Our bungalow was fine, pretty clean, fridge, strong air-con, and the resort itself is really good - swimming pool and an adjoining 'children's pool' you can sit in to cool down. The kids make some noise at times (but hey, isn't that what ipods are for - to drown the sound of others out!?); otherwise it's quiet and very relaxing. Would say it's better suited to families than childless couples, though a complete mix of types came and went during our two-week stay.

One thing: there are only so many sunbeds available poolside, and it's first to lay their towel down gets one, so ... they could improve things in that department. I did have a word ...

Resort has its own restaurant by the beach; its Thai cuisine is okay, but their attempts at continental food not so good - thus after a few days we were getting tired of eating the same things ... Yep: spoilt Westerners!

There is also a shop by the restaurant where you can stock up on water and treats at local prices cf those charged for your mini bar, and two ATMs right by, though they can 'play up' and fail to accept Visa etc ...

Otherwise: rest of area has suffered post-Tsunami, not so much in terms of not being clean (save Phi Phi - urrrgh!) but in lack of tourists, so other hotels / resorts we strolled by and through were almost empty ... you can find yourselves the only ones in a bar etc. FYI the Nakamanda hotel just up the road looks fabulous - but empty while we were there.

In search of life we went to Ao Nang and Krabi town itself - but not much there either, though at a dept store in the latter you could get a pair of proper Converse for <£10.

One local bar/restaurant we highly recommend: Mother Love, adjacent to Nakamanda, about 300m from KSR. Lovely people run that place ... food is great, and the Mother shakes a mean cocktail! According to my girlfriend, the Pina Colada is to die for ...

We had a fourteen night stay at the krabi sands & throughly enjoyed the experience.
There are a number of negative comments posted on trip advisor about the resort & we found these to be unjustified.
Yes the resturant is on the opposite side of the road but it is a lovely location right on the edge of the beach & a wonderfull place dine with the waves lapping onto the sand.
The area is quiet but there are a number of quality resturants & bars ( The Beach House included ) only a short stroll away.
There are a number of comments about the bathroom floor getting wet when you use the shower. The bathrooms are are an asian wetroom design, yes the floor does get wet as you would expect in any wetroom but the design allows for the water to drain efficently.
We found the rooms to be very spacious & the huge super king size bed very comfortable.
The swimming pool is wonderfull and the surrounding gardens very well kept & looked after.
Car hire is relatively cheep.We hired a car for seven days & found that this gave us so much more freedom to explore, it was so much better than going on a organised trip, you can spend as little or as long time at any of the very many things to go and see.
Mark, Oay & there team of staff made our stay a very pleasent experience that we will be repeating again next year.

I have recently returned from a 7 week holiday at the Krabi Sands Resort. This is my 3rd long stay at The Krabi Sands Resort with Mark, Oay and staff.
The Hotel is family run and after a few days I again became part of the family.
I find the Hotel convenient for local restaurants, bars, shops and services. There is a good local bus service into Krabi Town and also Taxis at reasonable rates. This is a most enjoyable place to relax with the peace and quiet, while being only a little distance from the tourist areas.
I met several other guests who were also enjoying an extended break at the Krabi Sands Resort and all said that they were looking forward to another stay. I will be booking to go back yet again.

I booked this hotel based on the good reviews, we stayed there for 4 days/3nights, and really regretted. The location is far from AoNang so we decide to rent a car. I must said the restaurant food is awful expeacially their breakfast, mostly they serve the same food. Tastless food. and you have to walk across to the restaurant with a lot of truck, car passes by, a lot of dust. And every night we need to walk around 10minutes to others restaurant and not much choice. If you decide to give it a try, please rent a car. The room is clean, showeroom small, pool is nice. I wont reconmmend to anyone cause of the location and restaurant.