MARRIOTT NAI YANG Phuket, Thailand 🇹🇭【4K Hotel Tour & Honest Review】Way too GENERIC?

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How's the Marriott Nai Yang Beach Resort in Phuket, Thailand? Check out this honest and unsponsored 4K Tour & Review of this popular 5-star family resort.
Hi there, my name is Kevin and today we are going to take a deep dive into the full MARRIOTT Resort experience at the MARRIOTT NAI YANG. We will tour all of the common areas and speak about the design, explore the massive beach, check out the pool and spa, have a few meals at Big Fish and Andaman Kitchen, have a full detailed tour of my Garden Cabana King room with pool access, and of course, wrap it all up with The Flip Flop Score.
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Rate Paid: 32,000 Bonvoy Points
Category: Balcony Room (Booked Category)
Inclusions: Breakfast, Upgrade*
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-- Video Chapters --
0:00 Resort Preview
00:10 Intro
00:25 Welcome to Phuket
00:35 Good Faith Comments Disclaimer
00:50 Hotel Entrance
01:05 Prices Matter
01:20 Hotel Reception Pavilion
02:25 Check In
02:35 Where are We?
03:10 Understaffed?
03:20 Business Center
03:50 Dull Event Spaces
04:33 Lagoon Pool
04:52 Walking to My Room
05:17 Garden Cabana King Room Full Tour
08:50 Garden Cabana Terrace & Lagoon Pool
09:45 Primary Pool
10:00 Need to Know FAQs
11:05 The… Beach?
11:22 Beach at High Tide
11:40 Big Fish Bar
12:00 Big Fish Restaurant
12:25 Lack of Kid’s Club Commentary
13:15 Big Fish Dinner
14:05 Dawn at Nai Yang
14:16 The Andaman Kitchen
14:28 Full Breakfast Buffet
16:40 Fitness Center
16:45 Final Thoughts
17:02 The Flip Flop Score
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This is NOT a promotional video. I pay for all of my flights and hotels (and I always tell you how much!) so I can be as honest and impartial as possible. I do not receive any special treatment that wouldn’t otherwise be publicly accessible, in fact, the hotels and airlines have no idea about my visit and that's the way I like it!
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Пікірлер: 107

@cpritchett2098 Жыл бұрын

Very good review. I recently discovered your channel and you are quickly becoming one of my favorites. Thanks

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that! Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@denisesommer-roque3169 Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@SabyasachiChatterjee82 Жыл бұрын

All of your vids are useful and enjoyable 🙂 . Even when you give low score to a hotel or airline, you try your best to give them a chance so you can make the score higher a little. This thought process to me is unique and it draws me towards your channel .

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. At the end of the day, I hope the properties see it as thoughtful feedback. While I may steer some business away from them, it's a good opportunity for them to reevaluate. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@leelawrence9522 Жыл бұрын

love your vlogs kevin unbiased to the point honest as you often say i,m interested in your asia trips mostly , i live in perth australia so its obvious to me anyway where i,m going next appreciate your hard work lee...

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 🙏🏻 Perth is definitely on my list for 2024!

@whatthetravels Жыл бұрын

Excellent review as always and glad we didn’t end up staying here on a recent Phuket trip

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@youtubetokyo8977 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kevin,,,,as always you did a fair and great job 👏,,,,❤

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@lucaberlandy4545 Жыл бұрын

Your videos are so informative and enjoyable to watch. I have been thinking for a long time about which hotel to book for my October vacation and have been wavering between this hotel, the JW Marriott Phuket and the Hyatt Regency Hua Hin. Finally, I decided for the Hyatt Regency Hua Hin. Your videos helped me a lot to get an idea of the two Marriott Hotels. Maybe you could also add information about facilities, such as saunas and steam rooms to you review as these information are not always easy to find ont he hotel websites. Thanks a lot for your content. Looking forward to all the videos to come 😊

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much. My filming inside spas is generally very limited as I think there’s (rightfully so) a much higher level of privacy expected by guests in those facilities, even if just in the reception area.

