Si view ko chang. Garden Sea View Resort - Reviews

7,0

• ... Relaxation
• ... Family with small children
• ... Sent from phone

In the family building d, it is very dark in the evening and there are no lanterns. On the first evening, in the dark with a sleeping child in her arms, it was very difficult to find my number. A room for families, we lived with three children, there is really no closet. Almost nowhere to hang your clothes. Moreover, there is a cabinet in building B. Very expensive restaurants in hotels. This hotel is located far from the village, in the evening there is no shuttle from the hotel, We walked along the sea. Children like the funicular, but of course it goes very slowly.

Stayed in this hotel in 3 rooms. One room in the family building. And 2 rooms in the building on the first level. This hotel has an excellent beach, many trees that create shade, especially with children. There are steps at the entrance to the water, on our arrival there was a high tide during the day, so there was enough water. Good varied breakfast. Provided a baby cot upon request. Excellent sea views, 2 swimming pools. In the building where there is breakfast there is a lighthouse that you can climb.

Russia

1 mark "useful review"

Sumptuously

• ... Relaxation
• ... Family with small children
• ... Accommodation for 10 nights
• ... Sent from phone

Getting to KoChang is extremely difficult!

Relaxation in the tropical jungle, panoramic sea views ...

Time of stay: December 2019

Russia

7,0

"More expected."

• ... Relaxation
• ... Family with small children
• ... Accommodation for 9 nights

Overpriced prices for everything: restaurant, massage, kayak rent ... Nearby the same thing is 2-3 times cheaper. The beach could be cleaner. The hotel is not bad, but the equipment needs to be changed already: the air conditioners are noisy, the plumbing is not up to par. The key (one) to a room in a 4-star hotel is nonsense.

Location, views, territory, staff, breakfasts

Time of stay: December 2019

Russia

6 marks "useful review"

"A great place for those who want privacy and romance"

• ... Relaxation
• ... Couple
• ... Accommodation for 2 nights
• ... Sent from phone

I was a little surprised that the beach is separate for the villagers. It was strange, like right under the windows of the building and you have no access to it. I think it makes no sense, because to swim to it is not a problem. It's easier to immediately make a track from the body)

At first, as we drove in, we saw that all the buildings of the 80s were a little upset. But then we realized that this, albeit a long-standing building, is a chic hotel with a rich infrastructure, chic views and excellent service. We took a room in a building by the sea.

Time of stay: December 2019

Russia

5 marks "useful review"

Sumptuously

• ... Relaxation
• ... Family with small children
• ... Accommodation for 15 nights
• ... Sent from phone

All liked it

The hotel is amazing! With a beautiful well-groomed area, very friendly and attentive staff. Delicious and varied breakfasts, clean pool, room cleaning and change of linen and towels daily! The sea deserves special attention! Very clean, transparent, there are islands nearby, which can be reached by kayaking. The room is cozy, with everything you need, the Internet works well)) For a family holiday, it is ideal, you do not have to worry about the quality of water in the sea and pools, the cleanliness of the beach, the kitchen! Every day scheduled yoga at the hotel, massage on the beach for a fee. Thank you very much to this hotel🌷

Time of stay: December 2019

Russia

4 marks "useful review"

"Great stay in Koh Chang"

• ... Relaxation
• ... Family with small children
• ... Accommodation for 5 nights

Monkeys, I had to call a person with a slingshot, the distance from the nearest village is both a plus and a minus at the same time, there are mosquitoes and because of them there is no way to ventilate the room - a mosquito net at the entrance could help, but instead of it tulle, and it is not very useful

A huge room is perfectly clean every day, a conveniently thought out territory, there is a call for a free electric car, a lift - a funicular with 4 stops, pictures on the booking are completely true, there are excursions and transfers right up to the airport (the price is almost 12go) right at the hotel, rental of kayaks, subs, speed boats, sun loungers and umbrellas, as well as beach towels are free, the beach is protected from the tide, there is a spa and massage both separately and on the beach. BREAKFAST !! It is something...

