Outdoor pool

Reviews of Ricos Bungalows Kata

3 out of 5
Ricos Bungalows Kata
42 Kata Road, Kata, Karon, Phuket

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 153 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 69 out of 153 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 153 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 4 out of 153 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 153 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 6 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

greg

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 11 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Michelle

Nice stay
We stayed 4 nights. Air con worked great! Pool was quite warm. Beach and many restaurants were nearby. Mojitos at the bar were tasty and nice to sit on the patio. Never ate food here.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property doesn’t have rain-water drainage system sue to which just about an hour of rain was enough to make your life miserable. The rain water flooded to our room. The room had ankle level water. We had our few clothes, and shoes on a floor which was wet due to the flooded water. One of the guest suffered a huge loss as his mac book was totally damaged. The hotel staff were very very unprofessional. I wont recommend this to anyone.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

8/10 Good

Gail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very disappointed with room #10 as not what I requested and not a good view from that room and needs updating, but luckily they found room #19 and a huge difference in the location and condition of this room
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

6/10 Okay

John

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Decent Value!
Value was there for sure! Staff were very pleasant & helpful! Great location. Place is tired! Could use some major upgrades.
Stayed 7 nights in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Kerrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel close to beautiful Kata beach
Loved the hotel and the pool is fantastic. The area is great for food and stores. You are a comfortable 3 minute walk to the beautiful long beach. It is also an easy walk over to the longer Karon beach. Last year, the food was so delicious at the hotel restaurant that we ate most of our meals there. This time around, we found out that they were relying on frozen ingredients and we found some to be “ freezer burned “ which affected the feel and taste of the different dishes. So we went out and found alternate food sources. Too bad because we were salivating for near 11 months to get back to their excellent cuisine. Things change...
Stayed 10 nights in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

sharon.l

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pleasantly surprised
At first, I was a little unsure as the taxi dropped us off at 2 am, and we had to walk down a little alleyway to get to the hotel. Our room was across from the pool, and I was worried about noise. It turns out that there was nothing to worry about. The air conditioning drowned out the noise, and the glass on the window was tinted so that no one could see in. The room had good wifi, and the tv had English speaking channels. The air conditioning worked great as did the shower. We had trouble with the lock on our door, and they brought a locksmith to fix it right away. The rooms were cleaned daily. We were given a bath towel and a beach towel, which was nice. The location was fantastic with convenience stores, restaurants, and bars within steps. It was only a five minute walk to a really nice beach. The staff were very friendly and helpful. I would definitely stay here again if I came to Phuket.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We arrived early and were able to book in was also able to stay late on day of departure this was much appreciated. The room was very clean and serviced each day. The staff were friendly and made the stay special. Massages were excellent and very reasonably priced. Any issue was fixed immediately we would definitely stay again.
Stayed 13 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great staff and location
Stayed 19 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Karline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great poolside bungalows
The bungalows are a good size with everything you need. Easy 3 minute walk to the beach and plenty of restaurants and shops right at the door. The bed is very hard and very dense pillows so not great for us. Also tv reception is very poor. We have stayed here a few times and love having the pool right at your door, we will be back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommend.
Absolute brilliant stay. Comfy room, clean, great spot back off the main road. Great pool for a dip. The cleaning and other staff second to none. We got a special and the price was great value.
Stayed 8 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

john, new york

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Rico
Place was ok but nothing spectacular close to beach 5 minute walk. Staff friendly.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Kerrin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A gem of a little resort perfectly positioned.
Everything was quite perfect ! A four minute walk to the beach. Their pool was warm and welcoming with enough lounge chairs to go around. The in house restaurant prepared excellent food which we could eat on our patio. The only let down is the position of the floor drain in the bathroom far away from the shower under the sink. Unfortunately, the floor is not exactly slanted towards the drain, therefore there is a lot of water hanging around which you must squeegee away to get a semi dry floor after every shower. If you laugh it off and take it as part of your daily exercise regimen, then there is absolutely nothing to complain about at this resort. We will be returning asap...
Stayed 5 nights in Feb 2018

