How’s the JW MARRIOTT RESORT on Mai Khao Beach in Phuket, Thailand? Check out this honest and unsponsored 4K Tour & Review of this sprawling and beautifully kept 5-star resort in the north of Phuket.
Hi there! My Name is Kevin and today we will take a deep dive into the wonderful world of the JW Marriott Phuket. We are going to take a look at all of the common areas, explore the pools and beaches, talk about which part of the resort is best to stay in, have a few meals and check out all of the food venues on sight, have a full tour of my Garden View King Room and of course, we will wrap it all up with The Flip Flop Score.
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— Video Chapters —
0:00 Hotel Preview
00:10 Intro
00:25 Welcome to Phuket
00:55 Hotel Info & Scoring Spread Graphics
01:10 Hotel Entrance
01:30 Lobby & Reception
02:10 Check in Area
03:00 Central Reflecting Pool
03:20 Hotel Location
04:05 Sala Sawasdee Lounge
04:25 Primary Pool Area
04:55 About Mai Khao Beach
05:37 Need to Know FAQs
06:10 Resort Landscapes
06:35 South Pool (Marriott Beach Club)
07:10 M Beach Club
07:20 The Weddings…
07:58 Walking around the Grounds
08:43 Kids Pool
09:15 Activities Center
09:35 Game Area & Kid’s Club
09:55 Quiet (Adult) Pool
11:00 Why The North Wing is Best
11:58 Heading to My Room
12:20 Garden View King Room Detailed Tour
17:24 Heading to The Beach
17:45 Mai Khao Beach
18:53 Ginja Taste Thai Restaurant
19:16 Dinner at Ginja Taste
20:17 Benihana Japanese Steakhouse
20:36 Cucina Italian Restaurant
20:55 Siam Deli
21:18 Andaman Grill
21:52 JW Cafe
22:20 Full Breakfast Buffet
24:06 Fitness Center
24:22 Final Thoughts
24:50 The Flip Flop Score
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29 Comments
Kevin, great review as usual. Your reviews are concise but aso very detailed. I always feel like I've actually stayed at the property after watching one of them. The same for your flight reviews where I feel like I have experienced the flight myself. Looking forward to the next one.
Coffee coffee coffee – yes totally agree with you. In one IHG hotel they were happy to make a barista coffee and send to my room when i wanted no charge, very nice but not what I want. The Vacation club i seen the counter at beginning of video and then you mention it – Time Share is a dirty word here in Australia so don't know why they do it. Hotel looks ok but just didn't invite me. Many other your videos I watch I have gone to website and booked form your reviews not this one. 🙏👍
Benihana's doesn't scream luxury.
What camera you used? Great shot!
As many of your viewers have little kids like me, i suggest you to spend just a bit more time describing the kids club and kids pool, when they are available. All the new hotels are investing more money in kids facilities to be family oriented. Even parents deserve a luxury stay….😂😂😂
I have been thinking about booking this place for a number of years. but never really commit because it was too far from all the excitement. your review really helped. thanks.
Great review. You should google Minor v Mariott JW Phuket. There is an interesting back story to this hotel. 😉
Superb review as per always – keep it up!.
My view on the room – there's just an incredible amount of brown (too much) – and many shades of it.
Thank You ✈️
Terimakasih ulasannya sangat jujur dan menarik ❤
That Accor "Vacation Club" is a scam, IMO. l remember staying at Novotel Nusa Dua once, it was being flogged relentlessly. You got a free meal voucher if you sat through one of the presentations about 1.5 hours of sales pitch. All the staff at the resort in on it, and they pushed and pushed for you to attend. Eventually, we agreed to a time just to stop the harassment and then did a "no show", let me tell you, they hunted us down for not attending and we spent the remainder of our stay away from the resort and had to pull the phone out of the wall in our room!! The moment l saw the "Vacation Club" sign in the lobby of this Hotel l cringed. Other than my flashback from that experience, this Hotel looked pretty much like any other big chain resort with all the usual offerings one would expect, l didn't get any "wow" facture on this one but really enjoyed the review 👍
Wow.. i love the environment especially the garden and the beaches 😍😍😍😍
The room looks comfortable but the tile I don't think im liking it 🙁
I wonder if the TV was also already a smart TV? And how was the internet speed? Sometimes ì curious 😅.