Time of stay: November 2019

Kazakhstan

2 marks "useful review"

8,8

Very well

• ... Relaxation
• ... Family with small children
• ... Sent from phone

Great view, location, breakfast

Time of stay: November 2019

Alexander

Russia

Sumptuously

• ... Relaxation
• ... Family with small children
• ... Accommodation for 3 nights

the monkeys stole the fruit while I was swimming in the pool, but I don't think it's a minus))

The breakfast is excellent, the location is perfect, the staff is very attentive and friendly, always trying to help. Loved it)))

Russia

8,8

Very well

• ... Relaxation
• ... Couple
• ... Accommodation for 6 nights
• ... Sent from phone

It is a little inconvenient that the entire territory of the hotel is on a slope and to get ultra-low buildings to the beach, you need to either wait for the funicular, or walk along long ornate paths for about 15 minutes, although everything is quite close

I liked the place itself, very beautiful landscapes, everything is clean and tidy

Time of stay: November 2019

Russia

9,0

Excellent

• ... Business trip
• ... Group
• ... Accommodation for 6 nights

there is no pool (renovation), they do not write about it if they knew they would not have chosen this hotel for anything. The shortest access routes to the accommodation are blocked. Very expensive SPA

Breakfast, sea, nature.

Accommodation time: October 2019

Russia

“Sea Viev is a favorite hotel in Koh Chang. I am a regular customer. I like absolutely everything. "

• ... Relaxation
• ... Couple
• ... Accommodation for 16 nights

Some kind of midge flew in the evenings. But not fatal.

The hotel is fully consistent with the description and photo. Luxurious jungle, well-groomed territory, gentle warm sea, smiling staff willing to serve you. For me this is my favorite high-class hotel, the best in terms of "price and quality" in Koh Chang. I am a regular customer and hope to remain an ardent fan for many years to come. PS I lived in a villa for a long time in October. The villa is luxurious, new, high-tech style. Perfect cleanliness, cleaning and top class staff. Recommend

Accommodation time: October 2019

Russia

"The best hotel with the best beach"

• ... Relaxation
• ... Family with small children
• ... Sent from phone

If you really find fault, then you can write about the lack of robes. Yet 5 * implies the presence of such.

Liked everything. Before deciding on the choice of a hotel, we looked at several others on neighboring beaches, including unambiguously came to the conclusion that we were here) We stayed in family deluxe, room 9003. Excellent location - next to breakfast, parking, funicular stop, swimming pool. The room is very spacious, two rooms, clean and comfortable. From the window you can see the sea and the nearest islands. The beach is perfect. Fine, of course, but clean and safe. The sunbeds have a bottom map - you can see where the sandy bottom is shallow, and where the corals are deep. The beach is cleaned, clean. No fleas / flies were noticed. While on the neighboring beach the algae are not removed, they lie in heaps on the shore and a bunch of bitten people. Very hilly area. It's hard to walk, but there is always a funicular or an electric car, which will quickly deliver to the desired point. The pool downstairs was closed for renovation, but it didn't bother us in any way. Upstairs, there is a beautiful pool with a slide and a mesmerizing sea view. On the beach on the territory of the restaurant there is a kayak rental service - convenient. Monkeys run around the territory, but they are more likely not a danger, but fun. I liked everything very much.

Accommodation time: October 2019

Russia

2 marks "useful review"

2,5

"Change the management of the hotel, the fish rots from the head ...."

• ... Relaxation
• ... Couple
• ... Accommodation for 4 nights

the attitude of the staff towards guests is completely indifferent, there is no top management at the hotel ... the hotel does not reach five stars at all ... the room was booked 3 months in advance, and by the time of arrival the hotel had launched a reconstruction of the pool, which the staff did not even bother to warn about. ..the rest passed to the sound of jackhammers ... We rested in this hotel two years ago, so there is something to compare with. The hotel claims to be a five-star hotel, but in reality it is not. The rooms are very poorly cleaned, they just wipe the floor, wash the bathroom and that's it. For five stars, this is not enough. The room is not comfortable and the furniture is all old. The towels are gray. They don't wash the dishes in the room - I did it myself. In general, very cool. The mini bar is almost empty - you might think about it. Regarding breakfasts - not a fountain. Everything is standard: omelets, fruits, sausages, tea and coffee with pastries. Not much variety for vegans. 2 years ago it was more soulful at this hotel. When cleaning the rooms, they neatly laid out all our belongings, folded bathrobes and removed excess wet towels. We will not go to this hotel again.

