We were getting pretty desperate to find accommodation over the full moon period in March. We did not want to stay in some of the crappie beach huts in the centre of Had Rin so when we managed to get booked in here we were delighted!!! It was more than we wanted to pay but was worth every penny. I phoned ahead to give them our boat arrival time from Koh Tao and there was someone there to meet us off the ferry. We stayed for 5 nights.

The resort was wonderful and the room was spacious and comfortable. We were happy with the location it was far enough away from Had Rin to be relaxed - just a few minutes walk for when we did venture out.

Pool and beach were awesome too although not being a fan of sand we opted for pool side every day.

My highlight was the Spa - the ladies in there are all properly trained (unlike some of the places in Had Rin) my reflexology treatment was awesome!!! I also owe the ladies a massive thank you when I burnt really badly one day and turned up at 7pm begging for the sunburn treatment. Even though they were booked out they squeezed me in and I was sooooo grateful!!!

All the treatments were wonderful and I will highly reccommend a treatment at sunset as they put you in a chair on the deck and you can have your foot massage whilst watching the sun go down it really is like paradise!!!

There is a compulsary buffet on the night of the full moon party we were not too happy about this but it was actually quite good and the beef kebabs were delicious!!!!

If I ever go back I would be more than happy to stay here again!!!

My husband and I stayed at Sarikantang for 5 nights in a fan room. The location was great - on a quiet beach a short walk from the main town of Haad Rin (although we got a taxi from the dock to the resort as the walk is uphill that way so not much fun when carrying heavy rucksacks). As the resort has rooms covering all budgets, there was a really good mix of people there. The resort itself was lovely, modern and well kept. There was wireless internet, a great pool, nice restaurant (except for the large red ants that seemed to infest certain areas under the trees - beware they bite!). Our room was very big with a great sea view, and a hammock on the balcony, however it was quite hot at nights due to the fact there was no airconditioning. We were anticipating this having only paid for a fan room but it still took some getting used to. One evening we got back to our room and found the bathroom completely covered in ants, they were everywhere! Luckily the hotel front desk had some Raid so we managed to get rid of them, but not without almost choking to death on the fumes!

Anyway overall Sarikantang was a really nice place to stay, and after wandering around Haad Rin it seemed like one of the better places even though there is a lot of cheaper accommodation available.

My girlfriend and I stayed in Sarikantang for a week during September 2007.

This being our first time in Thailand, we were both a bit apprehensive, but our experience at Sarikantang was amazing!

Unless you are a 22 year old party animal, you really don't want to live on the main beach/party area (Haadrin beach). This is one of the reasons we loved Sarikantang so much - its located about 7 minutes away from the Haadrin, and has its own beautiful beach.

The staff were very friendly and accomodating, the resort is beautiful and the rooms were above average.

We stayed at the deluxe room for 2 nights, (2400 baht per night)but did not like the outside bathroom (too hot) so we then moved to the newer rooms in the newly built building (2500 baht per night), and we enjoyed every minute of our stay.

All in all, I would reccomend Sarikantang to my friends (and to strangers) and will deffinitely be coming back.

We arrived at Sarikantang after a miserable night in another alledged "Bungalow" complex on Ko Phangan (which ill review if I can find it!!) we couldnt believe the price for what we got, for once this resort WAS on the beach and the bungalow was a stone throw from the beach, the bungalow was basic but hey were backpacking and unlike some people we understand our budget wont get us the Ritz and for about 8 English pounds a night this was blooming good value and alot better than other places we saw on the island.
Contrary to another review I have read below the staff were some of the nicest I have encounted in my 16 months of backpacking and the place was very good.....I couldnt recommend it more (it only hasnt got an excellent as I am sure, somewhere there is a place better but as a bench mark this place was brilliiant!)