8/10 Good

J-Cup

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location friendly staff
Stayed here for about a week over the new year on a visit to Kata Beach. Phuket is expensive by Thailand standards and the Bungalow was reasonable in price for the convenience of having a pool and being a short walk from Kata Beach. Although accessed through the busy main street of Kata the bungalows are actually pretty quiet and sheltered away. The manager was incredibly friendly and helpful during our entire stay and the staff kept our room consistently clean and supplied.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2017

10/10 Excellent

Karline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Great bungalows, only downfall is the shower. Staff are very friendly and helpful. Very handy to the beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 20 nights in Oct 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
relax at rico's
we loved rico's at kata beach. A lovely place to stay, location was great and handy to the beach, just a couple of minutes walk. The staff were friendly, the rooms comfortable, the pool a lovely place to enjoy. We were disappointed at first that there was no breakfast but they supplied plates and cutlery and it was no problem to buy fresh fruit and any other items we needed at the convenience store next door and sit on our porch and enjoy. There are lots of eating places nearby good cafes for coffee, recommend the café opposite the elephants that decorate the big hotel on the beach corner. Yes we would go back to Rico's.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Room comfort
Well priced, good location, nice pool area. Rooms are clean and comfortable a little rough around the edges but good for the price.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

chris & sharon, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Very close to everything , great staff , very freindly
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

8/10 Good

Tanya - UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location near Kata Beach.
Great location close to beach, restaurants and shops. Good sized bungalow with usual facilities and terrace by the pool. Would definetly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2017

10/10 Excellent

chris, australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little resort in kata
Fantastic place to stay and relax, staff are great and very helpfull.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2017

6/10 Okay

trevor

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Nice old fashioned bungalows
It was good to be able to get out of bed walk 5 metres and jump into the pool bungalows were old and basic, ours had some insects inside and during a tropical storm we were lucky not to get flooded (some did) it took a long time for the pumps to get working

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice and close to the beach.... 5 min easy walk
Fantastic pool and clean.....Jan who runs Rico's is great and very helpful. We will come and stay again.....S and J... Sydney

8/10 Good

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Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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6/10 Okay

Clarissa, Heart to Heart Global Housing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Very Good!
Ricos was excellent to stay in. It is safe. The staff are excellent..While giving it a 2-3 star for the condition of the property....In low season...The cleanliness(swept and mopped daily...even under the beds, care given by staff, toiletries, superb daily cleaning with replenishing of towels and linen, bottled water and genuine hospitality....The attention given to this is 5 star..A great location (very close to beach and the hub of everything) ....it is tranquil/quiet, hidden and surrounded by a quaint garden with a sparkling well taken care of pool. Even though we encountered a few problems....all were immediately rectified...Thank you for the wonderful time we had there making business/meditation and socialising all possible ....

6/10 Okay

Stefan, Halifax, Canada

Liked: Room comfort
Good quiet and convenient for price and location
Good price and quiet, location

10/10 Excellent

Shara, calgary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great!
Great place to stay, very friendly huge rooms pool was great! Highly recommend!

6/10 Okay

Tim, Denver, CO

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic accomondation, short walk to Kata Beach
If you just want low-price, basic room to sleep that is close to Kata Beach then this is the place. It's not exactly comfortable--the bathroom sink faucet water pressure is terrible, the air conditioning is noisy, and the room looks old. But the room is clean and the staff is helpful.

10/10 Excellent

Kannika, Bangkok

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Have a nice time
Perfect !

10/10 Excellent

Lydia, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great self contained rooms!
Great place, 5 min walk from a beautiful clean beach. Lots of places to eat nearby too. Mini fridge was helpful in the room so we could just sort our own breakfast. Super clean place too, no fear of any unwanted crawlies! Would highly recommend!

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
For your money best bet..
it a nice place for 20$ a night

8/10 Good

sharon, Queensland, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location, loved having a pool at my door.
Myself and my familyall enjoyed this small resort and its fantastic location at Kata Beach. The bathrooms are very ordinary and flood when you have a shower. squigee provided but you have to crouch down to use it, a long handle would help. The rooms were cleaned daily with fresh towels and sheets and cleaning staff were lovely. It's an older resort and the facilities reflect that but no complaints here when you factor in the price and location. We would stay again and recommend it to others if you're after good budget accommodation. Again, fantastic location.

