Travel Agency
To the best of my knowledge, there is only one travel agent in Hong Kong which provides full package (air ticket + accommodation) for the Racha Yai Island. There are two local agencies for the Resort reservation. So you shouldn't bother with shopping around and getting a good bargain (please leave me a message for details). In low seasons, the package (4D3N) per person is less than HKD 4000 (for the basic "Deluxe Villa" which I am going to discuss later). The package cost may be up by around 30% during high seasons.

Hong Kong, Phuket, Chalong & Racha
There are direct flights to Phuket. But don't expect that it's as frequent as that to Bangkok. Hence, we took some time to plan our itinerary. After getting off at Phuket International Airport, we went to Chalong Bay in the south of Phuket Island where we took the speed boat to Racha. We might enjoy a more comfortable and elegant way to Chalong Bay as the Resort provided Mercedes Benz (E-class) limo service from the airport to the pier. This would have cost us some 1600 bahts. Alternatively, we opted to the limo service desks inside the airport. We just picked one of them and it cost us around 550 bahts only. And there wasn't much compromise to comfort.

At Chalong, the Racha got a reception office where the staff helped us checking-in. We were offered some complimentary cocktails, self-help fruit & sandwiches platters and cold towels with refreshing scents after the limo ride. At the same time, we were asked to choose the preferred scent of shampoo and shower gel, which includes lavender, lemon grass and jasmine.

There were two freights between Chalong Bay and Racha per day. It takes around 35 minutes from Chalong to Racha by speed boat when the sea is calm. As a warm reminder, the speed-boat ride is rather bumpy even though the sea does not look rough at all. But it shouldn't be a real matter at all. As soon as the speed boat was approaching Racha, we could see that the water was very clear and turquoise.

But this was just the beginning of the interesting bit. The speed boat was anchored in the shallow water region of the Ter Bay, which was an overall sandy beach with rubbles at both ends. We landed on, instead of concrete pier, a long pier made of plastic floating cells. We had to make some effort in finding our own centres of gravity while walking on these floating cells.

Accommodation
The villa did not disappoint us. It was just as beautiful as on its website. We were led to villa 322 where we were going to stay at. When the door was opened, the scent of aroma oil, with some soft jazz music, diffused throughout the air. No. 322 was a deluxe villa (the basic standards). It was beside the Garden Pool, one of the two pools in the Resort. It was slightly at grade and thus maintained a suitable privacy without compromising the garden view. The architect gave plenty of space for flowers and scrubs (as well as little animals). When we looked into the shrubs, we could find lizards and tree frogs seeking shades under large leaves. But ladies needed not be deterred by these lovely little animals. They were harmless and quite shy. I tried to take a few good shots at them but in vain. The most common bird on the Island looks like magpie but with a few colorful feathers. They are less shy and eager for feeding by the tourists. For the prevention of avian flu, don't feed them. The environment was so peaceful that we literally woke up every morning by chirping birds and warm sunlight (when sun-shade was not applied).

The highlights of the deluxe villa standards include a king-sized bed, a bath tub, a normal shower and an outdoor rain-shower. There's a big window in front of the toilet. We were able to enjoy the beautiful scenery of coconut palms under the clear blue sky while we were answering our natural calls. On top of these basic standards in Deluxe villas, there are Superior Deluxe (i.e. Deluxe villa having sea view), different types of suites and the one and only one Lighthouse villa.

Room service was subtle without any sign of intrusion into our privacy. Every night, they left a good night note with an orchid. They also left gentle reminders to update us the special events. There's a special but interesting way of leaving "do not disturb" message. Just leave a tree frog doll in the "Do Not Disturb" box beside the villa number sign outside the villa.

Facilities
Swimming was definitely the major activities in our trip. The relaxation never comes close to bathing in the swimming pool during the sunset when the sun rays are much gentler. There are two swimming pools in the Resort. Garden Pool is one of those that I mentioned before. Its charm comes from the surrounding palms and various shrubs. There's one infinity pool situated on the first floor of the main building and is facing the Batok Bay. As its name suggests, it looks like merging with the skyline of Andaman Sea. It's never been a problem of getting free deck chairs during the low seasons. I suspect it won't be the case during high seasons. Other standard sports facilities like tennis, basketball, volleyball, mountain bikes are available. But I believe that everyone would prefer spending time in water sports.

If you are a very busy man, the Resort also maintains a certain level of access to internet. It's amazed to note that, despite the limited number of computers provided (only 2), these are all the new MacBook model.

每次去布吉公幹都是隨便吃吃﹐ 但今次因為要探路﹐ 所以就去了在Laguna的Lotus.  我們兩個人吃了﹕

1) 4隻BBQ蠔
2) 好大隻的"公車腩霸"
3) 魚味十足﹐ 當地友人極力推薦的魚旦
4) 1磅重的BBQ 龍蝦
5) 炸軟殼蟹
6) 炒通菜
7) 2個白飯
8) 啤酒+西瓜汁各一

所有食物都是內自布吉﹐ 新鮮到不能形容。  加上簡單的烹調方法﹐ 食物的鮮味在口中跳躍﹐ 完全是令人幸福的感覺。

連service charge 都是2700THB﹐ 大概是HK$626﹐ 十分超值。

這是Radisson 集團在東南亞的第一間 Resort﹐ 而我因為工作關係﹐ 很幸運的在Soft Opening 的第一天就能夠入住。  布吉的Panwa 區﹐ 一向只有一間超貴的 Sri Panwa酒店﹐ 現在又多了一個實惠的選擇。

個人來說﹐ 這間酒店的服務﹐ 配套﹐ 都有5星的水準。  不過因為它遠離Patong﹐ 可能香港人會比較少 (個人覺得是一件好事)。  隨了一般的房間外﹐ 他們還有Pool Villa, Ocean Villa﹐ 雖然我只是住一般的房間﹐ 不過也參觀過這些 Villa﹐ 真的不賴。

這個酒店的最大買點﹐ 就是他們自己小小的私人海灘。  和Laguna 也邊不同﹐ 這個海灘不是幾間酒店共用﹐ 而因為它是位於布吉的南部﹐ 加上開灘處於一個天然的海灣內﹐ 所以無論任可時候都是風平浪靜。

我是住在 Ocean View Deluxe Room﹐房間是很大﹐ 露台有無敵海境﹐ 免費無線上網。  洗髮水等等﹐ 是澳州做的spa 品牌﹐ 十分好用。 酒店的工作人員告訴我﹐ 早上5時多可以從房間看日出﹐ 不過真的太累﹐ 睡死了﹐ 只好下次再看了。

这个度假胜地拥有宁静、平和的氛围，共有２０５间客房，设在三座低层的建筑大楼内，拥有泰国南部的建筑风格。这里富有文化色彩，环境宜人，与周围环境相得益彰。酒店所有的客房都拥有自己单独的阳台，由专家设计，旨在为客人提供最舒适放松的私人空间。一个大型宽敞的游泳池设在酒店中心的优越位置，而且所有的客房都可尽享花园的美丽风景，因为泳池便设在花园的中心。

酒店客房数量: 205. "

抄自booking.com

echo的感想。。。hotel很有布吉FEEL，很靠近karon海滩，虽然不是私家海滩，但还算少游客。较多外国（欧美的）游客，很少华人。

真是几近街边小吃摊，卖的泰国餐价钱也不贵。

房间很小，但很干净，有露台有海景，同埋很优美的游泳池。

鐘意甜野既人就覺 very good, 我就覺麻麻地啦.