We stumbled on this place as we met someone on the island who recommended it. The place is a little gem! We gave them a call, they gave us an excellent rate and sent someone to pick us up from our existing accommodation nearby. All the staff we dealt with were great! We got upgraded so our rooms was fantastic with a sunken bath and great balcony. Some of the rooms up in the hills overlooking the sea are also great. The rooms aren’t full of furniture, but who wants furniture! The place had a great little pool and was right on the beach front. The beach is nice and quiet and a lovely place to chill. Food in the restaurant was consistently good and cheap. We found some restaurants in the area a bit substandard compared to what we were used to in Thailand. The spa which belongs to the hotel is also really good offer a wide range of treatments. All in all, for the price we paid, this place was great value and worth a try.

had a truly wonderful time - just wish I had longer there! perfect place for a couple/honey-moon type trip - private beach, gorgeous clear water, able to go for walks along the beach and around the rocks, perfect pool if you need refreshing and sitting in the shade during the heat of the day. amazing food and fresh cocktails served at the restuarant there all at very low prices right on the beach, stunning setting and beautifully designed rooms to spend the night in or relax in during the day. could not have had a more perfect stay at sarikantang, would advise anyone to go there!

My boyfriend and I stayed here on the last leg of our Thailand trip, having just arrived from a 4 day jungle stay in the Khao Sok National Park.

We hadn't booked anywhere until a few days before, and it was Full Moon season, so we literally went through all the numbers in our 2003 Lonely Planet Guide until this place (listed as "Bumblebee Lodge" -a translation perhaps?), had a room for us. Beware, you will have to book 5 nights before the Full Moon date, and they charge 500Bhat per head for a Full Moon dinner, but the food is great, and you can go back as many times as you want. The 5night thing is apparently also quite common now, unfortunately.

Anyway, we arrived tired and hungry and in need of a little TLC, covered in mozzy bites from our treehouse adventure. We couldn't have asked for more, and all at a reasonable rate.

The location is great: the sunset side of Haad Rin, so a lot quieter, and far enough away that you don't hear all the noise when you get back to your room. Although the bungalows are quite packed in, we never felt overlooked or hemmed in, as the garden flora and fauna is arranged so generously. Every morning, when I woke up to go for a swim in the pool before the hordes came, there werte gardeners pruning and planting.

It's super close to the beach (you literally walk out of the restaurant onto sand), and the spa is positioned overlooking the ocean, so you can have a thai massage overlooking the beach in wonderful stilted chambers, with full floor to ceiling open windows.

The restaurant has a wide selection of food and drinks, and staff were always friendly and courteous to us.

One thing I would say.. watch out for the walk that leads down to the hotel from the center of Haad Rin. On the night of the Full Moon Party, I got my bag stolen here, even though it was a leather over-the-shoulder affair (he tugged til it broke!). There's a junction where you get to 5 or 6 resorts where I think thieves hang out on Full Moon nights, so don't walk down here alone if you can help it. The staff at Sarikantag were really helpful and comforting when I got back to the hotel, but it was a bit of a downer.

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!!!