My boyfriend and I booked a Sala Villa at Nakamanda in January for our stay in August. Having only spoken to the Nakamanda team once (which is during email booking), they have everything sorted for us upon arrival. We were picked up by a nice private car at the airport immediately after touching down and were given towel and water in the car to freshen up. After a 30 minutes drive, we arrived at the hotel and we were given welcome drinks and were asked to sit down at the lounge while the staffs check us in. Luggages were brought to the villa for us by the staffs and we were a given a nice tour around Nakamanda. Arriving at our villa, it was just breathtaking - villa looks as the picture depicts - no exaggeration, it was just perfect with our villa facing the sea. We are eternally grateful to Sue who went out of her way to arrange with local fishermen to bring us to Hong island during our stay (unfortunately, during monsoon season).
Activities may be limited in the villa but it was very relaxing as we did not have to worry about a single thing - there is excellent spa and jacuzzi services at the spa, fantastic swimming pool and loungers, gym and a library equip with computers and books. You can also rent DVDs from the reception for free.
The only downside I would say is that the beach is average. even walking to the left or right of Nakamanda, but fret not, there are many beatiful islands in Krabi to explore. Also have to highly recommend the ban bo thor half day kayaking trip that we booked with the hotel. Fantastic as we actually get to kayak to caves and then explore the caves before kayaking again.
Overall, I would say the trip advisor reviews are absolutely justified- Nakamanda is excellent and a true SLH that takes care of its visitors very very well. We are very glad we chose Nakamanda because it gave us the quietness, tranquillity and a feeling that we owned the entire place as we rarely see people around. Absolute worth of money for the Honeymoon package.