Again, the name of this place could mislead. It has a very narrow frontage onto the main street, which is actually the highway through Khao Lak. The back of the property faces onto an untamed stretch of odorous green river. The bed is quite comfortable and the linen is fine. The airconditioning works well. The TV was fine one day... More

The Motive Cottage Resort is one of those places where everything is just right: you pay the right price for a fairly comfortable room, a pool, breakfast, coffee/tea in the room, and free wifi. All that for £26 a night. Naturally, at that price, you give up luxury (always a very subjective quality) and location. The resort is located in... More

I stayed there for 2 nights only. Small hotel but worth the price. Friendly staff, small but clean pool, nice pool bar, clean room. Small breakfast. 15 min walk to the beach. About 45 walk to the centre of Khao Lak but cheap taxis are everywhere

Rooms recently renovated, liked it a lot. If you prefer peace and quiet, go for the rooms in the jungle end of the building instead of those closer to the road

I jetted in from NYC to bring in the New Years in Khao Lak, with the purpose of diving the Similans again and to pursue my foodie passion. Motive served as the base during my stay. I have to say that Motive is one of my favorite places to stay when in Khao Lak. I’ve stayed at several places in... More

I live in Thailand and had a friend come in from the US for some diving and travel. We stayed here for two days before a dive trip and two days after. Both stays were great. We had done reservations on Asiaroom and check-in was quick and easy. I had previously contacted the hotel and they had arranged transportation from... More

This is a nice hotel with a Minimart right there so you can stock up your mini fridge with essentials. The pool is good & the rooms are very clean with a nice Thai sitting area. It is very close to good lunch / evening restaurants, but lacks a bit in the breakfast department. Due to lack of travellers the... More

We had booked 2 nights at Motive Cottage, but the first night was overbooked so we had to stay at Tony Lodge that night. This was never a problem, since Tony Logde is about 10 seconds away from Motive Cottage, but we got compensated with an upgraded room the next night. We liked Motive Cottage so much that we ended... More

We stayed one night as we had to wait 24 hours between diving and flying. The hotel was pretty good, with a lovely small swimming pool (but cold), nice rooms and a comfortable bed. The hotel wakes up to life at around 7am with staff chattering, banging doors, etc. basically making noise coming to work at the hotel, preparing the... More