@thegenztraveller Жыл бұрын

Great video as always. A 3 category upgrade for a Bonvoy gold is pretty good! I stayed at the JW in Mai Khao (which I love!) twice last year as a Platinum and only got a 1 category upgrade for one of the stays. A colleague of mine who is lifetime platinum and knows all the Bonvoy tips and tricks purposely stayed at this Marriott over the JW because he somehow knew that he'd get a better upgrade - and he got a private pool villa!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Upgrades are great, but I reckon I'd rather have a standard room at JW than a pool villa here...

@alexandor.trippin87 9 ай бұрын

For future reference, Renaissance Mai Khao routinely upgrades me from the lowest room category to pool villas, and I'm Bonvoy Platinum. I've stayed 4x in the past year and gotten pool villa upgrades every time.

@visitsomewhere 8 ай бұрын

love the honest review. might go here.

@tfft 8 ай бұрын

Enjoy your trip 🗺️

@derekc708 Жыл бұрын

This property was a Adamas Resort which had a more Thai decor and archy feely kind of kingdom vibe before Marriott took over and revamped the whole touristy esthetics in 2016. First of all I loved the reception balcony, warm beach drafts in the cool shades I fall asleep like a baby on the big couch every time it is so quiet. Pool access rooms are my favorite they connect to the main pool which quiets down after the morning kids rush, you have the whole pool to yourself at night 13:15 . Big Fish is good for late night poolside drinks and snacks, grilled sea bass is delightful but very pricey. I've never seen tide that low on your video, normally in the evenings they have to remove beach chairs for the high tide. You can walk along the beach to the right to Nai Yang beach and the Slate in 15 minutes, there are chair rentals and drinks along the beach. Plenty food, juice stands and massages at Nai Yang, and a big car park lot at the entrance of Sirinat National Park. The Beach Restaurant is very popular where you can see random fireworks and floating candle lanterns for purchase. You can ride back to Marriott on a 300 baht a day motor bike rental but you have to ride to the main highway then back to the beach takes about 25-30 mins, at night the country roads are dark and a bit hairy for me for about 10 minutes. 👻 👻 You can stop by many late night food stalls and 7-11s along the highway. If you walk back on the beach try to catch the sunset during dry season, the sky turns from Auburn to Orange to Red in about 30 minutes, the sun dips into the Andaman Sea in literally 60 seconds. The breakfast buffet has excellent selection with all the waffles and omelets, the works. I would go to the Slate for the boat-pulley thing for the fine dinning experience. Overall it's the spacious layout and very serene peaceful, tranquil atmosphere for me, lots of privacy and very safe. The check-in is like an interview, they're very good at upgrading and make guests feel welcomed and get what they want. Staff are quick to help with luggage 24hrs, they covered our motor bikes in the rain. It's a 35 minutes drive to the boat piers in the south and 50 minutes in morning rush hours, if you book those shuttle tours to the north it is the last pick up point and first drop off point. I'm not with Marriott, I stayed at Adamas one time and Marriott Nai Yang two times from 2014 to 2019, and hopefully in 2023!!! 😅😂

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻

@soupdragon1 Жыл бұрын

Had this on my possible list so i think you have saved me a booking more to do with the beach and swimming conditions really. We had same issues with lengthy dinner service at Marriott Phuket Merlin Beach was also told to move off beach area for other guests wedding photos which was annoying. Grab a beer as thanks 👍

@tfft Жыл бұрын

I’m glad it was a help and thanks very much for the support, means a lot! 🙏🏻

@robrob5151 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always, Kevin. I particularly appreciate your honesty in all videos, which is refreshing - thank you. Just a quick question about gold elite status and room upgrades, which you mentioned in the video. Do you typically ask for upgrades at check-in or allow the hotel to offer them? I have heard conflicting views on this and wanted to get your take as I recently became a gold elite member so I'm not sure of the etiquette. Thanks and best wishes.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

There’s no harm in asking or messaging them before you arrive, but on all occasions when I actually booked directly through Marriott (not that often) they were proactive about it upon check-in.

