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Sara S
Bern, Switzerland

Jungle experience with comfort

4.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Oct 31, 2012
Beautiful location along the River Kwai. Great way of getting out of the city for a day or two. The resort is somewhat faded, but in a charming way. Our room was newly painted though and clean. It is quite a big resort but one find's reclusive places in the lush garden, especially during the day when the tourist groups are gone. The place is not as remote as some of the reviews suggests and has all the comforts of civilisation like internet an TV. Food is ok, same as everywhere slightly more pricey. What spoils the peaceful atmosphere in the live music in the evening, which we found was really not necessary in a place like this. Fortunately the music stops at 10PM sharp.
Date of stay: October 2012
Room Tip: Choose a room far away from the noisy restaurant.
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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TheSerene, Owner at River Kwai Resotel, responded to this review
Responded Nov 5, 2012
Dear Sara S,

Warm greetings from River Kwai Resotel Resort.

Thank you for your recent stay with us and sharing your valuable opinion.

We have added many facilities to maximize our guests' comfort even you are living in the mountainous jungle.
WiFi Internet at Clubhouse is fast and stable. You can use it down to the swimming pool area. We also feature many popular international cable TV channels this year such as AXN, FOX Movies, News Channels, Sports Channels, Music Channels and many other multi language channels.

We however feel sorry that you did not like the live music. Many of our guests like our live music very much and often do the romantic dance which is the lovely thing to see. We believe this create the great atmosphere in the evening.

We really look forward to welcome you back to River Kwai Resotel Resort in the near future.

Kindest regards,

Owner
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.
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Reviewed September 27, 2012

So beautiful as you have seen on the website! Having expectation on this trp after reading! However, I have a little bit worry after arrival. I don't know I need to take a boat to arrive their resort! That means the resort is a isolated place. Then I think about electricity supply is available there and so....!! The Resotel is surrounded by trees, plants, flowers so I can take a deep breath with fresh air! Wonderful! With hot water for bathing, electricity light etc so I know it is a place for urban people. Enjoy jungle life with support! Believe me, no need for air condition there. Also, bats will come to visit you. The staffs are very nice and helpful! Especially the one who guide us for jungle trekking! Thanks! I also try their body and foot massage, very good! Food is ok, not excellent! But I love the view of the restaurant! I have a very relaxing time with exciting experience there!

Room tip: The standard Chalet is very good and big enough with reasonable price. If you are urban people, please choose Resotel! Stay there at least 2 nights so you can join their Tours package and try massage!
Date of stay: September 2012
  • Trip type: Traveled with friends
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Reviewed September 3, 2012

This is a stunning place to stay. Access to it is on a long tailed boat down the river so it felt very remote. The accomodation is private " villas" in beautiful vegetation. There is a small pool which was great for a quick dip before dinner. The staff were all very helpful and welcoming and we had a good dinner and breakfast. The traditional "Mon" dance was a bit uninspiring but we felt obliged to watch!!
We had a trip across the river to a local village and we also had a look at the other accomodation available ( on floating rafts)
A great stop off and a good place to use as a base to see the River Kwai area.

Date of stay: August 2012
  • Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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1  Thank Julienne L
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Reviewed August 31, 2012

We only stayed here one night but we thoroughly enjoyed it. It's a owned by the same group that own The Float House River Kwai (which I have reviewed separately). When we arrived we were warmly greeted by a lady (the manager?) who talked us through all our options for local activities. Of course this hotel is quite reasonably priced and as such, the bedrooms were a little basic, but more than adequate. I found the food fine. It was actually the same food as was provided for the Float House. It has to be noted that many of the brochure images (kayaking, rafting, swimming in the river, etc) are not possible in the rainy season. This was a big disappointment to us, but was obviously not the hotel's fault. The hotel did at least offer some diversion from the rain such as massage, Mon dancing, and a swimming pool. Note that breakfast here ends at 9 am. We imagined it would be 10 am and missed ours!

Room tip: Paid extra for river view. However, given the amount of foliage, we couldn't really see the river.
Date of stay: August 2012
  • Trip type: Traveled with family
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Reviewed August 29, 2012

A very unique hotel with regard to location. Restful and surrounded by beautiful landscape. The river is within your grasp and the sounds of water and river life permeate your senses. Very private bungalows set a little apart from the main building and the restaurant serves beautiful delicious food. The staff of course are wonderful and the price is very reasonable. We arrived by river boat. The hotel picks you up from the parking lot; a highlight of the adventure.

Date of stay: September 2011
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Reviewed July 27, 2012 via mobile

We stayed at the Resotel for 5 nights which was too long. The hotel itself is right by the lake but don't be fooled like I was with the beautiful sun lounges right by the lake (as shown on the website!!). Nothing like it and such a shame too because had they done it up nicely it would have been nice to chill by the lake but it's neglected. Room was nice, we had the bungalow chalet with very large double and one single. The room was an ok size. Bathroom was big with separate loo. TV was all in Thai tho. Food was disappointing. The breakfast did not change the whole time we were there, same same and we got bored, they should also have covers for the fruit platters because there were tons of flies having a feast! No other choice for food except here so they should make an effort and do daily specials. You can eat at other float hotels but they charge around bht500 per way for the long tail boat so bht1000 for a return is way to much! Evening buffet was ok but same same. Pool area was nice. They also had a view point over looking the lake which was nice.
Overall the stay was ok and relaxing but would probably have stayed here for 3 nights. Would I stay here again? Probably not as there are plenty more to choose from around that area.

Date of stay: July 2012
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