Award-winning industrial design, which we saw featured in a Travel and Leisure book just yesterday. It may be too modern for everyone's liking but is definitely memorable. We stayed in the Kelly Quarters (which were very nice) and heard great things about the private villas. The breakfast buffet is phenomenal as others have said in their reviews. The hotel's three pools are also beautiful. A few points to note: 1) Beach. The beach is pretty and quiet but the hotel's beach club is not in the best location. Local fishing boats are moored direcly in front of the area, which makes it less than ideal for swimming. 2) Hotel location. Indigo Pearl is located on an isolated beach near the airport and it both time consuming and costly to visit other Phuket beaches like Surin (40 minutes by taxi) or Kata (1 hour). 3) High season. This caused a lack of deck chairs by the pools and at the beach club and also made it hard to get a reservation at Black Ginger (the hotel's excellent Thai restaurant.) However, when we pointed this out to the hotel's management, they responded immediately to rectify these concerns.

My wife and I had a week at Indigo Pearl just before Xmas, meeting up with our son who is on a gap year. The only complaint that I have about our stay at the Indigo Pearl was that we didn't stay long enough. Indeed we are already planning a return visit, which we have never done to any hotel before!
What can I add to the appropriately complimentary comments about the hotel? Service impeccable (make sure you go to the Tues night management reception where you get plenty of free wine!), pools spotless and quiet (esp used 3 which was closest to our room), hotel restaurants expensive but worth the treat (esp Black Ginger, in a pagoda on a lake), made good use of the snooker bar (Tongaat) where they had a 2 for 1 drinks from 10pm to midnight) and breakfasts lived up to all the praise.
Also we found the beach much better than we expected from the comments before. It was cleaned every day and there was no hassle from vendors - just say no and they left (not that there were many anyway). The hotel had moved the beach club by one of the entrances to the beach and it was well used, with an excellent manager.
Finally some tips - as others have said, get an upgrade to a Pearl Room and ask for upstairs by either pool 2 or 3 - large rooms, lovely balcony (with bath), impeecably looked after, with mossie coils/candles etc lit at night. Eat and drink on the beach - the joy of toes in the sand at dinner! Best for us was Batik, the last to to the left, with its own sand garden and a waitress who took a shine to our son. Mamma Mia was fine with mamma a charmer, Mr Tobi a hoot (he really speaks good English), the massage outsjde the hotel cheap but a bit basic. And do the speedboat trip to Ko Phi Phi via the hotel - a wonderful day out provided you don't get seasick.
All in all, we just wish we were still there in the warm sun with a beer on the beach - we will be back!!

This was our very first resort experience and I must say we were highly impressed. At check in we were greeted with a cold, moist hand towel infused with jasmine (heavenly!) and a cold glass of delicious matoom tea (Bael fruit tea) which was just what we needed. Sitting in the lobby (and exploring the resort later) we were immediately taken by the unique architecture and semi-industrial sculptural design elements. Poured concrete, metal and colored glass married with the beautifully landscaped tropical grounds was very appealing. Not to mention the subtle aroma of jasmine ubiquitous throughout the resort. The staff was very friendly and accommodating as well. Our room (Kelly Quarters) was the most basic room they offer but by no means is basic. The king feather bed was very comfortable, however, not being a fan of feather pillows, I could have done with something firmer under my head. On occasion you'd see a gecko hiding in the room which didn't bother us since they'd kill any insect that might have gotten in (ie pesky mosquitos). TV reception wasn't that great but we didn't spend much time watching it anyway. We were spending our days sitting at the Indigo Pearl Beach Club sipping cold beers and eating fresh fruit! The breakfast buffet was absolutely amazing! HUGE! Everything you could imagine they offered. Pancakes, waffles, omelets, etc. all made to order or just select your fare (Asian, European, American) from the myriad of chafing dishes. You could eat a hearty breakfast of sausages, bacon, eggs, taost...you name it or have a light healthy one of yogurt and fresh tropical fruit or just cereal. To burn off all the food you can play tennis, swim or work out at their fitness room. The pools are great, too, all three of them. There's three restaurants and two or three(?) bars to choose from if you want to stay in. There's also a local beach front strip with plenty of restaurants and bars (Wat's bar was the best!) to choose from as well. But since this is a hotel review we won't go on and on about Nai Yang beach (which we loved, too). Bottom line, LOVED Indigo Pearl and we want to move there.

Indigo Pearl has got to be 1 of the greatest resort I have ever stayed in. Everything was done impeccably and I felt like a VIP the entire time. It has all the qualities of a 5-star resort and much more. Just to name a few of their additional fine touches:

1) They provide iced water and fruits at the pool area. The weather was scorching hot in e middays and I'm ever so grateful when I see 1 of the staff tottering to my sunbed with a huge glass of iced water, chilled towel and a small serving of fruit.

2) Turn down service. I probably have not stayed in too fine establishments so was pleased when they staff made an effort to burn some aromatherapy oil and incense to get rid of the mozzies in the balconies in the evening.

3) The helpful staff. They were very accommodating and extremely well-mannered. I didnt meet any staff who didnt greet me in the traditional thai way during my stay. And even though some of the staffs' english was less than desirable, the efforts could be seen which is all it counts, at least to me.

The architecture of the establishment is also very unique and interesting and its only a ten-min's ride from the airport (don't pay more than THB200 for the cab ride). The food is at Black Ginger is a must-try, very authentic and not harsh on the wallet seeing the quality of food served. The spa decor is so-so but my massueus was a sweet little thing who made the experience really good. And if you have an extra buck, pls upgrade yrself to a Pearl Bed Suite. Its well worth the price given the size and the lovely balconies and the huge bathrooms.

As for the beach, don't expect too much. No clear waters in sight but it was still nice to catch the sunsets. Mama-mia didnt work for me. Found the food to be bland. Linda's was much better though the atmosphere lost out to Mama-mia. I tried the foot massage at the beach which was quite bad as the lady's hands were really rough. But she was working so hard in the blazing sun so I didn't complain. And its only THB300.

The only gripe I had was the location of Indigo Pearl. Though it's only a stone's throw from the airport, there isnt much you can do beside laze at the beach or within the resort. Not much shopping to talk bout and I didnt think paying THB1,500 to Patong was worth my money. But if u are 1 who enjoy the serenity, it is e place for you.

All in all, a highly recommended resort for couples. I reckon anyone would have major issues with this place.