@robrob5151 Жыл бұрын

@@tfft Super. Thanks Kevin.

@KeReFiS Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your video, efforts and beautiful footage. I got inspired by you for visiting phuket in 2022; and I'm planning to go again next month 🤞 Fiji Marriott Resort Momi Bay :)

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻 (and yes 😉)

@seeagain9 10 ай бұрын

Excellent accessibility to the airport.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@giorgiomatera3395 Жыл бұрын

From the buffet, pool and beach i got the feeling that this property is more suitable for family with small kids rather than couple looking for a luxury stay. Thanks for the video

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@charliebrown5 Жыл бұрын

Thank you ✈️

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@prashanttewari8965 Жыл бұрын

Been here in 2019, you really echo my sentiments. For me the food was a real letdown, service was slow. Layout was confusing, especially if you are on the grounds and want to walk to Andaman. Very apt review.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Love to hear for people who have stayed there. Glad I matched your views. Even with the not great beach (water), it still had a lot of potential, but they just leaned way too hard towards vanilla on this one.

@tanletran7270 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing . This hotel is definitely off my bucket list

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Definitely where it should be lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@CC-hj4vq Жыл бұрын

Lol, in your last video when you said you would review this place next, I knew it wasn't going to be your cup of tea.😂

@tfft Жыл бұрын

I genuinely don’t understand why it gets so much hype in various Marriott/Bonvoy groups. Oh well, win some and lose some 😅

@kenexx Жыл бұрын

Marriott Momi Bay in Fiji is the upcoming. I’ve stayed in a beachfront bure and enjoyed it. You do,have to adapt to Fiji time though.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

I live in Southeast Asia, 'Fiji Time' is actually faster for me hahaha

@fag311061 Жыл бұрын

Stayed their three times as overnight, before flying home. I always got an update (Bonvoy member). Bigfish used only one time. Far to expensive, for what you get (This one dish, feed me one week at Koh Yao Noi 😀😀). But for one night, it's ok.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Sure, not gonna offend anyone for a night. But there are also many hotels much better that are also close to the airport haha. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@molnarmihaly951 Жыл бұрын

I think I got it at 17:15! Marriott Momi Bay in Fiji? Very exotic, when will you post?

@tfft Жыл бұрын

The Fiji videos will be late July/early August.

@molnarmihaly951 Жыл бұрын

@@tfft Looking forward to them!

@GuillermoGomezGG1959 Жыл бұрын

Goodness gracious, Kevin, can you imagine traveling 10000 miles to experience this hotel? Specially being an Ambassador Elite at Bonboy… Again thank You!! Sala Mai Khao is in our list.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Blows my mind how many people rave about this hotel, tbh. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@MrSmoosh1 8 ай бұрын

Hi thx for honest review! I just subscribed.Can anyone tell me when you get out of this hotel is there anywhere nice in walking distance to just go for a meal ? Have drink ? Shop around ? Or is it one of those places near nowhere? I know you need to get a taxi and for example go to Bangla road for shops & food but don’t think we want to even be there more than one night which leave us around hotel for rest of vacation is there any night life around ?? Thx guys

@tfft 8 ай бұрын

Considering how “close” the hotel is to the airport, it’s pretty isolated in its immediate area. Definitely not a place within walking distance of many facilities. Thanks for watching 🩴

@Amtran727 Жыл бұрын

Hi Kevin, what is the music at the very end? Thanks.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

I don't have the track name off the top of my head, but all of my music is from Arlist (subscription based, royalty free). Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@heronlim8462 Жыл бұрын

Awww I wanted to explore here, but guess its out.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

There’s really not even the much to explore 😅

@soumyaroy6442 Жыл бұрын

Hi... May I know why you are advice to avoid September and October to visit phuket ? Any specific reason ?

@tfft Жыл бұрын

The two rainiest months of the year and September also being the cloudiest.

