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The Minotel

19 Sawasdirak Road, Patong, Phuket 83150, Thailand
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Ranked #34 of 182 Patong B&B and Inns
4.0 of 5 stars 20 Reviews
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YIJUN Z
Beijing, China
2 reviews
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 February 2012 NEW

The hotel is great!!! My friend and I stayed for five nights and were very satisfied. The room is quite comfortable, not too small and not too big. It has air conditioning and hot water for shower, which is nice. The furniture is simple and has a cosy feel. They clean the room and put two bottles of water in... More

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Richard_and_Mabel
Manchester, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 February 2012
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My wife and I spent 7 nights at this hotel in mid Jan 2012. Its a resonably low price hotel. No bells and whistles but you have all you need for a good night sleep. Clean spacious room and ensuite, hot shower and air conditioning. TV, Fridge and Safety box which we didn't feel the need to use. Complementary bottled... More

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Peterbkk543, General Manager at The Minotel, responded to this review
12 February 2012

Thank you very much for your positive comments - Taxie and the team are very pleased to hear them. We try hard to keep the rooms clean and the towels and sheets in good condition. Just last week we had another supply of new towels, sheets and pillows - we know these are important to customers even in "budget" hotels.... More

Bec R
Mooloolaba, Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 January 2012
1
person found this review helpful

We stayed at this hotel for 4 nights, it was the second hotel we stayed at in Patong. It was a great place to stay, staff were very friendly, and the room was really clean. It was also quite a sizeable room. The location was really good as well, although a little noisy. More

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Peterbkk543, General Manager at The Minotel, responded to this review
6 February 2012

Thank you very much for your positive comments. Our front desk staff try hard to look after our guests - I am glad you found them friendly. We also have 3 cleaning staff for just 19 rooms in the peak season to try and make sure the rooms are all cleaned thoroughly in this busy period. Being an older hotel... More

Hein G
Panorama City CA USA
1 review
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 January 2012

This was my first trip to Patong beach. I was picked up from the airport and taken to Minotel . Very friendly (that why I picked this hotel )My luggage was in my room before I was done checking in !! Basic but comfortable accomodation ,everything I needed was ther including in room safe !! Perfect location , a view... More

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Peterbkk543, General Manager at The Minotel, responded to this review
17 January 2012

Thank you very much for taking the time to write a review. We very much appreciate your comments and are pleased you enjoyed your stay. The staff do try hard to look after our guests and this is why we are fortunate that so many of our guests return many times. To keep the prices to the lowest in that... More

Kromyaci
Adelaide, Australia
1 review
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 January 2012

This was our 5th trip to Patong, we booked last minute, it was high season so we decided to book at a more affordable guesthouse rather than our usual resort. We booked The Minotel based on tripadvisor reviews, but upon arrival this place had a terrible feel to it, no-one at the reception desk to greet us, no-one to assist... More

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Peterbkk543, General Manager at The Minotel, responded to this review
15 January 2012

Thank you for your review - I am obviously concerned that you had such a bad experience - as you stated the majority of the reviews on Trip Advisor are positive and thus it does upset us at the hotel when someone has a bad perception of the hotel. You said there was no one at reception - we are... More

sbhatnagar
Mumbai (Bombay), India
Senior Contributor
31 reviews
13 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 January 2012

was visiting a friend staying at Minotel , which is right next to my hotel - Album. very basic hotel. 3rd floor no lift.big clean room with comp tea coffee. Decent house keeping. No breakfast included in the room rate. Location is great. More

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Peterbkk543, General Manager at The Minotel, responded to this review
15 January 2012

Thank you for taking the time to write a review - though it was a pity you could not stay with us to experience our service first hand. We do very much market ourselves as a budget hotel and our business model is geared around that. This is why our room rates are significantly cheaper than the hotels around us.... More

ikathrada
Manchester
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5 reviews
5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 December 2011

Stayed here last 5 days dec 2011 Dont expect a 5 star and you wont be disspointed, however the service is 5 star especially from taxi!(yes thats her name!) Rooms are clean and come with tv dvd and fridge and free wifi... Great location, 5 minutes to beach or to the nightlife. Taxi can arrange tours bikes (very cheap and... More

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Peterbkk543, General Manager at The Minotel, responded to this review
15 January 2012

Thank you for taking the time to write a review and we are glad you enjoyed your stay. It means a lot to the staff to hear such positive comments. We are definitely not a five star hotel - we very much market ourselves as a budget hotel but with great service. A significant proportion of our customers return each... More

beelann
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Top Contributor
81 reviews
53 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2011

The minotel is a great location just off the main road and 3 blocks from the beach. The staff does not know English so it's good that we booked in advance. The rooms were good size and clean except for the bugs. We only saw bugs the first night but...who knows. Overall, it was okay for 2 nights but still... More

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Peterbkk543, General Manager at The Minotel, responded to this review
15 January 2012

Thank you for taking the time to write a review - we appreciate receiving the feedback. As you say it is a great location. I am not sure what the definition of a block is - but I would say we are within 1 block of the beach as there are no roads to cross from our hotel until you... More

Jay98
Thailand
Senior Contributor
24 reviews
11 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 22 November 2011
1
person found this review helpful

There are many average places in Phuket, especially in this price range. This place offers friendly service, daily room cleaning, nice large rooms that are well decorated, a good location- a short walk to the beach. There's a restaurant under the hotel that serves good breakfast. I stayed here late October 2011. Recommended. More

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mikachel
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2011

Really cool place for a cheaper price in patong with a lovely people for the service!!you have to go here!! More

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