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Reviews of The Blue Pearl Kata Hotel

3.5 out of 5
The Blue Pearl Kata Hotel
100/86 - 90 Kata Rd, Karon, Phuket

Reviews

7.8

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 52 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 61 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 34 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 163 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 163 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.4/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Sam

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Upon arrival the price was not as stated on your site. A premium for Christmas had been factored into the total amount due. I refused to pay the premium. I agreed to stay at the stated rate for the first two weeks, then found other accommodations. They should not be billed commission for the last two weeks.
Stayed 28 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

QINYUE CHARLOTTE, Singapore

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I’ve stayed with this hotel multiple times whenever I visit phuket. Convenient location as there is a food market just beside the hotel. At night, the back alley will have night market with more dining options. Short walk to kata beach.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

2/10 Terrible

Katherine

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The room was far from the hotel. The people there were nice. It’s the prefect location to be in, just don’t stay at this hotel.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
as a solo traveler without a need for a pool, gum, and extras, this hotel was good for me.
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Pin on 6 Aug 2023
Dear DavidThank you for your compliments and suggestions. We and our staff will improve the service. and taking better care of guests in all aspectsBest regardsThe Blue Pearl Team.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for the price
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2023
Response from pin on 27 Jul 2023
Dear DavidThank you for your compliments and suggestions. We and our staff will improve the service. and taking better care of guests in all aspectsBest regardsThe Blue Pearl Team.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent value for the money. I extended my stay here another week
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Pin on 24 Jul 2023
Dear DavidThank you for your compliments and suggestions. We and our staff will improve the service. and taking better care of guests in all aspectsBest regards

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Comfortable rooms, helpful staff, good location
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023
Response from Pin on 24 Jan 2023
Thank you for your compliments and suggestions. We and our staff will improve the service. and taking better care of guests in all aspectsBest regards

10/10 Excellent

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Free Upgrade!
Blue Pearl was under renovation so they upgraded us to the Beach Height Resort! Great stay, great customer service!
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was closed. Not open for business. Nearby properties were also closed.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

8/10 Good

Joseph

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Challenge your pre paid airport taxi fee
The stay was great the only thing I would say is that when booking an airport taxi the hotel took double the price of the taxi meter via a prepaid invoice. I would have happily paid a reasonable commission but I felt this was a little disrespectful of a paying guest. The only thing to sour a really nice hotel in a great location.
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2020
Response from The Blue Pearl Team on 4 May 2020
Thank you for your recent stay with us and we are looking forward to welcome you again soon. We hope you are staying healthy and safe..

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Hotel - Extremely Clean
Stayed for six days whilst travelling in Thailand. Great hotel. Friendly staff and easy check in. Room was immaculate, extremely clean and bed comfortable. We were given water each day. You can use beach towels daily, free of charge. Great location with easy access to beaches and restaurants/bars. The only negative side, it can be a bit noisy on the main road.
Stayed 6 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Sue on 27 Dec 2019
Dear Mark, Thank you for your great review, we really appreciate and we look forward to welcoming you back to The Blue Pearl Kata Hotel again. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Cynthia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Great place to stay at, so many things to do in the area, the beaches were great and our favorite was this night market with great seafood right across the street. Laundry machines in the same building and also a restaurant if in the mood for food. Enjoyed our stay just found a slight smell of mold in the room but the lady that cleans the rooms was very helpful with spraying it for us. All in all a great stay with many places around the area to eat, have a drink, or just hit the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2019
Response from Sue on 4 Dec 2019
Dear Cynthia, Thank you for your great review, we really appreciate and we look forward to welcoming you back to The Blue Pearl Kata Hotel again. Best regards, Sujitra

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2019
Response from Sue on 4 Dec 2019
Thank you for your great review, we really appreciate and we look forward to welcoming you back to The Blue Pearl Kata Hotel again. Best regards,

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely clean rooms Staff very friendly and helpful 6 steps to the night food market Very short walk to the beach Area situated is very central to everything you could possibly want
Stayed 8 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Suchart Nual a nong Mr./RDM on 22 Jul 2019
We're very much appreciated for your positive comments, hoping that we can serve you for the next visiting again. have a nice day

6/10 Okay

James N.

