It's a very cozy place! There are only 3 floors, respectively, there are few guests at a time. Built with the letter P, there is a swimming pool in the courtyard: always clean! sun beds with awnings around it: it's nice to listen to music with headphones or read a book after lunch, when the sun is hot)
Important: it is located away from the busy part of Karon, but everything is within walking distance: both the main street and the temple with the night market! a great place to relax! after lunch, you can also take a nap - the noise from farting tuk-tuks will not wake you up)))
for a healthy lifestyle: lake Karon is nearby, there is a treadmill around it - people are running there, it feels like around the clock))))
guys, the sea is 70 meters away!!!! I didn't even close the room when I went to dive)))
The staff is the song! friendly, welcoming, very courteous! That's just mi-mi-mi!!!! many thanks to them!! they made a cozy holiday mood on this vacation)))
ps well, and a very personal opinion: he lived in room 113 on the 1st floor, he has a secret: he has a room like a glazed veranda, and it overlooks Lake Karon))) For those who like solitude in the evening, that's the thing! let the view go to the service passage / utility block (1.5 meters wide), but beyond that are bushes with a cloud of wildlife, which is pleasant to watch) and then the same path around the lake))) high!
You can also sit on this veranda, smoking and eating goodies, without crossing paths with other guests who gather around the pool in the evening!
to summarize: if you need a quiet, cozy vacation, but with the opportunity to escape somewhere on the move, you are here))) But remember, these are three stars, don't expect a wow effect from the interiors! clean and simple)
We had a family vacation in December 2024, the location is excellent, close to the sea, close to cafes, markets, everything is fine and I want to return, but only after sanitizing this hotel. In it, all tourists suffer from a viral intestinal infection, got acquainted with many tourists and everyone was sick. We flew home and were treated at home for another week. The child's medical insurance was activated, blood was taken, a diagnosis was made, medications were given, and an IV was placed. 8 times in Thailand and for the first time faced with such a problem, it was unpleasant. Although the hotel is actually located in a good location and on the shores of the beautiful Karon beach. The breakfasts are typical for Thailand, there was just enough to have a snack in the morning, they even gave mangoes. The furniture in the hotel is very old, and when you open the drawer, it falls off, but this is not the worst thing that can overshadow a vacation. It is very pleasant to fall asleep and wake up to the sound of the sea. We ran barefoot from the hotel to the sea. Of course, all pleasant emotions were spoiled by the intestine.
I stayed at the In On The Beach Hotel in Phuket, Karon Beach in December 2024.
I would rate it as a good 3* considering Thailand. There are pros and cons. But there are fewer disadvantages, so I recommend the hotel for a relaxing stay.
I'll start with the pros.
1. Excellent location. It stands off the road, there is no noise and exhaust from cars. It is located on the right side of the beach, where it is no longer so crowded, there are many sun beds with umbrellas. 200 baht per day. You leave the hotel and you're already on the beach, no need to cross the road or walk through noisy narrow streets.
2. You can sit on your litter on the green lawn in front of the sandy beach area under the shade of large trees.
3. Beyond the lake, 500 meters along the road along the beach, there are many cafes, makashnits, a clothing market, a 7/11 supermarket, fruit stalls, massage parlors, etc. There is also an exchange at the first intersection, which has always had the best dollar exchange rate.
4. Wide and long beach with clean, crisp sand. A clean seabed with a gentle entrance, without shells, corals and algae. Clear azure water. There are large stones only in the extreme areas of the beach on the right and left. But it's kind of fun to climb them.
5. A quiet, peaceful hotel, no animation and loud music (maybe this is a minus for someone).
6. A kind, smiling hostess who often attends the reception. They babysit the small children of the vacationers while the parents leave the hotel. Friendly and helpful staff. They respond quickly to our problems if they arise. There was no light bulb in the sconce, they immediately brought it and screwed it in. There was no hot water in the shower when checking in. They told me about it at the reception, they immediately came and set it up.
