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Reviews of recent stays |
Comment on the hotel |
Shannon Wilson
2007-10-23 until 2007-10-28 |
Lanta
Nakara Resort, Koh Lanta Yai, Phra Ae Beach
very simple but perfect if that is what you are looking for. beach
bungalows are RIGHT on the beach- great to hear the ocean first thing
in the morning! The staff is perfection- they were so welcoming and
nice. I would stay there again. |
David Kiener
2007-10-08 until 2007-10-15 |
Lanta Nakara Resort, Koh Lanta Yai, Phra Ae Beach
Nice reception as we arrived (drink) and very friendly staff, although
most of them do not have enough English skills to understand your
request. We arrived during the last couple of weeks before high season,
and the hotel was still under construction (noise), eg we couldn t
use the bar nor could we get a massage. Pool is ok, sunbeds available,
however, no shades. Breakfast is so bad (or even worse) I recommend
you buy your own bread and jam in the local minimart. Rest of the
food is good, although they might have shortage in seafood sometimes...
Beachfront villa is perfectly situated. Never seen a better one for
a better price. Big rooms, a/c and fan, water pressure for shower
is poor, room was cleaned everyday, perfect cleaning staff! |
Heike Lueben
2007-05-14 until 2007-05-16 |
Lanta Nakara Resort, Koh Lanta Yai, Phra Ae Beach
Nice rooms, directly at the front beach. Nice staff and reasonable
prices. Food good. |
Ralf Centarra
2007-05-05 until 2007-05-25 |
Lanta Nakara Resort, Koh Lanta Yai, Phra Ae Beach
pro: 1. nice bungalows con: 1. according to the staff they NEVER exchange
the water in the pool, they just put chlorine inside, therfore the
water is salty and dirty 2. the breakfast was the worst I did ever
experience in Thailand and I had been to Thailand about 15 times 3.
the service is more than bad, e.g. we put the used towels down to
the floor in the bathroom to get new ones - they just hang up the
dirty towels again Ko Lanta is very nice and I will go there again
- but never again to Lanta Nakara! |
Sam
2007-03-09 until 2007-03-14 |
Lanta Nakara Resort, Koh Lanta Yai, Phra Ae Beach
We were a bit disappointed as the resort is unfinished beyond the
edges of the photos on the Sawadee website(with rubbish lying around)
and the rooms, pool area and reception are very run down compared
to the photos. Also the water in the pool itself wasn t very clean
and the breakfast was pretty average as the food wasn t fresh. However,
we found the lunches and dinners there were very good and the staff
were friendly and helpful and the location was excellent - just a
short drive to Saladin and the beach that it is located on is Long
Beach and it is a beautiful beach with clean, fine sand and clear
water with no rocks at all and was lovely for swimming and sitting
by the water. I would recommend you stay at Long Beach near Nakara
but save your money and stay at a resort without a pool along that
beach because you don t need the pool and it s not very nice to swim
in anyway! |
Adam Paine
2007-02-26 until 2007-02-28 |
Lanta Nakara Resort, Koh Lanta Yai, Phra Ae Beach
Simple clean accomodation. The bungalows are quite cute but they do
heat up during the day. Unfortunately they messed up our reservation
request of 2 single beds (2 mates travelling). They changed us to
a larger room but we still had to share a bed. Not the end of the
world. Our travelling partners had trouble with the entry to their
bungalow - she fell through the wooden planks which had rotted. Reception
apologised and fixed it immediately. The resort in general is showing
its age. Don t expect lush landscaped gardens and neatly trimmed grass
- this is a little more rough (or perhaps real ). We didn t use the
pool as it was in full sun - would be nice to have some trees for
shade. The restaurant food was simple. The Pineapple Shakes were great!
The resort has a bar on the beach which was lovely at sunset. Watch
the massage ladies on the deck and at the beach-side of the resort.
Two of my companions on seperate occassions were asked to pay more
than what they had agreed before the massage. The beach is lovely.
Not very many resort beach chairs unfortunately. Loads of restuarants
up and down the beach. You should try one of the bars at sunset...
Beautiful. |
Peter
2007-01-24 until 2007-01-27 |
Lanta Nakara Resort, Koh Lanta Yai, Phra Ae Beach
2nd time here in a few years. Resort has been upgraded with a pool
and now has a resteraunt on the sand and on a massive deck next to
beach. Food is nice and quite cheap compared to other places. There
are now a few more restaurants up and down the beach so its not as
remote as it used to be. Rooms are good for the price and almost all
of them would have a glimpse of the sea. After paying for seaview
i think i would just hire any of the AC bungalows as they are all
so close and identical in build that it wouldnt matter. You get a
free buffet breakfast which is a nice touch for the price hike compared
to 2 years back. The lanta long beach resort is right next door and
they are the same owners and have a shared reception. So i assume
you could use there pool etc. Advise for something to do - hire a
bike and take a trip down to the south of the island and eat at the
VIEWPOINT restaurant which is halfway down the island and clearly
marked on most maps. Eat at the second one which is half way down
the hill, the lady makes the best thai food on the whole island and
presents it all like your at a 5 star hotel even though its costing
just over a dollar or two (AUD). Also the Thai Milk Ice Tea there
is awesome. |
Margaret MacDonald
2006-12-02 until 2006-12-07 |
Lanta Nakara Resort, Koh Lanta Yai, Phra Ae Beach
Koh Lanta was the icing on the cake, beautiful golden beaches, without
too many people to share it with and a chilled vibe. Lanta Nakara
resort was lovley, we had a bungalow a stones throw away from the
beach, close to the pool and nicely furnished. the pool was great,
with views out to sea, whilst the food was lovely and well priced.
the string of lovely bars and other places to eat no more than five
minutes stroll along the beach also helped, Thai Cat for it s shakes
and phad thai, San s Sunset hut for the extensive menu and fantastic
food, and Mamma s for the bamboo huts to sink a cocktail in. All in
all, the best place we found in Thailand to date. |
Magnus
2006-02-16 until 2006-02-22 |
Lanta Nakara Resort (former Long Beach, Koh Lanta
Yai, Phra Ae Beach
Great Beach Front Bungalow, superb view of the ocean, couldn t be
better. Nice and clean. Why they didn t fill the minibar with stuff
to sell amazed me, no big deal. the BAD thing is the totally IDIOTS
who work there, slow, ignorant, bad english, and listen to this, one
guy when from bungalow ( we had 3, 7 people) asking for tip money
from each and everyone when they carried half of our bags, that dude
was really something. All in all, good living, cool bars and restaurants
away from resort, poorest service personal in Thailand. |
Magnus
2006-02-16 until 2006-02-22 |
Lanta Nakara Resort (former Long Beach, Koh Lanta
Yai, Phra Ae Beach
Superb Beach Front Bungalow with stunning view of ocean and sunsets,
fantastic. Ok breakfast. But most annoying personal at this resort,
always clueless, bad english etc. Amzing when one of them ran around
even knocking at our doors DEMANDING tip for carriying 3 out of 7
bags, really bad. Anyway, Long Beach is lovely, nice resturants and
bars in the neighbourhood...AVOID the resorts own resturant, it SUCKED. |
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