Cape Panwa Hotel, Wichit

Very nice hotel, got a great sea view from the room. Located in a quiet town in Phuket, much better than Patong which is flooded with tourists.

My wife and I stayed 2 nites at this hotel in February 2014. The staff were all very friendly and helpfull, we were able to check in early, and we received an upgraded room. The room was very nice and spacious, clean, and the bed was comfortable. The room had a jacuzzi tub on the balcony which was a nice touch, but not very inviting in the Thailand heat. Location is unusual as the hotel is at the top of a hill, but a trolly is available to access the beach and a shuttle to access the couple restaurants and shop on the other side of the hill. There is very little to do/see at Panwa Cape, but for a relaxing couple days this was an excellent hotel.

Had a great holiday with all the family, the cape suite was a good size and done up nicely. On the down side there are steps everywhere, if you are in a wheel chair or have a double push chair, then you are really limited as the lift is tiny and stops 5 flights of stairs up from the beach, and the road way is very steep! With a few exceptions, housekeeping for instance, the staff generally didn't want to be there and they let it show. Food choice is very limited, 1 nice restaurant, and 2 others serving the same mediocre food, but the biggest mistake is the beach bar stops food at 4:30 and closes all together at 6 (though you'd have thought it was already closed)! re-train the staff, change the executive chef, open the beach bar into the night, install a bigger lift down to the beach and a few more ramps and you would have a really great hotel.

We had a number of issues 1. No lifts and our room on the second floor. 2. Requested latex pillows from pillow menu - didn't receive until second night. 3. Noisy Japanese checking out at 5am - yelling and slamming doors. Staff did not request they have consideration for other guests.

Great for spending time on the beach. Great location, great views.