7. Spacious room on the 2nd floor with lake views. Cleaning every day. Linen change every other day. The linen is always clean, without holes or stains, and the quality is pleasant. The room has a small clean refrigerator, hairdryer, safe, TV with one Russian channel. Air conditioning and ceiling fan. A large wardrobe with a lot of hangers (30 pieces!). The bed was wide, but the mattress was too hard for us, it felt like you were sleeping on planks. Comfortable pillows for 2 pieces. Other furniture includes bedside tables, two armchairs, a table, a cupboard with necessary utensils: plates, glasses, glasses, tea mugs, knives, forks and spoons, a can opener, a slicer. A teapot and a container in which bags of sugar, tea, and instant coffee were replenished. Every day, 2 bottles of 0.5 liters of water were placed in the room. There is a spacious bathroom with a shower stall, washbasin and toilet. The tiles and plumbing are clean. There are 2 dispensers of shampoo and gel in the shower stall. There is liquid soap in a bottle and pieces of soap, cotton pads and sticks, paper napkins near the washbasin. On the 1st and 2nd floors, the rooms have balconies with a table, armchairs and a clothes dryer.
8. A small clean pool with sun beds. It was possible to hide by the pool when there was a strong wind on the beach.
9. Large beach towels can be taken at the reception every day, clean and dry.
10. Clean dining room. No queues, with enough dishes and free tables. The staff immediately cleans the dirty empty dishes. The breakfasts are modest, no frills, monotonous. Fruits included watermelon, dragon fruit, pineapple, and papaya.
11. Upon check-in, there is an announcement at the reception that you need to leave a deposit (deposit) of 500 baht or $ 20, which is refunded upon check-out if nothing has been damaged. Two more couples were staying with us. We all said we'd give it to you when we exchanged the money. But the next day, no one asked us for a deposit, and we didn't offer it ourselves.
Now there are disadvantages that did not critically affect our vacation.
1. Not all rooms are the same as we found them. The two couples who came with us moved into rooms on the 1st floor with windows to the backyard and a landfill. According to their stories, the room had mold and a terrible smell. The room was not cleaned. They refused to move in, and were given rooms on the 3rd floor. They were satisfied. But the rooms on the 3rd floor have no balconies, which is not mentioned in the description of the hotel.
2. On the 1st floor, with balconies to the courtyard to the pool, families with small children who often scream live. And when they're moody or sick, they cry incessantly almost all night. Therefore, I think it's better to ask for rooms with lake views. It's quiet, peaceful, you can't hear the noise of people by the pool.
3. The bed linen was good. But towels used to be given with holes and torn, but at the same time snow-white clean. We didn't pay attention to it, because they were changed daily.
4. The furniture in the room is "tired". It's scratched somewhere, there's no handle, doors don't close properly and drawers slide out.
5. In our room in the evening, there was a noise behind the closet, some kind of crunch. When we pointed our phone at it, we realized that it was a mouse that had stolen a bag of breadsticks from our table and was crunching them there. We went to the reception again and told them about it. They asked for a mop with a long stick. Immediately, the employee came to our room, took out this package with a stick, swept up the remains of the chopsticks. I was afraid to go to bed, what if she climbs on the bed? But they reassured us that they would sort everything out tomorrow morning. And when we returned from the beach the next day, we saw Dostochka with something under the bed, probably poison. The food began to be put away in the refrigerator and in the cupboard. We haven't seen or heard from anyone else.
6. While staying at the hotel, I had a birthday with an anniversary date. Upon check-in, the receptionist noticed this on her passport and said that the anniversary was beautiful. But no one congratulated me on my birthday from the hotel. Of course, this is not a mandatory option, but I would be pleased to receive some kind of compliment: a flower, fruit, drink or the like. But, alas...
I've been taking guided tours for several years on the phuket-tropic-tours website. Favorable prices, good discounts, easy communication, convenient payment. I advise you to take a boat trip to the islands of Racha and Coral. Tireless, close to the port, 25-30 minutes to the island by boat, snow-white sand, turquoise clear water. It's like I've been to the Maldives. And there is also an unusual and amazing rhinoceros bird that lives on Coral Island.