| Idylic setting in peaceful surroundings |
Guest Rating: 8 |
barry W.
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 United Kingdom
Couple
Date of Stay: 29 Sep 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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4/10 |
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Location - right on the beach.
Quality of rooms and amenities.
Not all the facilities are open in the low season, no bar, no restaurant choice, no shop.
Poor selection of tv channels.
Distance from any nightlife when the hotel doesnt provide it.
The hotel itself is larger than i imagined but the location is superb right on the beach at cape pakarang.not near to or across the road from as you find at some "beach" resorts. It would be ideal for a honeymoon or romantic anniversary. We chose a pool access room and it was excellent. A large balcony with 3 steps into the free from pool or just sit waist deep on the tiled bench seat at the corner of your private pool. The open plan bedroom/bathroom gave an impression of extra space whilst still maintaining privacy. There were some very thoughtful touches in the room too. Apart from the usual bathrobes and slippers there were beach shoes, umbrellas seperate colour coded towels for the beach and pools and a large canvas bag in which to carry all this plus your beverages and lotions.the large flat screen tv looked very nice but it didnt have an adequate chice of channel to bother switching it on - not even the bbc world news!!!!! The staff here are also very friendly and efficient. On my arrival we were greeted in a seperate " chill out" area from the formal reception desk and offered cold towels and a welcome drink. When i tried to tip the " bell boy" for delivering my baggage i was politely told that he couldn't accept it because he was the manager - team work! I would probably stay here again but not in low season
Travel tip : Be prepared for a 400 baht trip to khao lak for any dining or entertainments options or be prepared to pay the high prices for f&b which resort hotels always charge. Also stock your mini bar en route from the airport
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| Tricky but beautiful |
Guest Rating: 7.7 |
francis G.
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 Belgium
Family with older children
Date of Stay: 17 Aug 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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10/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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6/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
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4/10 |
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Stunningly beautiful views
Mind blowing rooms and comfort
Great reception and check in Rip off for food , drinks and Taxi
Call center personnel badly trained and rude to customers This hotel has stunning views but a very scary pier!!!!. The pier where the boat brings you is not stable and is moving all the time with the waves so walking on it is a balancing act - very scary for kids , elderly people and adults.
The restaurants offer mediocre quality food and charge you way too much - the prices are almost comparable to european prices and not the rates you expect to find in thailand at all.
Since the main town is difficult to access and you have to depend on hotel's shuttle boat to bring you to and from the town pier of krabi - they have you like a prisoner and therefore take advantage of your vulnerability and overcharge for everything.
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| Big complex but lack of personality |
Guest Rating: 7.3 |
alessandro P.
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 Italy
Couple
Date of Stay: 14 May 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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6/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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8/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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New, clean, for sure good spa, very nice rooms also for the lowest level oness, wide garden, great buffet for breakfast, lovely bar with swing seats, beach front. The complex is a bit out of path and too modern for its name. Too big, customers can feel a bit abandoned. Internet too expensive, they charge 300 bath (6 euro) per hour with prepaid cards. Missing personality, you won`t expect it from an Apsaras structure were you should feel pampered all the time. Basically I can say a positive stay, but there are much better resorts in the area for different reasons. In a such secluded place like White Sand Beach they should have more activities for guests. It`s a place for those who don`t want to leave the resort. You have to walk quite a lot to find a motorbike rental, which is essential if you want to move around and go to Khao Lak center (about 7-10 km faraway). Spa prices and packages are quite expensive, but that's Apsaras. If your reason for a trip to Thailand is to enjoy the Spa benefits, keep fit and relax, this is your place.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Have a ride to the nearby Laem Paka Ram for a peaceful view and contact alive shells on the beach, it`s the corals cemetery, a sea-lunar sight. Go also to Baan Nam Kem, the Tsunami Memorial Park, an impressive monument to Tsunami victims. Rent a motorbike beside the recommendations of the hotel that they are dangerous, they just want to sell their taxi service.
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| Excellent new hotel |
Guest Rating: 9 |
barbara N.
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 Sweden
Family with older children
Date of Stay: 16 Mar 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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10/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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8/10 |
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| Apsaras Beach Resort & Spa |
Guest Rating: 9.3 |
orjan B.
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Sweden
Couple
Date of Stay: 18 Jan 2008 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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8/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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10/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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10/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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10/10 |
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Strange that the room had a big window to the bathroom. You could pull down a curtain from the room for privacy.
Sightseeing/Attractions Tip : Try the elephant safari.
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| Nice Beach Hotel. |
Guest Rating: 8.3 |
georges L.
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 Switzerland
Couple
Date of Stay: 27 Jan 2009 |
| Value for Money: |
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8/10 |
| Location: |
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6/10 |
| Staff Performance: |
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8/10 |
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| Hotel Condition/Cleanliness: |
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8/10 |
| Room Comfort/Standard: |
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10/10 |
| Food/Dining: |
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10/10 |
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very nice beach and cool rooms. Has a French Club trip. Make much more active fields. The reception is friendly, good with a welcome drink. The location is very well situated on a secluded beach. The hotel manager is very friendly. The hotel has a very nice spa, the rooms are very modern and clean. The room has a shower with a large window into the bedroom, but this may be by a roll-loading separated. This restaurant is run by a French chef, who is eating very well. The situation is a little further up from Khaolak, but the beach is absolutely not crowded.
Restaurant Tip : Front row at the Seven Eleven has good Thai restaurants.
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