We were in this hotel in the spring of 2018 and we can note that the hotel has become worse: old authentic wooden buildings on the territory are crumbling, the rooms have become obscenely dilapidated, and in the middle of the main territory several ugly concrete "villas" were built with a claim .... , the territory around them was blocked ((. The mountain trailer is the one that carries up the mountain for breakfast and to the upper building, which already walks very slowly and cannot cope with the flow of guests even in the off-season, was constantly turned off in the rain, and then simply closed for repairs ((As a result, everyone is taken back and forth in ancient open cars from which monstrous black smoke comes out when going up a steep mountain - and passengers breathe these exhausts while they ride through the beautiful green jungle ((((. , part of the furniture was missing, the dilapidated duvet cover was reached to small holes.As a result, after repeated calls and attempts to fix and fix - half of the next day, the staff and I were looking under a walking and free room in the building and moved - they found and no longer paid attention to the loudly buzzing old refrigerator and the broken cabinet door (. The pool below is closed for renovations until October due to noisy construction work. The two oldest buildings next to this pool are therefore impossible to live in. The upper building, where breakfasts and the most decent new rooms, have difficult access due to the idle trolley and smoking cars. Our building near the ocean was the only convenient option, but the rooms ....... And by the way, another surprising circumstance - the beach located under the windows of our building does not belong to the hotel, but belongs to the neighboring three-star ((and bungalow cabins under the windows Conclusion: the place is good, but the management and managerial decisions are inadequate, strange and illogical; the staff is nice - but we did not understand and did not see that someone really controls it, there are a lot of staff - but all are a little lost and disorganized.

View from the window. Good breakfasts. The staff tries - does what they can - this slightly smooths out the overall sad situation in the hotel. Large green area. A small green island with a beach nearby - which can be reached by kayak in 15 minutes. Kayaks for rent 200 - 300 baht - there are several rentals nearby. Monkeys come to visit - on the balcony and in the rooms. If you know how to behave correctly with them (do not feed, do not leave food in the room and on the balcony, do not play and do not tease, do not touch) - you can get a lot of pleasure watching a big monkey family) - I came to rest after robbing neighbors rooms)), a monkey mother with three children of different ages. From time to time, terrible screams and female squeals of guests from neighboring rooms were heard throughout the building, who caught the looting of their rooms and balconies - monkeys dragged food, cleaners and light clothes. The monkeys are not to blame (this is their territory: the island of Ko Chang is a reserve) - the guests of the hotel who play, feed and tease are to blame. We prepared ourselves knowing the situation at the hotel - we read how to behave.

