Ramada Resort by Wyndham Khao Lak - SHA Plus Extra

Lovely hotel, very clean and attentive staff. The beach is lovely, for our first week there were plenty of beds with noone ‘reserving’ with towels, the second week fell into the school holidays and suddenly beds were all being reserved which was a shame as we had liked how quiet it was. Would definitely recommend going when it is not the school holidays. On the whole we had a really great 2 weeks, very relaxing and our room was lovely. The hotel is in the perfect location, on the beach but a 2 minute walk to lots of bars and restaurants which were all great and a lot cheaper than the hotel, saying that the food and drinks at the hotel were great just more expensive than you’d expect in Thailand. Breakfast has lots of good options also. Khao Lak seems to be popular with German tourists. I would recommend staying here if visiting Khao Lak.

The best location in Khao Lak, within close vicinity of restaurants and other service. Beautiful beach, and beach area of the hotel with comfortable beachbeds. Impeccably clean rooms and common areas. Comfortable beds, strong but quiet AC. Helpful and polite staff everywhere - reception, restaurant, beachbed area, cleaning. Very good breakfast buffet with enough variety for our 2-week stay. The pool is large enough (~30m on its long side) and 1.20m deep which is good for both swimming and hanging out. The beach is clean, sandy, no stones or seagrass - just perfect. The seawater is not island-style crystal-clear and was usually murky, but this is to be expected. (Take a trip to Similan islands for postcard-quality powdery-sand beaches with transparent water.) Guests were very few when we stay, origin was mixed, including China, Thai, Sweden, Russia, everyone was well behaved, there were families with children and older couples. The vibe is calm and relaxed, not the drinking-and-partying type. Our stay included a New Year’s Eve celebration. I strongly recommend it, it had a nice entertainment program with music alternating between West and Thai favourites, and the highlight of the program for me was the Fire Show, which was very impressive. The beach area of the hotel is well maintained and better than the hotels lining the beach to the north, where you can see some erosion of the sand and concrete structures to enforce the facilities. It is possible to take a walk along the beach to the south, we walked for several km, it is almost empty. If you decide to go far, mind the tides, because the small creek south from La Vela hotel can fill so much during high tide, that you would have to wade chest-level water or swim through it to cross, and there doesn’t seem to be another way to go around it anywhere near.

The property was very well set out. Staff were very friendly. Service was second to none. Value for money was incredible. They have some really good packages with some of the booking organisations. The pool to die for, with swim up bar. Happy hours through the day. The food was so incredible, tasty, fresh. Room service was so good. The emenities were great. Will go back again.

It is a great size and thoughtfully laid out. It never felt over busy yet there were many guests. The green open space gave a sense of openness and simplicity. It felt peaceful and relaxing - which is what we wanted. The staff were incredibly friendly, polite and helpful. We loved the poolside happy hour cocktails (maybe a bit too much!) We also enjoyed using the Kayak and paddle boards.

Great location on the beach. Excellent room with balcony. Very close to other restaurants and bars which were generally very good and much cheaper than the hotel. The breakfasts and one dinner we had offered lots of choice and good quality. The swimming pool was large with plenty of loungers although most guests monopolised loungers for their stay.