Reviews of Karon Cliff Contemporary Boutique Bungalows

3 out of 5
Karon Cliff Contemporary Boutique Bungalows
PATAK RD, KARON, MUANG, 691/1, Karon, Phuket (province)

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 24 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 58 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 28 out of 166 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 20 out of 166 reviews" "

6.2/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

5.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
xhienita😇
Well it's a bit ok but there is no soap and other freebies that they offer online.😇
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bugs, dilapidated...refused to stay
Besides the fact you must be fit to even get to the place and most drivers won't go down that hill, the pictures online are a poor representation of this place. If you don't mind sleeping with bugs, this is the perfect place for you. We walked into the room, called a taxi and ran out of there!

2/10 Terrible

Sean, San Diego, CA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Awful Experience, Yes Close Beach
Hands down the worst place we stayed in the entirety of Thailand. I wish I would have checked the reviews on other sites and not just here on expedia. They overbooked us, so when we arrived, they said sorry and had us walk in the rain with our bags up the hill to another location that they secured a room for us. We had payed for cliff side, ocean view, and we were met with leaking room and non working plumbing. The walls swelled with rain water pouring in. The next morning we were shuffled back down the hill to our actual room. The staff was rude and did not seem bothered by our bad night. They simply said, our room would be ready in a few hours. When it was ready, we arrived, there were ants working their way up the bed sides. The beds themselves were not 1 king, but rather 2 twins pushed together that felt like plywood. Overall, they can't control the weather, but since it was raining it was a major slip hazard. The walkways are narrow and dangerous. The path to the beach is close and that is about the only redeeming quality of the entire property. We were told because of all the problems we could have late checkout which would be nice because it was still pouring rain and being able to shower would be a plus. However, once the check out time rolled around, they promplty shuffled us out and didn't seem to care what agreement the owner had made with us. In closing, do not stay here. It may look appealing but be warned of all hidden dangers.

2/10 Terrible

Gary P, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice view, horrible hotel
Apart from the view, this place should be demolished. It's old, dirty, dangerous, handrails fallen off, rubbish stacked in places, sooooo dirty & falling apart, beds seem to not have mattresses they are that uncomfortable, as for the staff, omg, they're as depressing as the place itself. The location though is amazing, right at the end of Karon beach, unfortunately though they have traded on this too far.

4/10 Poor

Alice, Australia

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dirty room, uncomfortable bed, but stunning view
I was really disappointed with this hotel. The staff weren't polite at all. My room was dirty - the sheets had marks on them, there was a squashed dead bug on the floor, the bathroom smelt bad and there were ants all through the bed. The safe wasn't secured to the wall properly and was therefore useless. The bed was literally the most uncomfortable bed I've ever slept on (and I spent a year backpacking in hostels... so that really says something!). Honestly, I had a terrible sleep because the bed was so awful. The view from the main area/restaurant was really beautiful. It was amazing... only good thing about this place.

6/10 Okay

Daniel, Melbourne

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Balcony view over Karon Beach

6/10 Okay

Erich

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Check out reviews
Hotel as prime and budget rooms. I had a budget one. Bed linen and towels have never been changed during 7 day stay. All bench tops dirty. Bathroom issues. TV and AirCon work perfect. Room is very bright, good views. Bed mattress feels very very hard and if your body weight exceeds 80kg you feel the springs in mattress. Still value for money, if you're not fussy you will enjoy but your lady probably has higher standards

4/10 Poor

buget, s

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Maintenance issues
Hotel as prime and budget rooms. I had a budget one. Bed linen and towels have never been changed during 7 day stay. All bench tops dirty. Bathroom issues. TV and AirCon work perfect. Room is very bright, good views. Bed mattress feels very very hard and if your body weight exceeds 80kg you feel the springs in mattress.
Fridge totally iced up
Cleaning issue
Maintenance issues
Dirty

6/10 Okay

Jocelyn, Montreal

Disliked: Staff & service
Desapointing was suppose to be more !!!
Room is big but old, the location is nice and also the view. It is hard to get there, you need to get a motorbike to go around, They don't rent them there and they don't have a deal with a supplier, so you will have to find it or spend a lot in taxi. There was no towel in the bathroom, suppose to have toiletry... Only thing was a little bar of soap... Suppose to have wifi in the room, but no only at the restaurant !!! Could not pay with credit card... They are quipped to make a café latte, but they don't do them. Hotel with a potential but not manage the right way, will not go back because many other hotel give you more for less. Not a deal

4/10 Poor

Stuart, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
magnificent views, but!!!!!
Views from the balcony are magnificent, unfortunately that is where it ends. 146 steps on a steep hill just to get to reception (the room and back) to inform them the air con doesn't work no water in the shower, and more wildlife in the room than outside, the small crawly kind. There are no phones in the rooms. The staff would not put a message on the door of my room from my distraught wife, (7500 kms away) in case I may have been caught doing something I shouldn't. (lets protect the guilty)
Response from Peter Knudsen on 5 Nov 2015
Dear Guest, Thank you for your staying with us with your feedback , the hotel is now improving, and fixed, aircon and water are now working properly, new professional staff with speaking english for your best service for next coming...Thank you / Hotel Management.

