Ok well now I am ready to panic a bit. I have been planning this trip forever so excited. Two families of 5 going to Thailand! Yes, so excited. Did so much research on here and we booked or thought we booked the Moevenpick for 6 nights. Last night got an apology from Asia Travel but there not able to accomodate us but we are not charged anything! I was and am so upset. Called the Moevenpick and they just increased their prices even more so there isn%26#39;t any way we can now afford to pay for two rooms there.
I feel so bad as everyone was counting on me to take care of this and I think I guess I know I am blowing it! I am pretty excited about Karon Beach as our kids are fairly small and it sounds perfect for them. I know we don%26#39;t want to be in Patong. Then again at this point we may be sleeping on the darn beach.
I wish I could get instant confirmation. We are looking to spend about $250 to $300 us dollars a night.
ANY help is sure appreciated.
Thank you for taking the time to help!
13 days away and nowhere to stay!?! Please help!
Have a look at
latestays.com/thailand-phuket-karon_beach/
or
www.wotif.com/search/Advanced…
13 days away and nowhere to stay!?! Please help!
Check the hotelsin Phuket through the below link..
http://www.phuket.com/
http://www.phuket.com/hotel/karon-beach.htm
I have used this company a few times for hotels in KL, Phuket and Bangkok and had no trouble at all..they provide instant confirmation and we paid only 10-20% and the rest on arrival.
The company is called asia web direct and are very professional,quick in resonding to any email sent in regards to changes etc.
Time of year makes a big difference to availabilty and cost.
Try these sites too
http://www.asiarooms.com
http://www.sawasde.com
http://www.agoda.com
Your biggest problem will be finding a room that takes 5.
My advice is to go online and ';chat'; to a ';live agent'; or online rep from asiarooms or hoteltravel etc and see what is available for 5. They may even have Movenpick available.
You type a question, they type back, you wait as they try and get you an answer straight away (during their business hours). If they can%26#39;t get an answer, they email you the next day.
Wotif is a good option as it allows you to see maximum-in-a-room number. If it says 4 only, you may be able to get one more child in ';using existing bedding';. As you have left it so late, you may have to split your stay between hotels. Believe me, this is no hassle at all. You may even get a few nights at Movenpick this way (wotif has Movenpick till 6 Nov).
I looked on Asiaoz on last minute and found on RatesToGo the Moevenpick as %26#39;available%26#39;
Moevenpick shows %26#39;available Nov 01-07: 3 rooms available in each category
on the Ratestogo rates
Garden View $ 123 ( Sawadee 124 )
Ocean View $ 152 (Sawadee 134 )
deluxe Garden Villa $ 183 ( Sawadee 169 )
Plunge Pool Villa $ 244 ( Sawadee 214 )
Penthouse Plunge Pool Villa ( 3 available ) $ 267 ( Sawadee 231 )
So I don%26#39;t know why whoever you asked said not available
Using RatestoGo them you pay i think 12% deposit and it%26#39;s instant confirmation ( part of Orbitz based in Australia ) balance at hotel
Using Sawadee they ask 1 night deposit balance within 2 weeks, so they would probably want the lot now, but the rates are cheaper ! - They confirm back if they get allocation within a few hours
http://www.asiaoz.com/thailand_hotels.html
( Sawadee is section 1, Ratestogo section 3 , there are others there and Hotelscombined but I would go with Sawadee for the better price, or if you want to get instant confirmation go with Ratestogo )
I just had a quick look for you, 1st Nov for 6 nights cost for standard twin/double room per night: around that budget range - US$
Ramada Resort Karon US$ 88 - 109 depending on room type
2 bedroom family adventure room 266
Woraburi Karon beach $ 100
South Sea resort $ 103
Centara Karon resort $ 142 ( though on their Sawadee rates that is only $ 121 )
etc
You might take a look at The Courtyard by Marriott at Surin beach.
Surin beach is a lovely quiet area for families with lots of restaurant choices within a one minute walk. The beach itself is gorgeous.
The Courtyard is very family friendly with water slides and a great pool area and I think they may have Suite rooms that sleep 5 people.
Take a look at the reviews here on TA which are glowing.
Try www.asiareservations.net. Once you get onto their site you will see phone numbers in Australia. When you ring you will speak to a lovely guy named Rob who is actually situated in Krabi. Tell him what you are looking for and he will do his best to help you. At least you get to speak to a person. Good luck. Jane
Oops sorry just saw that you are not in Australia. Jane
Looks like I have some work to do! You guys are awesome. I love Trip Advisor.
Thank you for the great ideas. I actually did use Ratesto go cause I saw that offer. I called their Singapore Office and the lady I talked to contacted the hotel while I was on the phone with her. She then came back and said only one room Ocean Front was available and it was $318 a night. I said what about your website. She said sorry that has now changed.
I couldn%26#39;t believe it.
I will just feel so much better when we have reservations from a place with good reviews and reasonable prices. It is challenging with 5 but we are sure excited.
Thanks again you guys for taking the time to help me. It really means a lot.
If you get any more great ideas please feel free to share. :)
Looks like I have some work to do! You guys are awesome. I love Trip Advisor.
Thank you for the great ideas. I actually did use Ratesto go cause I saw that offer. I called their Singapore Office and the lady I talked to contacted the hotel while I was on the phone with her. She then came back and said only one room Ocean Front was available and it was $318 a night. I said what about your website. She said sorry that has now changed.
I couldn%26#39;t believe it.
I will just feel so much better when we have reservations from a place with good reviews and reasonable prices. It is challenging with 5 but we are sure excited.
Thanks again you guys for taking the time to help me. It really means a lot.
If you get any more great ideas please feel free to share. :)
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