In Reply to: planning our next trip ... posted by ona on Friday, 5. November 2004 at 12:26 Bali Time:
Last year I spent a couple of nights at the Paton Merlin in Phuket. Nice hotel and breakfasts were great. Urge you though to take a look at the 'Kamala Beach Hotel & Resort' where we stayed at the end of our trip. Is about 10mins by taxi to Patong. A much nicer place for a longer stay in my opinion. Is right on a beautiful clean beach (unlike Patong beach). Far more relaxing yet not too far from the hustle and bustle of Patong. Ko Phi Phi island is also beautiful and worth spending some time at if you can.
Re feedback on Bali. This year stayed at Jayakarta. Great hotel for children and lovely location. You may want to check out Kumala Pantai (next door) - looks better, but not as much for the kids to do. Didn't like the look of the Pelangi. If you search the archives and Mic's site there is much more info available.
Cheers.