Raha Gold Residence 3 * Patong Beach: review, description and tourist reviews

The Thai town of Patong has enjoyed the glory of the most popular resort of Phuket island for many years. Thousands of tourists are attracted by the local exotic nature, mild maritime climate, sandy beaches, developed infrastructure and great opportunities for entertainment and shopping. Bathe in the sea and sunbathe on the city beaches in Patong, you can all year round, with the only difference is that during the rainy season, from December to February, rest may be disturbed by high waves at sea or strong short-term showers.

An additional plus of the resort is a large selection of hotels of any level of comfort at quite affordable prices. One of the hotels with quite democratic prices, Raha Gold Residence Patong 3 *, is located next to the famous shopping and entertainment center Jungceylon. You can see that the reviews of the budget hotel, left on Russian-speaking forums for tourists, are quite contradictory. What did the former guests like in Raha Gold Residence 3 * (Phuket) like? What are the disadvantages most often noted by tourists who vacationed in this hotel?

About the hotel

Hotel Raha Gold Residence 3 * was built in 2013, in the central part of Patong. This is an eight-storey building offering 60 small rooms, including non-smoking apartments. The hotel is part of the hotel chain along with the respectable Raha Grand Hotel, whose buildings are located 40 meters from Raha Gold.

The hotel is in great demand among tourists due to its convenient location. In addition to the center of Jungceylon, within walking distance of the hotel building, there is a large 24-hour city market, water park, the most famous on the island show-cabaret Simon and the main place for night entertainment, Bangla Road. The distance to the large international airport of Phuket is 25 km.

Infrastructure

The infrastructure of the Raha Gold Residence 3 * includes:

• Reception.
• Restaurant (Oriental / Chinese cuisine, on the menu).
• Buffet restaurant.
• Snack bar.
• Business center.
• Trade outlets (products, souvenirs) are on the territory of the hotel.
• Elevator.
• Laundry / dry cleaning service with ironing service.
• Beauty salon / SPA / massage parlor.
• Gym.
• Swimming pool on the roof.
• Open terrace.

At the reception there is a 24-hour front desk with concierge services, fast check-in and check-out. For the convenience of the guests there is an ATM, a luggage room, an exchange office.

Free Wi-Fi is available on site, there is a free car park for transportation and a car rental point.

The main disadvantage of the hotel infrastructure is that some of the amenities, including a swimming pool, a bar and a restaurant, are not in the building itself, but near the Raha Grand Hotel.

Beaches and beach holidays

The hotel is on the third coastline, just 10 minutes walk from the sea coast. The most affordable accommodation for guests Raha Gold Residence 3 * (Phuket) Patong Beach. This popular beach with clean white sand is equipped with sun loungers and umbrellas. In the daytime on the beach of Patong Beach, you can not only swim and take sunbathing, but also find various types of active water activities: rides, diving, sea fishing and much more. The beach is always crowded, there are bars, many food dealers, drinks and inexpensive souvenirs. In the evening, the whole beach area turns into a discotheque: beach equipment is removed, loud music plays till the morning.

In addition to Patong Beach, there are several more beaches in the city, well-equipped and relatively clean. In general, the area occupied by beaches has a length of more than 3 km. What impressions about beach holidays are most often shared by the guests of Raha Gold Residence (Patong) 3 *? Reviews often note such features:

• Beautiful scenery, clear sea water and white sand. Good entrance to the sea. Very picturesque sunsets, especially in the northern part of the city.
• Variety and flexible prices for water entertainment.
• Rent inventory is relatively cheap, about 100 rubles. The staff of the rental centers are very attentive, the umbrellas are constantly adjusted to create the most comfortable conditions for holidaymakers.
• Fun and safe disco.

The outrage among tourists is often caused by the road from the hotel to the beach: the whole way is littered, complaints of an unpleasant smell and a large number of insects are not uncommon. As for the beach itself, the disadvantages are the importunity of local traders, a small amount of plankton in sea water, the contamination of the territory during a large influx of holidaymakers.

Rooms

Check in at the hotel: 14.00, departure from the room - before noon. Apartments for living In Raha Gold Residence (Patong) 3 * are conditionally divided into the following categories:

• "Standard", designed for the settlement of two guests (19 m², double or 2 separate beds, shower room).
• Superior double - 29 m², double or 2 twin beds, some rooms have a balcony, shower or bath. There are several connected apartments of this type.
• Deluxe, room for three guests, 29 m ², double or 2 twin beds, bathroom. Some apartments have a balcony.

All rooms are equipped with air conditioning, TV (plasma), hair dryer, kettle (coffee machine), bathroom, safe (included in the price). Daily cleaning of the room, guests are provided with hygiene products, drinking water.

In the rooms there are conditions for people with disabilities. Additionally, when ordering a room, you can choose from a hotel fund:

• Room for newlyweds.
• Non-smoking room.

What you need to pay attention to when booking: rooms of the "Standard" class are cheaper than others, but because of the unusual layout of the building they do not have windows. Conditions there are quite acceptable, but guests who feel uncomfortable, it is recommended to take apartments with a window.

