We stayed at Mukdara the week before Christmas 2011. It is a fantastic place if you just want to relax and wind down. The beach is very clean and it was rather empty. There are plenty of beach chairs and you can relax conveniently within meters from the beautiful Andaman Sea. There are several swimming pools within the hotel complex. One of them is probably 50 meters. There is also an elevated smaller pool on top of one of the buildings next to the 50 m pool. We stayed in a regular room in the main building and it was great, with a big bathroom and a nice balcony. The staff is very friendly and service minded. The restaurant serves a wide variety of dishes. Try the pineapple with seafood or the red curry penang. There are a wide range of restaurants in the vicinity of the hotel. Our favorities became "The Beach" and "Chong-Fa Seafood", the latter serves excellent bbq squid. We also did a couple of excursions. We went snorkeling and diving at the Similan Islands. Nice boat trip. Diving was ok but way below our expectations. The corals and the marine life is pretty damaged and I do not believe that it is due to the Tsunami. There might be other sites that are better. I also went to the Khao Lak National Park. A nice walk in the forest and along the beaches, that I could really recommend. Local taxi from the hotel to the NP is 250 bh. We paid 1200 bh to the airport. Mukdara is within walking distance to the market that is open sat, mon and wed. Lots of clothes and local handicraft. We paid 6200 bh for three people staying with extra bed in one room. Breakfast included. Cannot wait to go back!
- Mukdara Beach Hotel
- Mukdara Beach Khao Lak
