What is West Sands, winner of a Green Award, doing to counteract the amount of rubbish they have already created, coupled with the amount of trash that will continue to manifest?

What kind of programs to do they to be a part of the solution and not a part of the problem? Did they plant any new trees?

Good luck training lifeguards!

Posted by VFaye on December 16, 2009 11:28

2000 baht... that equates to 40 GBP... welcome to planet Phuket

Posted by Nick on December 16, 2009 14:52

Wow, 2,000 baht! That's more than any of the water parks in Southern California which range from around 800 baht to about 1200 baht. And Southern California is the heart of overpriced tourist traps. The park in Bangkok is only 900 baht a person, and we paid around 1000 baht per person (including transportation) while on holiday in Malaysia a few years ago.

Posted by Anonymous on December 17, 2009 02:31

I have been looking forward for a long time to take the family and enjoy what Phuket should really have had for many years now. But being on local wages, 2000 baht times four people is just a little excessive for a day out, no matter how amazing the water park is to be!

Posted by Matt on December 17, 2009 09:22

Anyway they won't see my family & me for sure and probably only just a few customers, they are dreaming.

Posted by Jean-Paul patrick on December 17, 2009 09:23

It costs 300 baht to get an all-day pass for the inflatable water park in Patong near the end of Soi Bangla

Posted by Sam on December 17, 2009 14:11

At least the park won't be crowded.

Think about it: Family with one kid from Patong, take a red "taxi" to that thing - drive about an hour one way - and also eat in the park, you spend easy more then 10.000 Baht a day.

And now they lost big part of the high season, thanks to the tree chopping.

But maybe they will keep the "initial" offering and just want the crowd to come, because its on sale and you save money. *55555

Posted by Jerome on December 17, 2009 15:53

2,000 baht per customer, in a country where labor costs are tiny? It's an insult to tourists' sanity. I am HEARTILY tired of the tourist industry here taking the entirety of the salary advantage for themselves, rather than letting prices be the natural low that Thailand's cheap workforce could allow.

If Phuket continues to be as expensive as California and Hawaii, without the lifeguards, honest businessmen, and public safety that those places have, why would ANYone come to Phuket?

Phuket's business is committing suicide-by-greed.

Posted by Anonymous on December 17, 2009 16:50

And what is the cut for the tuk tuk drivers and unlicensed taxis?

West sands has accounted for this right?
30% per head is 600 baht. Not bad for a days fare.

Or perhaps they will have their own transport and cut out the commission for the drivers and drivers? That will go over really well. Perhaps the Tuk Tuks can focus there attention that way instead of in Karon!

Natural resources have been destroyed to make this concrete water park.

So sad. Who approved this?

We know it was not our current governor (as he has already made un-supportive comments about the billboards from West Sands)

Posted by VFAYE on December 17, 2009 17:22

They won't be seeing any local expats or locals until they come up with realistic pricing.

I love how they base their prices on "other similar world class parks" and not based on costs and ROI.

Posted by Anonymous on December 23, 2009 07:59

Had been looking forward to it. But at double the cost of state of the art parks no thanks.

Thanks to Air Asia I have booked to Bali in Oct of 2010. By pre booking my passes I can get a family package of two adults and two 12 year old kids for 65 usd at Water Bom in Bali. 10 world class slides.

You have got to be kidding. How much do the condos and villas cost?

Posted by peter cannon on December 25, 2009 17:55

Much needed facility but the admission price is plain stupid. It would cost me 9000 baht for a family day out. Can't pay... won't pay.

Posted by bob oxford on May 9, 2010 00:02