Equipment and general condition of rooms: opinions of guests

The comfort level in the rooms of Raha Gold is most often mentioned in the reviews of those guests who did not like the hotel. As a rule, first of all tourists are discouraged by the layout of rooms without windows. What, in the opinion of the former hotel guests, does not correspond to the three-star level? And what can attract new guests Raha Gold Residence (Patong) 3 *? Reviews of tourists are unanimous: do not count on a spacious room or "five-star" comfort in an inexpensive hotel, primarily designed for tourists who come to sunbathe all day and have fun at night. What are the advantages of staying at this hotel called tourists?

• Good furniture and comfortable beds in the rooms.
• Daily cleaning, change of bed linen, towels.
• Large modern flat-screen TV.
• Fresh repair. Modest, but quite cozy interior.

But the comments to the hotel rooms are enough:

• Absence of noise insulation. A huge minus, if you take into account the proximity of the busiest street in the city with a lot of nightclubs and the roadway near the hotel.
• The equipment and equipment in the rooms are not new and often break down. A disconnecting Wi-Fi or Russian-language channel, non-working sockets, a kettle, a towel dryer - all these problems are often mentioned by former guests. It is worth noting that the malfunctions are being repaired at the request of the guest at the reception.
• In-room safe does not provide safe storage. It's just a box, not attached to the wall or to the floor, with an easily opening lock.
• Despite the fact that the room has a kettle, dishes for tea in the room can not bring. Mugs, spoons and tea itself tourists have to buy at the mall.
• Close to the bathroom.

Paid services

• Transfer (bus or minibus from / to the airport).
• Breakfast (optional included in the room price when booking).
• Extra bed (at prices 2016: children under 12 years - 500 baht / day, older than this age - 700 baht / day).
• Delivery of food and drinks in the room.
• Babysitter (nanny).
• Massage.
• Washing and ironing clothes.

Food

The hotel provides the opportunity to immediately pay for breakfast for the duration of your stay. However, tourists, accustomed to the "buffet", a set of breakfast dishes may seem too modest. On the quality of food in the restaurants of the hotel complex reviews are few, but the assessment of the hotel's cuisine is positive: the dishes look appetizing, the food quality. The Chinese restaurant on the first floor is distinguished by a large number of exotic dishes, although it disturbs the guests with the sharp smells of food that are spread all over the building.

According to the reviews, the availability of a children's and diet menu on the order of the guest is the main plus of the restaurant Raha Gold Residence 3 * (Thailand). Patong (Phuket) - a place where you can fully get to know the exotic Thai cuisine. Experienced tourists are often recommended to refuse to eat at the hotel in general, so as not to overpay, and to start out in the study of local cuisine in numerous local cafes and restaurants. In addition, for breakfasts or snacks in the room, products can be purchased at the nearest market or at the Big C supermarket in the shopping center.

About the personnel

Employees of the hotel, Thais and their foreign colleagues are often praised for their smiling and friendly attitude to the guests. There is quality cleaning in the rooms, diligence. From the shortcomings in the work of the staff, it is mentioned that the problems that arise are not being solved quickly enough.

In addition to Thai, the hotel staff can explain with guests in English, Chinese, Farsi, Hindi, Urdu. Russian-speaking staff at the hotel can be found at the reception in the daytime.

Conditions for families with children

In addition to paid childcare and childcare services, Raha Gold Residence 3 * provides the usual additional services for hotels, designed to provide comfort to guests who have a rest with their babies. In the rooms for children you can put one extra bed, including a cot. The restaurant offers a free chair, a special menu is available. In the hotel pool there is a section for toddlers.

Children's playground and special animation is not provided.

Entertainment and shopping opportunities

About leisure for the guests Raha Gold Residence 3 * reviews of tourists almost do not mention. According to official information, there are animators in the staff of the hotel, there is karaoke on the territory of the building. In addition, guests can take advantage of the services of a hotel massage parlor and spa, visit the nearest water park. Definitely tourists agree on one thing: there is a lot of entertainment in Patong. From the hotel Raha Gold Residence 3 * you can quickly, on foot or on a rented transport visit any part of the resort: visit the stadiums of Thai boxing Patong and Bangla, jump on a cable from a height of 50 m to Bungy Jump, visit the ancient Buddhist temple of Suwan Khiri. In the vicinity of the city there is a large shooting range with firearms and there is an opportunity to ride on an elephant.

When it comes to urban entertainment, especially about the intense nightlife of Patong, Bangla Road, the central street of the resort, which starts right from the main entrance to Patong Beach, should be mentioned first. On a fairly short street, only about 500 m, there is a huge number of night clubs, discos, bars and other entertainment facilities, including erotic orientation. In addition, Bangla Road, unlike the rest of the city, operates 24-hour shops and cafes. Separately it is worth mentioning and cabaret Simon with a nightly enchanting trance show.

Shoppers at reasonable prices can find a lot of interesting things in the shopping center Jungceylon. In addition to the large supermarket Big C, the analogue of the Russian shops "Auchan", the building has cafes, souvenir shops and inexpensive Asian goods, as well as branded outlets of well-known brands such as Swarovski, Espada, Nixon, Mango, Pierre Cardin and others. Every day in Jungceylon you can see a unique evening show of fountains.