The moment we stepped into this Resort, we were mesmerised by the ambience, the view, the staff and most importantly the serenity of the place. Our van took us for a 30 mins ride from the airport as Chandara is all the way in a remote village.

We got ourselves the Jacuzzi suite and were amazed by how big the room was. Look at the pictures we posted to see for yourselves. Since we are honeymooning, we feel that this room is just nice for the both of us. And yes, there is a private outdoor jacuzzi overlooking the sea, private ourdoor shower, huge bathtub in the huge toilet, huge living room and bed.

One point i'd like to highlight is that the staff are so so so friendly and go to all lengths to serve us. They know when we are out of the room. They know when we are coming back. And every night, we received complimentary chocolate balls with 'Good Night' card. Every time we came back to the room after a day's out, the room will be prim and proper again, with fresh towels, filled-up soaps and shampoos, free bottled water in the fridge, made-up bed, arranged toileteries, and fresh orchids placed nicely around the room. The sunrise is breathtaking. If you explore the compound, you'll discover a helipad where you can take good pictures.

We went for the spa session too and that itself is magnificent. Massage was great. Service was excellent. The food at the hotel is also very nice. The library is always filled up with good free DVDs to watch or free internet access to surf to or good books to read when you get bored. Ps: you can borrow as many DVDs as you want and return them anytime you want, No hassle at all.

Tip: You can take a day trip to Patong to buy back some groceries/snacks to eat or munch on if you get hungry at odd hours.

Stay at this resort if you are not keen on the nightlife of Patong. Stay at this resort if you want secluded privacy to just relax and enjoy the sea breeze. Time really really really stops at this place. We will sure come back here for one of our next honeymoon.

-Sheikha & Zaini from Singapore

Every aspect of this resort is first class. Upon arrival my husband and I were instantly mesmerized by the beauty of the resort. We enjoyed the privacy the resort offered and were constantly impressed by the friendly and engaging staff. The rooms are excellent - food is excellent - service is excellent. The Manager, Robert always made it his business to meet and greet guests. My husband and I were so impressed, we in fact miss being at Chandara and have resolved to return next year. This place is a must for anyone wanting to visit Phuket!

We stayed at Chandara for 13 nights, 21/09/07 thru 04/10/07. We chose this resort because it was a reasonable distance from Phuket & Patong as we would be there for our 21st anniversary. So if you are looking for night life and lots of arranged entertainment go somewhere else.

First off I would have liked to have given a 5 star rating but a couple of things stopped me. Let me say though that the resort is first class and the service is excellent. We had no trouble whatsoever with the service provided.

We initially booked a Jacuzzi room but were upgraded to a 1 bed villa on arrival, which was nice. The villa was well appointed and large with small kitchen, living area, dining area, bedroom, dressing room & bathroom. The villa also had a large veranda and reasonably large “splash pool”. We had a couple of leaks in the bathroom roof and sink but these were fixed within minutes of informing housekeeping.

The resort was very quiet due to there only being about 50 rooms so the restaurants were always quiet with excellent service. The area around the main pool is lovely with 2 work-out rooms with ac over looking the Andaman Sea. There is free internet access and free DVD’s if you want as well as a library for when you have run out of something to read, although we received a free newspaper each day. The Spa is very nice and both myself and my wife went for a couple of treatments.

Overall we have no complaints about the staff, but the villa was beginning to look a little tired decor wise and could do with being “brightened” up a bit.. As I mentioned the resort if fairly remote so there are NO shops etc within walking distance and the resort has taken advantage of this by charging well over the odds for drinks etc. If you want to get out and about you will need to hire a car as the hotels bus is expensive, 400bht pp to Phuket & 800bht pp to Patong. As a guide to costs a small beer, 300ml, is 130bht – 160bht plus 10% service & tax (£180 or $360) which imho is expensive! The cheapest wine is about 1600bht a bottle (£25 or $50) and this is normal Australian wine you would expect to pay £4.00 in Tesco or about £10 in a restaurant. Also if you are staying B&B there is a 250bht pp delivery charge if you chose to have breakfast in your room. This is a good alternative as they will deliver enough food to provide for not just breakfast but your midday meal also.

I would give the staff 5 stars but overall I think that the resort is more in tune with a 4 star resort and would need to go some way to match some 5 star resorts we have been too in Borneo, Malaysia & Bali. So while I heartily recommend it I can in all honesty only give it 4 stars overall.

Once again... Pure Perfection.... There was nothing at all that was too much for the staff and management. This wasn't a holiday..... IT WAS PURE INDULGENCE.

We have stayed at many places within Thailand and this was the best by far....magnificient. From the smiling staff and the nothing is a problem attitude, we enjoyed our stay immensely, We had the relaxation we needed with doing the mandate shopping that has to happen when staying in Thailand. We didn't want to have to be in the bussell of everything and staying at the Chandara-Resort was the best of both worlds.

We could shop when we wanted to but this is the ultimate place for relaxation and privacy. Everything was A1 and the best. The food is better than any of the 5 star restaurants in Melbourne Australia and we will be definately staying there again soon.

Congratulations to the Staff & Management for getting it so right. The Chandara-Resort & Spa is one in a million.