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
An okay place to stay
The hotel is a makeshift combination of several buildings, so accessing my room involved both elevators and stairways. I had a "no breakfast included" plan, and the charge for breakfast was 250 baht, a bit steep I think, compared to other restaurants in the neighborhood.. One of our group had trouble getting his towels and water, which was never resolved. The beach is a 15 to 20 minute walk, not 10 minutes as the literature had claimed. On the other hand, the room was very clean all ten days, and the staff was very friendly. Also the staff was quick to find taxis, and the taxis were honest and dependable.
Stayed 9 nights in Mar 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

Wan Yee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

10/10 Excellent

Wan Yee

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Isolated non smoking block
Non smoking rooms are at separate block, so the block has no smell of somke. Live music for dinner Next to night Market. Just don't expect too much for the swimming pool
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Suchart Nual a nong Mr. on 2 Jan 2019
Thank you very much for very gook feed back. hope we will be serving you agian in the next future

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good location for holiday
Good location Besides night market Nice hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from Suchart Nual a nong Mr. on 2 Jan 2019
Thank you very much for very gook feed back. hope we will be serving you agian in the next future

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel close to all things to do very friendly and pleasant stay.
Stayed 18 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Suchart N. on 17 Oct 2018
thank you very much for your very good feed back and very happy to stayed at the blue pearl kata, we are very much appreicated. hope we will serve you in the next comming with our warmest welcome....

8/10 Good

Alex, Singapore

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel nice porridge for breakfast.
Very nice place to explore Karon, Kata and Kata noi Happy staying will come back again soon.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Suchart Nual a nong Mr. on 19 Sep 2018
Thank you very much of the positive comments, we are always to warmest welcome for our valued guests to THE BLUE PEARL KATA

10/10 Excellent

paul, vancouver canada vancouver canada vancouver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
great location , feels like beach hotel .. good wifi.. was great actually .. nice staff.. all good..
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from Suchart Nual a nong Mr. on 23 Aug 2018
Thank you very much for taking time to share your review. Your positive comments are appreciated. We are delighted that you has a pleasant stay with us and hope that you will give us a chance to welcome you back again soon. Warm regards,

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good, but no cigar.
The hotel seems fairly new and is clean and comfortable and has been tastefully decorated. Location is good if you want to walk to local beaches, two about 10 mins away each. If you want to experience Thai culture though this is probably not the place to stay. Surrounding restaurants consist of sub standard, overpriced food. The night market opposite is ok but quickly can be seen. (Head to Phuket old town to get good food.) If your on a budget and can’t afford to hire a car and or don’t have a lisence to drive a motorbike (me!), then this very touristy area of Phuket might prove a struggle. Local taxis have fixed (extortionate) rates and don’t shift on them, can be very frustrating when there are ten taxis sitting there doing nothing for hours on end! Metered taxis very scarce. Staff: I found the staff generally friendly, welcoming and friendly, specific mention to the cleaner who always smiled and said hello. However the manager on reception I found rude and unhelpful. A couple of tones I would go to reception to ask a basic question such as where is the local beach, he looked at me and didn’t reply. At that point a fellow guest gave me directions. Little things like this put a dampener on your stay, none the less If I needed a room in the area again I would consider staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018
Response from Suchart Nual a nong Mr. on 23 Aug 2018
Thank you for taking time to share your re-view, mostly re-view are very good positive, some a little bit comment is more improving to ready for near future good services, we are always to warm welcoming you to stay here again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel was very nice, the staff were very friendly and it was right by the beach ! Our only concern was there was lots of construction going on which was noisey at times but other than that it was a great stay!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2018

