We (2 girlfriends) found this hotel by coincidence on the internet, and read the reviews that were very helpful. Because the pictures look fantastic, it can always be disappointing when you arrive. But not at all !
Although in peakseason, they still had a room available with seperate beds, 2 days before we arrived in Khao Lak.
The location is perfect ! nice and quiet beach, at the south part of the long beach of Khao Lak. The address 'Khuk Khak' is very confusing, because it actually is on Khaolak Beach, more south.
Everything was perfect: service, very friendly staff, location, atmosphere, spacious garden with pool, and bar, both next to the beach. Open restaurant along the beach, and also tables on the beach. Really good food, Asian and European, and good breakfast. Clean and nice rooms.
When you enter the hotel, is like going into the forest, but after a few minutes walk you see the bungalows and the beach throught the enormous trees. We were happily surprised that we still got a room facing the open garden, although the hotel was almost full.
One thing: most customers are Swiss/German, because of a contract the hotel has with a Swiss touroperator, so you hear only Swiss/German language. But, even being Dutch, it did not bother us. The people were really ok and quiet, most middle-aged, and although the hotel was almost full, is still was not too crowded.
Next door is a small beachbar with Thai pancake, massage and cheap laundry service. You can also book excursions here.
But the nice manager of Paradise (a woman) can arrange everything for you. They are very helpfull.
We also visited other places along the beach, and came to the conclusion that Paradise hotel was the best place to be ! Even the expensive and luxuory Sorajin hotel (also nice) did not have the pleasant and cosy atmoshere that Paradise has. And with their excellent service and food we would choose Paradise over Sorajin, even for the same price !
Ilona and Liesbeth
Amsterdam, Holland
january 2011

We stayed over Easter this year with our child. Took one of the fabulous beach bungalows. Although it was high season there were not too many guests and it felt very exlusive. The staff makes you feel more than welcome, rather like part of a big family. The place must definitely be one of the best if not the best in KhaoLak. All the other places we saw when wandering up and down the beach were rather gastly in comparison and crowded. The gardens of this resort are lovingly kept, the pool is also great, though we found the water a bit too warm to be refreshing. The beach area is fantastic and very relaxing and stylish. Nothing ugly and not too posh either. There are wonderful big trees, so no problem to find a lovely place in the shade, which is a big plus when you have small kids. The only thing that could be improved is perhaps the restaurant. We ate there a few times but didn't like it so much, otherwise we would have had dinner there all the time because it is so nice to eat out on the beach. This was rather surprising as the gala buffet/BBQ we had one evening was delicious. The staff are not only super nice they are real artists. We very much enjoyed the show they put on one night (with buffet, see above) with singing, dancing and a spectacular fire breathing show. When they heard our child had its birthday, they made a wonderful cake with candles and all, a real treat. All in all were more than satisfied and would recommend this resort to all those who love it peaceful and quiet. Congratulations and keep up the standards.

We stayed here for 10 days. It is a beautiful hotel in the national park - ten minutes walk from shops and restaurants. We were upgraded to a delux bungalow next to the pool which was great as it was the quiet season. I would recommend a superior bungalow in the busy times as it would be noisy. We loved the room and the location of the hotel. This section of the beach is great - further north you are a long way from shops and have less choice of restaurants. The staff were wonderful. negatives were - yes the beds are very hard, the breakfast was good but not a lot of choice,the wall between bungalows were thin and a short but steep climb to the road. You can walk along the beach and up through the next hotel - less of a climb...these are outweighted by the positives - fabulous location, great pool and staff and service. I would happily go back. Lots of great restaurants, The Candle, Hill Tribe and on white sands beach Ao thong were all wonderful. We loved it.

Khao Lak Paradise Resort lies on the Sunset Beach in Khao Lak. It is situated in a very green environment with the rainforest literally on your doorstep. I loved the surroundings, it is exactly what I am looking for on a tropical vacation.
The gardeners puts a tremendously work in keeping the garden in shape. They even put fresh flowers everyday in the buckets with water used for cleaning your feets from the sand before entering your bungalow.

We were upgraded to a bungalow just 15 mtrs from the little pool and another 10 mtrs from the beach. Perfect with little children.
The bungalow had a big bedroom with a king size bed. We had a babycrib for the 2 year, whilst the 5 year shared the king size with us.
There was a little table and some chairs to it. The TV was never used so I can not say anything about the reception or channels.
The bathroom was huge with a jacuzzi (filled with flowers when we arrived!) and a separate, large shower.
We had a large porch with two comfy chairs and a rack for wet clothes.

The only downside when it came to the bungalow was that they constantly changed all the towels even if we hang them back on their racks. However the bed sheets were kept the same throughout or stay (5 nights). Not a big deal, but we just wonder why.

The pool was small but clean and almost always empty. Enough with sunbeds that you did not have to book at 7AM in the mornings. Most of the guests seemed to prefer to stay at the beach which was just another 10 meters away. Even there you could get a sunbed later in the day.

The staff was lovely. If I had paid the normal rate for the room I would however had expected more from the service. They did their best and they seemed to enjoy their work, but it is the small details that does the difference between a four and five star resort.


Breakfast was lovely with fresh fruit and a omelete station and everything that you could ask for. We tried the restaurant for lunch and dinner and the food was very good but as always much more expensive than the local, thai beach restaurants.
The lack of local beach restaurants was a disappointment to me as I normally prefer them from the restaurants of the resorts.
However, do try the Baan Krating restaurant on the hills at the end of the beach. At least for the views!

Overall I felt that the Khao Lak beach at this area lacked some of the stuff I more or less expected from a touristic thai beach and which you can find on for examplw Ko Lanta. There was no smaller bars or similar at the beach putting comfortable cushions/chairs/mats or lights in the sand when the sun was setting. You had to stay at the resort. Or get to Khao Lak center. I am not speaking of high music or dance clubs...

At the time being we were the only family with small children. Most of the guest were older than us and travelled without kids. They were mainly from Switzerland and Germany.
The beach is beautiful, however the sand is more brown than white. There are waves making it hard for small children to enter the waters.

Would I return, most definitely! We stayed at three different hotels on this vacation and Khao Lak Paradise Resort was the best one. We moved because we wanted to find friends to our 5 year old girl, but I can definitely recommend the hotel to anyone else!