My family had a great time here, being right next to the beach was perfect, good size rooms for a family of five. My youngest daughter loved the outdoor toys, shame the swimming pool was out of action but it didnt really matter as the sea was 5 min walk away. Service was very good and the breakfast staff put extra effort to give us a great breakfast before we left. Overall highly recommended and good price too!
I was stay here for 3 nights on 24-27 June 2021 with my friends (total 4 rooms) on vacation time. For overall is ok of resort checkin staff was nice but breakfast staff are very very rude and no service mind at all!! He serve a breakfast like a rubbish no speak anything no asking anything just throw a dish and gone. And my friends were asking him for some medicine (that be a regulation that every hotel need to have) but he answer suddently No!! No!!... you don't even try to ask some others staff or find in the storage that made me very mad. Finally i walk to reception and ask some other staff for medicine and he gave me what i want, very appreciated thank that guy so much. If not only bad bf staff and bad breakfast taste, all are very good
Stayed for 9 nights in february -20. First the positive: +Location just next to the beach, rather quiet road in between though. The beach was easy to swim. Many good thai-restaurants nearby, especially The Memories -beach bar where you could sip cocktails and watch beautiful sunsets, decent food there also. Small minimart, laundry service and scooter rental in walking distance. Bang Niang village with lots of restaurants and night market about 10-15min scooter drive away. +Quite big and relaxed pool area with lots of sunbeds. + Rooms were spacious and clean. AC and WiFi were good (when they worked). + The staff was very friendly and helpful. ... and then the negative: - The resorts overall appearance was pretty worn out and in serious need of renovation. - Had repeating issues with our rooms AC. When we arrived on the first night the AC wasn´t cooling the room at all, just recycling the hot air. So we didn’t get much sleep cause it was so hot inside. The next they we notified the staff. First they said that the problem was that we had kept the balcony door open and because of this the AC didn´t work, even though the balcony door was closed for the night. As the problem persisted we notified the staff again, this time a repairman came, did something and the AC started working. About 6 days went well but then again the same problem came back. Again we contacted the staff, repairman came and fixed the problem. - The breakfast: during the first ~4 days we were served buffet style breakfast with ok choice of western and oriental dishes. Nothing fancy but ok to get your day started. Then suddenly the breakfast changed for some reason and for the rest of our stay we were served a kind of hybrid a la carte - buffet breakfast where you had to fill a order form to get eggs, cereals, cheese etc. served to your table, while toast, fruits, coffee and juices you would still get ”buffet style”. - Spotty service during breakfast: sometimes everything went well, but frequently breakfast items we ordered never came, boiled eggs ordered ”medium” sometimes came as if they hadn`t been cooked at all, and sometimes overcooked. Buffet frequently ran out of items like toast, juices and fruit etc even though the place wasn`t crowded at all. - Spotty WiFi: sometimes the WiFi worked excellently, but frequently it didn´t. In conclusion it was a ok stay and for the most part we enjoyed our time there, but probably wouldn`t stay again.…
The hotel staff were very welcoming and the location was great - about 20 metres from a very quiet but beautiful beach. But the hotel itself needs a little care. It looks as though it has not been updated in recent seasons. There are main parts of the hotel closed off and not used. Events that don't run because too few guests and no free shuttles to Khao Lak centre. I would not class it is a 5 star hotel. Also, we booked a room only through a third party provider which was a mistake. The breakfast was not overly impressive but the hotel wanted to charge 550 baht per person per day to add it. This is astonishingly overpriced for what it was. Instead we ate breakfast at local restaurants for a tenth of the price although there are not very many alternatives close by.
