Myself, my wife, and our two sons had two rooms for six nights here while in Phuket for some diving. (Sharkey Scuba - the absolute best!). The hotel is well managed and well kept. Everything was comfortable and as described; clean, good air conditioning, good sized rooms, and great service (the beds are a bit hard but no worse than anywhere else in Thailand). I think it depends on what you are looking for, but we loved the location as well. It's located on the main road but it was not loud. We enjoyed the really cheap food at the street carts and a little bit cheaper local restaurants as well. It's a 10 minute walk down to Karon beach and you can walk to anything in the area, including Kata Beach, with ease. I suppose we liked being away from the highest tourist traffic area. The hotel provided a good taxi service for us to and from the airport and offered some great tips about how to navigate the area.