This was for years my favorite hotel in phuket, good and friendly stuff, nice pool, fitness and sauna on the top of the roof, clean and nice rooms central located in patong.
But now they changed the policy that you have to pay 1000 Baht per day or short visit of a friend, when you do not check in with this person at first day. Incomprehensible for me, because i booked a room for two persons and i want to decide, who can be this person, also during my stay.They could take id card of this person or name and adress, no problem, this is good for security, but not charge 1000 baht. Maybe 100 baht for expense contribution would be fair. There was a goodwill this holiday, but next high season i have sadly to choose another hotel, low season i will try again, because there the policy should not be valid, also this differentiation do i not understand.
It's not the fault of the stuff, they were very kind like every stay.