Just completed 6 nights at the Baumanburi Hotel, Patong Beach Phuket from January 14 to 20. We were a little apprehensive about staying there based on the reviews of others, and we had not been to Phuket before. We stayed in the "superior rooms" in the older section, block 1 which is at the front of the hotel. So all other rooms should be even better. We found the room to be well maintained with nice colours and very comfortable kingsize bed. The bathroom was a little squashed for space with a toilet and shower with a glass screen, but did the job. The air conditioning worked well, with an adjustable thermostat. Main issue with the older section is that there is some road noise, but not so much that it effected sleep and as this section has no balcony, I found it would have been good to have a place to sit while your partner was still sleeping as I usually alway wake around 5.30pm while it is still dark. This problem can be partly solved by taking the stairs to the open rooftop to sit for a while. The pool is great. For a resort hotel the food is good value and quite nice. The buffet breakfast is approximately $10AUS each. This gave some western diet choices, I didn't find any better breakfast options in the vicinity of the hotel. The hotel could provide more information on the facilities and activities in the area, the room provided no information brochures/directories at all. The hotel staff were very nice, but there lack of English skills did make it very difficult to communicate at times. There is two deli/mart type shops at the front of the hotel open 24 hours, and probaby 6 ATMs within 50 metres of the hotel. A middle of the road hotel in the Patong beach area, but very comfortable and good value compared to many of the more flashy hotels in the Patong area.

This hotel was just far enought away from the centre of patong. The Hotel is very open plan with a beautiful entrance with the restuarant to the right and the very nice swimming pool straight in front. The pool has several little water spas inside and a swim up to bar.
We booked it through [--] when we arrived we upgraded to a pool access pool there was only about 6 of these but it made all the difference.
There was entertainment on every night. ( Not very Good ) But good for a laugh. The restuarant and bar including Shaker was very well priced.
Would go back no problem

Some of the earlier reviews about the Baumanburi Hotel in Patong on Phuket had me worried, as they sounded horrible. But the construction on the hotel's room expansion project is essentially complete and as such my stay was excellent! My room was brand new, beautifully furnished, and I even had a view to the bay (not a wide-open view, obviously, as the hotel is set back by a long block from a bay-front location, but still I could see it-- I was on the 6th floor of the seven-story back building). The location on the town's main street put me within walking distance of all the attractions, and the beach was about five to ten minutes away by foot through lots of interesting shops, etc. The staff could not have been friendlier, and I received service with a huge smile whenever I had any requests. The breakfast buffet was plentiful (there was a large selection, with the egg station being my favorite); like every hotel in which I've stayed in Thailand, the coffee could be better-- but a Starbucks was down the street about ten minutes by foot so I survived. One hidden attraction was the open-air restaurant on the ground level near the reception: the food was outstanding, as the chef prepared many varieties of local fish with typical Thai flavors; the price was very good, and I was surprised that there were not more diners. (This restaurant should have a much larger patronage given its quality and price. It is likely due to the location of the hotel near the southern end of the long main drag through town, and the fact that it was a hotel-based restaurant. I was told there are plans to locate the restaurant to what is now the front parking area, and that should bring this place to the attention of more diners.) So, all in all, great stay: location in the middle of everything, excellent value for the money, friendly staff. I could not have been more pleased and I recommend the Baumanburi to anyone going to Patong who wants a good, clean, well-managed and customer-friendly hotel that offers excellent value for the price.

Paul, from the USA, visited December 27-30 2007

be careful when you book superior room as they have 2 wings, one old and one slightly better, both away from the main tower.Both are located at the main road.Noisy and have mosquitoes.They made a mistake on my booking and I ended up with the old one.What a bad experience.Any decent hotel will not throw you to a worse room that you have booked, instead some will even upgrade you but at least not to a terrible room since it was their fault.They did not bother to opologise and the staff were arrogant.
Normally a child aged 4 will not be charged for breakfast.They agreed at the restaurant that they will not charge anything since my son did not even eat.However, upon checkout, they force me to pay.I was so that I gave them a piece of my mind and paid.It was a bad experience and I will never go back again.The breakfast was also not up to standard.Btw, there were knockings at my dtoor several times, and when I opened , there was no one.I made them change to a different room the next day.The superior wing is spooky, even the locals said that.Please don't stay here.