:53.766-06:00hi dear
really good research u did on the the best...hi dear<br />really good research u did on the <a href="http://www.nijagunaresidency.com/spa.html" rel="nofollow"><b>the best resort and spa</b></a> i was searching about this and <a href="http://www.nijagunaresidency.com/spa.html" rel="nofollow"><b>resort and spa</b></a> finally i got it from you thank you i hope u do like same <br />swatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17093739872893636865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-84031175322750973022013-03-08T03:09:40.526-07:002013-03-08T03:09:40.526-07:00Loved your blog Scott. I think you had a great tim...Loved your blog Scott. I think you had a great time at Marriott Phukte resort and spa!Ramada Udaipur Resort Spahttp://www.ramadaudaipur.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-61691245213903494242012-01-31T11:44:39.191-07:002012-01-31T11:44:39.191-07:00Thanks for the information Scott. We will book ou...Thanks for the information Scott. We will book our tours from the hotel and probably do the Phi Phi and the 3 in 1 tour. We will also take your advice and not book the hotel limo for airport transfers. Heading to the market sounds like a good idea and we will probably do that too. Thanks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-14160323717522072582012-01-31T09:28:30.109-07:002012-01-31T09:28:30.109-07:00Thanks for stopping by. Sounds like an amazing tr...Thanks for stopping by. Sounds like an amazing trip you have planned. We have done a couple tours, we do a Phi Phi Island tour every time we go. We've also done a 3 in 1 tour that included riding elephants, going to "James Bond Island" and conoeing. We've also done a seperate elephant riding tour. I really don't remember the names of the tour operators, but we have always just used the conceriege desk. There are generally two employees that just help book tours and we've never been disappointed. They have brochures to show you what each tour does. Phuket is so tourist friendly that the tour companies are very established and first rate. As for outings we do on our own, we usually take a cab into Patong mid afternoon and stay into the evening. I know it sounds strange, but one of our favorite things to do is go to grocery stores in foreign countries because it is such an example of the counrty as a whole. There is a nice one in a shopping center close to Patong that is nice enought that it's not totally shocking but raw enough to see some of the differences. You can shop with street vendors. We just try to leave about an hour after sunset before it gets too wild since we have kids. As to transportation, it's really only about a 10 minute ride from the airport and there are a ton of taxis. Fair is very reasonable and doesn't warrant booking the hotel limo. Have fun and please come back to post anything new that you discovered. We might go back for Thanksgiving.Family Travellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714129109547674777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-43742691147165985862012-01-31T02:03:25.000-07:002012-01-31T02:03:25.000-07:00Hi Scott-
I came across your blog from your post...Hi Scott- <br />I came across your blog from your post on Tripadvisor. Your blog is so informative and helpful. We are an American family of 4 living in London and we love to travel. We are taking our two children (Age 6 and 10) to China and then on to Thailand. We are staying at the JW Marriott Phuket for 6 days of relaxation. I was hoping you could answer a few questions for me. Have you done any tours and if so which companies do you recommend? Also, are there any outings that you would recommend to do on our own? Last question, how do you get from airport to resort (recommended car service)? <br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-63489965799865402732012-01-21T19:16:56.559-07:002012-01-21T19:16:56.559-07:00Thank you so much for the encouraging words. You&...Thank you so much for the encouraging words. You'll have to let us know how your trip goes. A large reason for putting this blog together was to hopefully get us in touch with other families that enjoy travel so we could share ideas. <br /><br />As for the villas, we've stayed at this resort 3 times and it is our absolute favorite resort in the world. Even when we lived in Hawaii, we vacationed in Phuket. There are two villas at the the JW, the Phuket Beach Club and the Mai Khoa Beach Villas. We've only stayed in the Beach Club Villas. They are fully integrated into the JW Resort. You literally are walking past standard hotel rooms, and suddenly you're passing the villas. You are in no way treated like a second class citizen because you're staying in the villas. You get the same excellent treatment that you do if you were a regular hotel guest. Access to the beach, restaurants, shops and just about everything else is as accessible from the villas as from the hotel. If by chance you booked Mai Khoa, they're much newer and very contemporary with private plunge pools. The only downside is that they're not right on the beach and not integrated with a resort and thus lacking restaurants, etc. That said, they are a very short walking distance from the JW and you can use the JW and room charge if staying at Mai Khoa. Do eat at the Thai Restaurant, do get the Thai massage on the beach, do the full day Phi Phi Island tour, do eat some sticky buns at the JW cafe, do get some Thai beef salad poolside, and most important, go out of yourself a little to get to know the staff. Some of our greatest memories of that resort are how great the staff is. It's literally sad for us to leave them after the kindness and love they've shown our kids through the years. I could go on and on...we love this place and hope to go back for Thanksgiving this year. Also, ask for a taxi to take you to a grocery store. There is a very nice and large one by Patong and it's convenient and much cheaper to pick up some items at the store. Plus, it's a real cultural experience to see a grocery store in Thailand with live fish, etc.<br /><br />PS, if you have the chance to book the Marriott Apartments in Bangkok, they're very nice! <br /><br />Please add yourself as a follower to our site. There are still a lot of locations we're adding. Thanks again for your comments.Family Travellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11714129109547674777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5835904514282701843.post-89353913279064173652012-01-21T18:49:47.592-07:002012-01-21T18:49:47.592-07:00Dear Scott, We love your blog. We also enjoy trave...Dear Scott, We love your blog. We also enjoy traveling with our kids and are planning a trip to Asia this summer. We're staying at the JW Marriott in HK and then traveling to Bangkok, then Chiang Mai, then Phuket. We read the reviews on trip advisor and booked the JW Marriott in Phuket. Question - I saw on your review that you stayed in the Vacation Club villas, as well as the hotel. We just booked one of the villas as we have two children, and were wondering where on the property the villas are located. Also, do you know if any of the villas are more preferable than others. We have big kids - 11 and 14 - so walking distances isn't an issue - however we stayed in Costa Rica a couple years back, at a similar resort, and there were definitely differences in the villas. Thanks for any help you can provide - and once again - we love your blog - and your philosophy of traveling, especially traveling with kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com