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dmSantaCruz
Santa Cruz, California

Beautiful Place to Relax

5.0 of 5 bubblesReviewed Jan 31, 2013
Pros: Clean, comfortable, gorgeous, quiet room and bathroom; interesting architecture; hand-made beautiful wooden furnishings designed by owner (wow); good food; beautiful landscaping; and peaceful Kwai River location. Only an hour drive from awe-inspiring Ewan Falls. Interesting, gracious hosts. My husband lamented that we were only staying 2 nights, once we were there. He would have been happy to relax there and go 'no where' for a couple more days. It's unusual for him to like a place that much.

Cons: Took us over 3 hours to get there and back from Bangkok due to very heavy traffic in route each way. Minivan back to Bangkok was a little hot and over full and therefore not comfortable. It was at least an hour's drive from most of the places we wanted to visit while there via day trips. Lastly, the town of Kanchanaburi (15 min drive) was not all that appealing to us.
Date of stay: January 2013
Room Tip: We stayed in a room far from the pool and it was always completely quiet. A room near the...
Trip type: Traveled as a couple
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Reviewed January 29, 2013

We stayed here for two nights, with 4 kids (7,8, 12 and 14) and 4 adults and everything was perfect. The staff were all great and helped us organize trips and travel to our next destination. The food was great and the outlook over the river from the dining area is absolutely beautiful. Its so serene and relaxing there.

The cottages are really lovely and a lot of thought went into designing them. Thanks for a wonderful stay.

Room tip: Stay there!
Date of stay: January 2013
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Reviewed January 28, 2013 via mobile

Loved this place! Were here in honeymoon and we couldnt ask for more, the staff in unbelievable nice to the guest , have their great trip with normal price, not trying to take your money, very honest.
A little bit far away from city but this is not so bad :₪

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Reviewed January 28, 2013

This is my 2nd time to the Oriental Kwai, and I am still impressed how a family (Evelien & Djo) can run such a place to such perfection. If I was the CEO of a major international hotel chain, I would definitely send my executives to this place to find out the secret of making people welcomed and happy. The Oriental Kwai is a must visit to anyone going to Thailand, and the nearby Erawan Water Falls is one of my favorite places in Thailand. No need to elaborate my comments: Perfect hosts, Perfect staff, Perfect hotel, Perfect bungalows and Perfect F&B.

Room tip: Any room is a bliss!
Date of stay: December 2012
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Reviewed January 26, 2013

This resort is absolute perfection! The location is stunning, the bungalows are beautiful, incredible food and hospitable staff! We didn't want to leave! We stayed for 3 nights and would have happily stayed for longer.

Date of stay: January 2013
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Reviewed January 20, 2013

Beautiful setting on wonderful grounds that gives the feeling of peace and tranquility. From the moment we arrived we felt very welcomed by Evelyn and staff that immediately offered a divine smelling cold cloth and refreshing fruit juice. The bungalow we were escorted to was tastefully decorated, spacious, clean and contained a large open bathroom and floor to ceiling windows on 3 sides of the bungalow. We didn't like the air conditioner blowing on us so no problem, we were promptly accommodated with a fan. I appreciated that in our room we were provided with an information booklet outlining the various sites and attractions in the area along with other services they offered. Evelyn was always very friendly and gracious and most importantly, she was around to answer any questions we had. All in all we enjoyed our two nights stay and would return to this little slice of paradise. If you want to be close to town then you probably wont like it here as it is a bit of a ways out, for us, the peace and tranquility of the location was ideal.

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Date of stay: December 2012
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