We stayed at the Thip Residence for 3 nights as a short break from our usual travelling and staying in hostels. It was a welcome break with great staff who carried our bags to and from our rooms and really looked after us.

I ate at the restaurant once and the food was of very good quality (and the shakes are very tasty too). Our room was cleaned daily and we got complimentary water every day.

One thing to note is that it is in a very remote area, but the longtail boats are literally 2 minutes away and getting to Ao Nang is around 10 minutes for around 200baht.

There are a few shops in the area (7-eleven) and a few nice restaurants around.
Overall a very enjoyable stay here.

Oh and the pool is excellent on a sunny day!

Arriving in the Thulip residence we firstly were a bit surprised about the very outback feeling. This changed very soon as it is seated closely to a small pier where longtail boats ship to Raleigh. As we travelled by car we cannot comment on the taxi prices to downtown Krabi. Anyhow there are big Tuktuks every now and then.
Our first night was a bit noisy as our room was towards a busy street. We asked for a more calm room and had good nights from that time onwards.
As I was really sick during our round trip through Thailand we appreciated very much the clean food initiative of the Thulip which didn't affect the typical delicous and tastefull dishes in any case.
The Thulip pool is fine for a quick swim and it's nice sitting there also. The Tulips A/C was very silent and easy to controll why we had the A/C also running during night time here. Rooms were sufficiently spacious and clean.

We stayed for 3 nights at this beautiful hotel outside Ao Nang. The room was clean and nice with a balcony. The staff was very friendly and helpful. Smiling all the time and served really great food :) Outside there is a garden with a lovely swimmingpool. I would recommend this place for everyone who wants a quiet stay, but if you like the nightlife you should probably consider somewhere else.