Stay time: September 2019

The hotel is located at the end of Ka Bay beach, away from everyone. Sea View Resort not only met all expectations, it exceeded them. The photos, which were full of the Internet and the official website of the hotel, cannot be compared with what appeared before us. Even the driver of our minibus who took us, the last tourists to the hotel, said that this hotel has one of the best sea views on the entire beach.
At the reception we were warmly greeted by the already familiar "Sawadi-kaa", we quickly and imperceptibly issued documents while we examined the hotel lobby, figurines of elephants made of flowers (by the way, elephants in various forms were found everywhere, after all, the symbol of the island), a fruit tree, which grew right in the hall ...
The hotel itself stands on a natural hill, which, adorned with all kinds of imaginable and unthinkable flowers and plants, gently descends to the sea. The hotel consists of a main building with standard rooms and deluxe rooms, a series of superior cottages located above all the buildings, just below, a series of deluxe cottages and the most expensive superior spa, deluxe spa and suite spa located right next to the spa right by the sea. the center of the hotel, which is considered one of the best in Ko Chang. All massages as well as all different Spa treatments are offered at this center. We only tried the floral-bath on ourselves (a hot tub with essential oils and flowers), for thirty minutes of bliss we paid 1000 baht for two. But in general, massage is expensive here, for much less money you can find the same thing in the village, albeit with less entourage, glamor and chic.
Electric cars are running all over the hotel. One of them brought us to our cottage. The deluxe cottage was all buried in greenery, pomelo and other fruits grew at arm's length from it, had its own terrace with a stunning view of the sea and the islands, a view that made me want to live on this particular beach, in this hotel ... In front of each cottage there was a vat of water, again strewn with orchid petals, so that we could wash the sand off our feet after the beach. The cottage had everything and even more than needed: a hairdryer, slippers, bathrobes, a TV, a free safe in the closet, a bathroom decorated with flowers, even a kettle and bags of coffee-tea. On the bed are the usual swans of towels, decorated with flowers, and below the sound of the sea .... We are in paradise !!!
The hotel area is small, but very well appointed and beautiful. Downstairs, right on the beach, there is a fancy-shaped swimming pool, a bunch of free sun beds and umbrellas, suspended swings and hammocks, kayak rentals, and the beach itself, immersed in greenery, and the sea. The purest sand, the purest sea, in a word, Bounty))). I will not say that the sand was snow-white, no, it was rather golden and very compacted, at first I could not understand why. But in the morning it became clear ... When we came to the sea the next day, we found it much closer than it was yesterday, practically by the pool. The ebb and flow on Chang is normal, the sea once went very far, so much so that it was possible to walk almost to the islands opposite, if it were not for the corals, we would have done it. However, you need to be careful, the tide is very fast, the water comes literally before our eyes.
A few words about the breakfasts ... I think it is already clear that they are excellent. They cannot compare with our breakfasts in Pattaya .. For breakfast one could taste the first, second, third, and dessert. Rice noodle soups with any filling, salads, European snacks, omelet, which is prepared right in front of you, Thai dishes, pastries, fruits, even waffles were baked. The service at the hotel is excellent, from cleaning to service on the beach. Any ordered dish will be brought (delivered in an electric car) to you directly to the beach, they can be brought directly into the sea, while the dish is carefully wrapped in film so that the sand does not fall.
For lovers of stormy nightlife on Chang and even more so on Ka Bay, and even more so in Sea View Resort it will probably be boring. From all the entertainment of the hotel - live music in the evenings. On the Ka Bay beach in the neighboring Porn's Bungalow in a restaurant right on the beach, they show a fire show (a fire show accompanied by acrobatic music), which is enough to watch at once. We, though young, have enough hustle and bustle and stormy evenings in Moscow, according to our tradition, we loved to sit on the beach, eat shrimp and squid bought inexpensively in the village, or do the same thing on our terrace to the sound of live music and the noise of either the tide or the ebb of the sea ...

Entertainment at the hotel.
In addition to sunbathing, swimming, swinging and bungee jumping and just swimming, the hotel also offers such entertainment as kayak rent. This is a two-seater plastic canoe-type boat. Renting a kayak is fun for the whole day, because, firstly, it is interesting to ride a boat and even paddle, and secondly, on a kayak you can swim to the island opposite (Ko Man Nai) and explore it, as well as mangroves, which grow there, thirdly, the island has a small sandy beach, completely empty and deserted, where you can spend the whole day, and fourthly, around Koh Man Nai you can go snorkeling and not go anywhere, because here is full of fish and corals. All the fun cost 50-60 baht per hour per boat. For those especially interested, you can swim and swim to Ko Man Nai.
The kayak is rented, the camera is tightly wrapped in three packages, in case our craft turns over and we hit the road. To be honest, it is quite difficult to operate this apparatus, besides, the kayak is not very stable, even once we turned over, fortunately, right next to the shore.
Having arrived on the island, on the beach we found a man's parking: a small hut organized right on a tree. You involuntarily begin to feel like Robinson Crusoe. Here, 5 meters from the coast, corals already begin, and you could swim with a mask. The underwater world for me, who had never been to Egypt, was very rich and colorful. True, knowledgeable people said that nothing beats the Red Sea. However, there were many interesting things for me, since I first saw what corals are. There were many small fish, some kind of cucumbers lying on the bottom and as if breathing, at first I thought they were snakes, but then I calmed down, like such algae, and there were also many hedgehogs, the needles of which were sticking out of the corals.
Here, right next to the beach, mangroves began. Such plants, which grow in salt water on the coastal area, are unique in that they convert salt water into fresh water, and their salt crystallizes on the back of the leaves. We decided to sail around the island. On the other side of it, opposite from Chang, the shores are very rocky, in addition, the proximity of the open sea is felt, the waves are very strong. We managed to "park" in a small cove and drag the kayak ashore. Here was the kingdom of crabs, which, clattering with their legs, scattered into the loose. The underwater world in this place was beautiful not with corals, but with stone grottoes and schools of fish, of which there were quite a few. Crunching and chomping was heard everywhere under the water, fish gnaw at corals.
Our friends decided to sail further to the next island. In total, four of them can be seen from the coast of Chang: Koh Yuak, Koh Pli, Koh Man Nok and Koh Man Nai, and it seems that they are quite close to Chang. However, from the coast of Ko Man Noi it became clear that the distance was decent. We also decided to try our hand, but after sailing fifteen meters from Ko Man Noi I got scared, because the waves became even stronger, the water even darker, and the kayak rocked so hard that we turned back. The guys swam to the island and told later what big fish they saw, and even a small stingray at the bottom.