2/10 Terrible

AB

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not as advertised
AC didn't work, ants crawling everywhere, no wifi in the room, no toiletries, had to ask for kettle, no tea or coffee, mattress was broken, wardrobes and drawers broken, damp on ceiling, no towels in room until we asked for them. Overall not a good experience.

10/10 Excellent

Redbeard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent value
Cheap price for what you get:above the beach(short walk down the hill)clean,spacious modern bungalows,effective air conditioning,friendly staff(but expect only fair English),good food from restaurant.Karon Beach is more peaceful than Patong.

8/10 Good

mariia, Charlotte, NC USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Relaxed getaway
This is a great place for couples looking for a fun relaxed place to rest and have fun away from the crowded city but still close. The beach is less than 50 feet from your room. Super staff and great food... The bonglowes were being renovated while we were there but they are still very nice. Would recomened it to all my friends
Beach

4/10 Poor

Egon, Denmark

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Functional but cut to the boone
Really nice location. Ait-con, water in bath and cleaning was fuctional, bed-clothes old and not clean. Breakfast too lousy, restaurent at hotel only used once as you could eat much better anywhere else. Pictures at Hotel.com not up-dated, as I could not reconize my room. The hotel was in general worn-down

6/10 Okay

OZ, ISB

Liked: Cleanliness
Awesome view
The hotel doesn't even has a room service(even a telephone to connect you to reception), too much stairs and fatigue if you wanna eat something in the room. Balcony is really nice, rooms are clean. Lost my wallet over the open air lobby (the hotel staff was decent and honest to get me my wallet back; nothing stolen)

10/10 Excellent

Klong, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Hotel with a great view from the terrace
We love this place because the bungalows are situated high up where you get all the wind and air and light from the sea and Karon Beach. Dawn is often followed by wonderful bird songs in the trees and waves of cries from crickets on the ground which gives it such a vibe. You can hear the waves far below you all the time which is just wonderful to the ears. There are steps all over the grounds and these are often of unequal height - would never pass Health & Safety regs - but if you're forewarned then you get used to these quirks.

6/10 Okay

riverman7777

Disliked: Room comfort

6/10 Okay

riverman

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
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8/10 Good

Alex, Ohio

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cliffside Bungalows to get away.
The rooms here are bungalows so they're not pristine but have the essentials. They don't have 'in room wifi' but there are two routers that cover the hotel area well enough. All of the rooms have an amazing cliff side view that is breathtaking for the price. I liked that there is a bar/restaurant in the center of the hillside bungalow areas. Mattresses are very hard though.

10/10 Excellent

chaymeister

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good view
About 50 steps from the beach. Would be nice if they had a pool

6/10 Okay

Steve, California

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location/view....bed springs for a bed NOT!!
Liked the hotel restaurant, staff, location, and view, but the rooms were spartan (no dresser or shelves for clothes and terrible bed).

4/10 Poor

James, Australia - WA - Regional WA

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Horrible; Service: Below average; Cleanliness: Filthy, Smelly;

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The view
The view and location were great .......................................................

2/10 Terrible

Srikanth, Singapore

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Money Wasted
Learned that we should not go by photo's. Waste of money & hopeless....They are not even talking English...and very far from any amenities..so have to die for food or walk far...

4/10 Poor

Malik

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

6/10 Okay

Jay E.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
good stop over destination
Quiet location compared to Patong. Easy access to Karon beach through a walk on the beach (beats walking on side of road dodging vehicles and going up and down hills). Pretty dissent place with nice views only if you are continuing your trip through Phuket otherwise inconvenient as main destination.

8/10 Good

Steve P.

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Beautiful beach area
Great value for the money. The room is clean but near zero storage for your cloth. The location of the place is very good! There are steps to climb, but the views from the room compensates for the effort. The bungalows are at the far end of the beach in a beatutiful setting. Shopping, better restaurants are about 20 minutes of beach walk away. There are restaurants right on the beach below the bungalows. Starbucks is about 45 minutes beach walk at the other end of the beach. The bar also has beatutiful view with free wifi. The staff is very friendly.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

2/10 Terrible

Pranshul

Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Alberto, Sydney NSW, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Do u need relax???
I had an amazing week in karon beach ...relax and enjoy!!the hotel is in a really nice location close the beach!!staff is friendly and nice thai food on the restaurant, the room are good with the real things that u need (bed, toilette with shower, air conditioner) and u can book all the tours there....rent scooter for cheap price...If u surfing karon and Kata beach are nice place for it!!!

8/10 Good

Norris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Best hotel value on earth!
Other reviews correct, a lot of steps, but spectacular views! Should reserve and rent a scooter from hotel at $5USD a day. Will definitely return.

2/10 Terrible

Orit, Tel Aviv, Israel

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not coming back
I stay in this hotel 4 night , the room is not clean and in the first night we had a huge spider. The location is very far form everything & you can't go out without a taxi & it's very Expensive To take taxi every time .

