We stayed here for a week after travelling round Oz and New Zealand for our honeymoon. The hotel was superb. Really clean and faultless. Staff were helpful and would always be on hand to answer any questions or help out. The restaurant is AMAZING. The best Thai Red Curry we've ever had! The food was more expensive than some of the other venues in the are but totally worth the extra cash. Gorgeous beach, really untouched. Stunning warm sea! We booked a trip in town too to go snorkelling at the National Park Islands and had the best time. I thought this place was a real hidden gem and would happily return.

Spent 6 nights here relaxing after our 3 week tour of Thailand. Wanted to find a quiet getaway after a travel intensive tour. Booked through Expedia last minute and read a couple of tripadvisor reviews but missed the ones about the kids club. Oh well...still enjoyed our stay. The location was great along a very quiet stretch of beach. Villas were very well laid out and comfortable. Meals were average and noisy (crying babys). There are 2 great restaurants along the beach a short walk away. The first one called The Friendly Restaurant is fantastic. Recently opened with excellent food. The second is The Boat Yard and is good as well. Also lots of options in Khao Lak. I would recommend this resort for family's with younger children.

We spent 2 weeks at the Kantary Beach during Christmas and New Year. We came with great expectations, but were rather disappointed in the resort. We stayed in a junior suite and that was great. Loved having a living room and also the small kitchenette was nice. But, the cleaning left a lot to be desired. And all in all the finishing of the room was terrible. The bathroom was full of stains, as the tiling had been made very unprofessionally. Everything looked as if it had just been done without paying any attention to the quality you are supposed to have in a 4+ star hotel.

The food in the restaurant was mediocre at best and expensive considering the quality of the food and the choice of the menu. The breakfast got pretty boring, having the same choices for two weeks. The pancakes were great, that was bonus! The more expensive restaurant served also very basic food at a high price. Not very impressive. We loved the little restaurants along the beach with super food and service and went out many nights to Khao Lak city. The shuttle bus service was excellent.

The biggest disappointment was the fact that we as a couple without children were not important as customers. The kids club activities almost every single day ruined totally our attempts to enjoy the terrace bar during sunset. The loud music and dancing kids would go on for an hour. How can that be possible? And there were no areas excluded from children, every pool was crowded with small screaming children and so was the beach. Would be thoughtful for those travelling without kids to have some space where you could relax and read in peace without listening to yelling, screaming and playing kids. We were looking for a quiet holiday with lots of relaxation, but sadly that didn't happen for us at all.

We stayed at Kantary for 4 nights and have to say that it was an enjoyable stay. They have a pool for the kids which is very shallow (comes up to the ankle) and another one for the adults. Also a kids club which you can use but catered more for the Scandinavians. However, still great to leave the kids there for a couple of hours as they have 2 lovely Thai babysitters there. They also provide 2 washing machines and a tumble dryer in the communal area for use which is of great use as kids go through so many clothes! There is also a little minimart near the pool where you could buy soap powder, food, snacks and drinks. But be warned - you can't charge this to the room and need to have cash. They don't change money for you at the reception and you need to go to the town centre for this.

We had a beach villa which was perfect as we could put our sons in the living room area which was separated by a door. In the room, you have all the facilities of a self catering apartment so you could bring in food and heat up in the micorwave. There were plates and cutleries etc I would recommend this to anyone with 2 young children. Staff was very helpful and friendly. They don't speak great English but would do their best to accomodate.

The only thing I had to complain was the mosquitoes - by 7pm the latest, we had to be back in the room or be attacked by the mosquitoes. Forget European mosquito repellent - it doesn't work! You need to get the Thai ones.

All in all, we had a good stay.