Best Hotels near Komol‘s Corner Bamboo Rafting, Thai Mueang

We arrived at the HotSpring Beach Resort at the end of June '23, just a week after a new General Manager had started his new role - something we found out because he was actively meeting and greeting guests and will obviously be a great asset to the resort. He is overseeing a huge number of renovations and upgrades due for completion by the end of 2023 - and so any older reviews that speak of the resort needing some attention will now likely be redundant as the place is undergoing a major - and impressive - facelift. We were thrilled by our spacious room, the fantastic hot spring pools and the excellent contrast of the icy 'chill' pool (a rarity in Thailand, where refreshingly cold water to dip in is not so common). The staff were friendly and courteous throughout, and the grounds all the way to the beach are quite wonderful. Of course, in any transformation there is always something that still needs tweaking. Our two recommendations to the resort would be to enhance the taste and the number of vegetarian options of breakfast, which was generally a little on the bland side (though we ate two a la carte dinners at the resort restaurant which were outsanding and quite delicious). The other recommendation is to keep the beach free of the relentless flow of plastic and other garbage which the sea washes up. Although this is so common everywhere, and certainly not the fault of the resort, the beach gets a daily deposit of bottles and other plastics, and it would be great to see some efforts being made to collect and tidy the beach area as it's not huge, and this would certainly be an hour well-spent. Overall, highly recommended for a stay here - it's a unique place with such relaxing waters and the sense you're in the middle of a tropical forest with secret thermal springs just waiting to be discovered. If you're there in low season of June/Jule like us, then you won't see too many other people around and you can enjoy a lot of peace and quiet. Definitely worth a visit!

Liked the hotel! Great location - rooms are close to the beach. The beach is beautiful. Nearby there are many restaurants, shops, there is a currency exchange with a normal rate. The rooms are clean and the soundproofing is good. The breakfasts are also very good.

The hotel is in a good spot next to the beach. The hotel is very beautiful and very large. There is a golf cart to drive you to the parking lot. The room you got was on the 1st floor of the building, a short walk from the beach. Breakfast has a variety of choices, good taste, quiet, but the door doesn't keep sound well, can hear people from outside the room. During the time I went, many parts were undergoing renovations. The golf driver was very helpful. When I opened the first room on the 4th floor, I found that the room was not yet ready, so I called to coordinate. After waiting a bit, I got a new room, very spacious. There is a balcony where you can sit and sip tea by the pond, but don't dare go out. There are a lot of insects. The bed was bad with a sinkhole in the middle. Not a good spring bed The bed wasn't completely covered with sheets. It looked like it was probably the same bed used in the student dormitory. The pillows are soft but not a bit thick, not squishy like other hotels of the same level. In the morning, before we had time to check out, the staff came to clean the room and said as if to hurry and check out. Mom and Dad said they would even walk into the room. Even though I was collecting things. I feel that since staying in many hotels of this level, This is the first and worst place I have ever stayed. Hopefully from now on the hotel will improve things.

Our stay at Merlin Khao Lak was pretty great. We had a week there, and sincerely enjoyed the feeling of staying in a contained and nicely taken care of rain forest by the beach. The location was nearly perfect, but the beach itself wasn't very swimmable (beginning of rain season, to be fair). Fortunately, there were other beaches on the same coast that were nicer during the same time of year, so we did get time in the sea water. Even without sea swimming, the ambience from the waves and the sunsets made the beach plenty nice for us at Merlin. There is also a variety of nicepy kept pools to enjoy, though I typically don't enjoy pools personally. Service/food were both nice as well. The staff was pleasant enough, but it did feel weird that an ecologically minded resort had the least meat/dairy alternatives of any of the several resorts/hotels we stayed at. I found ordering curries with no seafood or meat simple though, and they were mostly still good. The massaman curry was a miss, but everything else I tried was quite good for resort food! We really loved the touch of the room's default tv channel being an info channel about the resort's wildlife and maintenance. That, plus the several info booklets allowed us to have a more guided and knowledgeable experience while sightseeing on the exceptional grounds. It was really fun running into others who were also just having a look around and waiting to see a different animal pop up. We enjoyed our stay. Next time we'd likely come back, while also spending some time up the coast a bit.