10/10 Excellent

timothy, Australia - NSW - Regional NSW

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Facilities: Above average; Value: Great deal; Service: Outstanding; Cleanliness: Lovely; friendly staff

8/10 Good

Jayanta, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel and location, but mind the steps!
The hotel is beautifully located, set into the greenery and rocks.Must have been some task to construct! As for those who complain that they may see an occasional cockaroach, this is impossible to exclude, given the hotel setting. The rooms were extremely clean.But if you are obese or have difficulty with steep steps, this location may not be comfortable for you. I wish I could have stayed longer. Its a bit away from shops and restaurants though.

8/10 Good

Denise & Paul, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Karon Cliff
We had a great time at Karon Cliff, the staff were superb, they couldn't do enough for you, especially Noi, taxi driver, chef come everything he did. Also his wife and all the other staff were lovely too. The place could do with a lick of paint and the stairs going down to the beach need some new railings as some of them were broken.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Going back again and can't wait.
For a 2.5 star hotel i have stayed in 4 star hotels in Austrlia when travelling for work that were of similar quality. The rooms are clean (and cleaned on a daily basis if you want), laundry is done at the hotel for a very reasonable rate and on the same day if you drop it at reception in the morning. They offer a tourist booking service that is competitive with prices in Karon itself with the added benefit of the staff being there to chase up the Transport if it is running late. All the staff are fantastic and very very pleasant and helpfull, the all you can eat BBQ on a Sunday night is well worth going to and breakfast on the verandah looking out over the beach is fantastic. If you are going to stay here make sure you eat at Kai's restaurant on the beach, sitting on the beach with the waves lapping at your feet while enjoying some nice Thai food and a cold beer for lunch is a great experience, make sure you visit Kai's restaurant in downtown Karon as well then treat yourself to a Banana pancake with Chocolate on the way back.

8/10 Good

Kathrine, Kihei, HI

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Loved Karon Cliff! The staff was extremely welcoming and friendly, very helpful in coordinating our activities and transfers. Great location, beautiful views from the main terrace where you dine & hang out - the beach was one of my favorites of my entire vacation. There is a bit of a short hike up and down the stairs to access the beach - not bad at all, but just keep in mind if you have bad knees or any leg/hip problems... The ONLY thing I wasn't a total fan of was the beds - im a soft squishy snuggly bed kind of person and the beds were very hard & stiff. However, my travel buddy thought them just fine, so depends on what you like. Totally recommend this place.

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin, Woodbury, MN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, Very friendly staff!!
Karon Cliff is located at the very North end of Karon Beach and just a few stairs from the sand. The staff was very friendly and accomodating with a free breakfast in the morning and with setting up tours and transportation. Rooms are modest, beds are hard, and you'll get a work out on the stairs but it's worth it!

6/10 Okay

Katie, Australia

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location, needs some love
Budget hotel showing it's age and in need of some repairs, but it's saved by its location, down some stairs an you're right on the beach with restaurants nearby.

4/10 Poor

Matthew, Perth WA, Australia

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disapointed
Great location short walk done about 80 steps to the beach and some very cheap good eating spots.Found the staff to be helpfull when you needed them but the rooms are in need of a fair bit of work. Checked into room no shower knobs in the shower power went out about 5 ninutes later but fixed pretty quickly, Bed was hard and lumpy and ants come in your room with slightest bit of food left out. Dont believe the Photos on this site.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great stay at Karon Cliff Bungalows
The staff were very helpful and friendly and access to the beach from our room was excellent - less than 100 metres away, and the restaurant served great food also.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service
good rustic place but bad service!
The hotel is on a cliff so its a steep walk to the beach. service is very very poor, none of the staff members speak english making communication very difficult. it was also hard to get information about local restaurants and tours.The hotel is about 2km from patong and karon beach so recommend renting a bike to get around. brekfast choice is extremely limited and everything extra is charged.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
karon cliff
looks better on the photos than in reality. Good staff. Try to leave phuket as soon as you can.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Romantic place to have a rest
The view of our room was fascinating. The room was well equiped and comfortable. Most of the staff speaks english well and are really nice people. The owner is a European men, who was absolutely fair but not flexible or helpful at all. I was wondering if they really ordered taxis for their guest - or just tell them and pick them up on their own for the same price after waiting for ordered taxis for a long time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Richard, North West Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just what we wanted.
Smaller more personal hotel with friendly helpful staff. Would recommend to all but the infirm. (you do need to be able to negotiate stairs)

10/10 Excellent

heike, perth/oz

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
haven
loved my stay so much I tacked on another week!!!!loved everything except the beds_they were really hard and uncomfortable,but i got the girls to give me a doona which i folded over twice,then it was better.everyone was friendly and helpful,english ok(some more than others...)would definitely consider going back there!! heike

6/10 Okay

W, Lampang, Thailand

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
The nature and privacy hotel at Karon beach.
Karon Cliff Boutique Bungalow is a small hotel that situate in the small forest near Karon beach. All rooms of the hotel are the sea view room. You will close up the nature , because the hotel is under the tree , near the beach and the sea. You will feel privacy and quiet, because the hotel is far from the community and market But the hotel has a good sea view restaurant..