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Reviews of recent stays |
Comment on the hotel |
Mark Hughes
2006-08-15 until 2006-08-19 |
Zazen
Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
Hotel very plush and welcoming.We chose the garden standard room which
although large enougth was quite dark due to the enclosed nature of
the garden bungalows. The resort itself is very exquisitely decorated
the gardens beautiful but the one area of fault the is no real lounge
area where you can sit and drink and with there being no real sitting
area in front of our room this was a minus point.The beach and swimming
we found poor we preffered meanem.Restaurant and food very good but
drinks overpriced. |
Janine Francke
2006-07-03 until 2006-07-06 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
Wonderful little boutique hotel, where a lot of love was put into
detail. A bit tricky with small children (ours were 3 yrs and 1,5
yrs) because there is a lot of water to potentially fall into, but
the very friendly staff always kept an eye on them, so there was no
problem at all. Great restaurant. Excellent food for very reasonable
prices. Great fresh fruit juices and smoothies and wonderful breakfast
buffet. We would love to come back! |
William Dyke
2006-06-26 until 2006-06-30 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
Beautiful pool area and restaurant. Good breakfast. The most comfortable
sun beds that I have ever used and the staff were also very nice as
were the many nice touches such as the tropical fish in the bathroom.
The restaurant was a mixed bag as we had one great meal and one bad
one. The Thai food was very bland and expensive compared to other
restaurants in the area. There are a couple of small places a few
minutes down the beach which did very nice Thai food at about a fifth
of the price of Zazen. The bar prices were also expensive. The biggest
disappointment were the prices of the massage treatments as they were
totally excessive, we used a place further down the beach with a blue
roof where we got excellent service at a fraction of the cost at Zazen.
Another irritation is that everything you buy including trips etc
gets 17% added for service and tax. We stayed in several nice hotels
during our trip to Thailand and this was the only place that did this.
As for the room it was pretty small and basic, the concrete floor
gave it a very down market feel despite the nice artistic touches.
A very nice place to stay but after a few days the constant irritating
musak that gets played constantly all day was getting on my nerves.
The 500 bht taxi fare to the airport just round the corner was also
excessive as it only cost 300 bht to get here from the other side
of the island. Overall a nice place to stay for a few days but be
prepared to pay over the average for everything. |
Camilla Smith
2006-02-26 until 2006-03-10 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
we stayed 12 days in beach bungalow. Small but very nice. Got a very
big baby cot( room for 3 babies. Everything was wonderful. Has been
in Chaweng Cabana before. This was 100 times better. Stylish! The
beach is not so good, lots of gelly fish. We got used to it! Peace
and quiet and still only 15 minutes away from chaweng. A bit irritating
with the very friendly waitresses, that always where picking on our
20 moths old baby. She stopped eating. Just tell them in a nice way!
We will come back! |
caroline haworth
2006-01-30 until 2006-02-05 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
Overall we enjoyed our stay at Zazens. The people are very friendly
and the resort is nice. It did feel a bit busy at times, particularly
if you want to get a sunbed by the pool, I think we managed this once
in six days. there were more beds by the sea which was just as nice.
I had chosen this hotel in a bid to avoid towels at dawn scenario
but was disappointed. The food was generally good but disappointing
on occasions. Prices in the resort are quite high in comparison to
elsewhere, in particular the spa (if you can really call it that).
Try the Tamarind Springs for a real Thai Spa experience or one of
the many places along the beach, much more reasonable and just as
good! Overall a good resort. |
Rich Boerner
2005-12-17 until 2005-12-27 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
What a gorgeous property! Pictures on the web are real. A lovely,
small hotel with a great, warm feel. We stayed with our two children
and other than clouds and wind had a great time. We did not get to
experience the beach as the winds would not allow, but the spa and
breakfast made up for it. An amazing morning breakfast. Try the banana
muffins. |
KW - Malaysia
2005-12-15 until 2005-12-22 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
Zazen is a beautiful resort and had a balinese theme. We had dinner
one night at the restaurant and all we can say is compliments to the
chef. The staff were courteous and friendly and all request were promptly
taken care of. There is defintely a personal touch in the service
they provide. We stayed at the garden standard room. We didn t particularly
like the the little pebbles in the bathroom and the bed was too soft.
Gave us backaches every morning. If the beach is what you are looking
for, then Zazen s beach is not that great. In fact, the whole Bophut
beach area is not that great but it is quiet. If you are looking for
a good beach with lots of activities, then you d be better off in
a resort along Chaweng beach. If you are looking for a quiet, nice
relaxing beautiful resort, then Zazen is one resort that you should
consider. |
Mevissen
2005-11-27 until 2005-12-01 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
We can really recommend staying at Zazen. Due to the small number
of rooms available it has an intimate atmosphere. The food was great
(we ate every night more than we should have), the surroundings are
beautifull and the Spa wonderfully relaxing. The staff was very friendly
and helpfull. Especially in regard to our 1 year old the staff was
very nice. The cook was always willing to put an adjusted meal on
the table for her. |
Jackie & Dwight Johnson
2005-10-08 until 2005-10-22 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
Everything was lovely about zazen resort,the beach frount bungalows
were great as we had family stay next door and behind us and also
friends behind us also so it was great been close to everyone.The
only disapointment was that we had to pay airport transport fees we
spent 2 weeks there and alot of money i think in future they should
make this a complimentry service. |
Tracey
2005-09-22 until 2005-10-02 |
Zazen Boutique Resort & Spa, Bophut Beach
Pure Paradise! We couldnt possibly have booked a better venue for
our wedding day. 18 guests and everyone of them said how beautiful
and amazing the day was - it truly was the best wedding you could
ever wish for! As for the accomodation, the staff, the service, the
surroundings - 100% fantastic. We will certainly be returning. Thamk
you so much to all the staff at Zazen for such a fantastic holiday
and for making us, our 2 year old child, and our family so welcome.
THANK YOU x |