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All reviews are fair - the views are gorgeous, convenient communication with the beach despite the mountain, the availability of the nearest population (three times shuttle to one side of the hotel, or you can walk), private beach with free sun loungers and umbrellas, 2 sets of beach towels, water in the room and the gym are free, luxurious (and already varied!) breakfasts. All this is in a real jungle, very green and beautiful. Yes, there are monkeys (rarely, because they scare away) - it is solved by calling a person with a slingshot)), there are mosquitoes (few) - it is solved by fumitox, prices on the beach are too high, but here is a matter of convenience. And there is no need to assume that the room has just been built just for you. The hotel is excellent and highly recommended.

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Date of stay: November 2019

Room advice: Building B is located next to the building where breakfast is held and the funicular (you need to overcome three ...

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Dear _I1884CE, Greetings from the Sea View Koh Chang! Thank you so much for your kind review, it means the world to us. We want nothing more than for all of our guests to have an experience just like yours! We were delighted to read you enjoyed the stay and you were happy with the rooms, staff, common areas and courteous service! We are thankful for your feedback and hope to welcome you back again on a near future! Best Regards, Tom Storup Rooms Division Manager

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Great hotel on the mountain with its own funicular. Magnificent views of everything - sea, jungle, waterfall. Great beach. Smallish at low tide. We got to the corals of a neighboring island. We lived in a large building near the sea. Fine. To Kai Bey walk 15 minutes along the beach in the shade. You need to go up near the reception desk to the barrier, go through the bridge and immediately turn left. Porn Bungalow Pointer. Not a joke. Return to the sea and go to the pier with boats. Then, along the road, go to the right to 7 Elevan. There is a shuttle bus 3 times a day. Sometimes it gets crowded. In low season, an ambush with exchangers. Clone Prao has a bank and is open 7 days a week. This hotel has a few nuances to pay attention to. Footwear! Constant inclines, feet sweating or after showering. Walking the slope is easy in the wet season dangerous! Monkey!!! Nice, fluffy brazen thieves with decent teeth. Any scratch from this beast can be troublesome to health. This is the only serious reason not to come here with small children. And for romantics there is a romantic road! Check the time of blooming frangipani (magnolia type) at the hotel. There will be a lot of photos and impressions. The rest is in other reviews.…

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Date of stay: September 2019

Room advice: Do not leave open doors unattended!

