It was the good reviewers of Trip Advisor who convinced me to contact Patrick and Tony at LaLaanta to see if they had a bungalow free at the beginning of July - I arrived on my birthday with my girlfriend who'd already been travelling in Asia for a couple of months. I was fresh from London, then Bangkok to Koh Lanta on a very long bus journey and a ferry or two - I just hoped it was as good as everyone said.

From the moment we arrived until the day of our reluctant departure we had the most amazing time - the resort is idyllic and artistically designed - bohemian luxury at it's best but very affordable. With fantastic food from the sea-view restaurant, a lovely pool and a stunning beach beyond it was as beautiful a place as I've ever stayed.

What really makes LaLaanta so special though was the warmth of our hosts, Tony and June (thank you for my birthday cake!), who made us feel more like we were visiting friends. Helpful, friendly and great fun they could not have made us feel any more welcome. Shame we didn't get to meet you Patrick this time but we will because we will definitely be back as soon as we can!

Thank you LaLaanta for all the great memories!

Mat + Sonia x

The BEST PLACE to stay if you visit Ko Lanta - if you visit Thailand!!!

- Nice atmosphere thanks to Patrick and Tony and all the nice people who work there (Great service).
- Great bungalows, nice and clean, decorated and designed with much love for the detail - UNIQUE!
- Amazing bay, not at all crowded, with white sand, blue water and sometimes dolphins
- It`s a paradise where you won´t miss anything

We felt so lucky to have been told about this place by chance on a boat from Ko Ngai to Ko Lanta. We had done a lot of research on Thailand and Ko Lanta seemed a good place to go although we had struggled to find the ideal place to stay so had only booked somewhere for the first couple of nights in the hope of finding paradise once there.

Thank goodness for the recommendation it was EVERYTHING we were looking for. All I had hoped for and much more than I expected.

Beautiful, stylish bungalow accommodation.
Modern, clean bathroom.
On the beach with great views out to sea.
A beach that's big, clean and unspoiled - peaceful!
Beach hammocks to read your book in.
Great pool.
Good food.
Personal service.
Boutique accommodation without breaking the bank.
Somewhere away from it all but close enough if we fancied a night out.

La Laanta gave us all of this and so much more by way of the friendly staff and fantastic owners Patrick and Tony.

It is at the very end of the island but this is what makes it so wonderful. If you do want to explore the sea is right there and boats stop on your doorstep to pick you up. If you want to explore other parts of the island they will always happily organize transport and if you fancy eating somewhere else (just for a change as I sometimes do) there are a couple of places at the other end of the beach which are a lovely moonlit walk away.

We absolutely recommend La Laanta and feel so grateful for the experience and word of mouth recommendation.

Thank you!!!

I thought long and hard about whether to write this review or not.

On the one hand I don't want to tell anyone about how fantatsic La Laanta is because now that I have found this wonderful secret hideaway, I want to keep it all to myself. But, on the other hand I feel I owe it to everyone at La Laanta to ensure they succeed with their incredible resort.

We arrived here stressed and dissapointed by our time on Koh Samui. The moment we set foot in La Laanta, June (one of the owners) simply said forget about Samui, you are at La Laanta now and everything is wonderful. She was so warm and welcoming we did exactly that and before we knew it we were enjoying the incredible food and gazing out at the beautiful secluded beach.

The bungalows are wonderfully simple and stylish and most have a view of the ocean. they have a DVD and book library, Internet PC and they even have wifi!

We were blessed with 8 days of fabulous weather during our stay which made our time even more exquisite. The staff at La Laanta are very accommodating and very friendly without being intrusive in anyway.

One day we asked if we could have a fire on the beach the following night and June and Tony (one of the owners) said without hesitation "that's sounds great why don't we have a BBQ on the beach as well". It was incredible. All the staff came down and cooked for us and then we all sat around and talked and ate and drank and watched the fire and listened to the ocean for hours. The staff stayed too and it was great to share the experience with everyone.

Everyday we were there we thought to ourselves... I guess we should hire a bike today and go and explore the island... or maybe we should go out to dinner somewhere different... but to be honest with you we just loved the place so much and the food was so great and the beach so secluded and private and perfect that we simply had no reason to leave. So we didn't. If we had wanted to however, the staff would have taken us wherever we wanted to go on Koh Laanta.

For 8 days we completely relaxed and recharged our batteries and thought of nothing but what to have for lunch or what pool to swim in or how many walks on the beach should we have today.

This place really does have that desert island feel about it. It's literally built right on the beach and there are hammocks swinging amongst the trees on the sand and two gorgeous pools looking out to the ocean. On our last night June who is from Vietnam cooked us a Vietnamese feast. We could easily have stayed a month.

Do yourself a huge favour and don't walk but run to this wonderful place.

Thankyou to all the staff at LaLaanta, in our 5 months travelling South East Asia this was the best!

We will definitely be back again and again and again.