2/10 Terrible

MarkM, San Jose

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bugs and bad AC
Let's see.... A half dozen bird size cockroaches in the bathroom at check in. Bug spray and a flashlight on the counter so they are aware of the situation. I guess you are expected to arm yourself to pee. Plus the AC barely worked. No. I didn't spend an hour here despite pre paying. Total loss as I moved down the road to a decent place. Wouldn't wish this place on anybody.

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap hotel. You get what you pay for.
At check-in after flying all day we were told by the front desk that they didn't have our reservation. Thank god they had a extra room available. The room needed our cleaning as we found dead insects in the bathroom. By day 3 there was a extreme sewer smell coming from our bathroom. We actually checked out a few days early to stay at a nicer hotel on the beach. No refund for unused days was provided.

6/10 Okay

Greg, sydney australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
old but comfy great staff
Good location great staff clean rooms.Small older style no frills resort.Had a late flight home staff stored our bags and provided towels to have a shower before leaving for airport.

10/10 Excellent

Beijing Couple, Beijing, China / Vancouver, Canada

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Worth every penny.
We arrived at 7 in the morning, the hotel staff was friendly and checked in our luggage and told us where to get delicious breakfast, she also gave us towels to use the pool and facilities with while we wait for our room to be ready. The room was cleaned everyday. Free bottles of water was replaced each day, which we were very thankful for. Bed was large and comfortable, bungalows has great working air-con that cooled the room quickly.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice bungalows with pool
The hotel is close to restaurants and bars, and most importantly, walking distance to Kata beach. The pool is well kept and convenient. The hotel staff is friendly and helpful, and the rooms are well appointed. The only issues are mosquitos in the room, probably because the rooms are so close to the pool, and noise from the bars behind the hotel.

8/10 Good

Mike, California

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean and Quiet
Good location,close to the beach and still quiet..nice pool and clean rooms. I would stay here again

4/10 Poor

Kevin C, Shanghai

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room very beat down and dirty
Staff was wonderful...however room left more to be wanted. Very dirty, old, bug infested.

10/10 Excellent

Galina, Kazakhstan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very nice
Cozy, not very modern, simple bathroom, but very convenient location and pleasant garden and swimming pool. Plus clean, good bed.

10/10 Excellent

Andy, Grimsby,England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Stayed here many times and will return again as great staff always willing to help. Clean rooms and nice pool.

8/10 Good

Matt, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Excellent value for money
For anyone who's spent time travelling in Southeast Asia you'll really dig this hotel. Lovely pool, central location in Kata, quirky (but friendly and very helpful) staff and rooms cleaned daily without needing to request it. The bungalows are a little dated, but for what you pay I highly recommend Rico's - it's great value for money.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good value hotel
A really good budget hotel with excellent pool area just steps away from all bungalows.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, comfortable oasis in busy kata.
Roomy bungalows, cleaned daily, tv, safe,kettle. Good air con. Plenty of storage. Fridge.bungaows around lovely pool.nicely kept gardens friendly and helpful staff.

10/10 Excellent

Sarah, Victoria, Australia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Rico's Bungalows. Great Choice
Rico's was close to all that beautiful Kata has to offer. It is ideal for those who are more interested in enjoying all that Phuket has to offer. Having said that it is very comfortable just sitting outside your bungalow or around the beautiful immaculate pool. The staff were incredibly friendly, and the hotel rents it's own scooters which is always just an extra piece of mind. The rooms were incredibly clean. Should you choose a late start your room is still made up in the afternoon

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not a bad option
A pretty good option for a not so expensive accommodation on Phuket

8/10 Good

christophe, calgary, ab

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good price.... great value
we enjoyed our stay and the front desk people were kind and helpful christophe location was quite central 4 minutes from the beach quiet hotel, l the room was standard but comfortable/ warm water in the shower never swam in the pool but it was clean and in a pleasant setting

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

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