The Location was really good, short walk to the beach, restaurants. The down side was that there is a mosque right next door that started call to prayers every morning at 5:30, so no sleeping in, and the roosters started even earlier. The staff was pleasant and that was the only downfall. Plus any meals cooked were a charge, cheaper to eat at one of the local restaurants. Liked the size and space.
The villa is beautiful, clean and well laid out. The service staff and friendly and helpful and excellent cooks. The location is a short walk to a beautiful beach. Its halfway between the airport and Patong so getting around is always only a short ride away. They accommodated our group of 20 with no problem, we can't wait to return.
I had a group of 21 young adults (25~30) stay here the week of our wedding. Himmaphan villa was everyone's favorite part of the trip. We are not wealthy people, but this place was well worth our money. It's about a 5 minuet walk to the beach and really close to the Bang Thao main tourist area. There is a laundry next door to the villa that will wash and fold your clothes for super cheap. Like the other reviews written here, the staff was unbelievable. The villa is also very well owned and managed. I was worried that it would look different than the professional pictures posted here, but the truth is it was better.
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Loved the place and the staff, can't wait to get back.
Location was great near 2 great beaches and friendly neighbourhood.
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We were an extended family of 11, spanning 3 generations - and we had a very pleasant and cosy vacation at the Himmaphan. Helen, Lak and Nooi were always at hand to ensure that our needs were catered for. We enjoyed the facilities - the pool, the pool table, the entertainment room, but the ping pong table & bats probably need an upgrade. We loved that the beach and restaurants were just a short stroll from the villa. The chef cooked up some great meals - although it would have been better if they could have provided a list of options that we can pick from. The meal on the first day was excellent - we selected the most typical dishes we would normally order at a restaurant - green chicken curry, morning glory, fish cake - and it really set a high bar for our expectations. On the 2nd day, we ran out of ideas and Googled to search for additional dishes to sample and it was obvious the chef was not as familiar with these dishes and they were a little disappointing. They only cater for 1 meal a day, and we would have loved to have both lunch and dinner at the villa as it is such a lovely place and the food was great.
Security in the villa seemed a bit lax - there were a couple of times, where the staff had gone out to shop for groceries, and we had gone out to the beach. We were only able to lock the outer gate that leads into the garden; there did not seem to be any way to secure the villa, and we thought there was easy opportunity for someone to scale the wall and enter the unsecured house at their will. Even when we were all in the villas, the outer gate was always open and left unattended, which seemed to invite anyone to just stroll in (in fact twice, people did stroll in - once someone came in for a look and peered into the rooms; another was when a couple thought they had booked rooms at the villa and wandered straight into the living room). We had not incidents during our stay, but we would have greater peace of mind if we had felt the place was a little more secure (perhaps with 24-hr security instead of just the 12 hours overnight).
Overall, we had a lovely family holiday, and will not hesitate to recommend this for large groups of friends or family.
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"The staff were friendly, helpful and provided a first class service.
Thank you from us all. I would recommend this place for a great Thai
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We stayed at this property for 8 nights in June and though the weather was rainy, the whole group enjoyed our little vacation trip greatly. Since we could not go to the beach much we spend lots of time at the villa itself and were served like kings there ) girls at the villa (Luck, Nui) were all smiles and every day offered us fresh juices in the morning and smoothies in the afternoons. Not to mention wounderfull Thai cooking by the in-villa chef. It was an indeed memorable vacation and next time we are in Phuket, we will book Himmaphan place again.
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