Ayara Resort, Khao Lak
Independant Review
Resort
This attractively presented 3-star hotel, which abounds in water features, orchids and tropical foliage, is an affordable choice for couples, but not recommended for familes. The layout of the hotel is a bit strange, as it is intersected by 3 roads. The section of the resort furthest from the beach (but still less than a minute’s walk away) is the most recently built one, and has some of the best value rooms in Khao Lak.
Accommodation
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Beach-front Bungalow
These gloomy rooms are in need of renovation and are not recommended. |
Pool Access Room
Situated in the new part of the resort, these immaculate rooms are surprisingly light, bright and airy, as they are on the ground floor. The bedrooms are spacious and attractively furnished. The TVs are small and the bathrooms have no tub, but for the price charged, this is to be expected. The room’s terraces contain comfortable loungers (which the occupants are of course guaranteed access to, without having to get up at the crack of dawn to reserve one at the side of the pool). These rooms are highly recommended for couples with pockets of only medium depth. |
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Deluxe Room
Situated above the Pool Access rooms, these rooms are exactly the same as the Pool Access rooms (see below), but without the pool access.
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Sea-view Room
The miniscule sea-view is not worth paying for. Although these rooms are fairly near the beach, you still have to cross a road to reach it. |
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Family Room
There is nothing particularly wrong with these, but there are better value options elsewhere in Khao Lak. The two roads intersecting the resort make this a hotel where young children must be watched carefully at all times.
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Prices
Room Type |
High Season
1 Nov.-19 Dec
16 Jan.-30 Apr. |
Peak Season
20 Dec.-15 Jan. |
Low Season
1 May.-31 Oct. |
Twin Bungalow |
3,400 |
4,400 |
1,760 |
Deluxe room |
3,400 |
4,400 |
1,760 |
Pool Access room |
3,800 |
4,800 |
2,100 |
Tropical Garden Bungalow |
3,800 |
4,800 |
2,100 |
Sea view Bungalow |
3,800 |
4,800 |
2,100 |
Beach Front Bungalow |
4,800 |
5,800 |
2,525 |
Holiday House |
5,300 |
6,300 |
2,880 |
Extra Bed |
900 |
1,200 |
1,200 |
Baby cot |
200 |
200 |
200 |
Breakfast Extra person
Without extra bed |
300 |
300 |
300 |
The above rates are net per room per night and inclusive of service charge and breakfast for 2 people.
Hotel website: www.ayara-villas.com. Click
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Andaman Sky, Co., Ltd, 23/8 Moo 2, Ao Nang, Thailand
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