On arrival my wife was definitely not impressed with the Sunsets superior room. On the other hand I was fine with it as I never had too many expectations. The price we were paying was very reasonable and I knew there would be some downsides.
The room was large and satisfactory, it had a massive balcony which would be great for parties but not so practical to sit and relax on as you have to walk right to the end of it to get the best view of the beach
Positives
- Compared to nearby resorts I believe the sunset has the best beachfront
- The view is very nice
- It is very quiet, maybe too quiet for some people
- Service was fine
- Breakfast was very good and great that it is included in hotel price
- Last resort on the beach strip so feels secluded
- Best beach location compared to nearby resorts
- Most rooms, if not all would have a great view
- Cot for our baby wasn’t very good so we used our portable cot.
Negatives
- Rooms are not very attractive but quite big
- Big Balcony not practical
- The bed mattress was rock hard
- Not much atmosphere
- Travel to town by taxi can start to cost you if you make the trip a lot
- Internet charges add up as well
- The restaurant food was average. I wouldn’t eat there.
- Loud fishing boats were nearby most mornings about breakfast time. Destroys a relaxing breakfast. Not sure if it is always the case. Just happened the 4 days we were there.
I would recommend the resort to those who want a very quite/ secluded resort, who don’t want to go into town too often, wont use the internet, and who aren’t too particular about having a modern room.
We realised that we wanted to be closer to the Khao Lak town centre, so changed to Nangtong Bay resort which was more expensive but with the free internet and no need to catch taxis the price wasn't too different.
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