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Regarding the JW Marriott Phuket Note - there have been some recent reports of not so great experiences at this hotel, when using points as opposed to cash, and Marriott Corp. has backed the hotel management instead of the guests. [QUOTE]

There is a new JW Marriott about one hour north of the one so many of us know and love--check out details including Tripadvisor.com reviews.

Also--for the original JW Marriott Phuket, there are also timeshare units. We stayed in the regular hotel, but the TS units can be fabulous for familes.