We should just stop for a night, but decided to change plans, and booked here 5 days. Area was so near perfect than is possible: clean, long beach with so few people, that it feels like privat, and there is still all good sides of Mass-tourism (excellent Restaurants, good quality hotels and all services). ”Nightlife” is like smooth jazz and ocean waves with drinks, or some fire-show on beach, so this is a dream for ”old-farts” like us, who just like to relax and take it easy
I travelled to Thailand in 2016 with my at the time boyfriend and have to give this hotel, a well respected 5/5 rating. We went in May-June "monsoon season" but this was not the case, the weather was great with one or two occasions where it did rain. (apologies is there are any grammar errors, this was a quick type up) The hotel we came across was by total mistake online, we were due to stay somewhere else but hotels.com had been advertising a hotel that didn't exist anymore and so we were transferred here and I am so glad we did! We arrived after a long flight, in the late late hours of the night but the staff at the reception were on their feet at the door, the moment they saw our car. Waiting for us with warm hot towels to refresh and water. They took our luggage and swiftly checked us in, accommodating any request we wanted, such has food after the very long trip. The hotel from first view, driving in the dark, was fantastic! It was well maintained within the tropical trees and foilage of Khao Lak. Their are lots of decorative, cultural siginificant pieces of art and ornaments that really gave us the feeling of authenticity that the people here are very much locals and want us to be incorporated into the Thai culture. We were shown to our room and as two gay men, this can be an awkward one. Usually you would have the award moment of having to explain you want one bed and not two singles but the Thai people and culture are one of the most accepting in the world that I have come across. The staff did not question us for "two men need two single beds" they were polite, they showed us our fantastic beach view room, explained the various appliances including the much needed aircon and how to get their assistance if needed. We had an amazing room and we were thirsty, so had called in for some bottles of water to be delivered to the room, which came instantly! At this point we realised when the hospitality staff member explained, we were the ONLY PEOPLE IN THE HOTEL! It was out of season and the tourists were expected in a few weeks. We had the most amazing time, the restaurant was delicious, the pool was perfect temperature and the beach was around 30m. The rooms were cleaned daily and beds made, which we left tips to thank for. Food such as fruit and water were replenished and towels we requested were left for sustainable reasons, which they understood. The menu is great and local restaurants are a simple cheap tuk tuk 10 minutes away to the main road where the bars, local restaurants, shops and a great market for all the necessary things on a Thai visit. I have never experienced such a high level of hospitality, quality of care in a hotel and standard of quality of rooms. The staff were teaching us Thai and we were asking for tourist advice, we were recommended trips to the bond island, Phuket, khao Samui phi phi islands, Khao Lak national park and more...all of which they helped recommend very good prices with local travel and tourist businesses. I would go back here any day, every day of the year. If anyone has had a bad experience here, I can honestly say that it would shock me. 100000% The Grands Southsea is your best retreat or explorer trip!…
Well what can I say? Please don’t believe all the good reviews! My husband & I have done lots of travelling in our 47years of marriage! We decided to go to Thailand to experience a different type of holiday which we were very much looking forward to! We are normally in a 4 or 5star hotel so know what to expect! Room was very basic! Shower was a concrete wall open to the room! The bed had a damp feeling think it was with the poor air conditioning! The headboard was all chipped & marked, the wardrobe didn’t even have a door just a curtain & at this point I thought this might be the standard for Thailand! I could go on & on! I thought well let’s see what it’s like in the daytime all I can say is it was not much better! Poor breakfast selection! The beds around the pool were nice but there were only about a dozen & obviously we arrived in the early hours of morning so didn’t go to breakfast until about 8.30am so that was us no beds left! So we decided to go for a walk along the beach which was beautiful! The hotel next door was only 4star but wow that’s what I had expected! The rooms were airy & well conditioned beautiful white bed linen breakfast was a joy to go to with such a large selection of food! Lots of sun beds & umbrellas for everyone! Staff were lovely & helpful! Will definitely go back to the APSARA IN KOA LAK Thank god we found it & ended up having an absolutely brilliant holiday! Thank you Mr Golf & staff! Apsara should be 5star!…
We stay 1 nights at The Grand Southsea Khaolak Here is fantastic because have very beautiful sunset and very good beach All staff very friendly. They always said "Sawaddee ka" when we walk though the lobby The room really nice and comfortable
We had a suite on the ground floor, waking up to the sound of nature was so comforting. Staffs were incredibly helpful, we arrived late and i sent my dirty laundry, by the next day, they were waiting for me in my room😄. What's so impressive was i forgot ny purse at a view point, the receptionist was so kind helping me getting my handbag back without anything missing. I am very grateful by both locals and the team at Grand Southsea. We also had lovely breskfast by the pool looking out to a very sandy wide beach. In the evening, a seafood feast with lobster beautifully prepared and fish and all sort of things, you named it. It is very much like a 2nd honeymoon. Thank you for everything for making our trip so wonderful and memorable.
My husband researched Trip Advisor and The Grand Southsea appeared to suit our holiday lifestyle... and WOW this was indeed our kind of place! This was our base for 28 days . Our room was really good, fantastic shower, huge bed, great balcony with garden, ponds and sea views through the palms. Cleaned every day, clean towels, beach towels, bed linen, robes, flip flops and umbrellas!!!! We had breakfast and the chef and his team provided a wonderful selection of just about anything that you could want to eat, with attention to detail. The staff at the hotel from the managers, to reception , to serving staff to cleaners and gardeners were courteous, polite, smiling and not intrusive. The sunbeds were taken across to a fantastic beach to sit in the shade of the trees.Or to walk for miles along beaches, left or right of the hotel and some days we counted on one hand how many people were close by. There is so much beautiful beach and the swimming was like having a bath, the sea was so warm! Good pool available.Taxis waiting to whisk you off whenever and wherever you wanted to go. The road passing only goes to the Apsara Hotel, so not much traffic noise. There is a good selection of restaurants nearby,a supermarket and massage place. An excellent hotel if you enjoy peace and quiet. We went to Krabbi for 3 days and the TUI rep helped us with hotel and transport, which was amazing. The teams deserve our gratitude for making our stay something to remember. Thankyou! Terry & Ali, Mid Wales, UK.…
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