When we arrived by minivan near the Surathani market none of the tuktuk drivers knew where the Janrapat Resort was! I had not been able to print out the map that was available with our online booking. Nor did I have the resort's phone number. In desperation we went to the reception desk of a nearby hotel, the Tapee and 2 very helpful lady receptionists managed to locate the hotel on Google and organised a tuktuk for us. The Janrapat is a picturesque, Swiss style motel/hotel and our spacious room was worth the slight hassles we had been through in finding it. The whole resort is decorated in a romantic baroque fashion and our room was painted a shade of light lime green with a mural of a flowering tree with 2 white doves on one wall. Possibly a little over the top, but a very pleasant and spacious room with an excellent bathroom, plenty of cupboard space, fridge and a small desk. The grounds were very attractive and nicely manicured. We didn't actually use any of the spa facilities which were in a separate block but I'm sure just like our room everything would have been very stylish and clean. Breakfast was included in our tariff and was very good with Asian and western choices available. During our stay the hotel restaurant was not open at night and it was a little difficult to find a restaurant nearby. All...When we arrived by minivan near the Surathani market none of the tuktuk drivers knew where the Janrapat Resort was! I had not been able to print out the map that was available with our online booking. Nor did I have the resort's phone number. In desperation we went to the reception desk of a nearby hotel, the Tapee and 2 very helpful lady receptionists managed to locate the hotel on Google and organised a tuktuk for us.

The Janrapat is a picturesque, Swiss style motel/hotel and our spacious room was worth the slight hassles we had been through in finding it.
The whole resort is decorated in a romantic baroque fashion and our room was painted a shade of light lime green with a mural of a flowering tree with 2 white doves on one wall.
Possibly a little over the top, but a very pleasant and spacious room with an excellent bathroom, plenty of cupboard space, fridge and a small desk.
The grounds were very attractive and nicely manicured. We didn't actually use any of the spa facilities which were in a separate block but I'm sure just like our room everything would have been very stylish and clean.
Breakfast was included in our tariff and was very good with Asian and western choices available.
During our stay the hotel restaurant was not open at night and it was a little difficult to find a restaurant nearby. All we could find in our immediate vicinity was a little Thai eatery with some basic choices. Using a mixture of sign language and my very basic Thai we were able to order a Pad Thai noodle dish and a chicken curry - and 2 beers! We found in Surat Thani that not much English was spoken away from the ferry terminal area. The male receptionist who was there when we arrived had limited English but later on with a change of shift there was a young lady who could speak excellent English.
We were lucky to find a pleasant quiet hotel with a beautiful room but the Janrapat resort is probably best suited to those with a car, as it was a 3km or more walk into town.More