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Phuket has long been one of the world's favourite
beach destinations. It offers amazing value for money, and has many
different beaches to choose from depending on your tastes and needs.
Despite attracting millions of
tourists from around the world, and gradually becoming a
city rather than just a beach and holiday destination,
Phuket long lacked one of the most important aspects of
a holiday destination - shopping!
Of course, as with every beach
destination in Thailand, there has always been the
market-style shops selling fake this, fake that,
handicrafts and a lot of other things you really do not
need.
What Phuket lacked was quality shopping, you know
- brand names (originals and not the fake variety),
sales, air-conditioning, bars and a few restaurants for
you to enjoy all under one easy-to-get-to roof.
There was one such attempt at a
shopping centre along Soi Bangla, but it was never going
to be a serious contender for what was available in
Bangkok. Central also eventually opened what is an
impressive shopping mall, but it isn't in the centre of
the tourist areas, so unless you have your own transport
it costs a fair bit just to visit.
Then came along Jungceylon. Not only
can this amazing shopping mall compete hands down with
some of the malls in Bangkok, but it is located between two
to four
minutes from the sand of Patong Beach, and just seconds away from the
infamous Soi Bangla in Phuket.
You could not get a better location
for an hotel in
Patong if you tried, and that is exactly where the
Millennium Patong Beach Phuket is located.
Being adjacent to such an important
landmark in Patong, means that you have a wide variety of
restaurants and bars, plus of course shopping, right on
your doorstep without even the need of stepping outside,
what more could you want?
The hotel comprises two wings - the
Lakeside and the Beachside. The hotel does itself no
favours in calling the wings by these names as there is
no lake, and nor is the hotel, in any stretch of the
imagination, by the beach. Some could even call this
misleading, which is a shame, as in our view the hotel
should be proud of its excellent location.
The Beachside wing features a total of
197 rooms while the Lakeside has 224. The Lakeside is
the plusher of the two, but both offer quality
accommodation and you will not be disappointed with
either wing.
Both wings are built with the rooms
around an atrium making the lobby's of both suitably
airy and light, perfect for a resort close to the beach.
Both wings also have their own pool and restaurants,
although guests from either wing can use whichever pool
or restaurants they prefer.
All rooms at the Millennium Resort
Patong Phuket feature WiFi, LAN, electronic in-room safe,
complimentary water, quality TVs with a good selection
of international channels, powerful showers and/or large
bathtubs and comfortable bedding.
Superior rooms, mainly found in the
Beachside wing, feature separate showers without
bathtubs while the slightly larger Deluxe rooms which
are in the plusher Lakeside have both separate shower
and bathtubs.
One of the most sought after room
categories, popular because of the direct pool access is
the Cabana Room. The 40 sqm Cabana Rooms offer a private
terrace and personal Jacuzzi with direct access to the
pool. These stylish rooms also include a complimentary
juice bar of mixed fruit and nuts. As there are only 18
of these rooms at the hotel they sell out fast, so book
early!
For leisure, the hotel features two
separate swimming pools, a reasonable size gym and an
excellent little spa which has a wide range of
treatments and therapies available.
Conclusion: If
you choose to stay in the Patong area of Phuket, whether with
family, friends, alone or for business then there are few better
hotels than the
Millennium Resort Patong Phuket, we just wish they would
change the name of their wings.
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