Food & drink prices at The Surin Phuket
Food and beverage pricing is widely criticized as excessively high, with markups 10 times higher than local stores. A kids-eat-free promotion offers limited relief for families.
One claim is dated May 2026 and reports high pricing; earlier claims lack dates but align in negative sentiment, suggesting the issue is not a recent deterioration but persistent.
What the reviews tell us
Pool bar and beverage prices are dramatically inflated, with beer costing approximately 10 times more than at nearby grocery stores.
Food and drink costs are described as excessive even when compared to other five-star hotels in Phuket.
Reviewers with prior Thailand travel experience found resort pricing notably unreasonable and overpriced relative to typical resort expectations.
A kids-eat-free promotion provides cost relief for families with children, though does not address adult F&B pricing.
The Surin Phuket's food and beverage pricing receives predominantly negative feedback across multiple claims. Reviewers consistently characterize prices as unreasonable and inflated—one guest noted that beer in the pool bar costs approximately 10 times more than at grocery stores, illustrating the extreme disparity between on-property and local pricing. More broadly, reviewers who had spent time elsewhere in Thailand found the resort's F&B costs "beyond a joke," and a recent 2026 review explicitly states that prices exceed those at other five-star hotels in the area. This suggests pricing is not merely premium (as expected at resorts) but genuinely excessive relative to comparable properties. A single positive claim notes that a "kids eat free" promotion makes the stay more affordable, which may provide meaningful savings for families but does not meaningfully offset the high baseline costs for adult meals and drinks. No claims address breakfast inclusion or minibar pricing specifically.
High Prices vs. Family-Friendly Affordability
Three claims emphasize excessively high F&B pricing that exceeds comparable hotels and local benchmarks, while one claim highlights a kids-eat-free promotion as making the stay "very affordable." These statements are not directly incompatible—the promotion may genuinely help families while base prices remain high for general adult dining and drinks—but they suggest notably different financial experiences depending on guest composition and dining choices.
The evidence
Representative quotes from 4 supporting reviewsPrices in pool bar was insane. 10 times more expensive for a beer compared with the grocery store
The only downside is the cost of food and drinks. We travelled a few weeks in Thailand so we knew resort prices. Sorry but it was beyond a joke
The prices for food and drinks are very high, even compaired to other (5 stars) hotels
The 'kids eat free' makes this a very affordable stay
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