6/10 Okay

Mark, Kansas City, USA

Liked: Cleanliness
Decent but there are better places to stay.
We stayed at Kata Blue Pearl for 6 nights. Pros is that the hotel is close to shops and restaurants. Kata Beach isn't great, no good beaches on main Phuket Island, Patong, Karon, all are polluted. Recommend staying in Phuket Town where locals eat and shop and its close to the piers that take you to better beaches on other Islands. Hotel has views of the back buildings. No view. What I hated most was how we needed to climb up and down stairs with our luggage because its not a properly built hotel but 2 shops converted to become a hotel. Very few staff that can't understand English and no room service after a certain time because its boutique hotel, no extra towels can be delivered after a certain time. Can't really recommend this hotel apart from the fact its close to restaurants, shops, and market. Its also close to a sewage so the smell is pretty bad around the area. Stay in Phuket Town and go to Racha Island for a good beach with clean water. For authentic Thai food go to One Chun Restaurant. Hope this honest review helps you guys.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Thanks again
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Ricardo, Toronto, Canada

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Great location close to restaurants and beach
We booked this hotel last minute and arrived almost at 3am, reception was quick to check us in, the room was big and washroom as well, there were some areas that could use better cleaning but overall it was good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018
Response from Suchar Nual a nong Mr. on 6 Feb 2018
Dear our valued guest, thank you very much of your good feed back us. for our clealiness service comment is fixing as per you have mentioned

8/10 Good

Sandra

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Kata Beach hotel
The hotel itself looks really modern and cozy at the same time, its like being in a beach house. It-s a good hotel if you want to be on a budget, but still with a convenient location and a nice room. I stayed the first few nights with breakfast included, but the breakfast itself is definitely not worth to pay extra for it has very limited options and for what you get, you will find places outside that offer you better options. Therefore, when I ended up extending my stay for 2 nights more, I didn't include the breakfast. There was a construction just infront, so having naps in the afternoon or if you want to sleep until a bit later, that won-t be possible while the works are going on. I understand this is not the hotels fault. I do think I would go back, mainly because of the location and the price, but there is still a lot of room to improve, especially the friendliness of the staff. Most of the times we would pass the front desk and they would not say anything to you and saw it happening also with many other guests, so that's not really nice if they cannot be bothered by even saying goodmorning or anything and just speaking between them.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Suchart Nual a nong Mr. on 6 Feb 2018
Dear Our valued guest, we are appreciated of your comments especially, our staff at front desk are not greetings , we are now improved our services and be ready to servign the services to all our valued guests.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Great location!
The location was perfect for being picked up for day trips or just walking around town and to the beach. Our room was in the older portion of the building (it's a two part hotel). The older part has certainly been used and does not have great security (the only locked door is the one to your room and there were not any visible security cameras). Air conditioning turns on when your room key is inserted so the room goes from hot to cold frequently and mildew was noted on the fabric headboard/the room was not in great condition. Showers were scalding hot or cold. A lot of this sounds negative and we were certainly let down based on the photos we had seen. However, the location is great and the main building looked nice so I bet it would be better if you were in that section! We didn't visit the pool, breakfast was good, & there are lots of great places to eat nearby.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

Holly, new zealand

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It's cheap for a reason
Some staff where helpfull most of them weren't. No one would help us with our safe in our room, we got stained and ripped bedding. Our toiletries wernt topped up i had to constantly ask the front desk for things. Buffaybreakfast was horrible and wouldn't reckoned
Stayed 15 nights in Nov 2017

6/10 Okay

AJ, Toronto

close to Kata beach
We ordered a taxi from the hotel to the airport (the taxi company is a partner with the hotel because we pre-pay the hotel for a voucher) and it was the worse experience ever. The taxi driver was going almost 140km/hr in a 60km/hr zone, and was passing cars in the opposite lane against traffic. He was a reckless driver and was also falling asleep at red lights. A hotel should not associate itself with such a taxi company.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Sirirak

