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Ibis Hotel are 3 stars hotel with value for money

February 19th, 2010

During my trip to Thailand, I had the chance to visit Phuket and Bangkok.
By chance, I made the reservation to stay in Ibis Hotel. I had never tried Ibis Hotel before and it was a coincidence too that I selected the same brand of hotel for both places.

The rate was affordable, probably because I booked and paid online, via Agoda.

Ibis Patong, Phuket

Ibis Patong is only 5 minutes walk to the Patong beach!

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It is a 3 star hotel, and the room is quite small, but Ibis Patong hotel made a very good first impression to me.

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At least for the same size, it looked and felt more comfortable than the First World Hotel, if you happened to visit Genting Highlands before.

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Two complimentary glass-bottled drinking water are provided for every single day of your stay.

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Space is limited, but somehow I did not feel any discomfort but in fact amazed by its design to optimize the usage of space. 🙂

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The bathroom is also small but all basic necessities are available.

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The small shower area, shaped triangular or trapezium or whatever….

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This room in Ibis Patong had a view of the swimming pool.

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Lobby entrance.

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Their staff are friendly and room is clean with very new air conditioners (probably as the hotel is new).

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For a room of less than USD 60, this is really a steal, at least for me, especially where things are slightly more expensive in Phuket.

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There’s a spacious lobby, a bar and a nice restaurant for breakfast too.
If you booked for tour, they tour company will normally come to pick you up from your hotel or leave a message to the receptionist to remind you of your pickup time.

Ibis Nana, Bangkok

Ibis Nana in Bangkok is only a 10 minutes walk to Nana BTS station.

I like Ibis Hotel’s way of strategically locating their hotel within walking distance to places like beaches and skytrain.

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Although the outlook of this hotel is slightly different with Ibis Patong in Phuket, but the rooms design and everything are the same!

It looks like Ibis take importance of their brand and standards for their hotels.

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In the room there are also fact sheets and message to be environmental friendly, such as if you like to have your towels to be changed, leave them on the floor. (Those still hanging will not be changed).

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You might want to read this green press kit if you’re interested to know more about Ibis Hotel’s commitment to the environment.

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Even their buffet breakfast are the same! Ok, maybe just 90 percent similar.
By the way, Ibis Nana’s television has 81 channels, all unique!

Ibis Hotel has 800 hotels in 40 countries around the world, and are generally close to city centres, airports or rail stations, offering budget rates.

It seems to me that they are growing rapidly in Asia Pacific too, currently with hotels at

  • Australia
  • China
  • India
  • Indonesia
  • Hong Kong
  • New Zealand
  • South Korea
  • Thailand
  • Singapore

I know that the first thing I’ll do the very next time when searching for hotels will be the rate and location of Ibis Hotel.

The rate provided by Agoda was very competitive, maybe due to the lower commission that they charge the hotels.

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Even a check with Air Asia‘s site couldn’t match the price offered by Agoda, although this may change in the future.

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Have you been to any of the Ibis Hotel around the globe? Or what is your preferred choice of hotel during your travel?

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