@Jazzmaster71 3 күн бұрын

I've stayed there with my family. The low tide is annoying, you have to walk far out to get deep enough to swim. Also my wife got bitten bad by the beach flies or mites or whatever they are called.

@carmenkinder5457 Жыл бұрын

Well, you said I would might be surprised. I'm not. Agree with all you said.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Haha ok, well hope you were able to enjoy your time there!

@carmenkinder5457 Жыл бұрын

We go randomly. But mostly down the beach eating at the restaurants. That night I wrote you, I visited friends who stayed there.

@dpsshwetanshu Жыл бұрын

Lol, the first line was brutal.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

I actually wrote it when I was there 😂

@MarkBates566 Жыл бұрын

1, you can be taken to court in thailand for posting bad reviews 2, all it needs is a few statues and water features the hotel is ideal for relaxing reading a book ect

@tfft Жыл бұрын

As posted in my video, good faith comments or opinions about any person or thing subject to public criticism is entirely lawful under Title XI, Chapter 3, Section 329(3) of the Royal Thai Criminal Code.

@MarkBates566 Жыл бұрын

@@tfft good luck with that

@rachelehrenberg9231 Жыл бұрын

I'm not a fan of Phuket to begin with but some of the places you have featured make me think about reëvaluating my opinion...luckily the series didn't start with this affront.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Haha yes I keep things like this in mind and would never lead with the "bad" experience that I had in any given location. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@howardbaldwin1226 Жыл бұрын

Sorry Kevin, rookie question here. What are Bonvoy points in real money? Are they like Airpoints etc? Cheers from AKL, NZL.

@CDD1312 Жыл бұрын

Bonvoy are Marriott loyalty point system. Common valuation is 1 point is anywhere between 0.7 to 0.8 USD cents/pt. So 1000 pts is around 7-8 bucks.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

There's no official valuation of them but $0.07/point is a general consensus. Generally I don't use them unless I can get $0.09 or more per point. This case was a bit difference since I had a free night certificate (equivalent to 35,000 points) expiring soon.

@alwaysinsearch 8 ай бұрын

Which resort in phuket is best for beach wedding ceremony and honeymoon. Based on your travels which resort has the nicest/most luxurious look/vibe and best beaches?

@tfft 8 ай бұрын

Just copying and pasting from my reply on your other comment: My personal favorites are the COMO and the Naka Island Resort, but neither are great beach locations. If you'd like to discuss in detail I'm happy to do so on Patreon. Thanks for watching 🩴

@dpvisser Жыл бұрын

It was so funny that I had the same feelings about the hotel as you did: it's a huge, cookie-cutter, corporate slab with little to no local hints to it. St. Louis? Perhaps ;-) This hotel is such a missed potential, if you ask me. Oh, but the best is when you walked to the dim sum corner and the damn socket / plug is right above one of the steam baskets. Really??? Someone there definitely has a death wish. Thanks, though, for reviewing - I know to stay away from this property!

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@Glacussia Жыл бұрын

In your opinion, are hotels without water parks/slides for kids?????

@tfft Жыл бұрын

🤔 ummm… they can be…?

@AlanJ80 Жыл бұрын

Cold food that should be hot at the buffet is just rank and unsafe. What a let down for this type of hotel.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

To be fair, when I travel I get cold food on a near daily basis since I always arrive to the buffet just as it's open (when you've got the highest chance of cold food...)... just a down side of the format. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@lameowizard Жыл бұрын

Sounds like this hotel was designed to remind American Marriott members of home, design and service wise.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@fredricgrethel1717 Жыл бұрын

Marriott equals beige. It is the brand. While there are exceptions in the chain, that is the standard.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Yes and yes but that second 'yes' is why it's worth a shot (sometimes)... I do have another plain old Marriott coming up in a couple months which was spectacular. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@fredricgrethel1717 Жыл бұрын

@@tfft Look forward as always. I am a fan!

