Deevana Patong Resort

The appeal of the Deevana Patong Resort is its secluded tropical garden with spa offering you tranquility and rejuvenation in the middle of the otherwise overly busy Patong Beach in Phuket, Thailand.

Deevana Patong Resort and Spa

Apart from walking around in the luscious, tropical gardens, I enjoyed the Deevana Patong Resort for its spa. You could guess it: the spa is also located in the gardens with adjacent rejuvenating pools. Ideal for a romantic spa experience with your partner as the Deevana Spa is deigned to offer you seclusion and privacy whilst relaxing outdoors in nature.

An unforgettable natural rejuvenating experience with typical ancient Thai beauty therapies as well as traditional Swedish therapeutic massages, aromatherapy, foot reflexology and even a slimming massage (not that I am in need of one, wink wink...).

Deevana Patong Resort reviews

The Deevana Patong Resort reviews range from between very good and excellent, especially in the low season when you manage to upgrade yourself to a superior room with a Jacuzzi :-) Make sure to book in the spa wing and avoid the old and run down garden wing.

However do enjoy the peace and tranquility of the resorts garden if you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of Patong beach. As anywhere in Thailand, staff is friendly and location is king in Phuket: only a small walk away is the overly well priced May's Restaurant serving delicious local food at equally local prices. The resort's restaurant however serves good Thai food as well.

All in all the Deevana Patong Resort is recommended for a clean, quiet and peaceful stay in otherwise busy and touristy Phuket

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Phuket airport arrivals

Phuket airport arrivals this year are mostly filled with Japanese tourists I have the impression.

Now that's great as our resort does cater for the Japanese, and I don't mind at all joining our Japanese breakfast buffet :-)

But apart from more Japanese tourists flocking in, it's relatively quite on the Phuket beaches this year.

Not that it has anything to do with the troublesome political news we hear from the capital Bangkok.

Nor has it to do with the tsunami: Patong beach looks as gorgeous as ever:

And Hat Patong Road looks as busy as before:

It's more about higher oil prices making it too expensive for travelers to fly into Phuket. We all know that the Japanese have a good currency, so for them Phuket is still manageable.

On top of that Japan has re-launched its Narita–Phuket services.

Since this trend continues, I am taking up Japanese classes in order to accommodate the Japanese travelers even better. It's quite embarrassing only to be able to say "ohiogozaimas" to the Japanese Phuket airport arrivals in the morning...

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