The most anticipated review was the breakfast 🥞.. ohhh i love hotel breakfast and it seems all delicious food was set on the table.. it is appetizing ☺️☺️☺️☺️
Thanks for the review!! ❤
Great Vid! The need to know graphic you may have had it on previously videos. First time remember seeing a great touch with important info! Thank you
Kevin, another great video. Thank you. We were upgraded to a pool villa at the Marriott Renaissance Mai Khao next door a few years ago and were equally impressed. If you have interest, you might want to become more familiar with the Marriott Vacation Club. It’s actually one of the better “Time share clubs” and members are generally seasoned travelers, many who were self-motivated to buy-in after staying at many high end hotels in the Marriott family., and even with the extra premium the club membership comes with. Anyway. Food for thought. Thanks again.
Очень понравился отель. Отдыхала в Тайланде в городе Паттайя. Но Пхукет прекрасен.прогулочные зоны как будь то попадаешь в лес. Вид с балкона неотразим. Спасибо за ваш обзор. 🙏💕.
Nice to see reviews from Thailand again as this is my go to holiday destination.
We have a marriott booked in Khao lak for later this year and Dusit Thani in Krabi early next year.
Agree with you on weddings we where made to feel like 2nd class guests at the Marriott merlin beach phuket due to them.
Wonderful
Such a beautiful hotel and resort.
I have not stayed at a JW Marriott but have stayed at a Marriott Vacation Club and they are really nice and usually more than one bedroom.
I once stayed at a hotel in San Diego and there was a wedding going on right next to my room. They had to call the Police to keep me from brawling that night
Might be a good idea to bring a suit and crash the wedding
The one thing you have not mentioned about Mai Khao Beach is that it shelves quickly & gets very deep extremely quickly and it’s totally unsafe for children, hence the long horizontal pools that front the beach directly in front of the resort to try to prevent people actually going down to the beach. 😊This place is not really suitable for children to be quite honest with you, especially if they like swimming in the sea!
Somethings look a little worn around the edges. Especially in the garden and lawn areas, where guests walk over the edges of the lawn. You compared this property to others, in that the frequent guest programs offers some properties just to satisfy the elite members. I do not think that the IC Bali and Conrad Bali are shabby but this property definitely looks to fit that theory. This hotel is a points hound delight! There would be no way I would spend $370/night for this property. On the other hand, if I had millions of Marriott points that I earned from work travel (on other people's money), this is a great way to go to Phuket, and stay in a reasonably nice resort.
One of the things I find in tropical places like Bali, the chain hotels do a better job of cleaning than local properties. That musty smell of humidity is better controlled by the chain hotels. You seldom talk about this specifically, but stinky public areas and rooms, is a big turnoff. And a sign of poor best practices in cleaning.
Hi. What are the timings of the breakfast buffet?
Good review as usual. Its age and instant coffee are two reasons that make me hesitate to try this resort. For the prices of its rooms, guests deserve better than that. Too many “5- star” resorts in Thailand are providing guests with instant coffee, even ones that used to provide ground coffee. I plan to make Instant coffee my exclusion criteria from now on. The nearby Renaissance, which I tried and was disappointed by, also provides instant cofee. Instant coffee should be acceptable only for four-star hotels or places tha cost less than USD100 a night.
You missed Drone shot of the resort.
I fully agree with you on the coffee aspect, this is one of the key issues I have with so many hotels. Other than that looks like a great property!
About 2 clicks north there's a horse area… and taking a horse ride up and down the 11km beach (admittedly so, only did 3-4km) is amazing. Walked the beach to the airport, it takes about 2hr (you won't be walking or jogging at 6-9kph on the beach, that's for sure) – and then it turns into avgeek heaven. Passing by, you'll see other resorts and in general, security people of other resorts are not surrpised that someone is walking the beach top to bottom. It will take you a day… and feel so satisfying. Stayed at the villa and got upgraded to a "presidential villa", which is… out of this world. BTW, Kevin… they do have Nespresso machines – and better coffee selection in 'villas' and suites.
The signing of the bill is something I see at most of American-owned hotels, especially in the US. St. Regis San Francisco, Westin Union Square, W Hollywood, W Taipei – just to name the few – all required to sign the bill when eating in common restaurants (if the place doesn't have a Club lounge) – and it would be deducted.
Hi Kevin! Thank you so much for filming these video! I love it so much. It’s really in detail and you try to be fair enough to introduce and comment, also cover all the perspectives, not only the room. And its amazing to see you highlight the greenery of the resort and each different pools’ feature, which may be rarely mentioned by others. It really provides good reference for people who want to visit Phuket and considering where to stay. Awesome!! Appreciate it!