Dusit Thani Laguna Pool Villas

This is my 6th trip into Phuket since 2003 and - after having stayed at Laguna Beach Resort(2003), Novotel(north of Patong beach), Amari Coral Beach Resort, Baumanburi, Sukkho - I consider my stay here at the Dusit Thani Laguna Villa(lagoon view) the most peaceful and relaxed.

The service and attention are excellent and we were pleasantly surprised on one of the nights when a wedding party celebrated their auspicious day with a fireworks display.

I still have a few more days of holidaying left in this villa with my family of five, but I am relating my experience in advance because, instead of/or if you are booking two rooms for my/your family, I/you only had to spend a little bit more to experience a lot more by staying here. It is my first time staying in a villa, therefore I'm unable to compare with other villa stays.

Side note: The baby elephant and its mahout just strolled by my balcony this morning along the deserted service road just behind my villa. It was a magical moment, only three living things(me, mahout, elephant), without anyone else around. Happy Holidaying!

p.s. I enjoyed the blue cheese at breakfast, but it would have been better if they have crackers to go with it.

Stayed December 2012, traveled with family

In general it was a very positive experience, the Dusit is an excellent hotel albeit a bit old, it has a private beach but the beach also has vendors who sell very cheap beers, soft drinks, snacks and chilled fruits! On the beach you can get massage for BHT 500. The Beach villa was simply amazing with very beautiful sea view, it had everything you could possibly need, there's even an espresso machine and all you need do to have fresh espresso is press a button, water and soft drinks all complimentary all through our stay, breakfast is average. It was also a very nice gesture from Jenny the receptionist to send me a cake on my birthday, however, I didn't like having to argue for the late check out that was already part of the offer, otherwise everything was perfect.