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Leia F.
Couples
United Kingdom,
June 10, 2013
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Lovely family run resort in an ideal location
Location, right on the beach, beautiful place
9
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Emmeline W.
Couples
Singapore,
May 25, 2013
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Did not even spend the night
5
Quaint looking hotel at first glance. Unfortunately more run down then expected. Toilet bowl seat had broken off and management was unable to change room. Horribly customer service by the front desk.
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Benjamin L.
Couples
United States of America,
May 23, 2013
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Enjoyed beautiful sunsets on the beach
Right on the beach, easy rentals and tour bookings, friendly staff
6
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Simone H.
Couples
Australia,
May 23, 2013
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Low season, dirty beaches, nothing open
Right on the beach, plenty of nearby restaurants (if they were open), cute hotel cats to cuddle at breakfast.
5.3
We didn't realise Koh Lanta is like a ghost town in low season. The weather is a bit hit and miss, the beach isn't calm and rubbish is washed up onto the beach making it dangerous to walk along at night for fear of cutting yourself on something! The majority of restaurants, massage places and shops are closed. We also found it difficult to communicate with locals that we did encounter, especially at our hotel, who had a very basic level of English. The main hotel staff weren't very friendly and even ordering breakfast was difficult. The room itself was ok, the bathroom was tiny with no proper shower space, it was just on the wall between the basin and spa....yes there was a spa in the beach front room, however it looked a bit rusty and dirty and I wasn't game enough to use it! The toilet also didn't have a seat. I'm sure Lanta is wonderful in high season, we did enjoy the solitude...it just wasn't quite what we had in mind. We also felt the price of the hotel, which is great for high season, wasn't worth it in low season, there were better options with many empty hotels.
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Benjamin L.
Couples
United States of America,
May 22, 2013
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Relaxed on the beach and watched beautiful sunsets
Location right on beach, easy rentals and tour bookings, helpful staff
5.3
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Alvise D.
Couples
Italy,
May 01, 2013
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Nice Place
beach, beautiful garden and relax
8.3
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Andre A.
Couples
Sweden,
April 28, 2013
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Masami O.
Solo travelers
United States of America,
April 23, 2013
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Amazing beach view and free pool use
9.3
We had an amazing 7 night stay. The staff were very helpful, arranging our scuba diving and snorkeling trips and taking our breakfast order every morning. We had free use of the infinity pool at Miami hotel and it was awesome!! The food there was quite good as well.
The beach view from the hotel was amazing. Just so beautiful.
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Daniel I.
Solo travelers
United States of America,
April 15, 2013
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Overall a peaceful stay
beach front, moped rental, quite
7.3
When I first arrived and was shown to my room I was a little disappointed because I received the very last bungalow away from the beach (close to the road), but I eventually got over this.
First the negatives: the room is smaller than suggested and the bathroom shown in the picture is only for Deluxe Sea View room. The normal bathroom has the shower head directly next to the toilet and the entire bathroom gets washed by the end of the shower. Also, somewhat disappointing is the layout of place, it is like 2 'L' facing each other, which means unless you have the Deluxe Sea View, your view is really of the facing bungalow (but again, not a huge deal).
The positives: this place is great if you (and someone special) is looking for a very peaceful and relaxing few days right on the beach - you are directly on the beach and while it is not technically "private" it feels like it. You can rent mopeds directly from the hotel which is nice and definitely a good idea since the hotel is about 3/4 of the way down the island and it is more secluded than near Lanta boat port.
The hotel has a partnership with a resort called Miami hotel (which is about 200 meters walk down the beach, to left when facing the water) where guests can use the Miama pool (a very nice infinity pool on the beach). Anytime you ask Baan Pakgasri where to eat the will always say the Miama hotel (no surprise, partnership) but I would not recommend the food there since there is an awesome place called Kai Gai (or Gai Kai) about 100 meters down the road (same direction as Miama hotel) which serves authentic thai food. However, the beach bar at Miama hotel is fun and well priced.
Overall, if Baan Pakgasri was running a special I might stay there again, but if you can afford the Miama hotel it is much better for the same area of Lanta.
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Karolis M.
Couples
Lithuania,
April 11, 2013
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Nice location, small rooms
Location, location, location
5.3
We stayed 3 nights, this hotel have 9 rooms(bungalows) very small, only two bungalows beachfront looked nice, other- just room and bed.
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