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Greetings from Sea View Resort & Spa Koh Chang! Thank you for taking the time to leave us some feedback. We are happy to hear you had an enjoyable stay with us and that you found our views, beach, waterfall and overall environment to be great. Due to being in such wild surroundings we have plenty of flora and fauna which includes monkeys as you mentioned and a huge variety of birds, butterflies and flowers. We thank you once again for sharing your positive experience at our resort and we hope to have you back in the near future. Best Regards, Tom Storup Rooms Division Manager

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Date of stay: March 2019

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After reading the reviews, we decided to visit Sea wiu on this trip and paid for a superior room near the beach in this hotel for 7 nights on the website. We are traveling with a 5-year-old child, we bought a room for 19,800 baht, plus we paid extra for a child with 2,100 baht, in the end 22,000 baht. The room turned out to be in the reception building, at the entrance to the room there is a persistent smell of mustiness and dampness, and all the seams in the bathroom are moldy. We contacted the reception with a request to change the room without mold, we were given a choice of 3 more rooms in the same building, but they were all exactly the same damp smelly and moldy. When leaving the room, the wall is stained, a photo of everything is attached. The hotel itself has a large beautiful area, with 2 swimming pools, restaurants, there is a kids club. Located far from civilization, there is a free shuttle to the village, but back by taxi at your own expense. The hotel was bought on the 101tour website, and it positions itself as 5 stars, but this is far from reality, so of course in this hotel We will not advise anyone to go and will not return ourselves. In Thailand, we were in Pattaya, Phuket, Khao Lak, in hotels of different stars and price categories, we also know about the humidity and level of service, on Koh Chang for the second time and here this is the third hotel, but we have not seen such a terrible attitude and amount of mold. Were at Centara Tropikana, Paradaiz Ko Cang and were both delighted, but this hotel did not live up to expectations, unfortunately.…

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Date of stay: April 2019Trip type: Traveled with family

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Thank you for choosing to stay with us We apologize for the dissatisfaction you may feel or experience during your stay. We will make sure to improve base on your comments.

