I stayed in a Pearl Bed Room which was just fantastic on 2nd level. This has an open very large bathroom which would only be suitable for couples or close families. Room also has two baloncies. Loved this hotel, staff very friendly nothing too much trouble, food excellent and not expensive for a five star hotel. Location excellent, close to airport with outside shopping and beach front bars and restaurants just outside the hotel. There are 2 great pools and another one almost completed. Will be back to stay in October. Design is beautiful this is very unique hotel.

The design is apparently based on a Tin Mine, but we were not quite sure where this was apparent within the hotel, apart from lots of steelwork and spanner designs scattered around. The hotel still has building work ongoing and at times this can be quite disrupting.

Our standard room was not very large in Thai standards. The bathroom was a flood plain when taking a shower due to the slope on the floor going away from the drain so consequently all the water ended up in the bathroom and sometimes into the main room, we complained to the manager directly and his answer was that most of the other rooms had the same problem. At no time were we offered another room or any compensation.

The main pool is good, with a waterfall and Jacuzzi’s but for some reason they have put in a water feature opposite the waterfall that looks like a concrete wall and is a concrete wall. In fact concrete is one of the main factors around the pool which contributes in making the pool area very hot indeed. However the sun loungers are very comfortable and the pool staff bring you iced water and fruit during the day.

The Rebar cocktails are over priced modern coloured liquids not traditional filled with ice and hardly any alcohol, and the music supplied by the DJ was way out and very loud, it could be heard from your room balcony as if you were in the bar.
The restaurant underneath is modern in decor and is so dark one would think you where in a tin mine.

The breakfast buffet is impressive catering for all cuisines, but the cutlery in the form of spanners was very heavy along with the chairs as well, and the square cups awkward to drink from, the staff were dressed in dark uniforms and aprons, more aptly dressed for working in a foundry, were a little slow serving the tables even though the hotel was pretty empty when we were there.

A lot of money has been spent on the hotel but to have an American Architect design the revamp leaves a lot to be desired.

The staff were pleasant and helpful.

There are a lot of beach restaurants which serve some excellent food, at good prices and a few bars but not much in the way of a night market you will have to go further a field for these.