The only strength of this hotel is the sea view that opens the door of the room and finds it, so I lie down and listen to the sound of the waves crashing on the beach. there are many weaknesses,mainly the brightness in the room is very small,and there are many mosquitoes,and most importantly,there is only one place for the power socket.

It is only 15 minutes away from Similan Pier. If you have a trip to Similan, you can consider this room type. To be honest, hundreds of rooms are exactly the same as those of more than 1,000! ! The scenery outside the room is a bit different, but the difference is not big. . I have tried various room types in the past few days, and they are really the same. The public swimming pool and the beach are very beautiful. The breakfast is okay. The food in the hotel restaurant is too slow... Generally speaking, the price is very good. I will come again~

The sea water at this Resort's beach was poluted for several hours every day during our multiweek stay this spring. It seems that this and other resorrts in the vicinity had been discharging waste nearby. The ripe coconut fruits were hanging high on palms' tops just above the lounge chairs on this Resort's beachfront, posing a serious. safety hazard. No care to remove these at all. Resort was understaffed and this Resort Manager was very rude when you try ty to express your views about (many) obvious deficiencies. All in all this our stay in this Resort this Spring was a huge disapointment.

We booked this 5 star resort and had a 3 star experience.pros and cons. Pros The staff were lovely, Nam and Yada were very friendly and looked after us very well in the Beach Bar restaurant. The A la Carte menu was large and the food was excellent. Smoothies were lovely and the wine was reasonable. In hindsight though I wish we had booked half board or bed and breakfast. Plenty of staff on reception. Great aircon Cons: All inclusive didn’t mean everything was all inclusive. Room service, the Japanese restaurant (the nearest bar to beach) and the drinks sold on the hotel beach were not included. Kids in the gym!!!!! Health and safety issues re the pool Not enough sun beds and no amenities on the lovely beach Limited draw space in the room, poor lighting in bathroom Too many unruly kids in the evening in the restaurant and hotel management invisible. I am still waiting for Tui and Kalima to respond to my complaint ref no 12244212 Tips Just book bed and breakfast, use as a base. Walk 10 minutes to the left down to the beach and spend your money with Farmai and Lanna. Local people with hearts of gold! Only book a week and move to a different location for your second week.

We spent our last 5 nights of a 2 week holiday in The Khaolak Paradise Resort. It was pretty much perfect! As the title states, there are lots of steps and steep bits getting to and from the lobby and some of the rooms towards the back of this place. But - even though I am not the most mobile - that wasn’t an issue as the benefits of staying here outweigh the issues with steps. We were upgraded to a larger “jungle” room. It was huge and had everything you want for sure. Comfy beds and all rooms (I think) have a balcony. The aircon works great and the only issue we had was the fan making a noise at night - so we switched it off as you don’t need it with aircon. The grounds and gardens are beautiful. We saw the garden team every day, making sure everything was great. The housekeeping team were also excellent. In fact - every member of staff were superb. Our first night was the Thai celebration of Loy Krathong - so there was live music followed by the whole staff doing some type of entertaining, be it dance or just saying hello. The rest of our time here flew by, even with us doing little more than lounging by the pool or on the beach. The pool is quite large for a resort like this - and you can get some cheeky locals sharing the pool with you! (Water Monitor Lizards) … even though there is a lovely pond with plenty of fish right next to the pool. The food is excellent, with a very good breakfast buffet. There is a happy hour from 4.30pm … with 40% of many cocktails and beers. If we ever return to Khoalak … this will be the place we stay. Their airport transfer is also very reasonable. Thank you to all at Paradise … it certainly was Paradise for us for 5 nights.