I spent 6 nights at the Avista end November - early December. Arrival at the hotel was very nice and smooth. A lovely welcome drink, cool towel and Puang Malai (a Thai flower garland) were offered before being shown to my room. Unfortunately the room I was shown to was not ready (as in still being finished with the electrical... more

This is a brand new hotel (just opened) located at the top of the hill in Kata Beach. We originally were going to stay at Peach Hill Resort, but didn't relish the thought of hiking up and down the steep hill with small children every day. So we went about trying to avoid any hotels located on the hill, focusing... more

My husband and I stayed 4 nights at Avista. We chose it primarily for its location to Kata Beach, the romantic atmosphere and that it was new. We got a good rate likely as it was new and I would say we got good value. The rooms were beautiful and large, and the bed was very comfortable. The buffet breakfast... more

I booked the hotel after a recommendation from a friend who'd stayed previously and was there with my girlfriend. The staff were friendly but the quality of the room at the price we paid was unreasonable. Clearly the place is quite new, but suffers from a number of issues such as lower quality room furnishings than you'd expect at the... more

Spent three nights in Nov on our anniversary trip, and the hotel GM arranged a cake and flower for us, which is very lovely gesture. Services are flawless, from the moment we arrived, we were greeted with smile. And throughout our stay, all staffs from reception to parking were very friendly. As for the room, we had the Avista club... more

I stayed at Avista with my 16 years old son four nights, 18th-22nd Nov 2009. Check-in procedure was great and swift. First we got a room on the second floor, with no internet access. We stayed there one night and asked if we could switch rooms, that was not a problem. We had a room on the fourth floor the... more

We have been staying in Avista Resort for the past 9 days and still have a few days left. On arrival the staff were extremly friendly and welcoming. We booked a grand deluxe room which was on the 4 floor and we were not disappointed. We had an amazing view over kata and kata beach. The room was large with... more

My wife and I went to Phuket in the middle of November 2009 and we stayed at Avista. We travel quite a lot and this year we have been to places such as Hong Kong, London, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Vietnam, Cambodia etc so I feel that I have a certain background in reviewing hotels. When I started looking for... more

We really enjoyed the stay in the Avista Resort and Spa: it is new, tastefully designed, modern & luxury rooms + pools, extremely friendly staff, great check-in process and pleasant welcome after our arrival. Nice balcony with sea view, spacious luxury bathroom and room has everything you can ask for. No bad word I can say about the facilities, rooms... more