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Ramada named top family resort

Phuket’s only unique family resort destination recently landed on the No. 1 spot among Best Family Resorts in South East Asia by Agoda Company, an online travel and discount hotel bookings website.


This list of ‘Best Family Resorts in South East Asia’ highlighted hotels that specifically cater for children and family. The company says there has been a consistent growth in the number of bookings made for family-style accommodation since 2004, with the quantity of bookings having quadrupled in the last 3 years. This is complemented by an increase in the number of hotels that specialize in children’s facilities and activities including kids clubs and baby sitting services.
Known for its unique children themed rooms, extensive kids club and wide range of family and children services, Ramada Karon Beach Resort, Phuket became the instant popular choice. The resort has 121 rooms most with great sea views is situated at Karon Beach, which is the second largest of Phuket’s principle tourist beaches.
John Williams, General Manager of Ramada Resort Karon Beach, Phuket says, “We are very happy to be named as the Best Family Resort in South East Asia. This is not only a proof of the appreciation given by our family guests and customers but also a recognition among travel agents and bookers making us their “real preferred family resort of choice, not only in Phuket but in the region as well.”
As Phuket’s only family-themed 4 star resort, Ramada Resort Karon Beach, Phuket features a 1950’s style rock & roll diner as its main restaurant. The resort has 14 rooms in three different adventure themes such as the Outer Space Room, the Underwater Room and the Castle Room. These theme rooms are all connected to a King-bedded Adult room so that the entire family can stay close together and enjoy the amenities of those special rooms. Besides amazing visual effects in the bedrooms and bathrooms these Kidz dream rooms come with play-stations, DVD players and 32” TV. Games and movies are themed as well and specifically chosen for their kidz-friendly content.
All deluxe rooms and suites are equipped with Kidz-friendly toy boxes, which will keep the kids busy in the evening time and during a rare bad weather spell.
The Siam Adventure Club offers an awesome kidz-club, a cardio gym, the tour counter and a general guest relations service. This is the center point of all guest services in the hotel by providing a fun-filled activity program to all kidz and the young at heart. The kidz club features several activity areas such as the nutty professor’s science lab, Picasso’s Art Center, a Kidz-kitchen for experimental cooking and a ball pen. For older kidz there is a play-station room and the movie room.
Another great dining venue is the Castle Grill and Bar situated nearby the Kids Club and the unique kid’s themed swimming pool with one of the longer water slides in Phuket.
Ramada Resort Karon Beach, Phuket is owned and developed by Destination Properties and managed by Hotel Corp Ltd. which represents the Wyndham and Ramada hotel brands in Thailand.
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