We woke up early and did the usual check out (quite a process here - again we would not recommend this hotel to others), and took a taxi to Don Mueang Airport, which is Bangkok's 2nd and smaller airport.
Checkin was fairly painless here though AirAsia, being a discount carrier, charged us extra for our checked bag.
The flight itself was uneventful - other than to say that Air Asia is a discount carrier so. Even the water is not free.
We found that Phuket airport was slow in returning our bags, and we booked a taxibus for 200 bt each.
We arrived at the Grand Sunset in about an hour and found the hotel to be very new, clean and modern, though the rooms were quite small. Simmi wasn't sure if she liked it, but I didn't mind as the cleanliness of it won me over. Also the hotel is named for its rooftop view, on the 6th floor where there is a nice modern pool, with deck chairs, a nice bar, and a great view of Karon beach.
We settled in and then went to the beach, about a 5 to 10 min walk. The beach at Karon is about 100m wide and stretches on for at least 2 km. It is fairly busy but not crowded, it is easy to find a lounger anytime.
You have to pay 200baht to rent a pair of loungers and an umbrella (and table) any time of day, and if you go, find your perfect spot first before you pay, because different sections of the beach are run by different companies.
The water was perfect if not just a little fishy (just a faint smell sometimes, sometimes you seen very small fish washed ashore). But both the beach and water were clean, with decent sized waves (just right in my opinion) to keep kids entertained.
This was what we needed and what we were looking for - to do nothing for a few days.
That night we ate at Ging restaurant, one of the more popular of the ubiquitous "we serve everything" Thai casual dining restaurants. They serve everything, but all of it very mediocre. I had a terrible pizza. Thai food is decent no matter where you eat.
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