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The hotel is wonderful, it is distinguished first of all by the fact that it is located on a mountain, with a stunning view, by the way there is an observation tower in it, in the building where breakfasts are held, you need to go behind the cursing counter, go past the toilets and go out to the roof and then climb stairs, the view is even better. The funicular that runs from the beach to the upper buildings should also be attributed to the highlight. Wait for it on average 5 minutes and drive 4-5 minutes. Now, in order: 1. Check-in / check-out very quickly (we got there ourselves, so there were no queues), no complaints. A deposit of 2000 baht, given upon departure, they also ask to provide a bank card with which the payment was made, we paid through booking (maybe other sites). 2. Number. We took a deluxe room with a sea view, located in building 3 (note that in breakfasts are held in this building) and there are a couple of points. Positive no need to go anywhere, left the room and went up for breakfast, and those who come from the beach need to wait for the funicular (they also bring them up by car from the beach) and then go back. On the negative side, breakfasts are held on the 5th floor, i.e. who will have a room for 4 may well feel every morning, the fullness of preparation for breakfast in terms of noise. We had a room on the 3rd floor, no sounds were heard. Pay attention to these points. The suites are located in the 4th building, they have a panoramic pool right next to them, the view of the order from the pool is mutely spoiled by grown trees. Go to the building with breakfast slowly for 3-4 minutes. At night, the Cicadas are chirping by the beach, since all the balconies are closed, maybe this is not critical. Monkeys walk around the territory. The room is large, comfortable, everything you need to eat, the cleaning is excellent, the tip was left. There was a problem, the safe stopped opening, they decided in 5-7 minutes - this is +. On the territory. Just charming, lots of greenery, a romantic walk to the beach, a swing (inconvenient) just for a photo, the mountain itself is steep, but it's quite possible to go down. You can also go down from the side of the panaram pool to take some beautiful photos. Breakfasts. Solid 4, lacking some variety, repeated almost every day. Omelet and fried eggs cook in front of you, Thai meat soups. A lot of pastries, fruits, you will definitely not stay hungry, the MAIN FEATURE is an AMAZING VIEW. Beach. Great beach, the room had a beach bag for 2 towels. There are also 2 swings on the beach, there were always free sun beds, the beach itself is secluded and there are no strangers. It is a pleasure to rest. The photos do not convey all the beauty of the beach. Someone can strain the stone steps so that the beach does not erode during strong tides, but you do not pay attention to them. The beach is very nice and cozy. SPA. We definitely recommend visiting, upper class, take classic Thai right away, a discount at happy hours of 20% and a discount for 1 visit of 500 baht per person, you must immediately take 90 minutes, and use of the hammam + sauna + pool with hydromassage is free, were a couple, no one no stranger was seen. Discounted price of 1600 baht per person (tips included in the bill!), You won't regret it. On the beach on the left, they also do a massage for 300 baht, my wife went and did not go again. Not recommended. Cafes / restaurants were close by everywhere. A panoramic restaurant where breakfasts are held, no complaints, only Kamaras, better suited for meeting the sunset at happy hours or an observation tower, a cafe on the beach for lunch / dinner for two 1100-2000 baht for two, everything is very tasty cuisine at the level (great pizza! ). If you go to the left along the beach, there is also an institution, they ate the Kamaras and took food with them, mediocre food is not recommended. if you go to the right along the beach for 2 minutes there will be a Porns establishment, a great place to have lunch / dinner, prices are lower than on the territory of the hotel, cocktails non-alcoholic smoothies 80-100 baht, on the beach 240 baht !!! To Civilization walk 15 minutes along the beach to the right, there are also many different cafes and shops. My wife swam with a baby elephant for 30 minutes - 500 baht, in complete delight (although I do not approve of the exploitation of animals, I wanted something exotic). Next to the hotel there is an elephant farm where you buy a ticket and in the middle of the beach there will be swimming with an elephant at the appointed time. Only you are an elephant, an instructor and a husband / girlfriend who will take pictures of everything \u003d) Do not forget to buy bananas for the baby elephant. You can find a farm at 7 Eleven store, on the right, a shuttle bus takes you there at 10.00, 13.00 and 16.00 back on foot along the beach or by taxi for 100 baht. NOW MINUSES: 1. The main disadvantage is the SHALLOW SEA! for some it will be very critical, it is very tiring to go to the depth and then go back the same way. Why does the management of such a beautiful hotel not build the pier to its depth is the question? But don't drown out of the pros, it's ideal for children. It bothered me very much, in fact, the call is the best where the boats are on the berth, and the whole sea is covered in algae, and taking into account the fact that only at low tide it hides on the head and so only on the neck with an increase of 181 cm, it is not always possible to be comfortable swim. Exactly tired of going to a depth of 3-4 minutes and 3-4 minutes ashore, add the scorching sun to lunch and all your desire to swim disappears at once! The most comfortable bathing is at high tide, at low tide everything is very small, but a completely different beauty is shown. 2. There is no shop of type 7 Eleven nearby, and a fruit tent to buy essentials and fruits - it's annoying. As well as an exchanger on site. 3. Inadequate prices for smoothies, cocktails / beer from a restaurant on the beach, I will fight exactly in 2 minutes, the price is 2 times lower. I urge the hotel management to - Reduce the prices for cocktails and beer, make an order by the Guests themselves in the restaurant, do not spoil the rest of people. Perhaps that's all. Free drinking water, except for 2 bottles that are placed every day, is only available in a small gym, if you do not want to buy. There is a free bottle and replacement towels for those who have been doing. The hotel is on a steep mountain, many crash on bikes, so we rented a taxi for half a day for 1200 baht, right outside the hotel there are where breakfasts / dinners take place, the taxi driver drove along the beaches, drove to the fishing village (nothing special) a lot of Chinese junk, everything is worth on piles, in some places it stinks, dined at the buddha bar, I liked everything, the chip is a hole in the floor where the legs hang, the prices are reasonable. Separately, we note White beach beach, exactly the middle of the beach, I liked everything, but there probably won't be peace and quiet, there is a high density of hotels. Kayaks were not taken, if you take a swim early in the morning or closer to sunset, and always in protective clothing and smeared with cream, everything burns very badly. Close to Porns cheap kayak rentals. There are villas, rented only through the hotel website. Many Russians who came through tour operators, there was no cattle, everyone was culturally and calmly. As the hotel is more suitable for a Romantic / Family holiday. Overall the hotel is ideal for 4-5 nights and we recommend taking 3-4 nights elsewhere. Thank you who read to the end \u003d) I hope my review will be useful for someone. Have a nice vacation and vivid impressions!…