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I LOVE THE BLUE PEARL!! This place is so nice, the location is super close to the beach and all the cute tuktuks (taxis), and lots of food and a night market. The staff were seriously so awesome, their English was really good and it was all so clean and there was a safe in the room to use and it was all so nice and welcoming. Seriously such a good deal, also the wifi was really good compared to all the other hotels we stayed at on our trip in Asia.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Hotel close to the beach
The room I had intially was on the second floor. It was really loud (the street). They changed me to the 4th floor the next day. Much better. Closer to the jacuzzi in the last floor
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2017

10/10 Excellent

Oliver

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location , clean hotel , best on our trip so far , good food .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
SoSo
Pipe in bathroom under sink were dripping non stop Sewer smell was very bad, well sewer plant was across from hotel
Stayed 9 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Ronel

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff, smell overpowering
The hotel was across from a sewer plant, you smelled it every time you leave the hotel When you are on the rooftop swimming pool you see it, quite an eyesore! We had mice in our hotel room, my husband had to put plastic bags in the holes in the ceiling
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

J., USA

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & comfortable boutique hotel.
This hotel is located just off the main beach road, with shopping and eating establishments in close proximity. Also close is the access foot path to the beach, which is necessary to use as Club Med's enormous campus occupies almost the entire coastline property of Kata Beach. The hotel is clean and comfortable. My room was quite spacious, with a small fridge, safe box, and the shower had hot water; bed was comfortable; air-conditioning worked well. I didn't use the roof-top pool but it looked clean and well maintained. I did see some guest using it. The staff was helpful and friendly.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Evelyn, Taiwan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lovely hotel
It's a nice designed hotel, staffs are very friendly, location is convenient with beach and food!! Everything was execellent, except the heater.... Always having cold water half way of the shower...
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kendi Itsala

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

Cobus

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel with helpful staff. Very central
Very nice stay. Great hotel with helpful staff. Very clean. Nice rooftop pool. Central to restaurants, markets, bars and the beach. Breakfast gets a little boring after a while, but still a great hotel. Would definitely stay there when I return.

4/10 Poor

Piero

Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disappointing and too noisy
Unfortunately the hotel was extremely noisy every night of our stay, this was mostly due to noisy Russian guests shouting and slamming doors at 2 and 3 am. There is no security at the hotel and the night receptionist don't do anything about it. The area is ok, about 7 mins walk to beach, however you have to walk by a disgusting, smelly drainage to get to it. We wouldn't go back and I'm sure you can find much better around the area.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean & comfortable rooms. Great location, close to the beach & central location.

8/10 Good

Debbie, England

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Lovely little hotel, staff friendly and helpful. Instead of taking the 'shortcut' to the beach, we would recommend walking to the north end of the street to access it as the shortcut is about 500 meters along a stinking cesspool of a waterway, more of a cessway than waterway.

8/10 Good

Mike

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely fresh Hotel
After a nightmare journey from Ao nang to Phuket it was a lovely entrance to walk into, the whole hotel is sea-side based and was very pleasing throughout. Room was nice, lovely bed, TV, air con etc. had a small balcony overlooking the road, this made it a bit noisy at night but wasnt too bad. There wasn't any soap or anything with the sink but only in the shower which is contained which meant going into the shower and coming back out (the sink isn't in the bathroom) to wash hands at any point. A small bar of soap is quite basic in a hotel isnt it?? There also isn't much space to put bags, clothes etc. The restaurant below was great and had a live acousic player every night who was very good. draught beer was 50bht in frozen glasses. 5min walk to Kata beach, 10 to Karon (No shuttle) Would definitely return.

10/10 Excellent

Annika

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Jessie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient and affordable hotel
Cute hotel, nice roof top pool. Room was a nice size, and a comfortable bed. They utilize the card-slot for the power in the room, which I don't like as room gets hot and humid while I'm gone; the refrigerator becomes useless! They also only give you two towels, no more! I asked for more, they stated 'two guests, two towels'. The cleanliness was decent, very dusty though! Otherwise convenient and affordable hotel.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely and spacious room
I was impressed. Very clean and well decorated. Good location. Kata beach is very near. 30min stroll to Kata Noi beach which is even quieter. There was a market in the evening right behind hotel. Ideal for couple or family.