Food & drink prices at Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa, Merlin Beach
Phuket Marriott's dining and beverage costs are mixed: free breakfast and children's meals are positives, but multiple reviewers cite expensive restaurant prices and questionable à la carte charges like plain milk for children.
All supporting claims are very recent (April–June 2026), indicating current pricing structures. No significant temporal change is detectable within this narrow window, though the consistency of complaints about high pricing across multiple spring-summer 2026 reviews suggests this is an ongoing issue rather than a seasonal spike.
What the reviews tell us
Free breakfast included in certain rates, praised as excellent with good variety and beachfront setting by recent guests.
Children under 12 receive complimentary meals, a family-friendly benefit.
In-house restaurant pricing rated as reasonable by one Australian reviewer, though vaguely described.
Multiple guests report very expensive restaurant and food-and-beverage pricing; Israeli reviewers specifically flag high costs.
À la carte room service charges questioned: 117 baht charged for plain milk for a child, an unexpected cost compared to other Marriott properties.
The Phuket Marriott Resort & Spa presents a contradictory cost picture. On the positive side, the property includes free breakfast in certain rate plans, and a Pakistan-based reviewer found the beachfront breakfast to be excellent with good variety in a scenic setting. Children under 12 receive complimentary meals, which families may appreciate. However, several guests report significant pricing concerns. An Indian family was charged 117 baht for a cup of plain milk for their 4-year-old via room service—a charge they found unusual compared to other Marriott properties visited. More broadly, Israeli reviewers flagged both restaurant and food-and-beverage pricing as very expensive, while US and Hong Kong reviewers offer conflicting assessments: one Hong Kong guest found paid restaurant prices reasonable, another rated the quality as merely average. Additionally, laundry charges (noted separately from F&B but reflective of overall value perception) were flagged as very high at 100–450 baht per item. Drinks and cocktails received praise in terms of quality and ambiance. The data shows pockets of value (free breakfast, children's meals) alongside confirmed high à la carte pricing that may surprise budget-conscious travelers.
Price reasonableness: conflicting assessments across reviewers.
One Australian reviewer found in-house restaurant prices reasonable and food quality good (claim 35785), while one Hong Kong reviewer stated paid restaurant prices were not expensive (claim 40207). By contrast, Israeli reviewers explicitly called restaurant and food-and-beverage pricing very expensive (claims 51028, 51027), and another Hong Kong reviewer rated paid restaurant food quality as merely average (claim 40205). Additionally, the specific room service charge of 117 baht for plain milk (claim 32642) contradicts the notion of reasonable pricing for basic items, with the reviewer noting this was atypical across multiple Marriott stays. This suggests either significant variation in pricing perception by nationality/expectation, or variation in which dining venues reviewers patronized.
The evidence
Both sides shown — including dissenting reviewsin house restaurants had good food and Reasonable prices
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