sbams

Breakfast is always free as a Gold member at Hilton properties if your MyWay preference is set

LF72

Great, thanks.

mike2003242

I'm deciding between this property and the Koh Samui conrad. I know there would be big differences in the properties but there also are big differences in price and ease of travel. However, the chinese tour groups present here helped me make my decision!

evergrn

We're staying there this fall for 4 nights. I love Thai food but, I'm nervous because I've never been to Thailand and also half our family has peanuts & tree nuts allergy. My main goal is to survive the trip without any allergy event or some petty crime. I have to stick to restaurants where I can make demands in English about avoiding cross-contamination and can be accommodated without coming across as being selfish or annoying. I'm thinking the safest thing would be to only eat on hotel premises.

Should I email the hotel ahead of time to give them a heads-up about the allergy, or is that an overkill? I've emailed places like Conrad HKG, Conrad Tokyo and Hilton Singapore, and they really go all out to accommodate us. I'm not sure how such request would be thought of in Thai culture.

Has anyone with nuts allergy stayed there and, if so, what's been your experience? In particular, I'd like to hear about the breakfast buffet and how concerned I'd have to be with it.

I love Thai food, but there's only one Thai restaurant on premises called Thai Thai. Is that place good? Good enough to eat at 4 nights in a row? If it's not good, is there a better Thai restaurant at a Western-brand hotel near Hilton? Remember, it has to be a place where they speak English and can accommodate an American guy making demands about peanut allergy! Hyatt has a Thai place called Pool House which looks fantastic. Would really love to go there, but then it sounds like Hyatt is 1hr+ return on taxi from Hilton (no thanks). I love Pomelo salad, yellow curry, swimming rama... especially pomelo salad. Hilton website does not show menu for Thai Thai.

gav0106

Kacee

Right, because there's so much crime in Thailand compared to the U.S.

"Demands"? Seriously?

evergrn

That'd be great if you come back with some feedback on Hilton's food/restaurants!


Sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone, and I should've said "request" (not demand). Sorry, I've never been to Thailand, so I don't know what to expect beyond some things that I've read on the Internet where people warn about pickpockets and tour operators or marine equipment agencies trying to rip you off. When going to a place I've never been to, I'm always a bit nervous. So I'm just trying to get some info particularly as it relates to nuts allergy.

thbe

Yes, you have to be careful with nuts in Thailand, because a lot of Thai dishes contain nuts. If you don't say anything, it's quite likely that you will have nuts in your food. But: The cooks prepare every meal fresh. There is no problem for them to leave out the nuts. It is important to tell the waiter about the allergy. And: At the Hilton Phuket and at a lot of other places around you can get food from other countries, that you know and where you know, that it doesn't contain nuts. Of course you should tell the waiter about your allergy even there.

As a tourist you don't have to care much about crimes in Thailand. Even about crimes, where the crime rates in Thailand are as extremely high as in the US (i.e. homicide), it is first of all a problem between Thai people. Only a very few tourists got harmed by that and you find almost every single case in the mass media all over the world. Thailand is a much safer country than the US. Of course it can happen, that someone tries to sell you something for 2 USD, which is worth 25 Cents.

The three most dangerous things in Thailand are traffic, nature and drugs. Easy to avoid drugs, be carefully in the ocean and in the jungle and use means of transport, who are less dangerous. And never ever combine traffic, nature and drugs.

evergrn

Thanks. Will definitely tell the waiter. I'm also thinking about notifying the hotel ahead of time (something I'd do in Jpn or HKG), but I don't know how that might be perceived. I actually need the chef to not only leave out the nuts, but also make sure they don't use the same wok/pan that's been used to cook another food that had nuts in it. Hopefully, restaurants inside Western hotels like Hilton will be able to accommodate such request instead of shake their heads or frown upon it. Yes I should also consider sticking to non-Thai restaurants at Hilton to be safe. Then I again, I myself really love Thai food. Maybe I might need to go to Thai Thai Restaurant by myself.

sbams

Please don't restrict yourself to eating every evening at the same hotel restaurant (once ok if you really need to). Not only is it way more expensive than local restaurants it would be a great shame not to get out and sample local fare. There are plenty of restaurants within walking distance. Try "On the Rock" (also in a hotel but lovely seaside location) and Sorrento (you can choose Thai or western food, so good for all the family). They will both be able to understand and accommodate your requests. Easy to find them on Google Maps. Enjoy!

evergrn

Appreciate the recommendations. If you think those On the Rock and Sorrento are the types of places that can accommodate our cooking requests, then I will check them out for sure.

gav0106

Friendly Traveling Deathmerchant

thbe

Kacee

I decided after my last stay I would not be back.

It has so much potential, and a lovely staff, but management has chosen an economic path (cater to large groups of cut-rate tourists, minimize expenses) that is not consistent with running the kind of property that appeals to me.