@brilliantbutblue Жыл бұрын

"Unremarkable, beige, generic" lm excited, tell me more 😜

@tfft Жыл бұрын

😂

@michaelwerner5165 Жыл бұрын

A Marriott sounds a bit like a contradiction to me as Marriotts are typically Business hotels.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

I get the feeling that "Marriotts" much like plain old "Hyatts" really don't know what they are anymore lol. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@tarmaskhalifa871 10 ай бұрын

this hotel is for a certain kind of people the introverted ones who just want to be left alone. if affordability aint a problem certain kinds of people will enjoy. sometimes boring is fun.

@tfft 10 ай бұрын

Wholeheartedly disagree lol. I agree that boring is fun sometimes, but this hotel is not the kind of boring that is fun. Guests are on top of one another. There’s no privacy. If anything this is one of the worst resorts I’ve been to for an introvert lol. Thanks for watching 🩴

@jarrodmurrell2313 Жыл бұрын

The Slate would be a much better choice for the area. Not beige at all 😂

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve had many comments about The Slate. Will need to make sure to hit it next time I’m there. Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@markfellows74 Жыл бұрын

If that’s a 5 star hotel they need to do better with the food. Full stop. Hopefully The Slate is a little better…

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Based on the number of people that keep telling me about it, I reckon it would need to be haha.

@carolinelane9599 Жыл бұрын

Nice review Kevin. As soon as you started on the food the hotel is a big no for me. We eat with our eyes. Dinner looked shocking. Breakfast cold. One of my pet peeves in life is cold or luke warm food. Yuck. Not to mention dangerous. Can you explain why buffets are cold when first opening. I thought they were not as hot as i would like, as sitting under lamps, not straight out of the kitchen. I wonder where all tge staff and guests were. Place looked deserted.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

It depends from hotel to hotel, but the vast majority of breakfast buffet food is not prepared moments before the buffet opens. Most of it is prepared overnight or in some cases the night prior and then needs to be reheated. Since that is a lot of food to reheat, many hotels simply put the pot of unheated food on the buffet line some time before the buffet opens hoping it will be warm in time. Quite often it does not. After perhaps an hour into the buffet service when the kitchen is in a good flow, you'll rarely get another cold dish. Same reason Eggs Benedict are often cold early on and sometimes throughout the service. The eggs are poached and then shocked in cold water to stop the cooking. They're then stored in cold water and when time for plating will be momentatially dipped in boiling water, but it's often not for long enough, resulting in a cold, but runny yolk.

@carolinelane9599 Жыл бұрын

@@tfft That just sounds yuck lol

@Johnny847 Жыл бұрын

This hotel is a perfect example of Marriott pre-merger with Starwood. This is what they were all about 8+ years ago. Marriott elites fall all over these properties because they get upgraded, etc. Of these Phuket hotels you have reviewed, only Como Point Yamu attracts me.

@tfft Жыл бұрын

Yupp, this one is known for it's upgrades, presumably becuase it's never near capacity haha.

@FatNinja. 7 ай бұрын

I was disappointed. Overpriced, pool water was dirty, some staff were quite rude and that's something I've never experienced in Thailand's resorts Spare bed was like sleeping on a stone bench with bed bugs. Never again. On the plus side the beach huts had great food and massages, not related to hotel.

@tfft 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing ✈️

@petek5523 Жыл бұрын

Ugh, V mid tier and generic for sure. Could be any hotel/resort in FLA :D Nice vlog tho 🙏

@tfft Жыл бұрын

That's almost an insult to Florida 😂 Thanks for watching 🙏🏻

@kazaabitboll2026 3 ай бұрын

Good call, no way should you film anyone’s children in the kids club! That room is so small and ordinary

@tfft 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching 🩴

@denisesommer-roque3169 Жыл бұрын

I have to agree, very underwhelming and the meh score of 74 seems fair. However the video and narration are again a solid 100 for me! 🎥➕🩴🟰💯

@tfft Жыл бұрын

It's such a strange brand, with a bit of an identity crisis... Of the resorts I went to in Fiji the Marriott was by far my favorite one... go figure haha. Thanks as always for your support 🙏