Hotel reviews: The Boathouse Hotel, Phuket, Thailand

Siam as it was once known is a country which is lush and green when you leave the city.

There is so much to offer the tourist, its rich culture and history indulges your mind and takes over your soul.

The Bangkok traffic is bad, rush hour lasts hours and daily commuters leave as early as 5am to get to work for 8.

The shops on the other side of the road look inviting but to cross the road here is to take your life in your own hands. I was surprised to see the familiar Zebra crossing marked on the road for the cars to give pedestrians the right of way, but soon realised this was just tarmac decoration a new modern art purely for decoration and nothing more.

I visited the wonderful sights of the Grand Palace, the filming of the original King and I was filmed there, the amount of gold is astounding and the Jewelled encrusted spier’s a work of art.

After a few hours getting my bearings I asked at reception about seeing some local Thai Classical Dancing, I was given the price and details which included a meal so I went along with my camera to see some Thai culture.

The costumers were hand made with silk and gold thread and the head dresses worn were covered in glittering jewels and gold.

The Thai people are a very gentle race, their smile and calm disposition is welcoming and warm.

It was soon time to leave Bangkok and make my way to the airport for the 1 hours flight to Phuket.

On arrival to Phuket I waited for my guide to take me to the hotel, it is about 1 hour away.

I first discovered this paradise in the late 80’s I had been travelling the far east for a couple of weeks, Singapore, Bangkok, Hong Kong and was all shopped out.

I had been talking to other travellers who told me the best beach in Phuket was Kata Beach and there was a hotel there called The Boathouse, at that time there were only 2 hotels sharing the beautiful beach, it needed me to explore it and hopefully add it to me best beaches list.

When I reached the hotel it was late at night so went to my room and went to bed. The following morning I went to find some breakfast, the hotel is open plan as I walked to the dinning area the view was stunning, the hotel was directly on the beach the view of the sea and limestone rocks was breathtaking, I knew then I had found something special.

This boutique hotel only has 36 rooms decorated beautifully, the food is top class and the idyllic setting makes this hotel a tranquil haven a place to unwind your mind, body and soul.

This hotel is full most of the time, on two occasions I have recognised previous guests who stay there for 3 months at a time.

After a hectic shopping trip it is the ideal location this is a little piece of heaven on the shores of Kata Beach